recipe & photography by
Sa ra h Br itton D es ig ne r , painte r, n u t ri t i o n i st
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y mother is a painter, so I was born with art all around me. I began my university education studying painting, but eventually I switched into design art because I thought it would give me a more diverse skill set. I think my artistic sensibilities and creativity have played such a huge role in every aspect of my life, but especially in my cooking,
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Sultry Summer Peaches & Cream
eating and blogging. To me, food is art. It is the ultimate creative expression that nourishes us on levels that go far beyond fueling the body. Whether it’s dreaming up a color scheme to work with in a recipe, composing a set to photograph a dish for the blog, or creating the story of an entire meal, I draw my inspiration from a much deeper, more emotional place than simply my hunger. I starting blogging because I had learned so much in school for holistic nutrition that I just had to share! I would come home every day and blab to anyone that would listen to me about chlorophyll, b-vitamins, probiotics…whatever. Changing my diet caused me to wake up for the first time in my life. When I replaced all the processed, depleted foods in my diet with plantbased, whole foods, the fog that seemed to hang over my consciousness lifted. My energy skyrocketed, my mood improved, my mind became clear and sharp, and my body became lean and strong. It was incredible. Eventually one of my friends suggested that instead of my
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