Category: Recipes
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Sunday Recipe: Raw Ranch
If you are thinking about eating more raw veggies, dipping crudités is a great place to start. But of course some of the most popular dipping delights are creamy and cow-milk based. A great alternative for almost any creamy sauce can be made from nuts and seeds: like today’s recipe which is based on cashew nuts, which are a…
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Sunday Recipe: Mung Bean Thread Salad
It’s been a fun week filled with parties, potlucks and parades celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year. I loaded up on Chinese groceries and made this salad using traditional New Year’s noodles. Eating these very long noodles guarantees long life. Happy New Year! Recipe: 2 (1.8 ounce) packages mung bean threads 1 1/2 cups fresh…
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Sunday Recipe: Raw Arugula Soup
Arugula is pretty easy to come by here in Paris. And I think at 14€ a kilo even President Obama would approve! I paid 78 centimes for the organic arugula in this recipe. Arugula is an excellent source of antioxidants, rich in vitamins A and C, folic acid, calcium, manganese, and magnesium. It contains carotenes and…
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Sunday Recipe: Raw Banana Coconut Cream Pie
It’s cold in Paris, so I thought it would be nice to have a little taste of the tropics with this Raw Banana Coconut Cream Pie in a macadamia nut crust. Recipe: Crust: 2 cups raw macadamia nuts, chilled 1 cup shredded dry coconut 2 tbsp lime or lemon juice 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2…
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Sunday Recipe: Raw Flax Crackers
Today’s recipe is the raw food classic, Flax Crackers. Flax seeds are great because they contain high levels of lignans and Omega-3 fatty acids. Lignans are said to benefit the heart, possess anti-cancer properties and all kinds of good stuff. Here is what my old pediatrician Dr. William Sears has to say on the subject: Flax oil and flax seeds are…
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Sunday Recipe: Raw Green Pea Hummus
My sister introduced me to this very quick, easy and yummy hummus recipe. And it’s raw! I use the organic frozen peas from Picard or Naturalia. Peas are generally frozen shortly after picking (but some brands may be blanched prior to freezing.) Frozen products are still considered raw: although a small amount of enzymes are…
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Buckwheat Crêpes
Oh, it must be so easy to be a vegetarian, wandering around town eating eggy crêpes dripping with cheese or Nutella hot off the steamy grill whenever the fancy takes you. Of course, a vegan can always make her own crêpes, but when you crave a bit more convenience I really recommend the ready-made organic…
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Sunday Recipe: Vegan Raw Nog
Egg Nog sounds totally gross in English, but it is even worse in French “Lait de poule” [Chicken Milk.] But Père Noël has to have a drink to go with his cookies, so this is what we whip up chez moi. So go and get your “noggin” ready [old English word for small cup] and create a…
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Sunday Recipe: Spirulina Holiday Balls
Spirulina is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. You can find this blue-green algae at natural food stores or from the Totum stand at the Raspail market. I like to add a little in wherever I can: sprinkle it on popcorn or salads, add it to smoothies and it always goes great…
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Sunday Recipe: Mâche Salad
I’ll tell you one of the things I miss most since we moved here: kale. But on the plus side I am really getting into mâche. Let me tell you about mâche, also known as “lamb’s lettuce”: It’s been cultivated since the 17th century here in France’s Loire valley. It is in season from Mid-August through December,…
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