vegan recipes

Rawmazing News

July 5, 2011
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Strawberry Lemon Basil Frozen Tort I often get asked, “What is your inspiration when you create raw food recipes?” Usually the answer is ingredients. Or combinations of ingredients that I have seen. I think, what can I do with that to make a great raw food dish. But my latest inspiration has been the heat. No kidding. [...]

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Strawberry Watermelon Lemonade

June 21, 2011
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Back in the summer of 2009, I posted a recipe for one of my favorite summer drinks. Watermelon Lemonade. There are quite a few health benefits to this amazing, flavorful drink and it is very quick to make and is a great nutritious addition to your raw food diet! Watermelon is packed with antioxidants. A [...]

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Lentil Sprout and Cucumber Salad with Maple Mustard Vinaigrette

June 18, 2011
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I have been on a cleaning jag lately. I was deep into the pantry when I found a packet of mixed seeds for sprouting. My favorites, lentils, made up a major part of the seeds. I threw them in my sprouter and today (3 days later) they were just perfect to turn into a salad. [...]

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Marinated Cucumber Salad

June 10, 2011
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It was a scorcher here in Minneapolis on Monday. We broke a bunch of records as our temp climbed to 103 degrees. To top it off, there were high winds! It was crazy weather. When it gets that hot, I want cool, refreshing raw food. I picked up some cucumbers at the farmer’s market and [...]

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Banana Pineapple Green Drink

June 6, 2011
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My normal morning routine always includes a green drink for breakfast. Sometimes that is enough to fill me up, other mornings I might add a little something on the side. One of my favorites is cinnamon raisin toast. This morning, I had a huge bunch of spinach from my farmer’s market trip, yesterday. I usually start with [...]

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Curry Pineapple with Parsnip Rice

May 23, 2011
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One of my daughters and my favorite dinners when they were growing up was a brown rice curry dish with pineapple. I wanted to make this recipe 100% raw. Using parsnips for the rice and adding quite a few more veggies than the original had, I came up with a great raw food recipe for [...]

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Blackberry and Walnut Salad

May 19, 2011
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  It is finally warming up here. The trees have budded and the lily of the valleys are poking their little bells up through the leaves. I am craving raw food instead of cooked food (yes, it changes with the seasons). Blackberries were on sale at my local market and I bought a couple of [...]

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What a Week!

May 12, 2011
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  -It is finally starting to get green around here!- It has been a heck of a week around here. Starting on Sunday afternoon, my websites were under attack. We experienced what is called a DDOS attack. If you want to know what that is, you can read here. DDOS Attack. It was a nasty, [...]

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A Quick and Easy Cheese Spread

April 16, 2011
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As promised, here is the recipe for the cheese spread pictured with the Walnut Sun-Dried Tomato Olive Crackers. Macadamia nuts are my favorite nuts to make these quick “cheese” spreads. If you soak them and add a little lemon juice with your other spices, you get a light textured (like ricotta) tasty spread that is [...]

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Raw Food for Your Face

March 4, 2011
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  I love winter, which is a good thing, living in Minnesota. I love the snow and the cold. When the temperature starts to drop, I am like a kid in a candy shop. It means sweaters, fires and snow! I find the winter light breath taking and the air invigorating. Because of that, I am [...]

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