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This chocolate mousse is mind-blowing and it is raw! Perfect for when you crave, for when you need, that chocolate fix. AND all that dark chocolate and avocado must be good for you. Right? This dish is unbelievably delicious and easy to make. It is based on the rawmazing recipe – what an incredible recipe […]

Day 55: Yes! I am so happy. I made raw chocolate. Can’t quite believe it. I even added almonds. I’m in heaven. Raw cacao is so good for you, too, along with the coconut butter, so I might call this virtuous chocolate. What could be better? Ingredients: 1 cup raw cacao 1 Tbs raw coconut […]

Day 54: What to do with a rutabaga? Yes, indeed, WHAT? (Any ideas – please post below) We received a couple of these wrinkly veggies in our Winter CSA – just when I was getting a handle of cabbage, these arrived instead, like devil brains. I adapted a rutabaga mash from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra […]

Day 53: I love how I am starting to automatically think in terms of vegan dishes. This is new for me. I made this in a hurry, and it works. I ate the whole bowl! Ingredients: 1 Cup rice pasta I portion of Italian Broccoli 1/2 lb crimini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced finely (I use […]

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 50: I ate almost half of this as soon as it was made. I had to force myself to stop! Nothing beats raw chocolate. This is adapted from Rawmazing.com. I made it in one 8″ pan, used almond flour leftover from my almond milk, added a few drops of mint essence in the crust, […]

Day 43: I love this dish! I’m really getting into tofu but, in the back of my mind, I have this vague idea that it is bad for me. Any ideas, anyone? I only really ever had it deep fried in my red Thai curry, but now I’m finding all sorts of ways to enjoy […]

Day  41: Really? You thought I could do a vegan challenge without tofu? But, hey, listen – even my omnivorous husband said, ‘that’s good tofu.’ Yes, he said it because he liked it, and he didn’t swoosh it down with a gulp of water. This is from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope […]

Day 38: I can’t stop eating these. They are raw! And delicious! I am really getting into raw desserts after having the German Chocolate Cake from Rockin’ Raw. What is Irish Moss, anyway? This recipe is from an amazing new site I have found called, Rawmazing.com, and her food photography is beautiful. I used almond flour […]

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 […]