Pleasantly Surprised!

The raw Alfredo sauce was totally amazing!

Added a little dash of nutmeg to really bring the flavor of a cooked sauce.

Dessert will have to wait till after my evening yoga class.  Found a patch of wild raspberries ready for picking at the edge of the forest on our property so I made some raw wild raspberry kream tarts!  I used organic vanilla powder instead of vanilla extract so they look like they are chocolate raspberry tarts.  No diff, they taste good regardless.

Total yummines!

Raw Alfredo Sauce? Can it possibly be as good as they say?

I picked up some fresh yellow and green zucchini from the market the other day so my plan is to make zucchini noodles for diner tonight.  The dilemma...looking for something other than a marinara sauce or pesto!  Although I like them both, I am really craving for something creamy!  

Voila... Alfredo sauce...it looks good but does it taste as good as the traditional "cooked" version without cheese and cream?  

So I'm stepping out of my box today and going to prepare the sauce.  Not sure about some of the spices that others are using in their recipes, don't sound like they should really be in a good Alfredo sauce. 

Well, I'm game to give it a go and try to come up with something that satisfies my taste buds!

I'll fill you in a bit later on the results!

Kohlrabi-Mexican Style Wraps

These were awefully yummy and so easy to make!

Give them a try.

Kohlrabi wrap: Wash, peal and slice kohlrabi into thin slices using a mandoline, set aside.

Filling: in a food processor or high speed blendar add the following

• 1/3C-1/2 C raw cashews
• small clove of raw fresh garlic
• 1 tbsp EVOO
• handfull of corriander
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 medium avacado
• 1/2 medium jalepeno pepper (seeded) (add more if you like it hot and spicy)
• Himalayan salt to taste

Process until you obtain a nice smooth pate like consistency.  If too thick add a touch of filtered water to thin out. 

Salsa topping:

• 1/2 large tomato (chopped into small pieces)
• handfull of corrianderm (finely chopped)
• 1 small green onion
• 1/2 medim jalepeno pepper (seeded and finely chopped)
• Himalayan salt to taste
• 1 tbsp EVOO

In each slice of kohlrabi, add enough filling and roll, top with salsa. 

Makes 8 x 3" wraps enough for a light meal for 2 or appetizers for 4!

We enjoyed them as a light lunch on one of the hottest days of the summer so far this year. 

Enjoy!

Gotta love summer.

Kohlrabi-interesting root that brings back childhood memories.

On our trip to the market the other day I found kohlrabi! Instantly brought back memories of my childhood, when my dad would harvest them out of the vegetable garden, peel them give them a good wash, slice them up and seve them to both my brother and I as is. They were sweet and very refreshing as a snack and I'm sure very good for us.

Thinking back to my childhood it was very common for our family to eat things raw. My dad not only had and still has a backyard vegetable garden but as long as I can remember has planted most of our vegetables on his small farm. We were fortunate to have fresh vegetables throughout the summer and my mom would make preserves and freeze vegetables so that we would have the throughout the winter months as well. Although our vegtables were cooked throughout the winter months we always taked about eating raw peas, string beans, carrots, kohlrabi and many other veggies as we harvested them throughout the summer.

I'm looking forward to preparing something interesting today with the kohlrabi I brought home from the market. Just have no idea as to what the final dish will be....

Raw beet Ravioli-expeirment #1

Yesterday, I explored using beets in raw food recipes.  The toss up was what the heck to do I do with with a beet that is going to taste yummy enough for my hubby to give it a try. Instead of looking up possible recipes I allowed the scientist to come out to play and just like developing an analytical assay in the lab, I decided to develope a recipe instead!

So, I took out my mandoline (you know the device that allows you to make thin slices without slicing your fingers off), my magic bullet (yes I do have one of those, after all this was a test batch so no need to take out the big boy, my vitamix).  I took a look at all the nuts and seeds I had available in my kitchen and went at it.

How frustrating was I when the mandoline sliced beets were way too thick.  No problem I was going to use them anyway.   I marinated the beets with some lemon juice, garlic and a pinch of himalayan salt for several hours (boy did the beets ever taste yummy just after marinading them).

Now the dilema...what the heck do I stuff them with.  Out came out the nuts, seeds and what ever I could put together to make the filling.  I ended up chosing pine nuts and cashews as the base ingredients and built the recipe up from there.

After assembling a few up for my diner,  I had one bite and knew this was it!  The combination of nuts, spices and marinated beets was awesome.  

Now for the true test...called in hubby to give them a try....and.....yes the answer...."these are great"! 

He took half my batch and we dug in!

Yum

Here is a pic of the final product!

Balsamic Vinegar

Apparently Balsamic is not considered to be raw.  :(

Yay, I just read that it is a lot of people still use it in moderation! :0)

Raw food for breakfast?

I find breakfast choices are tough on the raw food diet! Smoothies are tough to make when everyone is sleeping soundly. I've searched for breakfast ideas and frankly nothing really appeals to me. Got to pick up my nerve and perhaps try some of the things I've seen.

My favorite breakfast has been a sliced organic banana, a sliced organic apple, a a tablespoon of almond butter drizzles all over.

Simple, fast, very satisfying and gives me the energy to teach my morning yoga classes. The cleanup is great too!

Speaking of my yoga class, I better scoot and get to my next class.

Why am I creating this blog when there are so many out there already?

Making a transition to raw food was by choice for better health and to truely live with more harmony and peace in mind, body, and spirit.

My blog will focus on my adventures preparing raw food.  Trust me there has been many flops in my kitchen!  Follow me on my journey...it will be entertaining and perhaps you will try some of the recipes out yourself!