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"In the kitchen, feet planted on the ground; shoulders down; breathing easy; see, touch, smell, taste, experience it all as this moment slips into the next."

In honor of Valentine's Day, I am cooking a delicious, vegan, gluten free, diary free dinner for 20 people: Curry Lentil Veggie Soup to Chocolate Dessert & more

The menu for my private vegan cooking lesson on zoom: Vegan sushi aka nori vegetable rice rolls & my famous organic cacao truffles aka cacao bliss balls.

Dark chocolate isn’t just delicious, it’s great for your heart. Leslie Cerier on Mass Appeal, NBC TV Affiliate WWLP.com shows you how to make your own truffles with cacao, coconut oil, maca, and [...]

Join Leslie Cerier, “The Organic Gourmet” renown farm to table vegetarian chef, cookbook author and cooking teacher for a hands-on cooking class on Zoom featuring cooking tips, techniques, and [...]

Join Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet chef/teacher and cookbook author on Wednesday, May 13 from 4-5PM EST on Zoom. Leslie will offer delicious recipes to make your own organic nut and seed [...]

You all know how much I love cacao.  Years ago, the morning after a late night flight, I made this delicious, energizing cacao maca smoothie for breakfast. Quick and easy to prepare. All [...]

  Hi Everyone, I hope you are staying healthy and safe. I had another fun and full class last Sunday on Zoom.  Don’t miss my next class on Wednesday, May 13 from 4-5PM EST on [...]

Organic Hemp Seeds are powerhouses of nutrition. Full of beneficial nutrients like zinc, protein and Omega 3 & 6 that can help give our immune system a boost. These small seeds have big [...]

Smiling at the memory of teaching my hands on farm to table cooking class at Esalen Institute and showing how to make these delicious, absolutely scrumptious Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Brownies, [...]

Fun to eat chocolate chocolate chip waffles with my daughter Emily. I like the chocolatey flavor of teff flour. Adding either organic, fair trade, cocoa and cacao make delicious waffles. I also [...]

In honor of my 65th birthday and party, my daughters Emily and Michelle visited. We played, went swimming, cooked together and ate lots of yummy meals. They helped me celebrate and make the party [...]

Organic Cacao Truffles, these are my daily treats and super foods. With magnesium rich cacao for my energy, stamina, healthy skin and strong bones, just to name a few of the many benefits, I love [...]

In my world organic cacao and/or chocolate goes with everything. Even in height of strawberry season, I am thinking about how great these cashew coconut cocoa pops are with fresh strawberries. [...]

Summer has come and gone and now it is the time to harvest and gather ourselves, dream big, shine our light, and cook up nourishing organic meals, feasts for all our senses. To inspire your home [...]