Great week with chef Jacqueline Vandenabeele

Great week enjoying Raw classes with chef Jacqueline Vandenabeelewe learned many new recipes, I will be sharing some with you...here is a video about food combinations..

Mediterranean Dolmas

Mediterranean Dolmas

makes 4 servings

You can enjoy as a main dish or as an appetizer is really good

Filling

1/2 Cup sun dried tomatoes, sliced

1/4 cup dill, chopped

1/4 cup raisins

1/2 cup pine nuts

2 tablespoons extra virgin oil

Pinch sea salt

Wrapper

1 collard leaf

To make filling, soak slice sun dried tomatoes in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes until

soft. Mix dill, raisins, nuts, oil, and salt. Add softened sun dried tomatoes and mix well

Fill each wrapper with a quarter of the filling.

Will keep for two days in the fridge

Egg-less Egg Salad

I wasn't sure which recipe to feature this week but this is one of my favorites, only typing the recipe it makes my mouth water.

Egg-less Egg Salad

1/2 cup pure water

1/2 fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric

2 cloves garlic

1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt

1 1/2 cup raw macadamia nuts or cashews

1/2 cup chopped scallion

1/3 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

In a high- speed blender, combine the water, lemon juice, turmeric, garlic, sea salt, and nuts and blend until smooth.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the contents of the blender with scallions, celery, and bell peppers. Mix well and serve.

70 Green Smoothies

Here are 70 green smoothie recipes Remember to use pure water and organic produce for maximum results. You may like to add more or less water to the recipes depending on how thick or thin you like your smoothies. Feel free to experiment and create your own recipes. The most important thing to add to your smoothies is 2-4 large handfuls of dark, leafy green vegetables.
Recipe #1
2-3 cups of greens of your choice,
2 cups papaya,
2 oranges
No water necessary

Recipe #2
1 handful lettuce leaves
1 handful mint
3 bananas
2 cups water

Recipe #3
4-5 kale leaves
3 apples
1/2 lemon juiced
2 cups of water

Recipe #4
3-4 stalks celery
2 ripe persimmons
1 banana
1 -2 cups water

Recipe #5
1/2 head romaine lettuce,
1 cup pineapple,
1 large mango,
1-inch fresh ginger

Recipe #6
2 -3 cups of your favorite grapes
1 handful parsley
2 handfuls of baby Spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #7
1 cup pineapple
1 banana
2 sticks of celery
1 handful of your favourite leafy greens

Recipe #8
1/2 avocado
1/2 capsicum
one small onion
2 cloves garlic
one chilli
2 handfuls black cabbage
2 cups water

Recipe #9
3 bananas
a cup of papaya
4 big handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #10
2 bananas
1 apple
1 pear
2 handfuls of parsley
2 big handfuls of kale
2 cups of water

Recipe #11
1 large dragon fruit
2 bananas
1 handful of parsley
1 small bunch of bok choy
2 cups of water

Recipe #12
3 bananas
3 huge handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #13
2 bananas
1 dragon fruit
2 huge handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #14
2 bananas
1 apple
1 pear
2 handfuls of parsley
2 big handfuls of kale
2 cups of water

Recipe #15
1 large dragon fruit
2 bananas
1 handful of parsley
1 small bunch of bok choy
2 cups of water

Recipe #16
4 large ripe bananas
2 large handfuls of kale
1 small handful of parsley
1 handful of baby spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #17
1 apple
1 pear
2 bananas
1 1/2 cups of kale
1 stalk of celery
2 cups of water

Recipe #18
2 cups of papaya
1 banana
2 cups of leafy greens of your choice
2 cups of water

Recipe #19
3 cups of mango
1/2 medium sized romaine lettuce
1 cup of water

Recipe #20
1/2 pint rasberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 pint blueberries
2 bananas
3 big handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #21
1 apple
1 peach
1 nectarine
1 carrot
1/4 avocado
1 lemon (without peel or seeds)
Then filled the blender (Vita mix) with
parsley
romaine lettuce
chard
1 cup of water

Recipe #22
Handful each of
kale,
parsley,
mezclun
1 celery stick
pineapple
1 banana.
2 cups water

Recipe #23
1 cup papaya
1 orange
1/2 head romaine
1 big lovely bunch of red grapes.
two stalks of celery
2 cups water

Recipe #24
1 bunch coriander,
1 apple,
1"ginger
1 banana
1 cup water

Recipe #25
2 handfuls baby spinach,
1 celery stick,
1 handful parsley,
1 Granny Smith apple
1/4 tsp ginger powder
2 cups water

Recipe #26
3 handfuls baby spinach
2 celery stalks & leaves,
1 cup water,
1 green apple,
1 frozen lady finger banana
a quarter of fresh pineapple

Recipe #27
2 handfuls of carrot tops
2 stalks of celery
1 handful of sunflower sprouts
3 big red lettuce leafs
1 serving of aloe vera dried gel (from "Good Cause Wellness")
3 bananas
2 cups water

Recipe #28
2 handfuls of baby spinach
2 kale leaves
1 serving of aloe vera dried gel
1 Granny Smith apple
2 oranges
1 cup of water

Recipe #29
3 big green lettuce leaves
1 handful of sunflower sprouts
2 handfuls of baby spinach
1 serving of aloe vera
6-7 big strawberries
1 handful of blueberries
1 cup of water

Recipe #30
2 bananas
6-7 strawberries
1 tablespoon of fresh aloe vera
half a Cos lettuce
1 cup water

Recipe #31
4 large ripe bananas,
2 large handfuls of kale,
1 small handful of parsley,
1 handful of baby spinach and
2 cups of water

Recipe #32
1 apple
1 pear
2 bananas
1 1/2 cups of kale
1 stalk of celery
2 cups of water

Recipe #33
2 cups of papaya
1 banana
2 cups of leafy greens of your choice
2 cups of water

Recipe #34
3 cups of mango
1/2 medium sized romaine lettuce
1 cup of water

Recipe #35
1/2 pint rasberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 pint blueberries
2 bananas
3 big handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #36
3 bananas
3 huge handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water.

Recipe #37
2 bananas
1 dragon fruit
2 huge handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water.

Recipe #38
1 handfuldandelion greens
1 handful parsley,
1 handful spinach,
1 banana,
1 orange
1 cup frozen raspberries

Recipe #39
lots of kale
juice from several lemonades (or lemons if unavaiable)
1" square or ginger, finely choppped
big dollop of honey
generous slosh of sugar cane juice
1-3 tsp of coconut oil
bit of water

Recipe #40
3 bananas
1 cup of papaya,
4 big handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups of water

Recipe #41
1 cup spinach,
1/2 inch ginger,
1 lemon,
1 cucumber,
2 celery
2 pears
1 cup water

Recipe #42
1/2 avocado
1/2 capsicum
one small onion
2 cloves garlic
one chilli
2 handfuls black cabbage
2 cups water

Recipe #43
Half a head of green leaf lettuce
2 bananas
juice from 2 tangelos
1/2 a bag of frozen mangos
1 pear
1 cup of water

Recipe #44
1 banana
Handful of Strawberries
Large Handful of Spinach
Dab of Water

Recipe #45
3-4 celery sticks
50 cent piece of grated ginger
1-2 apple or banana or pear (varied to what felt right that day)
2 cups water

Recipe #46
1/2 cos lettuce,
1 apple
1 banana
1 cup dandelion greens
1 celery stick
1tablespoon of soaked chia seeds

Recipe #47
1 lime
1 celery stick
1 cucumber
1 apple
1/2 gingerginger
1 garlic clove
parsley
mint
comfrey
dandelion
spinach or mushroom plant
brahmi
bazil
coriander
asparagus
fenegreek sprouts
tummeric
water

Recipe #48
4 very ripe persimmons
1 stalk of celery
1 handful of baby spinach
1 hand ful of dill
2 cups of water

Recipe #49
1 Large Pear
1" ginger
4 leaves of Romaine
1/2 a frozen banana

Recipe #50
1/2 banana
1/2 pear
juice of half an orange
about a cup of parlsey

Recipe #51
2 large handfuls of spinach (organic)
2 large handfuls of mixed baby greens (organic)
.5 cup alfalfa sprouts
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1 Tbsp flax seeds
2 slices of whole pineapple
1 small banana
1 cup water

Recipe #52
2 bananas,
2 cups spinach,
a stalk of celery and
2 cups of water

Recipe #53
spinach--4 or 5 fists full
cucumber--1 big or 2 small
(frozen) green grapes--1 cup
water--1/2c to 1c

Recipe #54
3 bananas
1/2 a bunch of fresh dill
2 celery stalks
1/2 bunch of bok choy
2 cups water

Recipe #55
one-half bunch of the following:
dandelion
parsley
cilantro
kale
red russian kale
5 stalks of celery
1 mango
about 10 strawberry
1 pear
gel of whole aloe vera leaf
a pinch of homeade green powder
1/4 cup water
a few frozen grapes
garnished with
broccoli sprouts and bee pollen

Recipe #56
1 orange,
1/2 head romaine lettuce
1 bunch red grapes
two stalks of celery

Recipe #57
3 handfuls of mixed baby spinach and
celery stalks & leaves,
1 cup water, 1 green apple,
1 frozen lady finger banana
and about a quarter of fresh pineapple

Recipe #58
1 punnet of strawberries,
2 pears
3 small handfuls of baby spinach,
1 bunch of Chinese bok choy and
2 cups of water

Recipe #59
1 handful of spinach (organic)
1 handful of romaine (organic)
1/2 ounce of Mint leaves (organic) or more if you like it really minty
3/4 or 1 pound of strawberries (organic)
1 banana (organic)
1 cup of filtered water

Recipe #60
2 large glasses of water
2 large handfuls of baby spinach
bunch of parsley
little bit of kale
banana
pineapple
papaya
mango
plus 1 tsp flax oil

Recipe #61
1 apple
1 peach
1 nectarine
1 carrot
1/4 avocado
1 lemon (without peel or seeds)
Then filled the blender (Vita mix) with
parsley
romaine lettuce
chard
1 cup water

Recipe #62
Handful each of
kale, parsley,
mezclun
celery,
1 cup freshly squeezed pineapple juice,
1 banana.
1 cop water

Recipe #63
2 bananas
3 large spinach leaves
1/2 bunch mint
1 tsp maca
1 tsp soaked chia seeds
1 tsp goji berries (they give the smoothie lovely little pink flecks!)
1 date
1 cup water

Recipe #64
2 bananas
1/2 cup raspberries
1 pear
2 big handfuls baby spinach
1 tsp flax seed oil
1 cup water

Recipe #65
2 cups water
3-4 frozen or fresh bananas
3-4 yellow mangoes
1 cups raspberries
1 cup organic red grapes
5-6 or more kale leafs
some mint leafs
1 cup water

Recipe #66
2 oranges
1 lemon
1 bunch of fresh mint
1 bunch of a mixture of greens; spinach, parsley, kale
stevia to sweeten to taste.

Recipe #67
1 bunch bok choy,
1 banana,
1 pear,
6 strawberries,
celery
1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil
1 cup water

Recipe #68
Dandelion greens
Mango
2 bananas
8 romaine leaves
2 cups ice cold water
1 tablespoon raw cacao nibs

Recipe #69 Blend well:
6 leaves of red leaf lettuce
1/4 bunch of fresh basil
1/2 lime (juiced)
1/2 red onion
2 celery sticks
1/4 avocado
2 cups of water


70#Blend well:
5 kale leaves (green)
1/2 bunch of fresh dill
1/2 lime (juiced)
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes
2 cups of water

Coconut Wraps

Coconut Wraps

4 cups young Thai coconut flesh

2 cups water

2 Tsp. agave nectar

2 Tbsp. Psyllium Husk

Blend coconut, water and seasoning. After thick creamy mixture forms, add psyllium husk and blend until mixture begins to congeal. dehydrate at 110º for 6 hours.

Green Smoothie

Green smoothie

People who have introduced green smoothies in to their diets have reported many health benefits. Raw food eaters in particular have embraced this nutritional powerhouse to boost their already nutritious diet, and to find that missing element to achieving excellent health and vitality.

What are they?

Green smoothies are smoothies with greens blended through them. Quite simple really. Greens are incredibly nutritious, however people struggle to eat enough of them with regard to quantity and many find them hard to digest. It has been suggested that this is due to not having enough stomach acid and not having enough jaw strength to chew them till they are a creamy consistency. Blended greens have their structure ripped apart and are effectively pre-digested. Adding fruit makes them taste great and is also a clever way of getting alot of fruit into your diet, which most people don't have enough of in addition to enough greens.

Below I have Our Daily Green Fuel recipe . Enjoy!!

Green Smoothie

2 c. filtered or distilled water per person

1 large handful spinach per person

1 leaf kale

1 leaf collard greens

1 leaf Swiss chard (red or green)

3 sprigs curly parsley

1 banana frozen or not frozen add ½ banana per person after the first person

½ apple seeds and peeling

½ pear seeds and peeling

1 fruit of your choice like pitted peach, seeded mango, kiwi, strawberries; berries of your choice just remember if you put dark berries it will change the color of the smoothie, but not the taste. Melons do not go well with the ingredients in this smoothie.



Blend all this in a blender until creamy smooth. This yields about 1 quart. Drink with your breakfast and or lunch but drink as a 3rd meal replacement. If you want to make a 3 day supply that is fine. It will last for 3 days in the fridge. This drink might make you feel tired for the first 3 -5 days as it will detox you. But it will soon start to give you lots of energy

Tools for Raw-Food Preparation

Tools for Raw-Food Preparation

It’s a myth that you need a kitchen stocked with appliances to start eating raw! In the beginning, you’ll probably find that a good chef’s knife and some ingenuity is all it takes. As you move along, though, certain appliances will allow you to enjoy the lifestyle with ease.

1) Basic vegetable tools - Cutting Board: A qualty wood cutting board is preferable. Bamboo is quite nice

2) Food Processor -I consider a good food processor a kitchen necessity

for any chef, raw or cooked. Important for making cookies, crusts, pâtés, and salsas. My food processor of choice is the Cuisinart DLC-10S White

7-Cup Pro Classic Food Processor

3) A spiralizer - Spiral Vegetable

Slicer This slicer is great for slicing your favorite vegetables and fruits. Beautifully shreds, slices and chops most vegetables and fruits. This slicer quickly creates continuous spiral strands, ribbons or thin slices from vegetables. Turns almost any firm vegetable into fine spaghetti-like strands or incredibly thin, long ribbons. It has 3 interchangeable blades (large noodle, small noodle and slicing blade) to make:

Curly fries
Spiral Strands
Curled Julienne Strips
As well as slices and ribbon cuts

4) A Blender - A Vita-Mix blender is my recommendation here

5) A Mandolin

6) A Juicer

7) A Dehydrator-A dehydrator can catapult your raw un-cooking to a new level of

aesthetic perfection, but it’s not essential. The dehydrator I use is-9-Tray Large-Excalibur with 26 hour Timer #3926T

Raw Living Foods

By "raw living foods" we mean vegetarian meals that mimic traditional Italian, Mexican, Asian and other cultures dishes...all composed of cleverly formed uncooked vegetables, fruits, nuts, nut milks, sprouted grains, and herbs.

Raw living foods goes beyond salads to bring you interesting variations on ways to enjoy your vegetables. To maintain ingredients optimal nutrients - such as vitamins, minerals, and enzymes ( which cooking destroys) - they are never heated above 118 degrees F.

This type of food promotes health and life. As creatures composed of more than 60% H20, we require living nutrition to maintain vitality and health. So, raw living food has been known to:

• Increase Stamina
• Increase Spiritual awareness
• Improve mental focus and clarity
• Uplift and stabilize moods and emotions
• Lower cholesterol
• Maintain longevity
• Reverse "life -threatening"diseases and conditions
• Promote healthy skin and hair growth
• Prevent osteoporosis
• Improve vision
• Revitalize overworked organs
• Create a youthful, glowing complexion.

The more fresh, living foods we consume daily, the healthier our minds and bodies will be.

Welcome to Get Well

I’d like for Get Well!! to be an inspiring place to share and learn about raw foods. My intention is to approach the raw food diet, as everything else in my life, I eat raw because it makes me feel great, and I just LOVE its vibrant intensity.

I intend mostly to share with you my favorite recipes and tips, along with some energetic facts around raw food!!

The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed.Heating food above 116 degrees F is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. Cooking is also thought to diminish the nutritional value and "life force" of food.

Around the world, a revolution is quietly occurring as people switch to "raw food" far from just boring salads, living cuisine consists of a creamy and crunchy dishes such as burritos, lasagna, pizza, sushi, and apple pie- all cleverly created from fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains.

The highly processed, cooked foods of the standard American Diet (SAD) contribute to lethargy, obesity, and disease. Just by adding a small percentage of Raw food to the SAD, people lose weight and feel better.

In 2004, Medical News Today reported raw food as one of the seven most popular diets in the world. Google.com has 33,000,000 million sites devoted to

this style of eating.