I had the ‘pleasure’ of working last Sunday which means that I had the opportunity to enjoy a rare Monday off. I had a long list of errands to finish but I made sure to save time to play in the kitchen.
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| You can only imagine how much I was itching to give the recipes a try |
Judita’s book is unique in that it offers a bonus DVD which features tutorials on raw food techniques such as using a dehydrator, a spiralizer and basic knife skills. She does a great job at teaching in these brief vignettes. The book includes discussion on the benefits of living raw and basically everything you need to start your own raw food diet (which happens to be the tag line of the book!).
Some recipes on my must-try list include Herbed Cashew Hemp Cheese, Sunshine Smoothie, Chia Pudding, Jicama-Papaya-Mango Salad, Mexian Spiced Brownies and of course the Apple Cobbler with Maple Cream.
To respect Judita’s copyright, I won’t list the recipe here but I will mention that I did not follow it to the letter. I chose to omit the agave nectar because of its high fructose content and used maple syrup instead even though it’s not raw. Next time I’m going to try making a syrup with dates and use that mixture as the sweetener.
I also chose to omit the rolled oats. Ingredients I didn’t have on hand were raisins and a vanilla bean. I used extract instead (I know, heresy) but next time I’ll be completely ready. Lastly, I used walnuts for the crumble.
In all, I took about 45 minutes to put everything together and yielded 4 servings. I need to practice my knife skills and get a better blender. I struggled with that cashew cream. For my first try, I was happy!
Have you tried any new foods or recipes this week?
– Kareen, RD
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Thandi
October 7, 2011
Ooh,looks yummy!
Kareen
October 7, 2011
Yes, it was! Thanks for stopping by Thandi!
afronique
October 8, 2011
Looks like there is some yummy stuff on there. One new recipe I tried was for kale lasagna.
Kareen
October 8, 2011
Afronique: that lasagna sounds good!
Eftychia
October 18, 2011
Yummy!! It looks like a recipe I would like to try…
Brown Vegan
October 19, 2011
Going Raw is one of my favorite raw books! She does an excellent job of breaking down all the steps and I appreciate pictures for each recipe. :-)This looks so yummy. I will have to try soon.
Kareen
October 19, 2011
Eftychia -Thanks!Brown Vegan – yes! The book is great. Let me know if you do try the recipe!