Raw Nori Wraps

Raw nori wraps with leaf lettuce, grated celery root, alfalfa sprouts, mint, carrots, and red bell pepper. 

Arnold’s Way, Nachos!

Another picture taken with my cell phone, but it’s not as bad this time!  :)  I went to Arnold’s Way again in Lansdale, PA (www.arnoldsway.com) and got a green smoothie with berries and the nachos, with carrot-flax-buckwheat bread, sunflower seed cheese, beet sauce, avocado, tomato, mixed greens, and carrots.  This was an excellent meal; I loved the cheese, which tasted slightly sweet and was super creamy.

Fiesta Salad

Mixed greens with cilantro, kale, jicama, mango, carrots, corn, avocado, clover sprouts, a green pea-adzuki-lentil sprout blend, and a spicy Liquid Gold nutritional yeast dressing (with hemp).

Raw Nori Barley Wraps

Raw nori barley wraps with soaked barley (2 days), celery, red bell pepper, carrot, green onion, and a puree of broccoli (which I cooked, but you don’t have to), cilantro, lime juice, ginger, and barley miso.

These were really good; I love the ginger in the pureed part!

Raw Nori Rolls

Nori rolls (raw nori) with barley miso, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, carrots, red bell pepper, avocado, green onion, served with nama shoyu.  If you’re used to eating rice with nori, I think the sprouts are a great way to make them differently.  Note:  nama shoyu is not wheat-free

Daikon w/ Bok Choy & Curry Sauce

The curry sauce has orange juice, carrot, water, nutritional yeast, garam masala, and curry powder.  This was really good - a crunchy salad!

Raw Cheezburger - Arnold’s Way

(Disclaimer - picture was taken on my phone camera!)

www.arnoldsway.com

In Lansdale, PA, there is a raw vegetarian cafe with juices, smoothies, entrees (wraps, soups, sandwiches), and desserts.  There is also a store section with produce and miscellaneous items, such as agave, seeds, nuts, dried fruit, seaweeds.

I went there yesterday with my friend Tracey and purchased a green smoothie along with this cheezburger, with flax bread, red sauce, a patty with beets (see website for all ingredients), sunflower seed cheese, avocado, broccoli, carrots, and onion.  I loved the bread, cheese, and vegetables.  The patty was so-so; I only liked it combined with the other ingredients, but keep in mind that I’m not a HUGE fan of beets.  As you may be able to tell from the photograph, this item is eaten with a fork. 

We will definitely be going back to Arnold’s for these treats and they also have raw potlucks monthly.

My Favorite Salad

Kale with avocado, bok choy, dulse, carrots, and a nutritional yeast dressing adapted from Becoming Vegan.

Dessert!

Nutritional Yeast Dressing

3 T. virgin coconut oil

3 T. flax oil

1 T. hempseed butter

1 T. extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 c. water

1/3 c. lemon juice

1-2 T. balsamic vinegar

1/4 c. Bragg’s or nama shoyu

1/2 c. nutritional yeast

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

1 tsp. ground cumin

Thai Vegetable Wraps & Coconut and Chocolate Ice Cream

 

Raw Food, Real World (for wraps and coconut ice cream)

Thai vegetable wraps in collard leaves with bok choy (instead of savoy cabbage), almond-ginger dressing, mango, carrots, basil, cilantro, mint, and served with a tamarind dressing.  I left out the bean sprouts.  I loved the wraps; I kept going back to make more.  I think I will use the leftovers as a salad, with the collards chopped, so it’s easier to transport tomorrow.  Definitely recommend this recipe!

Coconut ice cream sweetened with agave nectar, also shown with raw chocolate ice cream with coconut water and meat, macadamia milk, and cacao powder.  Served with mango, kiwi, and blueberries.  The ice creams tasted good, but I realized tonight that if I want to make my own nut milks and ice creams with coconut meat, I should really get a better blender, such as a Vita-Mix.  The texture isn’t smooth and pureed enough with my regular old cheapy blender!  Especially to serve to other people.

Lemongrass & Greens Soup w/ Raw Garnishes

I got some lemongrass stalks and Thai basil from my friend Sara, so I thought I’d try to put them to good use and also eat plenty of raw in the process.

I made a broth with pureed coconut shreds, broccoli stalks, and kale, coconut water and homemade vegetable broth, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, a green chile, salt, and a small amount of the basil.  Then I cooked the broccoli florets in the broth but still found something was missing…..roasted peanuts!  They really changed the flavor of the soup for the better.  The garnish is carrots, bok choy, kale, avocado, and Thai basil. 

 It was really tasty but I think in the future I may just keep things more simple and start eating more raw broccoli.  I had previously thought I didn’t like it raw, but I had a few bites of a stalk and liked it.  Of course a sauce with the lemongrass would be excellent even raw!