In the video below, Russell James (The Raw Chef), demonstrates how to create date syrup – a nice raw whole-food alternative to agave syrup. In my opinion, high-quality organic dates (such as organic sun-dried Medjools or Hunzas) are a quality sweetener – they are extremely versatile and a whole-food (extremely important!). There is a lot [...]
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Grand Green Goddess Dressing Recipe
[This is a contributed article by the Green Goddess of the Rose Garden. - Editor] Adapted from Green Goddess Dressing in Eco-Cuisine: An Ecological Approach to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking by Ron Pickarski If I were to recommend a vegan cookbook author, my first and only choice would be Ron Pickarski, the former Franciscan friar and [...]
Chocolate Hazelnut Drink Recipe
[This is a contributed article by the Green Goddess of the Rose Garden. - Editor] Hazelnuts, with their flavourful nuttiness, complement the fragrant bitterness of cocao perfectly, in this absolutely to-live-for raw vegan beverage. Makes 2, 1-cup servings Ingredients: 1/2 cup hazelnuts, soaked in 2 cups of water for 4 hours or longer 1 cup [...]
Chocolate Spinach Smoothie Recipe
I recently came up with this simple smoothie recipe which I now enjoy on a regular basis. I often feel like both chocolate and greens – this smoothie provides a nice way for me to combine both. Special Equipment Blender (A high-powered blender like a Vita-mix is ideal.) Ingredients 3 organic medjool dates soaked about [...]
Brutus Dressing Recipe – a Replacement for Raw Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing?
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been using a simplification of a raw vegan Caesar salad dressing recipe. This past Friday, I had a chance to go to a very unique raw food potluck. I brought a “Caesar Salad” with raw vegan croutons that I purchased from OrganicLives. My friend M. asked for the [...]
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