Cashew flour is a great alternative for almond flour when making crusts for tarts, bars and cheesecakes. Cashews are already sweet by nature and they don’t have the bitterness that almonds can have. Plus, you can get a nice, light flour right in your food processor or blender! Cashew Flour makes 2 cups flour Cashew…
No Fried Food Here! When my sweetie came home and I presented him with this tray of zucchini chips and ranch dipping sauce, he held up his hand and said, “I really don’t like fried foods, honey”. What a great surprise for him. Not only are these not fried, they are raw, vegan, gluten and oil…
I have a sweet tooth. I am not even going to try to pretend I don’t. Just check out the dessert section! I envy people who say, I don’t really care about dessert because for me, a meal just doesn’t feel complete until I have that little pop of sweet at the end. The funny…
The verdict is in. A plant based diet is your best (natural) weapon against heart disease, cancer and diabetes. With many wonderful books and cookbooks currently on the best seller list that promote a health inspired, vegan diet, Oprah doing an entire show on veganism, “Meatless Mondays” becoming a theme everywhere you look, people are…
This week’s contest winner is Noelle from SingersKitchen.com! I have written a couple of posts on dehydration but it is always good to post a little dehydration information refresher. So…here are my top hints and suggestions about dehydrating food. 1. Temperature – You will notice that in many of the recipes, I start at a…
I love creating raw food recipes. Most of my inspiration comes from my own cravings and recipes that I used to make. When my girls were little, I snagged a recipe for turtle bars from a great restaurant in Santa Fe. It quickly became one of our favorites. Later, a recipe from The Barefoot Contessa…
Years ago, one of my family’s favorite desserts was a white chocolate, raspberry, chocolate tart. I have been thinking about it lately and decided that I was going to make a raw version to bring to the 4th of July celebration at my friend Kim’s house. I was the only raw food person there but…
There is not a day that goes by without an email in my box asking about substitutions for ingredients in my raw food recipes. It seems that there are a lot of nut allergies, gluten allergies, or just people who don’t like a particular ingredient. Some people can’t get certain ingredients. What ever the reason,…
Raw food dessert recipes are amazing. Healthy, tasty, and free from all the sugar, flour, butter and cream of traditional recipes, but with a taste that will make you say, I can’t believe this is raw food. Almond Cherry Macaroons Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Apple Pie the Raw Food Way! Banana “Cream” Pie Cacao Vanilla Banana…
Fudge. Easy, decadent, satisfying, raw? You bet. Traditional fudge is made from lots of sugar (the recipe I had called for 2 and 1/2 cups!), butter, evaporated milk, and usually semi sweet chocolate, which is loaded with more sugar and fat. This raw food recipe is quick and only contains almonds, cacao powder and a…
