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Day 46: This dish blows my mind. How can it taste so good? After all, we are talking raw beets and parsnips. Oy! Yes, this is a variation of a slaw I made earlier but THIS is the correct way to do it. It is from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero. […]

Day 42: The dressing for this is delicious and really zingy. Okay, I did not have corn but I had the rest, and I figure you could substitute just about anything with a dressing like this. It’s funny, a few years ago I had not even heard of quinoa, let alone be able to say […]

Day 36: This is another great way to eat beetroot! The original recipe  – from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero – calls for parsnips but I used carrots, instead. We just got some parsnips from our February Winter CSA share, so I’ll try this again with the proper ingredients and report […]

Day 31: This slaw is super easy and even my hubbie liked it. I still have a bunch of winter veg from our winter CSA share, so this is, also, a seasonal challenge. New box coming this week, so I have to get cracking! This is adapted from Raw Food for Everyone, by Alissa Cohen.  […]

Day 28: My friend Caroline sent me this recipe from Food 52, which is based on one by Tal Ronnen. I LOVE it, and it was another great way to use my fingerlings. I was concerned the dressing might be too mustardy but it is delicious; just enough creaminess from the Miso and spike from […]

Day 29: I needed a side to eat all my leftovers, and an imaginative way to eat the cabbage from our winter CSA, before the new batch arrives, today!  The sauce is adapted from Vegetarian Times Low-Fat and Fast recipe for sesame noodles. Ingredients: For Sesame Dressing: 1 Tbs Sesame oil 1 Tbs Braggs Liquid […]

Day 26: I always forget how much I love quinoa. This is adapted from a Waitrose recipe, using yesterday’s left over slow-roasted beets. Ingredients: Handful of fresh salad greens Handful of leftover Slow-Roasted Beets Handful of leftover Italian Sweet Potatoes 1/2 cup quinoa Pinch of leftover Truffled Parmesan For the Dressing: 2 Tbs lemon juice […]

Day 23: I did not expect to make this today and I was pleasantly surprised by the dressing. It is from Gena Henshaw’s Choosing Raw website. Ingredients: For salad: Handful of baby organic spinach leaves 1 large parsnip, cut into fingers and roasted 1 large carrot, cut into fingers and roasted Handful of dried cranberries […]

Day 20: I’m in the double tens! Whoop! I just love organic lettuce from the farmer’s market picked that day. It is incredibly creamy, delicious and unlike anything I can buy in a supermarket. I just mixed it with some cabbage and peashoots and a light, lemony dressing. Ingredients: 1/2 ib fresh mixed lettuce Handful […]

Day 7 – I kinda love typing ‘fingerlings’ as it sounds like I’m up to something deliciously naughty.  And I am. Fingerlings are always creamy and delicious. What at treat to have a whole bag of them in my CSA winter share this month. Mmmm.   Ingredients: (for a quick salad for one)For Salad Good […]