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. 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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    • Jackj says

      Most kitchenware sections of grocery stores have peelers with a serrated end of a handle. They will peel many fruits and vegetables. OXO is one brand

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  3. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Desiree Lara says

    Hi Lorena, just found your blog. My name is Desiree and I was recently put on a Paleo diet. I am at lost and found your page it looks easy but not sure how to make my son eat healthy. We are both diabetic type 2 and I was diagnosed with cancer on 2016, I had a hysterectomy and currently diagnose with a tumor. I wish you could explain it a lil bit more or if my any chance you have paleo Mexican dishes.

    Thanks your recipes look yummy

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  13. Denise says

    Hi Lorena, how many languages are you fluent in? You are living in Germany now? Too bad you don’t have a small plot of land for a little garden – herbs like chives are really easy to grow (even for people like me with brown thumbs!). Love your blog. Los fotos son muy hermosos!

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    • Lorena says

      Gracias Denise!! No, I’m not living in Germany right now. I live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada right now. I was born and raised in Germany though by a German father and Peruvian mother so I’m fluent in German, Spanish and English. In Montreal I’m living the city life, so not even a balcony. One day, I’ll have a garden. I know it! :)

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  15. Walter Bruning says

    I just joined. I watched the video preparations for chicken and rice two ways, one thighs and brown rice, the other breasts and white rice. But here’s the thing. I have suffered from blood clots in my lungs on two occasions in the past 16 months and I must take the blood thinner Coumadin(aka Warfarin). Cilantro is very high in Vitamin K and I have to be vigilant about Vitamin K intake or my blood clotting times stray wildly out of the normal range.
    My question: what happens to your recipes when the greens are left out? What if the rice was cooked in chicken broth in the above two recipes? I can use cilantro as a garnish in small amounts. (Vitamin K = 12.4 mcg per gram of cilantro. One cup of cilantro ~50 mcg. Other greens that are high kale, cabbage, romaine lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, beet greens.)

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    • Lorena says

      Hi Walter, I’m sorry you’re going through health struggles. The cilantro is JUST for flavor, totally not necessary for anything else. You can use any kind of broth you like without any problems. Simply make sure to add 1 cup liquid to the pot. You could even use simply water and your favorite spices :)

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    • Sheila says

      When taking Warfarin I found, with the advise from my doctor, that I could eat as much green vegetable as I wanted as long as I was consistent with the amounts and then my warfarin would be managed accordingly.

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  16. Anna says

    Hello, Lorena (from one German to a German-Peruvian) ;-),
    Found your blog just the other day and love it! The information you are sharing harkens back to what I grew up with in Germany and still use while living in Canada today!
    I am subscribing!
    Best wishes, Anna

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  17. Ana De Mello says

    Lorena,
    soy amiga de tu mami de la chiquititud. Como ella pone tus recetas en fb pude comunicarme con ella y al mencionarle como me gustan tus recetas me sugerir que te lo escribiera directamente. Son deliciosas y he preparado varias.
    Ana

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    • Lorena says

      Hola Ana, que gusto recibir tan hermoso comentario! Me alegra la vida saber que hay gente que realmente cocina y disfruta mis recetas!! Muchísimas gracias por tomarte el tiempo de escribir un mensaje :)

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    • Lorena says

      Thank you Michelle! Oh I so wish I had a small garden or even balcony to grow at least a little bit of produce. I have to rely on markets and grocery stores for all my food *sigh*

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  19. Jerry Shirley says

    Hello Lorena, I have subscribed:)
    I will be honest I have never seen you or your recipes before but I am quite intrigued. I am going to try your Peruvian Green Rice today, sounds so good.
    I am looking forward to more recipes:)
    Thank you
    Jerry

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  21. Laura Plumb says

    Hi Lorena,

    Found you on FBP. Love your blog. Its layout and photos are so clear and striking, and the subject so dear to my heart. Thanks for your gifts and your dedication to healthy living.

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  22. Nancy Trites Botkin says

    Hello Lorena,

    Kathrin directed me to your amazing site and the wonderful food you are inspiring us all to cook! Just made the hot chocolate — to die for– thank you!

    I can’t wait to try more!

    Warmly,

    Nancy

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    • Lorena says

      Thank you so much for your kind comment Nancy! It makes me so happy to hear when people find inspiration and like what they cook following my recipes :)

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  23. Amicie says

    Hi Lorena! Very exciting blog! I am amazed by your many talents… I subscribed to your newsletter, hope it will give me ideas and recipes for everyday life!!! Thank you!

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  24. Deborah says

    So glad I found you! Your about page pretty much sums up how my family and I eat too and this is hard to find. We ought to give this way of eating a name. LOL! Keep up the great work and keep inspiring!

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  25. Marisela says

    ¡Hola Lore!
    Soy Marisela, de la lactancia. Por aquí andaré aprendiendo de tus deliciosas recetas. ¡Gracias por compartir!
    Espero verte pronto cuando andes de visita por acá.
    Abrazos

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  26. Gabriela Male says

    Hola Lorena
    Soy Gaby, amiga de tu mami. Felicitaciones por tu nueva empresa y mucho exito en el futuro. Fabulosas recetas ! Besitos

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