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Day 52: Our Italian-American friend, Sam, first introduced me to this dish but I learned how to make it by watching Inspector Montalbano. An accountant witness describes to the inspector, his secret is to cooking the perfect garlic broccoli. He says the secret is to cook it, ‘very slowly.’  ‘Take your time.’ The next moment, […]

Day 51: I had never associated chickpea flour with anything other than chapatis, so I am delighted to find this Italian bread dish. You can use it for making pizzas, too, and I probably will at some point. If my avocados had been ripe enough, I would have included a juicy guacamole with this dish,  […]

Day 48: I have found raw food to be surprisingly flavourful and filling at the same time, and this dish is no exception. It is delish!  I can’t, yet, bring myself to call these nut-based pastes ‘cheese’ or ‘cream cheese’ but I ‘paste’ sounds so pedestrian. So, I am experimenting with ‘creamy.’ I know. If […]

Day 47: Yes. As a girl, at Christmas, I would always try and steal a couple from the oven as they were just getting crispy and would wolf any leftovers down the next day. My mum would roast them in a sea of oil, using a huge baster to squeeze the oil over the top […]

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 39: Hummus! A staple, I know, but it had to happen. I wonder- a generation ago, did folks west of Greece go ‘humma what?’ I just desired some, had a tin of chickpeas in the cupboard so, wham! Hummus. Next time, I will try raw hummus. There are tons of hummus recipes out there, […]

Day 37: I never thought I’d be someone who made crackers. Especially out of seeds! I’d have to be crackers (sorry, couldn’t resist). These are delicious and good for you too. All those omegas. This is from Raw Food by Erica Palmcrantz and Irmela Lilja. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flaxseeds (linseeds) I like to use […]

Day 37:  Kom Hey Fa Choi! Happy Lunar New Year! Year of the Snake. When I lived in England, my dear friend, Tracy, would always make me dumplings and noodles every Chinese New year – dumplings for money and noodles for a long life. She would make us each an enormous dumpling. I have adapted […]

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 34: Okay, I am learning to love sweet potatoes. This is not just a 60-day raw/vegan challenge, it is also a seasonal challenge, thanks to my winter CSA. This is so easy and, by far, the nicest roasted sweet potato dish I’ve made. Even my daughter chows down on these! Ingredients: 1 large sweet […]