still in stilwell: Our Raw Food (almost) Lunch!!

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Really Good Salad Dressing!
1 c. blueberries
pineapple chunks
2 c. cherries (pitted)
1/2 c. spearment leaves
basil
oil (not very much)
1/4 can froz Raspberry juice (no-sugar)
30 drops of stevia
2 Tbsp. agave
couple pinches of sea salt
1/4 c. lemon juice
blend and enjoy!

Fruit Soothie~so good!
2c.raw dehydrated almonds
1 fresh young coconut (juice and pulp)
1 frozen package cherries
1/2 c. frozen acai pulp
2 bananas
fresh pineapple
1 orange
cinammon & salt to taste
blend and freeze

MAC-MAC's -(Carol Alt cookbook Raw@50)
1 cup dried raw coconut flakes
1 cup raw macadamia nuts, chopped
1/2 c. almond flour
1/4 c. raw agave nectar
1 TBsp vanilla extract
1 TBsp coconut oil
1/4 tsp. sea salt
sprouted and dehydrated buckwheat for extra crunch
mix. form into 1 inch balls and place on Teflex-lined dehydrator trays. then flatten. Dehydrate for approx. 12 hours or until at the desired gooeyness.

Key Lime Pie~from the raw food gourmet
crust-
~2 cups dried coconut flakes (or any gound up nuts, etc)
1/4 cup raw agave
pinch of unrefined sea salt
filling-
2 sliced bananas - place on crust
process 3 large, Hass avocados, juice of 3-4 limes, 1/4 cup agave, stevia powder to taste, salt. pour over bananas and chill.
meat balls & bbq sauce- from the raw food gourmet
Neatballs~
2 cups raw walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts soaked a few hours to overnight and drain
1 cup raw hulled sunflower seeds soaked a few hours to overnight and drain
2 cups chopped carrots
1 leek or onion
2 TBsp. raw apple cider vinegar
2 TBsp. extra virgin olive, hemp or grapeseed oil
1/2 cup Fresh ground flax seed meal
poultry seasoning or fresh herbs such as sage, rosemary, thyme, parsley, oregano, or marjoram unrefined sea salt & fresh ground black pepper **process to coarse meal the seeds & nuts. Add rest of ingred. roll into small balls and dehydrate for several hrs till firm on outside. dip into sauce and dehydrate 1 more hr.
*Sauce:
1/2 cup raw apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup Nama Shoyu
1 Tbsp oil
1Tbsp agave
2 cloves garlic
2 cups dried tomatoe
1 pear chopped
blend all except tomatoes. then immerse tomatoes in liquid and let sit 1 hr to soften. Puree.
(hey, no one said eating healthy required NO effort!)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Our Raw Food (almost) Lunch!!

(Recipes to follow)

Cheesecake with cho. crust ~by Elizabeth~ from the "Raw Food Gourmet"

Process 2 c. soaked, rinsed and re-dried (or unsoaked) walnuts with 1/2 c. raw cacao beans peeled and ground (or just use cocao)and 1 Tbsp agave and sprinkle of sea salt unrefined. press into pie plate.

Filling:Blend 2 cups raw mac nuts rinsed, 1 cup pine nuts rinsed, 1 cup almond pulp left over from making almond milk, juice of 1-2 oranges, juice of 1 lemon, 1/4 agave, packet of stevia, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 tsp almond extract, salt to taste. top with strawberries. yum!