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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 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 […]

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 […]

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 42: The dressing for this is delicious and really zingy. Okay, I did not have corn but I had the rest, and I figure you could substitute just about anything with a dressing like this. It’s funny, a few years ago I had not even heard of quinoa, let alone be able to say […]