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Day 12 – Today I made almond milk. Yes, I am a person who now not only drinks, but makes, almond milk. I am not sure how I feel about this but, I have to say, it tasted delicious, particularly when I make my raw hot chocolate. This is adapted from Kris Carr’s Crazy Sexy […]

Day 11 – I love quinoa, and – as we discovered today – so does our baby! This is adapted from Kimberly Snyder’s Veggie-turmeric Quinoa. I had so much cabbage from our CSA, I switched a cup of broccoli for cabbage. I used less quinoa simply because that’s all I had left in our larder. Ingredients: […]

Day 10: Okay, I did not expect this raw dish to taste good. AT ALL!  I mean, it is sandwiched between slices of turnip, for crying out loud. Still, as I had most of the ingredients in my fridge, I decided to go for it.I was missing one ingredient – macadamia nuts. Who knew how  […]

Day 8 – I have had to come to grips with cabbage since we kept getting it in our CSA. I have always thought of it as fart food. Now I keep a bag of grated cabbage in the fridge, to throw on various salads or for making this coleslaw.  I tried making the truffle […]

Okay, I have just completed Day Seven of my challenge. I have made and eaten, at least, one vegan or raw dish a day. I can’t say I feel all that different, physically. I have not lost any weight and I don’t have much more energy. However, even though I have barely exercised (two yoga […]

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 […]

Day 6 – Okay, this is my simple version of kale chips.  I make them in batches of two bunches or more, these days, because we go through them so fast. I’ll give the recipe for one bunch, though, and you can increase as you please.   Ingredients: 1 bunch of Curly Kale (so far, […]

Day Five My husband has been feeling under the weather plus our CSA Winter share comes this week so I decided to make a spicy noodle soup to clear out the fridge and help get him back on his feet, with a kick in the chilli pants. You can put any vegetables you like into […]

Coconut Green Juice aka The Elixir of Life Can you tell how proud I am? I cut open the coconut with my new cleaver. I had tried, once before, on a coconut purchased from Chinatown and from which I had already drunk the water. I almost broke my knife in the attempt! This time, I […]

I have been making this every day since I discovered it on My New Roots. This drink makes me so happy and energized. I have modified it, as I did not have Maca or some of the other ingredients, and I used less milk, so it is very chocolate-y. My Maca will be arriving soon […]