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Green Healthy Cooking

About Me

About MeHi! Thank you for visiting my blog. Here you can find out a little about me:

My name is Lorena Grater and I am…well….many things. I am a German Peruvian, I am a researcher, I am a university graduated translator, I am a globetrotter, I am a natural living enthusiast but most of all…I am a mother, a wife, a real food lover and a self-proclaimed chef caring for my family’s health.

I am married to a Mexican and I have two little children one born in Mexico City, the other in London, who are my inspiration and challengers at the same time when creating new recipes. I have always loved cooking – an art handed down to me by both, my Peruvian mother and my German father – but now, it has become a very essential part of my everyday life!

Green Healthy Cooking is all about offering real food recipes made out of 95% unprocessed food. Only 95% because let’s be realistic, not all of us have a mill to grind grains and make flour in the kitchen corner or a cow to milk in the entry hallway.

So, I’m keeping it real in a real-world scenario where all of us have about 39372920 other things on our daily to-do-list after “preparing a healthy meal”.

I do keep it as unprocessed as possible though. The more you make from scratch the healthier you will be and the better you will feel.

Most recipes here take a tiny little bit longer to prepare than what many people hope for. Take into consideration though, that we are what we eat and we don’t want to be fast, cheap, easy or fake, right? I invite you to take time out of your day to prepare a healthy meal almost entirely from scratch. Your body and your mind will thank you, promise!

My favorite ingredients as you can tell from the blog name, are GREEN!! This doesn’t mean absolutely all recipes contain greens but a large proportion of them. My family and I make sure to eat at least one green every single day of our life, hoping to one day, finally, get those green eyes my mom used to talk about when I was a child ;)

Changing your diet to a healthy one can be quite challenging if you want to keep enjoying food. Following my recipes, you can be sure you will meet your nutritional needs in a yummy way! Don’t gulp down your daily needs of vitamins and minerals but rather prepare your food and ENJOY eating healthy. Eat green, eat healthily, and enjoy cooking!

Lots of love from my kitchen to yours,

Lorena

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  1. Carol says

    Hi Lorena, love your recipes. Is there any chance you will include more vegetarian instant pot recipes in the future?

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    • Lorena says

      Hi Carol, the next coming up will be an Instant Pot Vegetable Soup mid February :) As long as people respond to the recipes I will keep posting. Always trying to create recipes most my readers love :)

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  2. Heather says

    Thank you for the article on curly hair! After years of fighting my natural texture I tried your method and I am so pleased with the results. I have finally embraced my curly hair and it feels so soft. Saves a lot of time in the morning and no packing the hot iron when I travel.

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  3. Betza Camacho says

    Hola Lorena!

    Justo descubrí tu blog y me encanta! Soy Mexicana.
    Your recipes are just what I was looking for: healthy but tasty. I hope my Swedish hubby has an easy transition to meatless dinners.

    Viva el verde!

    Betza

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    • Lorena says

      Hola Betza, mucho gusto :) Qué bueno que te gusten mis recetas. Nada más para aclarar, el blog tiene muchas recetas vegetarianas y veganas pero no es exclusivamente vegetariano, es omnívoro. Espero que igual disfrutes las recetas que te llaman la atención. Y definitivamente, que viva el verde!

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  4. PUSHPAL HARI says

    Dear Lorena

    I like your recipes. I live in Canada. I am having few people over for thanksgiving. I like to prepare a fancy meal that day. Can you suggest me some unique dinner recipes for thanksgiving. I won’t be roasting turkey.

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    • Lorena says

      Hi :D So happy to read you like my recipes. Of course, I’d love to give you some suggestions. Can you give me a bit of a better idea about the guests’ dietary preferences? Vegan? Vegetarian? Gluten-Free? Do you already have anything planned at all?

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  6. Karen says

    I live at 5620 feet above sea level which does make a difference in the cooking times. What is your altitude that your recipes are based on, please.
    Thank you.
    Karen

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  8. Margaret says

    I am enjoying your web site and recipes!
    My momma was from Texas, Scotch/Irish and Cherokee, my daddy from Louisiana, his Momma was Cajun, kicked out of France in the 1600s because they were Catholics…his daddy’s family from France, years and years ago.
    Family lore has it 2 brothers stowayed on a ship from Paris to arrive in New Orleans.
    Which was a real Sin City, back in the day

    I grew up in the bayou country in Louisiana, and grew up with several cultures.

    Different cultures are so interesting to me, but when I grew up in the deep, deep South, things were sooooo different during the 1950s when I was born.
    We’re talking segregation, which was very difficult for my Momma’s family from Texas and Oklahoma.

    Thank you so much for continuing the movement towards more healthy food, not contaminated with all of the chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides that were commonly used.
    I am so grateful for all of the people who strive for a better, healthier life. Food is health, food is medicine. and we all need to MAKE time to relax. We all need down time.
    Thank you.

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  9. Jackie Lebeau says

    I am hoping to change my eating habits . Your recipes look approachable and yummy.Thanks for clarity of content.

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    • Lorena says

      Jackie I’m so happy to read that you are ready to take your health into your own hands. Most my recipes are very simple and nourishing while still being flavorful. I hope you enjoy them :)

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  10. Vanessa says

    Hola!! Acabo de descubrir tu blog y es justo lo que estaba buscando!! Me encanta que tengas tantas recetas saludables y muchas de ellas con el IP. Love it!!!

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    • Lorena says

      Jim you’re so kind to write that!! I don’t have a physical cookbook and there isn’t one planned but if ever a good opportunity arises to write one I’ll make sure to e-mail you :)

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  12. Cle says

    Thanks for all your hard work on the IP recipes. Im a newly minted Pot Head having so much fun trying recipes in this incredible cooking machine. Merci, and welcome to Canada!

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  13. Jenni says

    How isn’t this the first time I’ve seen your website?? I am in love. Exactly what I’ve been looking for. Your cooking is exactly what I’m hoping to achieve in my home. Thanks for all the amazing recipes and inspiration!

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  14. Terry Rasmussen says

    Lorena,
    I am so excited to find your website that explains how the insta-pot really works. I tried your chicken thighs with brown basmati and veggies and it came out perfect even though I doubled the recipe and was a little concerned. I wanted to post it on FB, but am a little “technology challenged” at times. Can’t find your last name anywhere. I signed up to follow your page, so hopefully that will make it easier. Thanks for what you do. It doesn’t take much longer to eat healthy than it does to do otherwise.

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