Wednesday, March 4, 2009

2 yummy, raw (or mostly raw) dishes

So here are two of our favorite raw dishes....I blogged about them yesterday, but now I've got some pics!

First salad....beet greens, spinach, apple, pine nuts, raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Very simple, very yummy, lite and very satisfying!



Second salad....1 stalk celery, 1 banana, 5-6 dates. Toss with fresh squeezed OJ and maybe even some raw almonds! (I didn't take the time to toss this one with the OJ as I was in a hurry to eat and leave!) This one is an excellent breakfast. I love the crunchy/chewy/soft and sweet/tart/slightly bitter and salty combination that this gives. It's like an explosion in the mouth!


I'm dying to get a dehydrator.....an Excalibur dehydrator to be exact! There is a whole 'nother world to explore there! All manner of dried fruits (think trail mix), veggies (think chips), flax crackers (yum to go w/ hummus), breads (yes, they're flat but still work as normal breads), fruit leathers.....the list could go on an on!

Feeling pretty good so far, but we're only a couple days into the month... Not that we will TOTALLY eliminate anything cooked from our food intake...like I said, we're striving for somewhere in the 80-100% range. So far, so good....just as long as we can keep it not boring!

I've gotta make more hummus tomorrow....it won't be 100% raw as I am using up some cans of chickpeas/garbanzos I already had. Everything else will be raw though. I think I'll do the 'sun-dried tomato' version like I just made the other day (but is now all gone!)--it was a hit!

Not sure what else we'll have tomorrow....guess we'll have to wait and see! I just may venture into the green smoothie world again! YIKES!



Oh, and I just know you're absolutely DIGGIN' my retro, orange kitchen countertops!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I am diggin' the orange countertops. I noticed them right away, maybe because I have become addicted to orange, maybe because I am racking my brain trying to think of something that I can paint orange, maybe my kitchen, or my laundry room, or the inside of my sewing closet (since I don't think D. will let me paint anything else). LOVE the Orange. I love to see what your eating and LOVE the fact that your blogging about food.