the raw food solution

This is one of my favourite recipes of all-time. Inspiration came to me one hot sunny day: I wanted something that tasted like ice-cream but was raw and vegan and wasn’t laden with fat. As you’ll see, the perfect replacement was born – and with it taking just a couple of minutes to [...]

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Almost everyone loves Caesar salad but unfortunately the original version is loaded with unhealthy saturated fats. Here is a raw vegan recipe for Caesar salad that is delicious as well as being good for you!

The Parmesan “Cheese” also makes a great topping for zucchini pasta with marinara sauce.

Ingredients:

Serves 2-3

Salad:

1 head [...]

By Clare Josa

I have to confess that a good, flavoursome, creamy mushroom stroganoff has always been one of my favourite “cooked food” recipes, so I decided to experiment today with a raw version and how did it go? Suffice to say I just licked the plate clean. Yes, really!

Here’s the recipe we created this evening [...]

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Arugula has a very strong flavor, which relates to its beneficial effects on stimulating the flow of bile from the gall bladder. It’s sharp taste makes it challenging to use in green smoothies but mango offers the necessary sweetness to balance the flavors, while simultaneously providing a generous amount of beta [...]

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Enjoy this rich decadent dessert without the guilt! Make sure your bananas are perfectly ripe for this recipe.

This dessert supplies half of your daily requirement for magnesium, vitamin E and fiber. But it is high in natural sugars so best to enjoy in moderation.

Ingredients:

3 bananas
1 avocado
1/3 cup raw cacao powder
3 tablespoons raw [...]

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Until I discovered this salad I  never thought that I would be able to enjoy raw broccoli. The secret is in the preparation, which involves cutting the broccoli into small pieces and then marinading it in a tasty dressing.

This has the effect of softening some the fibers in the broccoli so [...]

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This chocolaty drink/treat, created by raw teacher Nina Dench, is delicious served either hot or cold.
Serves 2-3.

Equipment:

Blender, nut milk bag

Ingredients:

* 1 cup pecan nuts
* 3 cups water
* ¼ cup agave syrup
* ¼ cacao powder
* Tablespoon vanilla extract
* ½ teaspoon cinnamon
* ½ teaspoon nutmeg
* Pinch of cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Blend until well [...]

Maca is an amazing plant food that EVERYONE should know about - especially if you or your loved ones have any kind of hormonal issues (PMT, menopause, low sperm count, low libido etc.). It works equally well with both genders and I have heard of some truly amazing turnarounds! If you’ve never heard of it [...]

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As a child I loved strawberry ice-creams and fast-food joint thick-shakes. Little did I know then what the ingredients were and what they were doing to my body! With the aim to recreate the same taste in a healthier form I came up with this very simple but even more [...]

Raw Cashew Cheese

As discussed in an earlier article, soaking and re-hydrating nuts makes them easier on your digestive process. When you are making a raw food product like cashew cheese, pre-soaking the nuts also makes them softer, allowing for easier blending in the food processor or Cuisinart. There is a bit of planning involved with [...]