raw food diet

A Walk in the Woods

September 6, 2011
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  At some point last week, the heat and the humidity finally broke. The air cleared and the temperature dropped. A hint of fall was in the air and I knew it was time to get back to my favorite hiking spot. My mind-clearing, inspiring, electronic free, nature’s playground spot. This place that I walk [...]

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Hearty Heirloom Tomato Salad

August 30, 2011
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  Having just returned from a wonderful trip to the San Francisco area, I was greeted by an empty refrigerator this morning. My first errand? A trip to the farmer’s market, of course! As I browsed the isles, the tomatoes started calling to me. Wanting something fresh for dinner, I started searching for more ingredients. [...]

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Raw Food: Ingredients and Substitutions

August 24, 2011
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  Recently, I made dinner for a friend. Not too unusual but I was in California, not Minnesota, in someone else’s kitchen and without my normal ingredients. Wanting to get dinner done fast, I made one of the recipes from the Rawmazing Transition book, Black Beans with Mango Avocado Pineapple Salsa and Lime Cream. The [...]

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Ground Cherries

August 17, 2011
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“Ping me when you are up!” The email was sitting at the top of my in-box from my friend, Susan Berkson, the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market queen. She hosts a weekly radio show called “Fresh and Local” and is all about the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market. I jumped on video chat and was enthusiastically greeted with, “Ground cherries are in [...]

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Practically Green!

August 15, 2011
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I seem to be finding treasures everywhere these days. Recently, at a dinner I was invited to I met Micaela Preston, a fellow author and green living advocate. I was so impressed with her and her book, “Practically Green” I asked her to write a post for Rawmazing. I think you will love the information [...]

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Transitioning to Raw Food

August 10, 2011
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Forbidden Rice with Pineapple and Sweet and Sour – recipe below (from Rawmazing’s Transitional Foods E-Book) It happens all the time. People hear about my involvement with raw food and it starts. “You mean like sushi?”, or “I could never eat that way”. Some look at me like I just landed from another planet, and should probably [...]

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Raw Pickles

August 8, 2011
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This week at the farmer’s market, cucumbers were everywhere! Big bushels, full to the brim with the refreshing little green cukes, beconing the market goers to take them home.  I couldn’t resist the little beauties and have been having fun with them in the kitchen. History: Belonging to the same family as watermelon, zucchini, pumpkin and other [...]

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Summer Pâté Raw Food

July 25, 2011
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When the summer heat hits, I am looking for quick, easy light raw food. Today I threw together a nut and seed pâté that you are going to love. There is about 3/4 of a cup of nuts and seeds plus a cup of chopped carrots, celery, etc. to lighten it up. I threw in [...]

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Rawmazing Easy Frozen Desserts!

July 19, 2011
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Rawmazing Frozen Desserts E-Book Only 16.95  I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to offer my latest e-book, “Rawmazing Frozen Desserts”. You are going to love it! I have spent that last weeks, inspired by the heat, creating a whole bunch of stunning, delicious, EASY frozen dessert recipes. You don’t even [...]

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Purslane Tomato Cucumber Salad

July 15, 2011
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I promised yesterday that I would let you now what I did with my purslane. Tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, purslane and a wonderful southwest dressing! A perfect background for this beautiful little plant. I am going to go eat lunch now… To read more about the fantastic nutritional benefits of purslane, click here: Purslane  

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