Friday, February 12, 2010

Reishi, Shilajit & Ormus with Rehmannia from The The Raw Food World TV Show

Take your health to a higher level by learning the teachings of Rehmannia Dean Thomas !! Integrate herbal medicine with your living food lifestyle !!


Rehmannia is a specialist in herbal medicine and he has created products which can take you a step further up the optimal health ladder. Herbal medicine is one of my passions and I want to learn how to incorporate herbal infusions with the living/green food lifestyle.

This teacher has a book that has just been published called, Healing Thresholds, which can turn your life around for the better. I am very excited to have this resource and thankful to know of his work.

You can purchase his book at: http://www.shamanshack.info/


Watch these two videos and you will be intrigued......











Wednesday, February 3, 2010

~ Almond Milk ~



It was a nice experience to make raw almond milk for the first time. First I soaked my almonds for eight hours to remove the enzyme inhibitors. Soaking them also makes the nuts easier to blend.




It is good when eating nuts to always remember to pre- soak them first. This makes the nut soft and alive. I usually throw a couple handfuls in a bowl with water in the morning or leave them overnight. Then I rinse them well before eating them as a snack or for use in a recipe.



I couldn't believe how much almond milk looked just like cows milk. It was very white and bubbly.





I tired some on my rawnolla and it was so light and delicious.....




Recipe:

1,1/2 cups soaked almonds
3 cups water
pinch of sea salt
1 medjool date
1/4 tsp vanilla

Add all the ingredients in the high speed blender and blend well. Use either a nut bag or a large piece of cheesecloth to strain the milk. Squeeze the bag or cloth well until all the milk is in the bowl. Use the leftover pulp in a raw nut crust or dessert. If you do end up throwing it away throw it in your compost or Angela Stokes won't be so happy...:)




My mother had given me a couple of old milk bottles that belonged to my grandmother. They were just sitting in her garage collecting dust. They must be at least 60 years old and what a treasure they are. I will use these bottles whenever I make homemade almond milk for my family.



Keep the milk in a airtight container in the fridge. It will last up to three days.....



You can use this in your smoothies, raw desserts, raw cereals or just as a glass of good wholesome milk minus all the poison.



ENJOY!!











Tuesday, January 26, 2010

~ Micro Green Salad ~



I really enjoyed this salad made with micro greens. I used watercress, evidine, arugula, baby spinach, radish leaves and sliced radishes.



You can't see the sunflower seeds in my photos, but I threw a handful of those on top with some seasonings.

Olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, freeze-dried basil and a little herbmare.



I always like to let it set for at least an hour to marinate the leafy greens.




The colors of veggies seem so brilliant when put together with the right napkin or tablecloth.


I just placed the salad in an ice cream dish to make it look a little different and appealing.



Oh I just love veggies !!








Tuesday, January 19, 2010

~ Not Meat and Pasta ~

This was the raw first time I had tried to make a beef pate to put on my pasta. I find it needed a little work, but still it was filling and very tasty. The base was made it with walnuts.


I added a little olive oil, water and soy seasoning. Then I added all sorts of herbs with a garlic clove and white onion.




I mixed in some raw pasta sauce with my favorite freeze- dried basil on top of the pate. Olives and a little watercress was used to garnish this dish.




It takes lots of time and thought to get new recipes just the way you want them. I think one of the keys for this pate is to add a little more soy seasoning and less fluid to make it look like real beef.


Sunday, January 10, 2010

~ Raw Pizza ~

I have been working really hard the last month on my e-book which I hope will be done in March. When I was going through all my recipes I discovered I had many recipes that are considered Italian dishes. I decided to make my first book on RAW Italian foods.



Everyone asks what to have for dinner and Italian foods are very popular answer. Eating RAW Italian foods will encourage those loved ones who shy away from raw foods to give it a chance.



Both my husband and son love these dishes which makes me very happy. I have come up with a pizza crust recipe, raw pizza sauce and spice mix which I just love and very excited about.


For this particular pizza I just put some sauce on the crust and layered it with vine tomatoes, white onion rings, zucchini slices, Parmesan cheese and loads of freeze- dried basil.


The only problem I have is waiting long enough for the crusts to completely dry before we eat them. It smells so delicious I end up pulling out the pizza crusts too early. These pizzas remind me of what I am like with kale chips. These are ADDICTIVE....lol !

Monday, January 4, 2010

~ Raw Sweet Potato Chips ~

These sweet potato chips were the first attempt. They need some work, but they were still surprisingly good. I added a little Herbmare and some olive oil and set them in the dehydrator for twelve hours.


I tried some with olive oil and some without. The ones with olive oil took longer to dehydrate and appeared darker in color.

I actually loved them sliced raw with a little flavour. My son said they tasted interesting which meant they were good. Next time I will try beet chips and see how they turn out.

They don't seem to have the same crunch a potato chip has, but I need to remind myself these are not supposed to be junk food. Raw food is different than cooked. I will continue to work on them and hope to come up with something rawesome.

They were so similar to look at because they curled just like a regular potato chip. I think they are beautiful.

I brought a container of these chips to the gym to munch and I noticed people were looking with curiosity.


Isn't raw food fun and exciting?? !! (: