About Anastasia

Anastasia Eden is a plant-based chef and recipe developer who has spent more than three decades creating nourishing plant based cuisine for retreats and conscious communities around the world.

Raw vegan mango cheesecake with raspberry chia sauce

The exciting challenge of using healthy ingredients in all my recipes has invited me to become somewhat creative over the years. I want every morsel to be jam-packed with nutritional goodness, for my health, longevity and all-around good vibrations. There's something especially delightful about recreating a recipe that would traditionally be filled with sugar, wheat [...]

The importance of grounding for empaths and sensitive people

Let's talk about grounding for empaths. As an empath, I have always been somewhat 'ethereal' in nature. Being ethereal can feel rather blissful, expansive and freeing. A welcomed relief from the intensity of being an empath. When I say 'ethereal' in nature I really mean, finding peace by being a bit disconnected from the earthly [...]

The mystery of unconditional love – healing ourselves back to wholeness

Love is somewhat of a mystery to most of us, because it’s kind of intangible and undefinable. It’s difficult to grasp with the intellectual mind. We can point to it, yet, it’s only when we experience it that it begins to fully make sense. To truly love, we have to let go, feel beyond the [...]

Blueberry Chocolate Fudge Layer Pie – gluten-free, vegan, no-bake

Superfood sweet treats are easy to get excited about. They are surprisingly easy to make and in the case of today's Blueberry & Chocolate Fudge Pie, require no baking what-so-ever. This dessert just happened effortlessly when I was in the flow in my kitchen recently.  I started off earlier by soaking the cashew nuts, allowing [...]

How Free Is Your Soul?

"We, who lived in concentration camps, can remember the men who walked through the huts of others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms- to [...]

Baked Sweet Potato Falafels – rustic style, gluten-free, vegan

Today I am sharing a popular recipe from Angelicious - sweet potato falafels. This recipe produces a delightfully creamy falafel with a wonderful blend of spices, flavour and sweetness. They are easy to make and serve well hot, as well as cold (so perhaps you'd like to make a big batch and enjoy them all [...]

Chocolate Dipped Ginger Shortbread Cookies – gluten-free vegan

I couldn't resist getting my heart-shaped cookie cutters out for these gluten-free vegan ginger cookies. Although really, you can use any shape or simply cut your cookie dough into squares or triangles. In today's recipe, I've created 'ginger shortbread cookies' and dipped them in some super healthy chocolate. Oh yes! You can make them without [...]

Simple Oat Wraps Using A Cast Iron Skillet – 2 ingredients (GF vegan)

In this recipe, I am going to show you how to make oat wraps. Not only do they taste great, but they are also cheap to make and only have two ingredients. Please note, that if you don't have a cast iron skillet, this also works in a non-stick frying pan. Where did oat wraps [...]