But I can still find Champagne mangoes! And no one can stop me from eating them. 
This salad has spinach, frisee, spring mix, thyme, papaya, mango, and strawberries. I love thyme in salads! The smell stays with me for a while and is very calming.
It’s massaged dino kale, red leaf lettuce, spinach, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, lemon juice, and a few sundried olives I still have from a long time ago. Delicious.
The new camera works great. I just haven’t had many noteworthy meals as of late. And the lighting in my kitchen in the new place is awesome for photos (except with white bowls, note to self). Thanks again for the early birthday gift, Tracy!
I groan when I see some of my older photos, or photos I chose to put up, but I’m not a professional here. The point of my search being Urban Vegan’s cookbook is out in case you missed it.
And pics of some of the recipes I tested (although other people tested FAR, far more): http://utopiankitchen.wordpress.com/?s=urban%2Bvegan
Photos courtesy of Orlando’s camera.
This is the best type of dinner there is – a never-ending plate of fruit!
This is a great way to start your day! Some people have been told or taught that whole grains are needed to make a complete, balanced, or filling meal. As someone who is mostly grain-free, I feel incredible without whole (or refined) grains and on a raw, fresh/unprocessed diet. I have said it before, but I’ll say it again – my skin has never looked better. I have 10-year-old scars that are disappearing, previously keloid, red, raised, that on a healthy, mostly green vegan cooked diet did not disappear.
Becoming a raw foodist isn’t a new fad; all other animals except humans (and the companions they feed with their processed foods) eat raw, and humans originally ate all raw as well.
Well, just as I got out the camera and turned it on to take a pic of my salad, I realized the camera’s done. The screen doesn’t function anymore, and while I can take photos, I can’t SEE what I’m taking a photo of. I don’t know if I dropped it or someone stepped on it. Doesn’t matter. It’s good to know before something important came up, like a trip to see family!
My post was simply going to be a recommendation on a way to prepare a salad differently, to chop it up finely. I use plum tomatoes, jalapeno, minced by hand, add some garlic and lemon juice; then I let the food processor do some magic! I throw in spinach, basil, cilantro, parsley, collards, red leaf lettuce, chives. Put in a little at a time and pulse it until it’s finely chopped. VERY easy and fast! I believe the flavors can incorporate well this way, too, after you mix everything together. Your salad will look like tabouli, and you may “trick” (oh, what a negative connotation for giving a person some amino acids!) someone you love into eating collard greens raw.
This, of course, is ONLY if I’m taking a break from my Champagne mango feast.
Hello, everyone! Thanks for the comments on last week’s frequent postings.
I have been making a dressing similar to the mustard-chive-date one that I posted, but I put in about 3/4 c. water, 2-3 dates, optional clove of garlic, pinch of pink salt, 1 T. mustard (dijon or stoneground), 6-7 spinach leaves or collard leaf, 2 T. basil, 1/2 c. cilantro, and 1/2 c. parsley, and just whirl it together in the Vita-Mix. It turns out a beautiful green color and tastes delicious and rich, even with no added fat. I commonly have cilantro, parsley, and basil on hand, but if you don’t, it’s fine to use just one or two of those.
Enjoy the beautiful weather!
From Professional Vegetarian Cooking
Asparagus with mango, black sesame seeds, and a strawberry-basil dressing.
Entertaining in the Raw
I added the raw tofu to the salad. Shown here with pine-nut based parmesan and basil oil.
Kale, red & green cabbage, and carrots in a creamy nut-based dressing and topped with basil.
Cucumber, tomatoes, and basil = one of my favorite combos ever!
I know I have a lot of noodly stuff going on here. Perhaps I noticed how lonely my mandoline was, underneath all of the sugars and baking items I rarely use.
Cucumbers are another good fruit to spiralize or turn into pasta shapes. The tomato-based sauce has sun-dried tomatoes (soaked an hour), fresh tomatoes, lemon juice, garlic, basil, pink salt, and a touch of agave.
I think if a person has a child who is used to cooked food, these would be a great addition…..and you wouldn’t have that rush of energy that you get after eating cooked pasta. You know….where you find the whole family at naptime? 
