http://raw-bento.com A raw vegan bento blog　ロービーガンの弁当のブローグ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:25:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some time back, I took a trip up to Hokkaido with the non-raw fiancé to scout for possible wedding locations. I knew that we were going to stay in a lodge with a fully kitted out kitchen so I brought my trusty travel blender to make sure I'm high-raw away ... http://raw-bento.com/being-raw-in-hokkaido/ 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 ... http://raw-bento.com/raw-chocolate-ice-cream-parfait/ 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 ... http://raw-bento.com/raw-lemon-cheesecake/ Last April in New York, I went to Rockin' Raw with my bestie again. I think it's becoming a ritual — me likey. I can't get enough of this place and when I look at the pictures, I want to fly back just to eat their food. We did a ... http://raw-bento.com/rockin-raw-again-it-was-so-good/ This soup and salad lunch with bread came about quite haphazardly. I was scrounging around for ingredients and this was the result: raw tomato soup with leftover marinated veggies and mushrooms, with a piece of Lydia's Organics Sunflower Seed Bread. Recipe for raw tomato soup (in a high-speed blender): 2 tomatoes 3-4 basil ... http://raw-bento.com/unconventional-soup-and-salad/ As the owner of three blogs, my camera and desktop are constantly overflowing with photos. I stumbled upon these photos of a bento I made in early May — before my aversion to nut pates. At the time, this bento was pretty yummy. I don't have a name for it, ... http://raw-bento.com/early-summer-bento/ The one thing I'm craving now is raw savoury soup. They are an all-time fave but I love them more in summer. I have my ever reliable everything-but-the-kitchen-sink raw green soups almost on a daily basis but sometimes I think I need to pamper myself a little. I saw some ... http://raw-bento.com/light-raw-corn-chowder/ Gosh it's HOT over here in Tokyo so I'm really into salsa type dishes. This is one of my faves... Recipe: 1/4 ripe pineapple, chopped 1/4 white onion, chopped 1 cucumber, chopped Sea salt & black pepper to taste Mix well. I prefer it without lemon or lime juice because pineapple is pretty tart to me. ... http://raw-bento.com/easy-pineapple-salsa/ You know I adore chia pudding and I literally eat the same one almost daily, but the other day, I thought, "Let's make this one rock!" And set about making a raw cacao milk with walnuts. Recipe: 1 cup walnut milk 1 tbs raw cacao 2 dates This turned out to be a bowl ... http://raw-bento.com/chocolate-chia-pudding/ Since I'm getting into marathons, I decided to increase my protein intake to help me recover faster. Actually I was quite happy with hemp protein shakes but I was wondering if I would feel any different if I amped things up. The reason why I wanted to explore rice protein ... http://raw-bento.com/nutribiotic-rice-protein-vanilla-review/