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Raw Veggie Rice with Tamari Orange Sauce

Post by Susan on March 17, 2015

This veggie recipe is quick, easy and satisfying! Here is a quick, raw “stir fry” that makes a great meal. It’s a great addition to your veggie recipes. It is loaded with vegetables, and topped with a Tamari Orange sauce that gives just the right amount of sweet and sour. No oil, no added fat….

Zucchini Chips with Ranch Dipping Sauce
Zucchini Chips with Ranch Dipping Sauce

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…

Raw Dried Cherry Walnut Cacao Healthy Energy Bars
Raw Dried Cherry Walnut Cacao Healthy Energy Bars

I am always in need of a good portable snack. And I love healthy energy bars! I often find myself out and about and can’t find something to eat. Or I am hiking and need a bit of a pick me up. And lets not forget that mid-afternoon slump when you need a little boost.  …

Raw Curried Squash Vegetable Noodles on Spinach and Contest Winners!
Raw Curried Squash Vegetable Noodles on Spinach and Contest Winners!

We have our contest winners! Emails have been sent out. Rebecca, Shelley and Kerry, congratulations! Winter brings challenges when it comes to raw food, unless you are living in Costa Rica! We crave warmer food, more substantial food. As you know, I don’t have a problem with adding some cooked food. It is my opinion…

Radicchio, Fennel and Orange Healthy Dinner Salad with Tahini Dressing
Radicchio, Fennel and Orange Healthy Dinner Salad with Tahini Dressing

Greens. The thing we need the most of and eat the least of.  Greens are your “super food”.  And what better way to enjoy greens than a raw healthy dinner salad!     Greens Nutrient Hit List Greens are full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant-based phytonutrients that help protect you from heart disease, inflammation, and diabetes….

Raw Hazelnut Truffles Recipe with Raw Cacao Ganache
Raw Hazelnut Truffles Recipe with Raw Cacao Ganache

Sometimes you need a little bite of sweet. It doesn’t hurt if it is a cute bite, either! These raw hazelnut truffles are topped with a delicious chocolate ganache and just a hint of flaked salt. Delicious! You are going to want to add this to your  Raw Truffles Recipes collection!     I was…

Stuffed Mushrooms with Sunflower Sage Cream and Rosemary
Stuffed Mushrooms with Sunflower Sage Cream and Rosemary

Phase one of our construction project is finally coming to an end. The house is beautiful, the views to die for and we have finally moved out of the downstairs office and are actually living in the main house! As I look back over the last 7 months, I honestly don’t know how we did…

Apple and Kale Salad with Oil Free Maple Dijon Dressing
Apple and Kale Salad with Oil Free Maple Dijon Dressing

When our CSA box arrived, full of kale and apples, this lovely fall salad almost created itself. I knew I had a hit when my daughter, her best friend and her boyfriend came to town and devoured the entire bowl in one sitting! It’s all fall with maple syrup, cranberries and apples. Maple pepper pecans…

Healthy Breakfast Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oats
Healthy Breakfast Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oats

Overnight oats have been around for a very long time. The idea is simple. Mix your oats with milk and spices, leave overnight to soak and soften and in the morning you have a wonderful bowl of delicious, creamy oats. A lovely healthy breakfast awaits you.     I have been intrigued by overnight oats…

Raw Easy Pumpkin Recipes
Raw Easy Pumpkin Recipes

Pumpkin has become the star fruit of fall. Recipes for pumpkin lattes, pumpkin pies, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin breads, etc. flood food blogs this time of year. It may drive you a little batty but before you submit to pumpkin overdose. But before you pull all of your hair out… Take a look at these nutritional…