Sometimes I feel like I live on a liquid diet all day when work is very busy. I start with a large green smoothie with hemp powder, chia seeds, and other bulky raw ingredients, then I come home and make a raw soup — I do have snacks in between, but I don’t count Larabars [...]
I’ve got to thank Vegan Mofo for cleaning up my act in the kitchen. I was dying for nori rolls but the way I eat them is like this — dump ingredients, roll, eat. I don’t even bother to use a sushi rolling mat or even cut them up into bite-sized pieces. But you know, [...]
Sorry for the long absence but things are hectic here at Raw Bento Headquarters. It’s been a week since my return from Moscow but I took off on a short weekend getaway to Nagano — a beautiful prefecture northwest of Tokyo — with friends and did a lot of indulging on top of little sleep. [...]
Lettuce wraps are creeping back into my meals in this warm weather. And I’ve suddenly had an aversion to nut pates which were a staple in winter for me. All I want are smoothies, nut milks, juices, and avocado. The odd flax cracker may get a nibble but I’m wanting them less and less. Thank [...]
When I’m not feeling well, or hung over, or it’s the time of the month, I tend to crave more cooked food. This is probably an unhealthy confession and I’m trying to get over it, but I feel guilty when I eat cooked food in the day. As a general rule, I am always raw [...]
I’ve never found napa cabbage attractive to eat but would do so in Asian soups and use it in my own homemade kimchi. But I got sick of romaine wraps so I grudgingly tried napa cabbage and it’s awesome! The leaves are very firm and holds veggies well and the taste when raw is so [...]
Be warned: very filling gorgeous lunch. Raw mock salmon pate: 1 cup soaked almonds 4 pieces of soaked sundried tomatoes Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 tbs shoyu Black pepper to taste 1/4 cup water You should get a chunky paste but if you want yours smoother, stick all this stuff into a blender. I wrapped [...]
