Raw Food Recipes:
avocado

Day 53 of raw eats

8:29 a.m. green juice at work

9:36 a.m. Blueberry-Basil smoothie

10:25 a.m. Mole kale chips

11:25 a.m. large salad at work

12:01 p.m. Lemon bar dessert at work

1:40 p.m. Mila and water

3:04 p.m. green juice

Living Light Pastry Arts students' dessert menu featuresLemon Poppy CakeKey Lime pieRaspberry CheesecakeChocolate CheesecakeTiramisuChocolate SauceRaspberry Sauce

4:50 p.m. Sharing Lemon Poppy Seed cake with my little one at home

6:42 p.m. kelp noodles and Kimchi at home

7:57 p.m. red wine at home

8:02 p.m. Sharing the students' menu with the family Day 54 of Raw Vegan foods

10:51 a.m. Snacking on Thai Curry Cashews at work

11:23 a.m. large salad at work

3:36 p.m. chocolate cheesecake

3:51 p.m. Chocolate Mousse

5:46 p.m. red wine at home

7:48 p.m. large romaine, onion and avocado salad at home

A Blended Salad is a mixture of raw, leafy greens and other foods blended together to create a smooth, creamy consistency. Eating a salad prepared in this manner is quick, convenient and increases absorption of important nutrients.

Recipe #37 of the Complete Book of Raw Food Endeavor.

This is a pretty standard recipe and the beauty of the salad is you can add your favorite vegetables to eat.

Blended Salad by Paul Nison, p. 93
1 handful leafy greens (lettuce and spinach work best)
1/2 cucumber
1 stalk celery
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 handful sunflower sprouts (optional)
1/2 red pepper (optional)
1 avocado
1 teaspoon flaxseed oil (optional)
1 tomato

Blend all ingredients and serve.

Asparagus
Select — Spears with a vibrant color and no bruises or blemishes. The buds at the tip should be tightly close. Peak Season: March to May

Store — Remove any bands that bind the spears together and put the bases of the steams in a jar filled with 2” of water. Change the water daily to keep asparagus fresh longer. Refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Trim — Hold one end of the asparagus spear in each hand and bend the stalk. It will naturally break at the point where it is tough.　

Recipe #35 and #36 of "the Complete Book of Raw Food" Endeavor

Asparagus Avocado Salad by Rita Romano, p. 54
Honey Mustard Dressing with Poppy Seeds by Elaina Love, p. 85

This refreshing salad combines the crispiness of asparagus with creamy avocado and tangy grapefruit.

I promise I had the best intentions. I had a beautiful menu planned for you for this Thursday. Each day this week I would focus on a different course for you to seduce your sweetie into a meal he or she would always remember.

The foreplay of the evening would have been the Sweet and Spicy Neptune Salad Cocktail, followed by a bit of cool Cucumber soup or maybe a Shaved Fennel salad with cranberries. Moving on to main event it was a Mushroom Ragu and Chickpea Polenta with Asparagus Rolls. The climax was Cheesecakes Shots with Blueberry sauce.

I like to cuddle after. Do you like to cuddle? I thought you might cuddle with a Fruit Platter of pineapple cubes, strawberries and raspberries with two spicy chocolate sauces for dipping and feeding . One laced with cayenne and the other with cinnamon.

Time escaped me and I really couldn't indulge in such an extravagant venture, you know the juice feasting thing.

Now before you leave in a huff and curse me for being such a tease or so you won't wear "that shirt" that says "I visited The Daily Raw Blog and all I got was this stinking T-shirt"...try this, to soothe the savage beast.

A sweet and fiery concoction that will most definitely set the fires ablazing. Here folks to get your party started is the.....

Sweet and Spicy Neptune Salad Cocktail
2 cups finely diced coconut meat
2 tablespoon finely diced red onion
1 Holland chili (or another red-colored chili or pepper), finely diced
2 long pieces of dried seaweed, broken into small pieces, save extra for garnish
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon coconut butter
Juice of one lime juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 lettuce leaf
1 ripe avocado, peeled and cut into slices
A few sprigs of cilantro for garnish

1 Toss coconut meat, onion, chilies and seaweed in a bowl.

2 Whisk together honey, coconut butter, lime juice and sea salt until the honey and coconut butter dissolves a bit, creating a smooth consistency. Pour into bowl with coconut meat. Marinate at least an hour.

3 Place lettuce leaf in the bottom of cocktail glass. Place a heaping amount of Neptune salad on top of leaf. Garnish with avocado, cilantro and a few flakes of seaweed.

Servings: 2

After you finish eating the salad, sip on the juice that have collected in the bottom of the glasses.

Have a very happy V-Day!

Today’s recipe started out as Shazzie’s Guacamole (p. 274) but spiraled into our own creation. I’m sure we aren’t doing anything new and spectacular with this recipe but it’s ours all the same. Or shall I say it belongs to Avery. She kind of took over the kitchen when avocados entered the picture. She should be called Baby Avocado, she eats them with a passion. Just takes a spoon and scoops the sweet flesh from its shell. She was very insistent when it came to preparing this recipe.

Guacamole
4 Hass Avocados, halved, pitted
2 tomatoes, seeded, chopped
1 red chile pepper, seeds and ribs removed, finely chopped*
2 garlic cloves, minced
Juice of two limes
1 ½ teaspoon sea salt, or more to taste

Scoop the flesh from the avocado halves into a large bowl, add the tomatoes, pepper, garlic, lime juice and sea salt. Smash all the ingredients together with a potato masher until you get a smooth, yet slightly chunky consistency.

*If a guacamole with more heat is what you seek, add the chile’s seeds to the mix.

Note: If the mood strikes you, add a handful of cilantro leaves and a tablespoon or two of chopped white onion . We were out, but I know for a fact they are welcome additions.

10:44 a.m. Lettuce Wraps with cucumbers, cilantro, guacamole and chili garlic sauce at home

1:45 p.m. Large salad with green leaf lettuce, cabbage (napa and red), avocado and Mila) at home

2:48 p.m. Green juice at home

5:07 p.m. wine at home

5:18 p.m. raw coconut curry crackers at home

Did you miss me? I didn't have internet last night so I couldn't post the goodies from Day 26. So here they are.

8:43 a.m. Green Smoothie at work

11:17 p.m. Mila with water and celery at work

1:25 p.m. Mixed greens (with cucumber, sprouts and olives), raw quiche with red pepper remoulade and carrot/raisins slaw

2:57 p.m. lemon tartlet at my desk

6:46 p.m. wine with Man on the Raw at home

7:39 p.m. Romaine, cilantro, avocado salad at home

7:51 p.m. Glass of Wine at homeDay 27 of My Year of Living Foods10:54 a.m. Green Smoothie and Mila at work

1:21 p.m. Living Light's Associate Students' meal features Raw Enchilada, Mexican Wild Rice, Avocado Salsa, Colorado Chili Sauce (very spicy)

5:50 p.m. Green Juice at home

6:12 p.m. left over quiche at home

6:15 p.m. Glass of Organic wine at home

6:49 p.m. Bowl of Kimchi at home

7:22 p.m. Glass of wine at home

Here are some photos from The Denver Living and Raw Food Cafe rawluck I attended yesterday.

Kale Salad
I made a platter of crudites with three different flavors of flax crackers, olive tapenade and

vegetable dip. I will share the recipes for the platter sometime next week. As you can see there were a variety of raw dishes at Saturday's rawluck, it was amazing!
Fettuccine Alfredo

Blondies

Stuffed peppers with Cashew/Macadamia nut cream and avocado

Fruit Salad

Apple with chocolate

I am attending a second rawluck on Tuesday so there will be even more tasty treats to share!

Mixed Green Salad

9:15 a.m. Green Juice

12:12 p.m. Kelp Noodles and my Creamy Coleslaw

5 minutes later added an avocado

1 p.m. 1/2 avocado with lemon juice, salt and pepper

1:35 p.m. a forkful of Man on the Raw (very spicy) concoction — a Hot Cranberry relish (Dried Cranberries, endive, carrots, radishes, parsley and Serrano peppers with agave nectar and sea salt)

2:45 p.m. final taste test of creamy coleslaw at home
4:00 p.m. Creamy Coleslaw, Guacamole and Cucumber and red pepper salad at Kristina's son's party

5:15 p.m. Seasoned pumpkin seeds at Kristina's son party5:30 p.m. second helping of Creamy Coleslaw at Kristina's son's party

8:30 p.m. Creamy Coleslaw and wine at home with Man on the Raw

9:45 p.m. Wine and Creamy Coleslaw (with raisins added; the raisins brought a nice chewy textural contrast to the crunchy coleslaw) at home watching A Nightmare on Elm St. with Man on the Raw
Sunday, January 23, 2011 — Day 23 11:30 a.m. Green Smoothie with Man on the Raw at home

2:30 p.m. Salad while reading at home

5:30 p.m. glass of wine (I know, yet another wine) while doing laundry

5:50 p.m. Medjool Dates at home

6:37 p.m. Salad (Romaine, red cabbage, cucumber, scallions, avocados lemon juice) with my son and Buzz Lightyear

7 p.m. 2nd bowl of salad with cranberries thrown in

9:45 a.m. Green Smoothie at work10:30 a.m. Mila in water with celery sticks at work

11:14 a.m. Dehydrated asparagus in the LL Offices12:55 p.m. Dehydrated asparagus, fruit salad, raw meatloaf and raw key lime pudding at work

1:25 p.m. Associate Chef students' creations

1:40 p.m. Salad at work

6:30 p.m. wine at home

7:45 p.m. Kelp noodles, slaw and avocados at home

9:32 a.m. Green Smoothie at work

10 a.m. Red apple at work10:23 a.m. Mila in water at work

11:15 p.m. Lemon Poppyseed cake sample at Living Light Cafe12:17 p.m. Green juice

1:10 p.m. Lunch with Associate Chef students and Jenny Cornbleet (Mixed greens, avocado, Pickled "Pink" onions, Sun-dried tomato rose, not tuna pate, slaw)1:45 p.m. Cheesecake made by an Associate Chef student

3:32 p.m. green juice at work

5:23 p.m. Green apples at home with my Avery

6:30 p.m. Spinach salad with cranberries, walnuts and a glass of wine at home with Man on the Raw

7:35 p.m. Glass of wine and dates stuffed with almonds at home

10 a.m. Green Smoothie

10:45 p.m. Raw Peppermint Paddies10:50 p.m. Chocolate Covered Goji Berries

12:14 p.m. Snacking on Romaine and celery at work

1:20 p.m. Lunch with the Associate Chef students Mixed greens, cucumbers and Nutritional Yeast with Dijon Dressing, Pickled "Pink" Onions, Sea Snacks, Flax Crackers, Nut Pate

2:45 p.m. Apple at my desk

3:35 p.m. Chocolate covered Goji Berries in the Main Office at work

6 p.m. Salad with Avocado, Carrots, Scallions, Mila with Lemon juice

10:37 a.m. Green Smoothie at home

11:12 a.m. Shot of Raw Golden Noni Elixir at home ( I have no idea what this is good for, I've got to research this one)

1 p.m. Dates stuffed with almonds at home

1:30-2 p.m. Taste testing liquid chocolate recipe

2:15 p.m. Licking the bowls of my recipe development

2:34 p.m. Goji berries at home

2:45 p.m. Salad (Romaine, Mila, avocado, scallions, lemon juice) while surfing the internet

3:45 p.m. Raw Peppermint Paddies at home with Man on the Raw6:34 p.m. Chocolate covered Goji Berries with Kristina at home

Today, I worked on the Peppermint Paddie candies I developed at Living Light last summer. I tweaked quite a bit, but it isn't ready to share a recipe yet. It's good, but there is still some refinement necessary. Stay posted.

9:30 a.m. Green Smoothie at work

12:30 p.m. Large Salad (Romaine, mixed greens, spinach, beets, carrots, sprouts, cucumber, seasoned seeds, 1/4 of avocado, Dijon dressing)

2 p.m. Orange Jewels Drink (Orange juice, cashews, dates, agave, soy lecithin, vanilla) and a E3Live shot

3:45 p.m. Cherry Cheesecake

6:15 p.m. olives

6:15 p.m. Organic wine

6:30 p.m. radish bite

7:15 p.m. Fig and Cacao Bean

7:17 p.m. Figs

Time? 7:17 p.m.

Time? almonds

Time? Organic wine

Time? Organic wine and olives while outside looking at the stars with Man on the Raw

Time?: Cacao Beans with agave at home while blogging this post
Due to 3 4 glasses too many glasses of wine, the evening times and names of food will appear tomorrow could not be fully recalled. Good nite folks, have a great weekend.

Fast Avocado Salad by Stephen Arlin, p. 61

Pretty straight forward salad.

I didn't use 30-40 Raw Power! olives, I choose 10 regular raw powerless Kalamata olives and a dash or two of sea salt.

9:20 a.m. Green Smoothie and E3Live Shot at work

10:45 a.m. Green Smoothie with Mila and Celery stick at work

11:45 a.m. Snacking on a couple of celery sticks at my desk

2:43 p.m. Mixed Greens with a raw tortilla, guacamole, salsa, Mexican cabbage and a student-made salad dressing at work

5:20 p.m. snacking on figs at home while talking to Man on the Raw

5:30 p.m. Cacao Beans at home

6:48 p.m. Large salad (mixed greens, spinach, romaine, cucumber, avocado, carrots) with throw-together dressing (red bell pepper, avocado, agave, EVOO, apple cider vinegar) at home with Man on the Raw

7:35 p.m. Green juice at home while writing this post and watching my babies cook dinner with Man on the Raw

You would be so proud! I woke up this morning at 6 a.m. and tried out the skates. I skated, scooted, walked baby steps, wobbled and rolled backwards down a hill, but I didn't fall. No ice packs today Keely.
I played a solid 20 minutes before rain chased me and my skates inside. What a way to start a morning.
What about you, how did your morning start off?

9 a.m. Groovy Smoothie at work

10:10 a.m. Smoothie with Mila at work

10:30 a.m. Gal Pal's Kristina's Almond dessert (made from almond pulp) at work

10:35 a.m. E3Live Shot

1:25 p.m. Salad (spinach, mixed greens, carrots, cucumber, Dijon Dressing) at work

2:10 p.m. Choco-Nana at work

3 p.m. Blueberries, cucumber, apple at work

3:45 p.m. Apple at work chatting with Cherie

4 p.m. Sampling Cacao Beans at work (The cacoa nibs are inside the shell, very bitter but very cool that you can eat the shell also)

5:45 p.m. Salad (mixed greens, spinach, sprouts, cucumbers, cabbage, avocado with lemon) at home walking around the house getting my daughter ready for a 4H meeting

7:15 p.m. Finished the salad from earlier at home

No I didn't eat this.
Guess what I received in the mail today? Yep, you guessed it. My skates, helmet, knee, elbow and wrist pads. Wow! You are good at guessing.

A few of us at work are going to train to be Roller Derby girls. Neat, huh? Well, hold on. A more acurate deplication is we are really going to do the skating and leave the actual aggressive physical contact to the professionals. I'm open though. If I turn out to be a phenomenal skater and develop a very high tolerance for getting a beat-down on a semi-regular basis, than maybe, just maybe I would try out for a real team.

In the mean-time, there are a few important things I have to take care of first. Number 1, I've got to re-learn how to skate and number 2, come up with a cool Roller Derby name.

Any suggestions?

Avocado Burritos by David Wolfe, p. 208

Since my last Juice Feast ended in March 08, I felt as if I were on a downward spiral into the abyss. I have been riddled with guilt for giving myself the wonderful gift of Juice Feasting and (becoming healthy) only to have pissed it away.

For two years I was sad, lost and confused. I was reaching for some joy in the form of pizza, Sangria and cigarettes. I haven’t been able to rid myself of that sinking feeling you get when you are trapped in quicksand. That is, until now, until I created David Wolfe’s Avocado Burritos.

Ok, before you send me to the loony bin, let me explain. It wasn’t that the recipe itself is spectacular, sorry Mr. Wolfe, it’s isn’t. It’s just guacamole. This recipe re-ignited my passion for preparing raw foods and to sharing the things I discover with you. Who would have thought the uncomplicated ingredients of avocados, jalapenos and tomatoes wrapped in lettuce leaves would cause me to smile and find a spark of happiness in my heart.

The aroma of the produce as I mashed away, the enthusiasm I received styling the dish, the gratification of taking a picture and the waterworks that fell as I wrote these words. I finally feel like I belong somewhere, even if it’s confined to a blog. I am absolutely, completely, utterly fine with that.

All this was as much of a shock as orange juice in this recipe. Who would have thought to replace traditional lime with orange? I guess that‘s why he is who he is. Different, neither good nor bad, just different. Well, thank you all the same, David Wolfe.

9 am green smoothie at work

9:30 a.m. Mila and green smoothie with celery stick at work

11 a.m. kale chips at work

1:20 p.m. Garden Blend soup with Salad (mixed greens, avocado, carrots, pickled onions, sprouts, raw Dijon dressing) and flax crackers at work

3:55 p.m. Carob and Cacao Brownies in the car

5:30 p.m. Bowl of Cherries at home

6:30 p.m. Granola at gal pal Kristina's house

7:30 p.m. Kelp Noodles with avocado and dulse flakes with Kristina at her house

9:30 a.m. Fruit Smoothie with Mila at home

11:30 a.m. Salad with red onion and avocado and Mila

12:10 p.m. Spanish olives at home

12:15 p.m. half a avocado with Spanish olives

2:30 p.m. Man on the Raw's Mystery Superfood Smoothie

5:15 p.m. A bowl of kelp noodles with broccoli, carrots and scallions at home

6:13 p.m. Avocado at home