Rawpublic http://www.rawpublic.com Yummy raw food recipes & tips posted every day Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:13:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 25 Pics of Very Cool Veggie Art http://www.rawpublic.com/raw-food-tips/25-pics-of-very-cool-veggie-art/ http://www.rawpublic.com/raw-food-tips/25-pics-of-very-cool-veggie-art/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:00:38 +0000 Marat http://www.rawpublic.com/?p=148 I may have eaten more of my veggies when I was younger if they had looked a bit cooler like pictures below:

Strawberries are so hot!
What’s your favourite? Let me know by posting a quick comment.

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Raw Muesli - True Champions' Breakfast!

Raw Muesli - True Champions' Breakfast!

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana, sliced into rings
  • 1 apple, cubed
  • ½ handful brazil nuts, sliced into small pieces
  • 1 handful almonds or other type of nuts, whole or sliced
  • 1 handful dates, fresh or dried, chopped into small pieces
  • 1 handful of raisins (presoaked)
  • 1 handful of prunes
  • 1 handful of goji berries
  • 1 handful of coconut chips
  • Almond milk (How to make almond milk?)

Preparation:

1. Prepare all ingredients as above
2. Mix all ingredients well
3. Pour on milk
4. Top with prunes/strawberries/blueberries and coconut chips

Enjoy!

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Raw pumpkin pie

Raw pumpkin pie (by Rawfoodcrafting.com)

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup raw cashews that have been soaked in water for 4-6 hours
  • 1/2 cup agave nectar (we buy it here)
  • 1/4 cup yacon root syrup
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup carrot juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • Vanilla powder to your taste

Preparation:

Blend all ingredients in a blender until very smooth. You can eat this filling as a pudding, (which I like better) or you can pop it into the freezer for 24 hours. I used a mini muffin tray as a mold.

Enjoy!

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We purchase refrigerators the way we fill them: out of necessity—to preserve the milk; to keep the greens from wilting. But from the right vantage point, an open fridge is the perfect staging grounds for a discussion of consumption. And if the aphorism holds true—if we really are what we eat—then refrigerators are like windows into our souls. It’s that sentiment that’s at the heart of Mark Menjivar’s inventive exploration of hunger, “You Are What You Eat,” for which he photographed the contents of strangers’ refrigerators. As you can see, whether it holds neatly ordered rows of labels-out condiments or zip-locked stacks of shot-and-gutted buck meat, there’s almost certainly a narrative to a fridge’s arrangement.



Owner of Defunct Amusement Park | Alpine, TX | 1-Person Household | Former WW II Prisoner of War | 2007



Carpenter/Photographer | San Antonio, TX | 3-Person Household | 12-Point Buck | 2008



Street Advertiser | San Antonio, TX | 1-Person Household | Lives on $432 fixed monthly income | 2007



Midwife/Middle School Science Teacher | San Antonio, TX | 3-Person Household (including dog) | First week after deciding to eat locally grown vegetables. | 2008



Retired Train Conductor | Jackson, MS | 1-Person Household | Started Meals on Wheels in his community | 2008



Red Cross Board Member | San Antonio, TX | 1-Person Household | Sleeps with a loaded .45 pistol on nightstand | 2008



Bar Tender | San Antonio, TX | 1-Person Household | Goes to sleep at 8AM and wakes up at 4PM daily. | 2008



Restaurant Owner | Waco, TX | 1-Person Household | Has a photographic memory for useless information. | 2009



Documentary Film Makers | San Diego, CA | 3-Person Household | Efforts have helped send millions of dollars to children in Uganda. | 2008



Botanist | Ft. Wayne, IN | 1-Person Household | Feels more comfortable among flora and fauna of his era than people. | 2008



Community Volunteer | San Angelo, TX | 1-Person Household | Completely blind and lives alone. | 2007



Anesthesiologist | Ft. Worth , TX | 3-Person Household | Youngest son works on lobster boat in Alaska | Day after Thanksgiving, 2007



Short Order Cook | Marathon,TX | 2-Person Household | She can bench press over 300lbs. | 2007



Graphic Designer/Print Shop Owner | 2-Person Household | Founder of www.DeliverUsFromLiberals.com | 2008



School Crossing Guard/Nursing Home Assistant | Austin, TX | 6-Person Household | Parents and 3 adult children live in an efficiency apartment. | 2007



Journalist/Designer/School Teacher | 3-Person Household | Austin, TX | Writes the obituaries for the local newspaper. | 2009



College Students | Waco, TX | 3-Person Household | Drummer for a Death Metal band. | 2009



High School Football Coach/Social Worker | Houston, TX | 2-Person Household | Counselor at LGBT crisis center. | 2008

Each caption is the title of the photograph above it.

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Avocado Mango Broccoli Salad (by rawmazing.com)

Avocado Mango Broccoli Salad (by rawmazing.com)

Ingredients:

  • 2 ripe Avocados
  • 2 ripe Mangoes
  • 2 – 3 cups chopped Broccoli
  • 1/2 cup chopped Red Onion
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • Sea salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients. Chill and serve!

Enjoy!

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Recipe of the Day: Gazpacho soup

Recipe of the Day: Gazpacho soup

Ingredients:

  • 5 ripe tomatoes
  • 1/2 cucumber, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup of filtered water
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley
  • 1 avocado, diced (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon of sea salt (True sea salt benefits)

Preparation:

Blend together all ingredients except parsley and avocado until smooth (about 30 seconds). Gently stir in avocado, parsley and slice of lemon.
If possible, chill for at least two hours to let the flavors mingle. Serve chilled or room temperature.

Enjoy!

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Preparation time: 5 minutes

Black eyed beans salad

Black eyed beans salad

Ingredients:

  • black-eye beans, soaked overnight in cold water
  • sliced carrot
  • beansprouts
  • sliced red pepper
  • sliced cabbage
  • 1 teaspoon of cold pressed hemp oil
  • 1 teaspoon of sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Preparation:

Very simple – mix all vegetables together in a bowl, add sea salt, lemon juice and season with oil.

Enjoy!

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Preparation time: 5 minutes

Energy Kick Smoothie

Energy Kick Smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup filtered water
  • 2 bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 6 fresh or frozen strawberries, rinsed and hulled if fresh
  • 1-inch knob fresh ginger, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon agave nectar, turbinado sugar, or honey (optional)

Preparation:

Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Best with delicious 1000% raw berry cheeky nakd bar.

Enjoy!

UPDATE: For interested UK visitors only. Nakd bars can be found at Tesco or even cheaper at Amazon). Not sure if those bars can be bought anywhere else.

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Almond Milk

A sweet and delicious fresh milk with the elegant essence of vanilla

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup Soaked Almonds
  • 3 Cups of filtered water
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Preparation:

In a blender, at medium, then high speed, blend soaked almonds and water until smooth. Pour through a strainer (or use a special nut bag) to separate pulp. Pour liquid back in the the blender and blend in vanilla extract and bean (if using) and sweetener until smooth.

Enjoy!

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Preparation time: 5 minutes

Fresh Date Sweet

Fresh Date Sweet

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of soaked fresh dates
  • 10-15 soaked and peeled hazelnuts
  • 4 tablespoons of desiccated coconut

Preparation:

Blend dates and desiccated coconut for 1 minute. Mix all ingredients in a big bowl until they come together in a paste, but maintain some good texture. Roll into balls and then roll in coconut until they are covered.

Enjoy!

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