Strawberry Pie

I went crazy making deserts last weekend and then found that I had run out of cake tins mid food processing....lol

anyway.. here are the ingredients:
Crust:  2 Cups Almonds or Pecans, 1/2 Cup dates, pitted and soaked
Filling: 2 Cups Strawberries, 1cup Coconut oil, 1c soaked cashews, 2 tsps Vanilla extract, 1/2 c raw honey.

To Prepare Crust :

In a Food Processor grind the nuts until fine.

Process until mixture forms a dough like consistency.

Press into cake tin using fingers until base is completely covered.





Place in the freezer until filling is ready.
Blend together filling ingredients until smooth and then spread on top of base. Freeze for a minimum of 3 hours. Good 2-3 days in fridge.




and there you have it!! Strawberry Pie. ;-)

It was delicious!!

Why Raw and Living Foods?

When I'm eating raw and living foods I feel fresh and alive - just like the food. This addition has improved my health, my energy levels and my overall well-being. Eating foods as close to the way God created them for optimum health - it just makes sense. Ive been slowly increasing the amount of raw foods into my diet over the last year. Smoothies and juices and salads were a given for a couple of years now; but Ive truly never felt so good as when I'm eating high raw. So now my diet is about 60 per cent raw.
I don't consider this a diet...when I use this term I use it quite liberally because I don't want it to imply any type of sacrifice that has to be undertaken. Eating raw has nothing to do with giving ANYTHING up, in fact its all about letting the goodness IN!! This is a gift, its a very rewarding, self-empowering healing gift.

TO KNOW WHAT YOU PREFER...instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive. - Robert Louis Stevenson.

So....Whats new?

Yes, its been quite a while...Ive been super busy in the kitchen!...just completed my raw food chef training by Russell James and since then Ive felt truly inspired and motivated. Ive been making all manner of things raw...and having a blast! Russell has a great way of braking things down into bite size pieces (pardon the pun) parceled into easily digestible nuggets of wisdom!! He is truly gifted and makes everything he creates look absolutely divine!
I'm experimenting with making raw cakes at the moment..playing around with different flavours and they are GOOD! just need to get them looking a tad more presentable and they will be flying out of the fridge. All of a sudden friends and family just happen to be in the neighbourhood!!!...mmm I'm loving this new found skill...i'm visiting catering shops and kitchen stores and investing in new utensils...and still praying for my de-hydrator and vitamix...mmmmm...

Introducing my new love -Maca Magic......yayyyyyy!

Ive been trying to upload a video for you guys demonstrating how to make my most perfect Maca Nut Mylk... so you'll have to watch this space...one day soon....I promise!!

Maca is a radish like root that grows in Peru. Its a nutrient dense wholefood and contains 10% protein, 60% carbohydrate and full of fatty and amino acids, phyto-nutrients, vitamins and minerals trace.
Maca has been used for thousands of years as a stress-fighting adaptogen and is famous for its amazing health benefits and used to boost, energy, strength, libido, sexual function and fertility in both men and women. It's a natural viagra with no side effects and it's said to relieve symptoms of menopause within days.
The Peruvian root works gradually, not instantly. You need to eat Maca continually to receive the full benefits.
Maca balances the body's systems: it'll raise low blood pressure and lower high blood pressure as needed. Maca boosts immunity and harmonizes the body's overall vitality. Continous use is best advised as it does work slowly.

Im so in love with Maca...it really works well for me. It helps me to feel good with its amazing way of balancing the hormones. Maca is an adaptogen so it feelers around the body and levels off all what is out of whack! For example: it'll raise low blood pressure and lower high blood pressure as needed. Maca works great in a smoothie, you may also use it in shakes and tea, and raw granola.
In my smoothies I'll add it with Mesquite which is a natural mild sweetner. You may also use it in shakes and tea, and raw granola.The two give off a real balanced taste in my smoothies without spiking my blood sugar levels.
Maca boosts my energy levels and helps me to fuel this hectic lifestyle! Its my magic formula...with which I wouldn't be without!

Taking the Path Less Trodden.....

Has certainly been an emotional one to say the least!....I find the more raw I introduce into my body the more my body zings! Infact, I feel much more intune with my body than Ive been in a long while. I love this feeling.
Since the JF Ive been more or less following the same flow of Green smoothie for brekkie and lunch, or sometimes a superfood smoothie for lunch and dinner a raw soup or salad. Twice a week I'll have a lightly steamed dinner of wholefoods usually Quinoa or squash or sweet potato....with a raw salad or veg.

I certainly feel much different now to that when I was juice-feasting! ...well, for starters I feel heavier for the obvious reason that I'm eating and Ive managed to put on a few more pounds although I have faith that my body will balance the weight out within 3 months. I'm not in a rush with it, its more important for me to feel great within myself, and the rest is peanuts! and by that I mean to feel fully nurtured, alive, sleeping right, balanced moods, energetic, powerful digestion, and to be grateful!.... :-). Ive also gotton real organised with my office and have been so creative in the kitchen!...I will post up some pics of recent developements there!

None of my friends eat this way but..they will...joke....I just want to be the change that I want see in this world and can hopefully encourage others to do the same in whatever way they shine! I plan on inviting my family over for a raw dinner party, schhh...dont tell them...its as soon as the de-hydrator arrives!..

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Juice Feasting and Beyond

Ive started a 10 day Journey to Raw Program. Today is day 7 and its going really well. The recipes make really delicious meals and I still dont feel any real intense hunger. Since doing my 3rd JuiceFeast my body now responds a little different to hunger. Intrinsically the body craves nutrition and not specific junk foods. So we will receive the message or signal that we are hungry...and in most cases we are just thirsty! (Which is a whole other story)!
To the best of my knowledge since the JuiceFeast I've had all if not most of my nutritional needs met. So far Ive not craved for a single food type in particular. :-) I plan on seriously introducing more raw foods into my diet and having a high raw one at that!
I'm working on a new web-site, and will continue my classes very soon. Lots of new goodies in the pipe-line. In the mean-time I will keep this blog updated.

Never Under-estimate the Power of a Juice-Feast!

Oh my gosh....this last Juice-feast was completely different from the first one I did in 2008. At first I thought this was due to me getting older, developing bad habits, etc. Now, I'm sure its the classic 'onion peeling effect' that happens to you once you start any detox for an extended period of time. If you are like me and are always looking for positive growth and want to learn something new about yourself and the environment, then you will understand completely what I am saying. 
I made my goals clear to myself at the outset of my Juice Feast. I wrote them down and even hung them in parts of the house where I would see them daily. Just to spur me on. It is imperative that you really know the reason(s) why you are doing what your doing! Ensure that your reasons speak directly to the center of your heart..and truly ask and ask again. So when your emotions do come up for you, you will be in a place to acknowledge them and fully appreciate that they are yours!



 The Emotional Detox....

This is the most important thing you need to know!!!

When you start to eat raw, you will FEEL better on every level. Your heart and mind opens up to the universe; but on the other side of the coin you will often find yourself sitting back, watching your life on the big screen and the truth is that you are! You actually SEE very clearly exactly what is NOT working for you.....Hmmmmm

So, Congratulations I say to myself! Now you've given birth to another part of you that may have laid dormant for years un-manifested for years....the question is ....What will YOU do with all this new found information?!

Waking up to this fact can be painful – too painful sometimes.....this is when you would dive into the cookie jar and remember cravings that you thought were long gone!...BE Careful!

I will be forever grateful that my stuff is now in the light and has come up for me to deal with, and to be honest its well overdue!!...No more excuses! I've had to climb a huge mountain in terms of my own health over that last two years; and now that I FEEL better I can DO better!
Consuming raw for me feels like such a pleasure, it makes my heart sing and my blood tango!...it makes me feel good....and makes me want to do GOOD!... :-)
Even my boyfriend is turned on to raw now! He loves my green juices and nut-mylks and his superfood smoothie...on the same vybe!...I love it! He is reaping the benefits of increasing raw into his diet. No more afternoon slug-time....No more dead beat tiredness in the evening....better digestion....much more energy!

As for me...well this Juice-Feast was my chance to begin again...as that is ultimately what we do best as Human Beings!

BEGIN AGAIN!