Friday, November 19, 2010

Coming Soon!!!

Since an image is worth a thousand words... coming soon!!!!!
Raspberry Salad
Cashew Cheese
Spinach Cream Soup

lasagna

Breakfast Buckwheat Coco Puffs


Breakfast Buckwheat Coco Puffs

4 servings

ingredients

1 cup buckwheat groats, soaked

2 ripe bananas

3 tbsp carob chips or carob powder

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

Rinse one cup buckwheat groats and then soak in about two cups water for 5-6 hours or overnight. Rinse the buckwheat groats well.

In a food processor with the S blade, add the banana, carob or carob powder, vanilla and salt. Process for a minute or two until very creamy. Fold into the buckwheat groats. Then spread the mixture in clusters about 1/4 inch thick on the teflex or plastic sheets in a dehydrator. Dehydrate for about 4 hours, then turn over and dehydrate for another 2-3 hours. Serve with 1/2 cup almond milk.


Sunday, November 14, 2010

Very Berry Salad

Very Berry Salad

Ingredients for 1-2 servings

-150 gr wild blackberries
-250 gr strawberries, halved
-1/2 pomegranate, seeds
-1 bunch arugula leaves
-2 tbsp raw sesame seeds
-2 tbsp raw pine nuts
Minty Vinaigrette
-2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
-5 tbsp olive oil
-1 tsp agave syrup
-pinch of salt
-fresh ground pepper
-5 fresh spearmint leaves

Add all the salad ingredients in a bowl.Blend the dressing and pour on the salad. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and pine nuts. Enjoy!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Almond Crackers and Cheese


Today I did this great crackers for the first time and they are really good.
The reason is because this weekend I will tray to make some Raw Cheese for
the first time I will let you know how it goes.

Almond Crackers

1 Cup almond flour - Almond pulp is the pulp left over from making almond milk. Alternatively you can just grind up some almonds in a food processor.
1/2 cup pecans
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup flax meal or golden flax meal for a lighter color
1 medium zucchini, peeled & roughly chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt

*Grind all ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
*Spread thinly on a non-stick dehydrator sheet.
*Dehydrate for 2 hours, remove from non-stick sheet and score into individual crackers.
*return to dehydrator on a mesh tray until crispy.

Cashew Cheese
You'll be pleasantly surprised!

First time doing Raw Cheese and I'm truly surprise how good it taste, is very good with Almond crackers, I'm going to try to do some Raw lasagna with this cheese.


Saturday, October 30, 2010

Spicy BBQ Kale Chips


Their flavor is so wonderfully complex; a perfect balance of salty, sweet, sour and spicy. "These are incredible! ". That and the fact that I

love them these Spicy BBQ Kale Chips are Good! ;-)

Spicy BBQ Kale Chips

1 head organic kale, torn

2 chipotle chilis, soaked (seeds removed)

1/2 cup soaking water from chipotle chilis

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons nama shoyu/tamari

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon paprika

2 teaspoons cumin

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Pinch cayenne

1 cup sun- dried tomatoes , soaked

1 cup soft dates

- Blend all ingredients in a high - speed blender until smooth.

- Thoroughly combine the kale a sauce in a bowl until all the kale is coated.

- Evenly scatter the kale on a non-stick dehydrator sheet in a way that will allow the air to circulate around it.

- Dehydrate at 105 degrees F for around 10 hours. Remove from the non-stick sheet, transferring to a mesh sheet and continue dehydrating until the kale is completely dried out.

Russell James, recently applied his culinary expertise to this popular snack. (Make sure to watch his video here!)


Almond Milk

Almond Milk

Next on our 'to make' list was Almond Milk. We blended Almonds, (soaked overnight), with water, at a ratio
of roughly 1 cup almonds to 3 cups water. We squeezed the pulp in a mesh bag (a lot of people use the Nut Milk Bag, but a simple cheesecloth or paint strainer will do as good a job for a fraction of the price!) You can then save
the precious pulp to make all sorts Great recipes. You can use it
in pretty much any recipe that calls for almonds, such as cookies or
breads. Some recipes even call specifically for almond pulp.

Another option is:
1 1/2 cups soaked almonds
3 pitted dates, soaked or 1 tablespoon agave nectar
2 1/2 cups water

Place the almonds, dates and water in a blender and process until smooth. We squeezed the pulp in a mesh bag . Discard the pulp left in strainer. Transfer the milk to a sealed and store in the refrigerator. Almond milk will keep for five days. It will separate , so shake well before using.



Thursday, October 28, 2010

The five golden rules of food combining

Food combining

The five golden rules of food combining

1. Never drink with meals. Drink half an hour before a meal, and leave it as long as possible after a meal, at least two hours ideally, before drinking again. Why? Because you want the digestive juices to work perfectly, and they can’t do a proper job if you dilute them. If you have been drinking your two liters of water every day since reading part one, you should now be rehydrated, or getting there, and will be in the habit of drinking throughout the day, and not waiting until you feel thirsty. Thirst is a sign that you are already dehydrated, and you’ve left it too long. However if you do feel thirsty, on occasion, that should be your priority, whatever the period since you ate.

2. Eat concentrated protein at separate meals from concentrated starch. Why? Because a potato needs different digestive enzymes from a plate of nuts, and if you mix them up neither item will be thoroughly digested. When you consume concentrated proteins, combine with a big salad and do the same when you consume concentrated carbs. Just don’t mix the two together. This habit is easy to get into and you will feel so much lighter and more alert after eating.

3. Eat fruit separately, and certainly never as dessert. You can get away with a simple fresh fruit starter if you leave 20 or 30 minutes before eating the main course. Why? Because fruit digests much more quickly than fats, proteins and starches, and if you mix them none of it will be thoroughly utilized.

4. Eat the sweet fruits (e.g. bananas, dates, figs, ripe mangoes) separately from the acid fruits, e.g. most of the berries, and all of the citrus fruits. The ones in the middle, the sub acid fruits (apples, pears, peaches and the like) can be mixed with either the sweet fruits or the acid ones.

5. Eat melons on their own. They digest more quickly than anything else.

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