07-31-2010, 02:38 PM
(07-31-2010, 12:55 AM)Lavazza Wrote: Hey Monica, can you slide one of those over my way? Lookin' good!
Sure! C'mon over for lunch!
I feel like a whole new world has opened up. I've been a vegetarian for almost 30 years, but last time I tried to do raw foods vegan, there was very little in the way of resources. All the raw vegan recipes were just variations of glop, nut patties, and more glop...all seasoned with "Bragg's liquid aminos to taste." Bleh!!!
But now, OMG there are literally dozens, maybe even hundreds, of raw vegan recipe books, some based on upscale gourmet restaurants. Now, the food is not only edible, but actually delicious! And some are even quite decadent seeming...like rich pies made with cashew custard...yet the oils are healthy oils, not fattening. (Although you can definitely overdo the fats, so common sense does come into play.)
These veggie threads actually inspired me take that leap to vegan (no redeeming value in dairy foods, except free-range eggs and raw goats' milk, imo) and get inspired about raw vegan. Now, instead of feeling deprived, pursuing such a diet can actually be very exciting and a feast for the taste buds!
Oh, for dinner yesterday we had gazpacho and spicy guacamole-stuffed red bell peppers. Yum! I cheated and had a slice of spelt bread, so it wasn't totally raw. But guess what, I didn't feel guilty in the least!
I picked up a dehydrator at a garage sale, found that the cheap ones don't always work very well, so I decided to get a better one. I like having something munchy, and with a dehydrator, we can make all sorts of sprouted-nut-and-grain-based delicious breads, crackers and even cookies! All enzymatically intact and full of life-force.