Monday 26 September 2011

Our First Potluck!

Our first potluck sponsored by Upaya Naturals was held last evening at Nzyme in Oakville. Seventeen people attended and the group was evenly split between people who were new to and experienced with the raw living foods lifestyle. The spirit of the group was inspiring and the food was amazing... Kevin Brown, owner of Nzyme spoke about their experience in taking raw food out into the community.

We look forward to car-pooling to the Conscious Eating Niagara Meet-up Potluck hosted by Lee and Marlie on Sunday October 2nd in St Catherines and going as a group to the Walk This Way event in Brampton on Sunday October 23rd. Dr Brian Clements of The Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach FL will be speaking and Alexi Bracy will be walking on our behalf.

Recipes from our September 25th 2011 Potluck

Mocktail
In the Pink from Live Organic Food Bar E-book


Hors`d oeuvres
Marinated Crimini Mushrooms  from Live Organic Food Bar E-book

Curry Pate Stuffing: garlic, lemon juice, pumpkin seeds, curry cumin, cayenne, agave, cider vinegar, sea salt, nutritional yeast, olive oil, water
Stuffed Cucumbers from Ani`s Raw Food Asia Book
Quinoa Crackers from The Art of Raw Living Food
Spread from Live Organic Food Bar E-book

Salads 


Lemon Ginger Slaw
Green cabbage
Red cabbage
Carrots
Sorrel
Kale
Red onion

Dressing
Local organic AppleCider Vinegar
Organic fresh Lemon Juice
Maple Syrup
Quality Italian Olive Oil
Fresh organic Ginger
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

Shredd, chop and massage vegetables. Blend and mix in the dressing.

Spinach kale Arugula Salad


Spinach, kale, spicy arugula, red apple
Sea Tangle kelp noodles (purchased)

Simple Raw fermented cabbage (purchased)


Dressing: Fresh lemon juice,garlic, quality Italian olive oil, pink Himalayan sea salt


Chop everything and mix-in the dressing.

Main Course Entrees

Kelp Noodle Dish

.75 cup coconut aminos
.75 cup coconut nectar
2 - 16 oz packages of kelp noodles
.5 cup bok choy or sunflower sprouts
3 tablespoons black sesame seeds
2 red, orange, yellow and purple peppers
3 tablespoons sesame oil
2 stalks celery
optional: jungle peanuts (not regular peanuts due to the aflotoxins)

Rinse noodles and soak in water for several hours if possible.
Combine all other ingredients and let marinate for a few hours if possible.
Combine the noodles and marinade and let sit for an hour or so.
If you`re short on time, just combine everything at one time and enjoy!



Fettucine Alfredo

Zucchini, shaved with a vegetable peeler to make fettucine noodles
Onions (marinated in coconut aminos), red peppers
Sauce: cashews, lemon juice and salt


Desserts

Cupcakes from Ani`s Raw Food Desserts
Icing: cashews, coconut oil, dry mint, agave, lemon juice, plant based food colouring.


Pumpkin Pie

Crust:
2 cups walnuts
1 cup Madjool dates, pitted
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted at a low temperature
Combine the above in a food processor, press into a pie place and put in freezer if you have time.

Filling:
2 cups pumpkin, chopped
2 cups cashews
.5 cup dried apricots, soaked
.25 cup coconut aminos
2 tablespoons coconut, melted at a low temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 inch fresh ginger, grated
1 tablespoon cinnamon
freshly grated nutmeg
.5 teaspoon cloves, crushed
a pinch of celtic sea salt
Blend all ingredients in a Vita-Mix until smooth. Fill pie crust and return to freezer. Remove from freezer about an hour before serving.

Icing
2 fresh young coconut pulps
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons mesquite meal
2 tablespoons coconut nectar
pinch celtic sea salt
Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy.


Pecan Ice Cream Bars

Ice Cream:
3 bananas
.5 cup raw almond butter
.5 cup raw tahini
.25 cup plus 2 tablespoons raw agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Coating:
2 oz raw cacao butter
raw cacao powder to taste
agave nectar to taste
crushed pecans

Blend all the ice cream ingredients until smooth in a blender or food processor. Pour into a small casserole dish and freeze.
Melt cacao butter over a bowl of warm water. Add cacao powder and agave to taste.
Using a warm knife, cut the ice cream into bars. Dip in coating mixture. Place a sheet of wax paper on top of a cookie sheet and sprinkle pecans on top. Freeze until the coating has set.

Pear and Apple Crumble Cobbler

Crumble:
Almonds, walnuts, dates, cinnamon, maple syrup

Filling:
Pears, apples, dates, cinnamon and nutmeg.


Mulberry Walnut Squares with Vanilla Coconut Cream Icing

Walnuts: 2 cups
Mulberries: 2 cups
Mesquite: 1/4 cup
Cinnamon: 2 tbsp
Maple Syrup: 1/4 cup
Cacao butter: 1 cup

Icing:
Coconut butter: 1/2 cup
Coconut oil: 1/4 cup
Vanilla: 2 tsp
Coconut crystals: 3 tbsp

Blend nuts and mulberries to a crumble, add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix in cacao butter. Place in a glass dish and set in the fridge or freezer. After 5-10 minutes add icing mixture.

Thursday 11 August 2011

Hemp Mylk - Easy, Fast and Nutritious!

Would you like to help end the abuse of young calves that is intrinsic to the veal industry? Click here if your answer is 'no'. The veal industry only exists as a result of the dairy industry so think again before you drink another glass of milk from animal sources.
Now make some incredible hemp seed mylk in minutes and taste how delicious and easy going raw and/or vegan can be!
Here's how...
Buy some organic hemp seeds or order them on-line in bulk by clicking here.They'll keep in your fridge or freezer for some time. Check out the nutrition of hemp by clicking here. Hemp is a great source of EFA's as well as protein.
Blend together at high speed...
1/2 cup organic hemp seed
1.5 cup filtered water
1 Madjool date, pitted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For chocolate mylk, add some raw cacao powder.


September 2011 Potluck

Our first potluck will be held at 5:30pm on Sunday September 25th at Nzyme in Oakville. Click here to register.

Gene Baur's 25th Anniversary Speaking Tour - Farm Sanctuary

Yesterday, I attended an event for bloggers at Kind Food in Burlington which featured Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary.
Gene spoke as part of the speaking tour that he is conducting in celebration of Farm Sanctuary's 25th anniversary. 
Animals raised and killed for food are subjected to intolerable cruelty. They are routinely packed inside factory farm warehouses, barely able to move or engage in basic natural behaviors. More than 9 billion land animals are slaughtered in the U.S. every year, and millions more die before reaching the slaughterhouse.
Farm Sanctuary is an organization that confronts agribusiness on all issues that affect farm animals. They work to end cruel factory farming practices through investigations, public education, legislation and litigation. Some of their key campaigns include an anti-confinement campaign, a truth behind labels campaign, a veg for life campaign, a green foods resolution campaign, and a downer's campaign. Read more about these efforts on their web-site. Click here to watch some remarkable video footage. Click here to find out how you can become involved.