Hi! 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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Daniela Rehme-Pumberger says
Halloooo Lorena,
Tolle Rezepte…deine Mutter war heute bei mir und hat mir davon erzählt.
Viele Grüße aus good old Germany – Erbach
Daniela
Lorena Graeter says
Hallo Dani!!! Jetzt erkenne ich deinen Namen! Meine Mama hat mir von dir erzählt aber Rehme hab ich noch nie gehört. Pumberger natürlich schon! :D Wie schön von dir zu hören. Liebe Grüße zurück :)
Carol says
Hi Lorena, love your recipes. Is there any chance you will include more vegetarian instant pot recipes in the future?
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 :)
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.
Lorena says
Yay! I’m so happy for your Heather :D
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
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!
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.
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?
Gurkirat says
From where I can buy carrot peeler?
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
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
Lorena says
Karen, I live in Montreal. All my recipes are based on sea level cooking times.
Karen L Skinner says
Thank you so much for the info.
Evie Johnson says
Can the Chicken and Rice recipe be doubled for 4 servings?
Lorena says
Yes!! You can without having to change any timing.
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.
Lorena says
Your family history is very interesting and I love that you’re enjoying my recipes :) All the love from my ancestors to yours!
Jackie Lebeau says
I am hoping to change my eating habits . Your recipes look approachable and yummy.Thanks for clarity of content.
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 :)
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!!!
Lorena says
Muchísimas gracias Vanessa :) Me alegra que te gusten mis recetas!
Jim says
If you ever release a physical cookbook please send me an email. I’d love to get one or maybe two.
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 :)
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!
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!
Lorena says
Thank YOU for your lovely comment! You make my day :D
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.
Lorena says
Hi Terry, I am so happy you like the recipe and you find my Instant Pot posts useful. Your comment made my day!! You can easily follow Green Healthy Cooking’s Facebook Page here: https://www.facebook.com/greenhealthycooking/ For leaving comments for me the blog is always the best option. Comments on social media get lost unfortunately :(