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Interesting article in the New York Times, today, about an extensive study into the postive impact of a Mediterranean diet on heart health. This means olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables and wine with meals. YES! So,mostly vegan – apart from the fish. Interesting…. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/health/mediterranean-diet-can-cut-heart-disease-study-finds.html?hp&_r=0

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 49: This dish takes a while but it it totally worth it. It is rich and tasty. Perfect for a Sunday. My friend asked if I had any mushroom dishes on this blog. I must admit I had not. I have so many veggies from my Winter CSA it is hard to justify purchasing […]

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 45: I made it. I actually made raw brownies! I am in heaven. They taste soooo good! This is from the amazing and talented Sarah Britton at MyNewRoots.org. It is relatively simple to make, too. I just had to await the delivery of ingredients in the mail. I halved the amounts below. I know […]

Week Seven. Wow. I’ve managed to sustain this. Thank you to everyone who has been reading this blog and commenting either here or on Facebook.  It has kept me going. My husband took me to Pure Food & Wine this week, for Valentines Day. Yes, check that again. It…Happened. Pure Food & Wine used to […]

Day 44:  These crackers are posh! They look like they should be in a paper bag with cellophane on the front in Wholefoods. And they taste good, too. Now, I have to make dips and pastes and whatever-vegan/raw-folks-put-on-crackers to, well, dress  my crackers. This is adapted from Susan Powers’ wonderful Rawmazing website. Ingredients: 1 cup […]

Oh, no! This video makes me want to go all the way. Perhaps the next 60 days? You can watch what happens. I just stumbled upon this video about what we eat, and now I’m all motivated to keep going and go further. Aaah! Certain foods as opiates – who knew!