WHOLE FOODS COOK AND CATERER

Founder of Gourmet Gatherings, a whole foods catering service providing event design, menu planning, and gourmet food preparation for health professionals and the general public (1980-89).

CULINARY AND NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANT

Founder of Meals That Heal, a satellite catering/consulting service for individuals and families with specific health and dietary needs.

COOKBOOK AUTHOR
(Whole Foods Recipe Books published by (former) Woodbridge Press) 

Not Milk… NUTMILKS!
1989
Super Smoothies: Taste the Nectar of Life!
1991
Gourmet Grains: Main Dishes Made of Nature
1992

COOKBOOK REVIEWS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Local
Minnesota Minneapolis Star Tribune, (Featured Chef,

Tastemakers summer 1989) and Taste (Winter, 1992 and 1997)

Grace Kirschenbaum's World of Cookbooks (1992, 93)

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Kitchen Window)

Coop Consumer News (Autumn 1994)

Whole Foods Market News

Minnesota Parent (Autumn 1992)

The Mahtomedi Globe (Spring 1996)

White Bear Press (1995, 1996)

Southwest Family Room Newsletter

National
Spring Lake Press (Living Off The Land with Tom Squire)

Florida Sun Times

Cox News Services

CNN News (proposed)

Roanoke Times & World News (Spring 1994)

Woman's World (1996)

The Boston Globe (1997)

Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust (1997 Conference On Vegetarian Diets)

International
The Planet (Spring 1991)

International Cookbook Revue (Spring, 1996)

Candia's recipes have invited praise from doctors (Harvard School of Public Health) to newspaper food columnists, nutritionists, business owners, cancer treatment centers, health spas, and schools.

AUTHOR GUEST APPEARANCES, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Bookstores and Salons
Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Roseville, MN.)

Present Moment Books (Minneapolis, MN.)

ACO Salon (White Bear Lake, MN.)

Food and Nutrition Stores
Whole Foods Market (St. Paul, MN.)

Kowalski's Foods (White Bear Lake)

Valley Coop (Burnsville, MN.)

Wedge Coop (Minneapolis, MN.)

Linden Hills Coop (Minneapolis, MN.)

River Market (Stillwater, MN.)

Body, Mind & Spirit Nutrition Center (Minnetonka, MN.)

Nordic Track Healthy Express (Mall of America, Bloomington, MN.) and numerous coop book signings on the west coast

Seminars and Events
Health Recovery Center (1988, Mpls. MN.)

August Teen Celebration (1996 Cell Tech Corporation, Klamath Falls, Oregon)

Paul Barry Health Seminars (St. Paul, MN.)

Women's Expo (Twin Cities, MN.)

Healthy Kids Expo (Twin Cities, MN.)

School Events
Edina East High School

Edina West High School

Bloomington High School

Cooper High School

Mahtomedi Middle School

Mahtomedi Elementary School

Waldorf School (Holiday Fair)

Television and Radio Shows
News You Can Eat (WHJY Radio, Providence, Rhode Island)

The Healthy Nature Show, (KHNC Radio, Johnstown, CO., Freedom Network)

New Age Perspectives (1991-2, Paragon Cable T.V. Mpls. MN.)

Northwest Community Television (Brooklyn Park, MN.)

FREELANCE FOOD AND HEALTH WRITER/COLUMNIST

Featured Magazine Articles
Delicious! (Spring, 1992)

Vegetarian Gourmet (Winter 1992, 93 and Summer 1995

Vegetarian Journal (Winter 1994

Grand Times (1994)

Vegetarian Times (1995)

Veggie Life (Summer 1995)

Newspaper Columns
The EDGE: Exploring the Evolution of Consciousness (numerous publications), and Twin Cities WELLNESS (numerous publications)

Newsletters
Consumer's Medical Journal (Issue #69)

At Last (A Newsletter for People with Chemical Sensitivities)

Dr. Whitaker's Health & Healing (Summer 1993)

Present Moment News (1993)

For The Love of Food (Spring/Summer 1995)

Christian Beginnings (1995)

Enlightenment (Stillwater, MN.,1995)

Leia Stinnet's Rainbow Bridge To Light

The Diamond Net: Supra Pathways To Health (1996)

Network of Hope News (Spring 1997)

Northland Berry News (Spring, Summer, & Autumn, 2002)

Pathways: A Waldorf School Letter (Spring 1992)

Books
Llewellyn's Organic Gardening Almanac Book (St. Paul, MN. 1996)

Creative Ways to Bring Algae to Your Community (Family Scout

Team of The Network of Hope; Florida, 1997)

Wellness Directory of Minnesota (Second Edition)

RECIPE DEVELOPER AND MARKETING CONSULTANT

Consultant (1999) to the company formerly known as Nu-Rituals, a Minnesota-based company promoting lifestyle balance through functional foods prepared with flaxseed. Developer of lifestyle programs, website, newsletter sales literature, product names, and company cookbook.

AUTHOR OF THE BRING BACK THE EARTH! ECO-LEARNING LEGACY & ECO-MENTOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Author of the Bring Back the Earth! Eco-Learning Legacy, a curriculum designed to support adults in becoming the leaders of a new and sustainable earth. Offered online as an engaging learning experience that serves to educate the ‘whole person', versus the ‘thinking brain’ alone.

DIRECTOR OF ECO-MENTOR'S ALLIANCE®

Director of Eco-Mentor's Alliance, -a private foundation (with 501 C3 status) that exists to support people through scholarships, to get an education in “The Ecology of Well-Being.” 

AFFILIATIONS 

Human Energy Solutions (Formerly known as Nu Rituals)
An Apple Valley based company dedicated to teaching lifestyle balance, using educational seminars and flaxseed based functional food products.

Alliance for Sustainability
A Minnesota-based non-profit organization devoted to all facets of eco-sustainable living.

Earthsave MN.
A local branch of the national organization that promotes ecological sustainability through plant-based food choices.

CHEC (Children's Health and Environmental Coalition)
A national non-profit organization working to educate the public about ecological safety in the home through educational outreach, legislative initiatives, and entertainment venues.

HONORS

1989 -Minnesota's Great Growing Organic Food Cook-Off
(1st place winner and recipient of $1,000 first prize)

1998-Minnesota Parent Magazine Essay Contest: "Devoted to Children"
(Winner and recipient of $150)

2006-The Fred Factor Award –Dedication to Helping People Achieve a Greater Sense of Well-Being
(Honorable Recipient, Las Vegas, Nevada) 

2011-Best Brilliant Idea for Humanity Contest (Mini-book was chosen as one the Top 25 Best Brilliant Idea by the Messenger Network)  

AWARD NOMINATIONS

2007-Volvo for Life Awards/Service to Environment Category
 
2007-Cooperate for Community Awards/National Coop Grower's Association