Pineapple, Strawberries, and Blueberries

Now, these fruits, I cannot complain about!  I eat them almost every day. 

Papaya & Mango

Mango and papaya have been on sale at a few local grocery stores lately.  I thought this papaya was just ripened enough but it smelled like gasoline.  Strangely enough, the next day, it tasted and smelled better.  Does papaya improve a day after cutting?  Anyone else experience this?

The mango disappeared the same night….er…hour it was cut up. 

Nachos and Juicing Before Trip

I knew I would have to use up all of the items in my refrigerator and also wouldn’t be juicing for a few days, so I made some awesome combos today:

Orange-kale-carrot

Pear-kale

Apple-collard-carrot-ginger

How’s that for getting your calcium!?  Just drink it from nature’s best sources. 

I was in the mood for a few high-fat items today, but I do plan on enjoying many fruits on vacation.

Shown here:  Nachos with flax crackers (two varieties, both sprouted, live, and raw), taco-seasoned walnut crumbles, avocado-tomato dip, and a spicy cashew-sunflower seed cheese (with the walnut crumbles, avocado dip, and cheese showcased in center).  That will hold me over.  And it’s beautiful! ***

 

Although I like food like this here and there now that I’m high-raw, I much prefer, during the week and most weekends as well, simple foods, mono meals, which would be eating one type of food (sometimes in high quantity) at one time.  This seems to be easier on the stomach for digestion and more amenable to that superior energy flow I enjoy. 

Raw Nori Wraps

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

Raw Scramble

From The Raw Transformation

Corn is one of my favorite grains to eat raw.  I enjoyed this scramble in leaf lettuce with hot sauce.  It has corn, grated cauliflower, turmeric, cumin, red bell pepper, scallions, parsley (I subbed basil), garlic, and lemon juice.  I left out the oil called for in the recipe and added some black salt.  This does not taste like an omnivorous scramble, but I wouldn’t want it to, anyway.  I think it was tasty with the hot sauce and the lettuce but plain on its own, despite having many flavoring and garnishes added.

Raw Cauliflower Tacos

A lower-fat version than the usual raw nut taco base, this has grated cauliflower with Bragg’s, coriander, and cumin, along with an appropriately-spiced mango and tomato salsa.  Delicious!

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!

Tomato & Fennel Lasagna (Raw)

Raw Food Real World

This dish is a slightly modified version of the zebra tomato and zucchini lasagna recipe from Raw Food Real World.  I LOVED this dish!  The flavors were amazing, and it had very reduced fat.

The first layer is a fennel, thyme, and oregano mixture.  I left out the extra-virgin olive oil.  Next is a pine nut ricotta, followed by a basil puree (again, no fat added), and a fat-free sun-dried tomato sauce.  I think I could eat this every day.

It’s served with a kale-dulse salad with avocado dressing and cucumber.

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!