If you love desserts, and chocolate desserts especially, but were afraid you’d have to give them up in order to eat healthier, rejoice! It turns out that in the uber-healthy world of raw food, desserts are some of the easiest and most delicious dishes to make. And if you have a special relationship with chocolate,…
Raw Foods Recipes
Raw Vegan Miso Vegetable Soup with Zucchini and Pumpkin Noodles
As winter time approaches here in New Zealand I’ve been thinking about a strategy to stay on a raw diet throughout the cold weather of winter. I know from past experience that while it’s easy and quite natural for me to eat raw during warm weather, when it starts getting cold it’s harder for me…
Blueberry Coconut Smoothie
Today I decided to take a break from my usual green smoothie for breakfast and go with an all-fruit smoothie. I recently cracked open a couple of fresh coconuts, and I still had some coconut water left, so I decided to use that, as well as some of the coconut flesh. The result was a…
How To Make Raw Tahini
Tahini is a ground paste, like a nut butter, made from sesame seeds. It’s popular in Middle Eastern dishes, and it’s one of the ingredients in many hummus recipes. It’s also great in salad dressings, especially if you like rich, creamy dressings but want to avoid mayonnaise. It’s delicious, nutritious, and often expensive. But usually…
Raw Vegan Blueberry Ice Cream
Blueberries are a superfruit. They are extremely high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties which combat oxidative stress and inflammation that many experts believe are involved in all the major killer diseases as well as age-related conditions like arthritis and memory loss. In fact, blueberries are considered the ultimate memory food. Bananas contain potassium and fiber….
Strawberry Superherb Green Smoothie
There are some tasty foods that just don’t look that appetizing, and certainly are not photogenic. This is one of them. We stopped by our local orchard yesterday and were lucky enough to score some strawberries “for jam” at half price. So this morning’s smoothie featured… you guessed it, strawberries! I’m also getting a bit…
Apricot Goji Gelato
I often get sweet cravings at night, when I really shouldn’t be eating at all. We were lucky enough to find apricots at a local orchard just a couple days before. So I made this as a way to satisfy my sweet tooth while making sure I wasn’t taxing my digestive system before I went…
