Making Every Bite Count A Little Background! Essential Cuisine is an integrated opportunity to experience the Golden Elixir in life. Nourishing our bodies and the Earth equally is the path to vibrant longevity. Essential Cuisine combines the best of raw, cooked and cultured foods. It is a dietary...

Sara writes below regarding baking with coconut oil: Hello Chef Teton, I received my ‘Essential Cuisine DVD set’ order, so thankyou. I can’t wait to watch them, it’ll be nice to learn from ‘friendly YOU’….as my...

The most powerful thing I learned in Raw Food Culinary preparation is the use of fats and oils. Keeping the integrity of fats and oils of the foods that contain them seems to be a key to healthy fats, and this is what Raw Food...

Grass-Fed Beef, Free-Range Beef Back to the wholesome farm is the only answer The more wholesome your ingredients, the better tasting your recipes will be. It doesn’t matter if your dish is a vegetable dish, a fruit dish, an appetizer, dessert or an entrée. Every five-star restaurant...

Name Email Question or Comment Just wanted to share I have found THE MOST delicious ingredient for a green smoothie. A lime, complete with peel! The peel gives it such a deep fresh flavor. Anne ...

Hi, I have your CD set and have been inspired by you to start making cultured vegetables - but I have a small problem and need advice. I live in the Middle East where it's not possible to get a lot of things available elsewhere and...

Hi Chef Teton, I love your dvd's , and spoke to you when you were on a local talk show once. In some of your recipes that call for using wine, can I use apple or grape juice instead or something else? Charlotte Saugus, MA Dear charlotte,  I do not...

I make smoothies using collard or kale(a few leaves)2 stalks celery, 1/2 or less granny smith apple, and 1 cup water, and blend it in my vita-mix, I add a couple tablespoons of lemon juice to the mixture if it's a little strong tasting and...

I have had the same trouble with wine for years. It turns out it is the added sulfites! They add meta bi-sulfate to keep it shelf stable. It makes you feel head-achy and hung over in the morning. As it wears off and is eliminated thru your...

My Flu & How I Rebounded August 12, 2009. I am still in southern California staying at my sister’s in south Laguna Beach (near Dana Point). My son, Jason, also lives here. When I first flew back to CA from Florida, on July 14th,...