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Day 60: Okay, I don’t like shrimp but I love these. The name put me off for ages, but they are really delicious. I wasn’t sure if I’d have enough left for the photo, I was sucking them down! They are from the wonderful Raw Food for Everyone by Alissa Cohen. Her restaurant, Grezzo, is […]

Day 59: I adapted this from a book called Power Foods for the Brain. Oh, and it’s delicious, too. What could be better? I actually have to find the part which talks about why sweet potatoes are good for the brain. I’m afraid I went straight to the recipes and started cooking. Ingredients: 2 cups […]

Day 58: Am I going cashew nut crazy? Maybe so. The perfect bedtime drink. This is from the wonderful website gourmande in the kitchen. I did not add rum, because I didn’t have any knocking about. Ingredients: ¼ cup/ 28g organic cashews (soaked 8 hours or overnight in fridge in water) ½ cup / 40g […]

Day 57: Okay, it’s not cheese. Not in any remote way. But it is flavourful, for sure. Much more than your average cream cheese. (It’s very hard to take a photo of this and make it look sexy. I did my best) This is adapted from Kris Carr’s amazing Crazy Sexy Kitchen. I am the […]

Day 56: This smoothie is so refreshing. I love it. My husband came in with a bottle of organic coconut water the other day, saying he thought I’d like it. I do! I was excited because it meant I could make this smoothie, which has been bookmarked for ages. It is adapted from the Green […]

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 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,  […]