sarahfae: (veggie-holic)
Because I don't always have the time to make/eat exciting gourmet raw food...
Here's some simple food I've snacked on recently...


Today's breakfast: Perfectly fresh Mango & Orange Julius inspired smoothie (SO GOOD)


A simple yummy snack to fight the cooked food cravings:
Equal parts Medjool Date paste with Equal parts Almond Butter, and a few dashes of Sea Salt
sarahfae: (veggie-holic)



Hi! I just posted a yummy new recipe up at Addicted to Veggies, but I'm gonna share it here too...

This plate is perfect for lunch time, or even as an appetizer dish (served with carrots, crackers, or something durable to "dip" with).
Layered Cheeze & Hummus Plate
Here's what ya do:
Start with a layer of Zucchini Monsterella Cheeze
Then spread a layer of No-Chickpea Hummus
Layer thin slices of Avocado
And top with chopped olives, and Flax Cheddar Cheeze powder

xoxo~

sarahfae: (addicted to veggies)

Labor Day morning, I woke up to the birds chirping outside of my bedroom window, and snuggly puppies trying to wiggle their way underneath the covers.
I quickly made my breakfast "treats" and headed out to the patio to enjoy the morning smells and sounds...


Strawberries with "Milk" Chocolate Dip, and a Blue-Green Smoothie

This-a-way for recipe and another pic... )
sarahfae: (no make-up)
What a great sunny weekend in (a typically very overcast) Northern Cali!
So very rare, and so very wonderful.
I managed to get quite a bit of sunshine, all from my back yard, in addition to making some pretty amazing food...some of which I'd like to share with my favorite people on lj!

I sort of have a LOT to share, but I'm going to break it up in a few posts over the next few days. For starters - here's a couple *super* simple, and easy raw food ideas.


Lettuce Wraps: Zucchini Monsterella Cheeze, Sweet Mustard and Avocado


Sour Kream & Onion DIP! (or dressing)

Read more... )
sarahfae: (dear diary)

Enjoying a rare sunny Northern California day outside in my back yard.
Sour Kream & Onion Cashews/Almonds, a slightly too ripe banana, some good reading material (I'm pretty excited about the upcoming Tintin flick!), sun tea, and The Matches on my ipod (which I'll be seeing in San Fran with the sis next weekend).

Hope you're all having a nice Wednesday afternoon!

sarahfae: (dear diary)
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
This weekend was one of those that seemed to go on forever --- in a reallyreally good way. I love it when that happens! I feel relaxed, refreshed, and totally ready for whatever Monday might bring.

With that said/wrote - here's what the Sis and I had for a Sunday brunch...one of many new, fun, and easy recipes to come!

Grapes, Home-made Almond Milk, and "Super Hero Breakfast Bars" with "Anytime Strawberry Spread"


Read more... )
sarahfae: (meee)

Another travel friendly raw food (if you've got a small cooler) that  I'll never get tired of...this made it on my menu for next weeks trip.
Here's my raw food take on a classic favorite snack: Celery & Peanut Butter. 



Celery
Home-made Almond Butter (from this old post) - w/ drizzled Agave over the top
Spiral Cut Carrot
A dash of Sea Salt for the finish

 

sarahfae: (no make-up)
I think I've created THE BEST snack ever - at least to me.
Since I came up with this simple flavor-packed snack I've felt SO much more secure in my ability to stick with raw food...all because of a little nut, and some spices.
If you're like me, and love salty foods, and battle the urge to pick up a bag of potato chips in your weak moments, you HAVE to give this recipe a try! If you're not the "sour cream and onion" kinda gal/guy then sit tight - I'll be coming up with a barbeque and cheezey version of these very soon.

I wanted to hold off on sharing this recipe because I didn't want to over-kill with posting, but I just couldn't wait!


"Sour Kream and Onion Cashews" ---

4 C Raw Cashews
2 Circles Agave
1 Cap full Apple Cidar Vinegar
- In a bowl combine Cashews, Agave and Vinegar. Mix well and set aside.

Dry ingredients:
4 tsp Onion powder
2 tsp Dillweed
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Green Bellpepper powder - can sub w/ Paprika
1 tbsp dried Chives
Seat Salt and Pepper to taste
- In a bowl combine the above dry ingredients and sift/mix well.

Mix dry ingredients evenly throughout Cashews.
Spread Cashews on telexflex dehydrator sheets and dehydrate for 2 hours - until crunchy. Store in air tight container in the fridge for maximum freshness.
As tempted as you might be to eat them all at once I'd advise against it, or you'll end up with an upset tummy.
Carry a baggy of them in your purse or back pocket for light snacking in between meals.

Little Sister Quote [upon tasting them]:
"Mmmm! It tastes buttery!"


sarahfae: (meee)

I've actually got some yummy food to share (Yay), but unfortunately no new camera (yet) so sincere apologies in advance for the crappy in quality pictures. I promise the food will make your tummy and taste buds very happy though!

So without further ado --- here's what I've been eating lately (for dinner tonight, actually):


"Meaty-Nutty Ground Almonds"


"Deviled Cucumbers" (featuring "Meaty-Nutty Ground Almonds") and a simple salad

 

sarahfae: (meee)


Stuffed Marinaded Eggplant bites w/ Savory Almond Cheeze


Flat bread with Savory Almond Cheeze, Avocado, topped w/ Flax Cheeze powder

Read more... )
sarahfae: (meee)

I was a little busy over the weekend...



The Ultimate Raw Veggie Burrr-gurrr


Pizza Tapenade


Spinach "Pizza" Salad


Stuffed "Ultimate Raw Veggie Burr-gurrs"


Mango/Peach/Orange Cobbler

Recipes and pics this-a-way! )
sarahfae: (no make-up)
Happy Belated Mom's day to all of you who don that title.
D's been out of town since last Friday so I had the Sis over and we rocked it "girlie weekend" style. There is something truly medicinal about laughing hysterically at yourself. We always managed to do this non-stop when we're together.

Saturday evening we watched three Buster Keaton flicks, and in between movies and snacks we managed to blow up roughly forty balloons to decorate my house with...for Mothers Day of course! What good is a holiday if you can't have balloons?? Needless to say the Mom was happy to see them strung throughout the house (and I'm leaving them up for when D comes home tomorrow --- a perfect way to welcome him back!!).
We had a ton of yummy snacks, played with the cheap party favors I picked up from my neighborhood drug store, and went around in a circle sharing stories that related to Mom and our childhood (one of my favorite things to do during family gatherings).

I came up with a couple very simple and YUMMY rawfood party snacks/treats that I'll share with ya'll under the cut...
But for now I'm gonna  tease you with some pics...

   

                                           

                           

Weekend food, Mother's Day treats, and Tonight's dinner... )
As always - thanks for coming by!
sarahfae: (Default)
I don't even know where to start with this last weekend. It was wonderful in many ways, but mostly because it was just so relaxed.
I'm becoming increasingly in love with my kitchen, and finding that very often throughout the day I sort of crave to spend time there. This has made it a little difficult for me to get on line over the last few days, well, because when I'm home I just don't want to leave my kitchen.
Yesterday I had every intention to get outside and go for a day trip with Lucy up to Ferndale (as mentioned in a recent previous post), but due to the very windy weather, and an unexpected cold front (in spite of the damn sunshine) I knew it wasn't going to happen. I just HATE going outside when it's super windy, and that's one of the annoyances of living on the coast of northern california. Sooo, I stayed in my kitchen --- allllll dayyyy longgg. And it was SO awesome. Before I new it, it was time for dinner, and I had been chopping, dicing, mincing, grating, and prancing around my kitchen for six hours. Needless to say I've got a few things to show off...but where to start?


      

  
The other day I had a weird craving for a cooked meal that I use to eat a lot of. Embarassingly simple, a sort of poor-man's dinner: Brown Rice and Cabbage. After thinking about it for a while I knew that I could recreate the rice and cabbage meal with a rawfood twist...so I did. The end result is something I'd like to call:
"Poor Man's Brown "rice" and Cabbage", with a Cucumber Avocado salad.
Recipe and another pic, this way... )
Next up is another variation of my raw breakfast bars - but this time they're TROPICAL!! And so much better than before. Mango/Banana/Kiwi Tropical Breakfast Bars with a Coconut-Lemon cream icing/filling.
This way for the recipe and pics... )
And finally, a very simple but yummy snack. I share a picture of it because while I was snacking in the sunlight of our sun-room my plate just looked too pretty. Cucumber Sticks (w/ a little sea salt), Carrot Chips, and "Raw no-chickpea Hummus" topped with Sunflower Parm and Paprika.
This way for a pic and link to recipe... )Thanks so much for stopping by! And I promise that there's much more to come!
xoxo~
sarahfae: (Default)

Saturday the Sis came over and hung out for a while, and I of course took advantage of her [again] and had her assist with writing down recipes while I scurried around my kitchen like a mad-woman. It was a great time! I love that girl.

The other day when I was at Eureka Natural Foods, in their tiny rawfood section I noticed a bag labled "Cheesy Kale Chips". I grabbed the bag and looked at the ingredients and thought to myself: "I can totally make these!" So...I did. And the outcome was probably the best rawfood that I've had to date.

Cheesy Cashew Kale Chips:

3/4 c raw cashews
1 tbsp lemon juice
5 tbsp nut.yeast
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1-2 tbsp braggs liquid aminos (to taste)
agave nectar - to taste
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dulse flakes
2 tsp onion powder
3 tsp evoo
 
Blend above ingredients in food proccessor, adding roughly 1/2 cup of water until you have a fairly creamy consistancy - but not "runny".
In a bowl drizzle Cheese sauce over kale, toss kale until it's evenly coated in sauce, place chips in dehydrator for 18-20 hours, or until crispy


The next yummy wonderful snack food that I whipped up was a savory flatbread/cracker. My only mistake with the flatbread was that I didn't oil my dehydrator trays so instead of big whole pieces of flatbread I had broken smaller pieces [silly me]. But I've never been a huge fad of "bread" anyways, so this worked out just fine for me.


Nut'n Veggie Flatbread
(this recipe yields a lot, so you may want to cut it in half)

This recipe works best if you proccess the wet and dry ingredients seperately. 

Wet Ingredients:
1 large zucchini (grated)
2 med. carrots (grated)
4 scallions (green onion)
4 small stocks of celery
2 tbsp lemon
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 heaping tbsp garlic
3 tbsp evoo
2 tbsp agave nectar
2 tbsp braggs
 
---Pulse wet ingredients, then place into a bowl---
 
Dry Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 c raw sunflower seeds
1/2 c raw pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp onion powder
1/2 c nut.yeast
1 tsp paprika
2 tsp dillweed
1 tbsp dulse
2 tsp ground caraway seed
1/4 c ground flax seed
 
In a bowl combine wet and dry ingredients, for best results mix with a hand blender.
Spread evenly on *oiled* teleflex sheets, dehydrate over night, 20-24 hours.
 

And last, but certainly NOT least...my recipe for the best hummus evar --- and it's raw!!


Raw "no chickpea" Hummus
**EDIT on 5/26/09**

1 c soaked (overnight) walnuts
1 c soaked (2 hours) cashews
2 tbsp raw tahini
1 and 1/2 tbsp apple cidar vinegar
2 tsp garlic (to taste)
1 tbsp lemon
1 tbsp braggs liquid aminos (or to taste)
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp Fenugreek (optional - but it makes it sooooo good!)
2-3 tbsp evoo (can sub with water)
1/2 c water
1 tbsp dried or fresh chives
1 tsp agave nectar
 
Process all ingredients until smooth. Eat, share, and be happy!



Enjoy ~ xoxo

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