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Arugula Birds Nest Salad

 

Arugula Birds Nest Salad

3 cups of washed Arugula

2 strips of English cucumbers

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 table spoon of onion powder

1 teaspoon of salt

Dash of cayenne pepper

1 table spoon of agave

 

Portobello Mushroom Cap

 

1/2 cap of Portobello mushroom

1/8 cup of olive oil

1 teaspoon of salt

Dash of cayenne pepper

1 table spoon of agave

 

Marinate the arugala in olive oil, onion powder, salt, cayenne pepper and agave

Form a bird’s nest circle with the two strips of English cucumber

Place the arugala inside the birds nest

Marinate the Portobello mushroom in olive oil and spices

Slice and place on top of the arugala in the birds nest

 

I love how this recipe matches my blog perfectly cool.

 

Watermelon Three Easy Ways

 

                                                                                            Watermelon Picture Credit

Watermelon is juice-a-licious you can't deny it, when you cut into a crisp juicy watermelon and place it into your mouth it is like breaking through a juicy sugary piece of  heaven.

This season watermelon is big around here I usually buy one per week and devour it in less than two days.

    

 

Their are tons of watermelon varieties and there's even a moon and stars variety with yellow skin,can you believe it ?

Also for the married people watermelon is  a natural aphrodisiac, there's actually not a blue variety however you get the point.

 

Watermelon Juice

Watermelon juice is so nutritious and super easy too. This is a great breakfast tonic to get your body going and started off on the right track.

 

Half of watermelon

 

Step 1: scoop out the inside of a half of watermelon; place the meat in your blender, blend and drink.

 

For a tastier drink add agave and a little ginger to taste.

                              

                                                  Frozen Watermelon Juice Margarita

                                                                                                         

                             

                                                                  Watermelon with Ginger Slices

                             

 

Easy Watermelon Sorbet

 

 

 

Sometimes you don’t have to work for hours in the kitchen to achieve a successful dish. This can be a quick lunch time snack or a simple summertime breakfast. Allot of people are making more raw complicated recipes and that is great I indulge in those too, but lets not forget that some of the most tastiest and nutritious raw foods are the simplest ones.

 

 

 

Step 1: Cut a medium watermelon in half

Step 2: Scoop out the watermelon with an ice cream scooper and place it into a medium bowl.

Step 3: Place the bowl with the watermelon in the freezer and freeze for 30 mins or more.

Step: 4 garnish with fresh cherries and serve

Watermelons are at their peek season right now if your aren't at your farmers market picking some up you are seriously missing out. 

These are great useful tips for indulging in melons  of all kinds:

 

 

Melon Fruits like watermelon,cantaloupe and honey dew are great for the skin. You can make delicious juices and drinks out of them; you can also utilize them in fruit salads, smoothies and sorbets.

Raw Blueberry Yogurt over Agave Infused Fruit Medoly

 

 

 

Hello Lovely's,I have been dying for a taste of pure yogurt you know the puss free kind. The kind that's not made with killer alternative rat poison better known as aspartame. Sorry if im being to  descriptive but the truth is the truth. I bet if there was a commercial for yogurt that said get your daily puss and rat poison all in one cup their sales would go under the ground. So instead of activaaaaaaaaaaaaa I am calling my raw yogurt pussfreevaaaaaa :) Thall be all and I know that thall isn't a word.

Off topic I heard a vegan joke that I would love to share with ya. Is a vegan allowed to eat animal crackers ? at least it's better that the where do you get your protein question.

 

Raw Corn Beef with Sliced White Onion

I was very pleased about the turn out,salty savory and satisfying.

• Raw Pecans

• Sun dried tomatoes

• Nutritional yeast

• Cayenne pepper

• Onion powder

Process all the ingredients in the food processor.

Barbaque Dip with Dried Plantain

 

In the Caribbean plantain is a staple food in our diet. I wanted to recreate it in a raw version,so I sliced the plantain very thin using a  mandolin, then I soaked it  in  olive oil and a little salt. I then dehydrated them over night. I was pleased with the turn out. I pared them with a spicy barbecue dip,the result a crunchy savory experience.

                                   

                                                  Raw Barbaque Dip smeared on sliced fennel

Raw Brownie

Who doesn't like a good brownie ? This brownie is a frosted chocolate Brownie that I made it was quite delicious. What is your favorate drink that you like to wash your brownies down with ?

                                 

                                               Raw Chocolate Beans in dried Caco Fruit

This is why I love Raw Foods

G-living really got to this coconut lover with this episode. I really and truly love anything coconut I guess you can take the girl out of  the island but you can't take the island out of the girl.  When I seen this episode it really got me,like yes I can truly be raw and actually stay raw. I had to share this wonderful recipe and episode with my reader or readers lol.

                                                                                                  

 

Raw Banana Coconut Cream Pie

 

Crust

1/2 cup of macadamia nut

1/2 cup of shredded dry coconut

Pinch of salt

1 teaspoons of coconut oil

2 tablespoons of agave nectar

 

Crust Preparation

 

Blend first 5 ingredients in the food processor

Add more agave to stick the crust together

Line pan with saran wrap,press crust on top

Freeze the crust while preparing the filling

 

Filling

 

2 Cups of coconut meat

1/2 cup of virgin coconut oil

2-4 tablespoons of agave nectar

Coconut water (if needed)

1 tablespoon of lime juice

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract or half of a vanilla bean

1-2 bananas sliced 1/2 inch

 

Filling Preparation

Blend the rest of the ingredients except the banana slices in the blender until smooth

Make sure there is enough liquid to have the ingredients swirling in a vortex

Add coconut water if needed

Take the crust out of the freezer and place sliced bananas on top of the crust

Pour filling on top of bananas

Place in the freezer for three to four hours to set

 

Run mature coconut meat through the juicer to make coconut whipped cream from the juice.

Thanks Chef Vanessa !

 

 

 

Apple Bar

 

This apple bar is sticky,sweet and crunchy who could ask for anything more.

Salad and a Raw Salad Dressing

 

This is a salad dressing that can be smeared all over your salad without that guilty feeling.

Coconut Crisps

 

Raw Coconut

 

 

Coconut Crisp Cereal

 

 

I love being creative and fun,this cereal is a true testament of  what can be done using raw foods.

Beautiful Raw Photography the Fruity Addition

   

   

 

 

 

The Granola Monolouge

Date and Raisin Granola

 

Apple Granola

 

Coconut Granola

 

Orange Granola

 

Plain Granola Monologue

 

Coconut Espresso Cake

Coconut Espresso cake was such an inspirational piece of genius that I had. The two flavors really married together very well. I have to work out the kinks but when I do I will defiantly share this recipe.

Cheese and Crackers

Cheese and crackers are one of number one yummers ! My dad I have to admit has gotten me hooked on cheese and bread and cheese and crackers. When I was a child he use to break off a big piece of cheese and an equally big piece of bread and we would just wet our palate with some coke a cola. However I just couldn't continue this trend,so I made some really tasty almond crackers and dehydrated raw cheese. I have to say that these are equally tasty.

Shar Bar

 

There are so many raw food bars out there on the market today,I remember when there was only Lara bar. However Pure bar is also becoming increasingly popular and I know why, there good. I have an experience to share about Pure Bar I was in Trader Joe's and I saw her bars,I said to myself I wander what they taste like ? So being extra hungry because I hadn't eaten all day I ripped one open right in the isle, Let me tell you it was so good I ate the entire bar on my way to check out (and yes I paid for it ) I named the above bars Shar bar because they were so good that I had to name them after myself

Mint Ice cream

Mint tops from my garden

Using fresh ingredients from your garden is not only a treat because you grew it yourself; but it really increases the taste of your dish. Fresh ingredients makes all the difference in taste. I will encourage anyone to grow mint because once you plant it it continues to grow and in most cases  you won't have to re plant it again each year to reap the benefits.

Fresh mint from my garden

 

Fresh mint ice cream

 

 

Fill Me Up Salad

I love when a salad is full of crunch,it really tricks your mind into believing that your eating a complete entree instead of a salad. This salad is filled to the brim with cashews,grapes,raisins and cranberries.

Blueberry Fondue Double Duity

This dip is super easy and supper tasty.

Blueberries

Raw Cashews

Vanilla

Pink salt

Agave

Blend

 

Freeze this mixture and you have blueberry ice cream

Best Flax Crackers

Seriously these crackers were great ! They were so perfect ! I love crunchy snacks like this because they help me to maintain a raw foods lifestyle. The best flax crackers are the ones that are not to "flaxly" in flavor this problem can be eliminated with the use of lemon juice. Secondly the best flax crackers are the ones that are seasoned to perfection I find that a little nutritional yeast and red pepper goes a long way. Thirdly processed almonds really marry all the flavors together making the flax cracker more bread like.