Raw for Life

25/07/2021

10/08/2016

Breakfast special. Raw oat porrige, chia and lindseeds. Fresh papaya and coconut lemon yogurt. I made the yogurt using the flesh from a fresh coconut, whizzed up with some coconut water and the contents of a high potency probiotic (I recommend Healthy Atom) . Put in a glass jar with a breathable cover and put in a dark place on the kitchen counter. The next day you have yoghurt ! Flavour as you wish. I added some xylitol ( white birch sugar) and lemon juice...delicious !

09/08/2016

I have made a raw version of lasagne. I used a large courgette sliced into discs for the pasta layer. I put these and the mushrooms into the dehydrator for a couple of hours to soften them. I made a tomato sauce with fresh basil, onion, garlic, olive oil and seasoning. For the cheese sauce I soaked sunflower seeds overnight, blended them with water and added nutritional yeast flakes to give it a savoury flavour. I layered the "pasta" , sauces with mushrooms, red pepper and yellow peppers. Topped with some sunflower seed cheese which I had dehydrated into "rawmesan". It tasted pretty good ☺

06/08/2016

Had a raw till 4 day today, supper was lightly cooked veggies in Thai green coconut curry with raw cauliflower rice.....twas very nice 👌

04/08/2016

Curried Coconut Soup. The recipe was posted on Sunday just scroll down, it's quick and yummy.

04/08/2016

Breakfast today. Raw Oat groats, soaked overnight, chia seeds, filtered water, fresh peach, sprouted pumpkin and sunflower seeds sprinkle. It's very filling and delicious 💚

03/08/2016

An easy way to open a fresh coconut safely and easily. Use the heel of a knife to crack open the weak point at the top of the coconut. The water is delicious to drink straight or include in all sorts of recipes savoury or sweet. Coconut water is full of electrolytes making it fantastic for rehydration 🙂

03/08/2016

BOGOF and BOGOHP offers running for LIMITED PERIODS ONLY

31/07/2016

Hursts have a range of new spiralizers in stock that look good. It's good to see how they work before you make your choice
http://hurst-iw.co.uk/products/tower-t80410-spudnik-spiralizer-green?variant=21342734214

31/07/2016

Here's the recipe for the Teriyaki Noodles we had today.
I spiralised beetroot, carrot, butternut squash and courgette, but you can use any vegetable and even hard pears and apples. I finely sliced some red cabbage for extra colour and crunch.
Again recipe comes from Ani Phyo "Raw Food Essentials"

3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tablespoon raw cider vinegar
3 tablespoons agave syrup
2 tablespoons Braggs Liquid Aminos or Nama Shoyu
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

4 cups spiralised courgette noodles (4 - 5 courgettes)

31/07/2016

Here is the recipe for the Curried Coconut Soup, I made today. This comes from Ani Phyo in her book Ani's Raw Food Essentials
Makes 4 servings:

1 cup diced ripe avocado (about 1 large)
2 1⁄2 cups cherry tomatoes - I used 2 large skined and seeded tomatoes
2 Tablespoons lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)
1/3 cup coconut oil, liquid (I put the jug is some warm water to make it liquid)
1⁄4 cup cilantro (coriander), fresh - I didn't use this today
1 Tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup fresh coconut water or filtered water

Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
To serve, divide among serving bowls. Top each portion with fresh cilantro leaves. Enjoy immediately!

Will keep for 2 to 3 days in fridge. 🙂

31/07/2016

A taste of what happened this morning at IW Vegan Festival 😎