Raw Food Recipes:
Dr. Ann Wigmore

Jerrine asks:

"Do you know of any source that gives advice for designing a kitchen for raw food prep?"

Terilynn of The Daily Raw Blog says:

I have always dreamed of a home kitchen that was fully, functionally raw. No stove, huge refrigeration, walls upon walls of dehydrators, an island full of cutting boards and pantry space to die for.

But alas, I'm still living in the land of cooked.

If I were building a pimped out raw food kitchen in my home (I'm assuming it's for your personal space and not a restaurant) I would consult a raw (un)cooking school, raw restaurant or professional raw chef to offer advice on what items you would have in the kitchen.

I wish you luck on your kitchen project, here is a very brief list of resources that could be of service.

Raw Food Planet
The Ann Wigmore Foundation
Living Light Institute
105 Degrees Academy
Tree of Life
Alissa Cohen
Jackie & Gideon Graff
Chad Sarno

Check back in the next few days and I'll have some items posted to help you stock your raw kitchen.

I'm opening up this question to the masses. Do you have any suggestions, ideas, tips for Jerrine? Please share in the comments page.

It's been a few months since I've posted. I've missed you, dearly.
I needed some time away. The energy required to maintain two blogs kind of hit me like a ton of bricks and I needed to back off.
I took the time to hang with the kids, play in the garden, avoid the internet, take a family vacation, do an intensive hot yoga teacher training, watch movies, get a tattoe....yada, yada, ya. The list goes on and on.
Truth be known, I hadn't had anything new to offer to you regarding raw foods, until now and even now, I'm not going to go into a recipe right away.
This has been my summer of slowing the heck down, not being in such a rush. It's been nice.

Bishop and zucchini from our garden

I'm taking things a bit slow, there's really no hurry to get started with anything really.
Summer isn't quite over, although, my oldest daughter starts her senior year of high school this Wednesday, but the other kids don't start until later this month.

Avery watering the spinach and lettuce.
Anywho. There are several recipes that I would like to experiment with but I'm not in a hurry to master. In the next coming days (weeks, months) I invite you to come along with me while I venture into the raw culinary unknown.

Kale from the garden
Gardening and yoga has taught me that the journey is more important than the destination.
The first recipe I am going to focus on is Dr. Ann Wigmore's Energy Soup.
I'll read information about, experiment and share what I've learned.
Again my personal lesson could take one post or several. No rush. Above is a quickie version of the soup made from kale and tomatoes from our garden, I'll share the recipe and process in the next few posts.
In the mean time, let's catch up a bit. Drop me a line in the comment box and tell me what you have been doing this summer.

photo by yun-shan
I love to learn and I love it even more when an opportunity arises that you can gain a bit of knowledge for free.
Do you want a chance to win Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Food Home Study Course? Visit here for the contest details.