Today was a great uncooking/cooking day. Not because I was feeling idle but I had a heckavua busy day and I felt the need to get super-organized to help myself be 100% alert and with it. I prepped all my ingredients in the morning — soaking nuts, dates, and lentils.
I started off with a peach [...]
I’m having a self-declared half day off on this Friday morning. All I want to do are things that are close to my heart and relaxing so I’m actually listening to Karen Knowler’s latest teleclass while blogging this.
These pictures don’t do justice to this raw lemon cheesecake but I almost always eat desserts in the [...]
I made one serving because I don’t like keeping rock hard raw ice-cream in the fridge. Defrosted ice-cream ain’t the same.
Recipe (in a blender):
1 cup cashews, soaked
8 dates, soaked
3 tbs cocoa powder
1 vanilla pod (tiny)
Pinch of vanilla essence
1/2 cup water
Let this smoothie chill in the fridge for at least six hours and then pour [...]
I got a wee bit tired of my usual coconut-flake-coated chocolate truffles so I decided to try something different.
PISTACHIOS!
The non-raw fiancé loves to nibble on pistachios, but alas, he is away so there’s half a bag of unshelled pistachios left. I’ve seen this done on other raw blogs so I can’t say I was original, [...]
Pure decadence.
I made Alissa Cohen’s raw blueberry pie and I loved it. But I like variety and non-raw fiancé wasn’t around to help me eat it, so I whipped up some vegan chocolate sauce (two tbs of cocoa powder and a huge drizzle of maple syrup) and poured it over a slice. I also [...]
Found this at a Whole Foods in NYC…
It’s rich, creamy, and the eternally perfect combination of cherry and chocolate is just divine…
I haven’t posted a raw dessert in a while because I’ve just been making the ones that I love. Raw chocolate truffles are a staple for sure and so easy to make and I’m all about saving time, as you can see.
But once in a while, I do like to experiment and try new recipes. [...]
Since I went to Café Gratitude, I couldn’t not have bought their raw desserts book, Sweet Gratitude. The first recipe I tried was the Mint Chip Cheesecake.
I adjusted the recipe because I didn’t have a few ingredients but it turned out to be a rich minty chocolatey raw cake that the non-raw boyfriend enjoyed immensely.
Crust:
1 [...]
I was craving for ice cream on a chocolate brownie like no tomorrow so I set about making this popular dessert. It’s one of those “real” foods that translate very well into a raw version.
Inspired by a very timely holiday dessert post on Loving Raw, I whipped up this mouth-watering combination.
This one just makes me go ooh-la-la. The non-raw boyfriend demands for seconds when this appears on the dinner table.
Recipe:
Crust (in a food processor):
1/2 cup walnuts, soaked
1/2 cup sunflower seeds, soaked
8 dates
1 tbs maple syrup
Dash of cinnamon and nutmeg
Pinch of sea salt
1 tbs coconut oil
Filling (in a blender):
1 cup coconut milk (made with 2 cups [...]
