Healthy indulgences may sound a bit like an oxymoron, but why can’t the decadent foods we crave be just as nutritious and crave-worthy? Can’t we have it all? In a world of contradictions and stereotypes, we crave the unknown, complex, and unobtainable while also desiring the simplistic, wholesome, and sustainable. It may be hard to […]

Thanksgiving provides a whole host of expectations, traditions, and of course, family drama, that every holiday season we submit ourselves to willingly or unwillingly. The holidays seem to expose our best and worst selves during a time when our expectations are high and emotions higher. Sharing a meal with family is a revealing experience that […]

If you’ve been following the journey of flora ex machina, it’s no surprise that Maine is highlighted and/or the inspiration for nearly every post and recipe. When I think about the end of summer, the transition of seasons, and the cornucopia of produce, I am transported once again to the fields and gardens of Maine […]

I don’t remember the first time I tried a lassi, but every first sip I am instantly transported to another place and time. I’m a sucker for the delicate yet complex floral and exotic flavor the saffron and rose provide diffused into the tartness and creaminess of the buttermilk. Smooth and silky, without being heavy, the […]

By now we hope you’ve been introduced to our newest Flora ex Machina addition, Royal Ghee Gold. Like our original flavor, she’s been thoughtfully crafted into our enriched signature base of whipped pastured and grass-fed and organic ghee, raw and unfiltered wildflower honey and creamy vitamin D and E-rich, skin, hair and nail-supporting tocotrienol powder. […]

Light, bright and bursting with flavor, larb is the perfect dish to welcome Spring. Typically a meat focused salad full of chopped herbs, spice and tang, larb is versatile enough to please any dietary preference swapping easily swapping out meat for a vegan alternative. It’s complex and herbal flavor fulfill the hungriest of voids. Ours is […]

If health is wealth, then this dessert is obscenely rich. With all the benefits of Royal Ghee’s deep greens, roots, adaptogens and mushrooms at work, masked in dark raw chocolate and perfectly paired with the tartness of yogurt and the juiciness of drunk cherries, this dessert is meant to be shared only with those you […]

Loaded with deeply nourishing ingredients, from raw cacao – containing bio-available magnesium, trace minerals and mood-lifting properties, pumpkin seeds, containing zinc, and healthy fats for mood, nervous system and hormone support, and many, many, more, these raw cacao truffles are intended to support a woman anytime in her cycle (though anyone regardless of sex or […]

First and foremost, foods should nourish – but what I don’t get is there are people that still believe that healthy foods can’t taste delicious or even mimic some of our favorite chemical-laden junk foods. These glow and immunity-boosting collagen gummies are a perfect example. They are loaded with health benefits that support hair, skin […]

Way back when, when I was still beginning my healing education, I was devoted to the raw lifestyle. I dove deep into the world of blending, dehydrating and mandolining pretty much every fruit and vegetable I could get my hand on. I happened to live very close to an amazing store in NYC, Live – […]

Every morning is a new beginning. The new day brings a refreshed energy and chance to accomplish something new and truly remarkable. Call me tradition or “old school” but I still call breakfast my favorite and most important meal of the day. What I eat fuels my body, mind and spirit and sets the precedent […]

Many believe healers, nutritionists, etc., have it all figured out. That they’ve found that thing, the cure or silver bullet to – insert ailment/issue, here. In my experience it’s actually quite the opposite. I write this as I soothe a rash that has spread across my chest and face. Stress and anxiety related I suppose. […]