Journal

LaRayia Gaston of Lunch On Me on feeding 10,000 people a month on Skid Row, rescuing food headed for landfill, and why radical self-love sits at the centre of it.

Alice York's White Dragon Matcha and sesame cookies — almond flour, no refined sugar, vegan, and a deep verdant green. Makes 14 in about 15 minutes.

Vegan, refined-sugar-free rose marshmallows from Amrit, whipped from aquafaba with Sun Potion Solar Rose Water, cardamom and vanilla. No gelatin, no corn syrup.

A dairy-free Caesar from Brianna Beard — cashew dressing with Sun Potion Pearl, and a Brazil nut 'parmesan' crumble with Lion's Mane. Vegan, no anchovies.

Brianna Beard's raw vegan blueberry cheesecake on a blood orange turmeric crust, with Sun Potion Reishi blended into the cashew coconut filling.

Gluten-free, vegan brownies by Brianna Beard blending heart-opening cacao with He Shou Wu — a root traditionally valued in Chinese herbalism. Made with almond flour.

Vegan, gluten-free almond butter cookies made with Astragalus, Ginkgo and Ginseng, dipped in dark chocolate — a tonic herb recipe from Brianna Beard.

Cathryn Fowler's vegan, paleo chia pudding chocolate muffin cups: a cacao and Eucommia cup filled with Lion's Mane or Pearl chia pudding. Her 'mindbody muffins'.

Brianna Beard's black tahini cacao cake with Sun Potion Lion's Mane, layered with a butterfly pea flower and Reishi frosting, blackberries and edible flowers.

A creamy adaptogenic soup with turmeric, ginger, cauliflower and sun-dried tomatoes, plus Ashwagandha and Shatavari — a warming savory recipe.

Cathryn Fowler's paleo and vegan breakfast brownies with hidden veggies, hemp protein and Sun Potion Mucuna and Cacao, layered with strawberry rose cheesecake.

A paleo, vegan avocado toast with Sun Potion Chlorella and an adaptogenic nut butter, from contributor Cathryn Fowler — plus her writing on beauty and perception.