WELCOME TO MoCHI LIVING. I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
I’m Maria Valentin, and I look forward to creating delicious and beautiful days together.
ABOUT MARIA
When my husband and I adopted a vegan lifestyle over 8 years ago, we experienced a new approach to eating and living. It was fun learning how to make fruits and veggies exciting. A whole new world opened up when we learned how to make tofu and beans taste flavorful and savory. Suddenly, homemade almond milk and all kinds of delicious creamy vegan sauces made with fresh herbs, nuts, and seeds found their way into our cups and plates. We began cooking more at home and making high protein plant-based recipes that provided more variety than we were eating before. Learning how to recreate our favorite comfort food classics in a meatless and dairy-free way has also been fun!
I enjoy creating café inspired vibes at home. The artist in me loves it because every meal feels like a new creative project. Working with the most beautiful color palette from nature, with shapes and textures that turn a plate into a canvas. Not only is whole food beautiful to look at, it’s full of hearty nutrition and bold flavors.
Inspiring you to eat in a way that makes you feel energized, nourished, happy, and healthy is my goal. It’s about sharing recipes that help you eat more fresh, colorful, and nutritious food with easy and delicious plant forward ingredients. I hope you will be excited to eat the rainbow and savor your juicy fruits and vibrant vegetables. These recipes are for everyone, and you don’t need to be vegan to enjoy them.
“As the world moves at a faster pace with more digital and artificial technology, there’s something special about embracing the tangible and eating real whole food. It’s healing, grounding, and therapeutic. The refreshing smell of a freshly cut cucumber, the sweetness of a juicy orange, or the creaminess of a ripe avocado. These simple pleasures are like soul food”.
Many of my recipes are Mediterranean and Greek inspired, but I also love developing recipes with an eclectic assortment of flavors inspired by growing up in California. I enjoy creating scrumptious salads, bountiful bowls, one pot meals, palate pleasing pastas, satiating smoothies, delightful dressings and sauces, and meal prep options.
Thank you for joining me here!
XO
Maria
ABOUT MoCHI LIVING
MoCHI Living is inspired by the chi (life force) that flows through everything. It celebrates by the beauty, strength, and intelligence of Mother Nature through vibrant plant-based vegan recipes and lifestyle. It is a place to cultivate a sweet (like Mochi) and soulful life, abundant with more health, more beauty, more style, and ultimately…more chi.
I’m passionate about discovering and sharing:
More Health: Fuel your body with nutrient rich plant-based vegan recipes that are vibrant, fresh, delicious, and beautiful.
More Beauty: We only feature products and brands that are mindful and made with love by companies that care about your well-being. This means sharing clean, non-toxic, natural or organic beauty products that are made with your health in mind.
More Style: Sometimes we need a little feast for the senses! We bring you stylish lifestyle goodies for your home, garden, and workspace. From fashion to home décor, entertaining to DIY, we share inspiration that is personal, thoughtful, or sustainable.
More Chi: Soulful musings to keep your chi flowing with more balance and joy. We believe in the power of Mother Nature, and the power of personal and spiritual growth. Join us as we fall down the rabbit hole of self-discovery and take tons of nature photos along the way.