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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 35: Yes, it was only a matter of time before the word ‘tempeh’ came up on this blog, right? This is adapted from a tofu dish, from Veganomicon, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero. Their recipe calls for dark rum which I did not have, but it needs something spiky otherwise it […]

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 […]

Day 33: And I put it in a blue corn taco. It is hard to take a photo of this without it looking vaguely suggestive. Just call me Georgia. Okay, the black bean burger recipe is from Crazy Sexy Kitchen by Kris Carr and it is delicious! It takes a while to make but they […]

Day 32: I’m not sure if water counts as a dish, but it is so flavourful and good for you, I am going to count it. I need to drink more water, but I forget but this makes water taste delish, without all those horrible fake flavourings made in New Jersey (at least, that’s where […]

I cannot believe I am already half way through this challenge. I began this challenge to see if I would become more energized. As a new mother, I need to increase my energy wherever I can! I have to say, this week I noticed there were a couple of days when I had so much […]

Day 31: This slaw is super easy and even my hubbie liked it. I still have a bunch of winter veg from our winter CSA share, so this is, also, a seasonal challenge. New box coming this week, so I have to get cracking! This is adapted from Raw Food for Everyone, by Alissa Cohen.  […]

Day 30: OMG, I made it to day 30! OMG, I just wrote OMG! This fruit salad is really delicious and easy to make. Ingredients: 1 Pineapple – cut into chunks1 apple –  cored, and cut into pieces 1 pear – cored, and cut into pieces 1 punnet blueberries 1 sprig mint leaves 1 Tbs […]

Day 29: Yes, I made another raw cake. What is happening to me? I love them! They taste so fresh and delicious. You should have seen me hammering open the coconut. Stupidly, I bought one of the older ones, so I was cracking it open with a hammer and a screwdriver! There has to be […]