RAW Living and Learning

The other day I went to my favorite all organic market to stock up on sprouting seeds, buckwheat, kelp noodles and some fresh produce. I bought one small organic butternut squash and was determined to finally try squash raw. I have always adored squash but just didn't want to eat it cooked anymore since my diet now is almost 100% raw. I searched for a recipe, found one, changed it, and here it is. It was really good but only try this one if you truly love squash. If you are not too fond of squash you won't love this like I did. So squash lovers, be prepared for a wonderful bowl full of sweet and "hot" yumminess. Pureed Raw Butternut Squash 1 small organic butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and chopped 1 Deglet date, pitted Sea Salt Pepper Raw orange blossom honey Ground allspice Ground cayenne (red pepper) 1/4 cup water Handful of organic raisins (optional) Put the cubed raw butternut squash and one pitted Deglet date in the food processor with th...

One of my birthday gifts from my sweet, sweet husband was a spiralizer !!!! YEAH! I finally can make zucchini noodles the right way. He also got me a white ceramic counter top compost pail. I LOVE it. It looks good and it holds a lot of scraps. I am amazed at how much good compost stuff we have been collecting. Now I need a bigger compost bin out in the backyard. I am getting ready to plant my gardens. Sounds strange doesn't it?? Most of the other states are harvesting the last of their produce and down here in SW Florida it is planting season!! I have quite a bit of soil in the compost bin out back and I look forward to custom blending my soil for my two square foot gardens. Let's just hope I can keep the neighborhood rabbits away from my greens. The very first raw dish I made with my new spiralizer was pasta and sauce, RAW style of course. It takes a tad bit of preplanning if you want to have a raw  "Parmesan" cheeze topping. I wanted  some marinated mushrooms i...

Figs on a Log This is a terrible picture, looks like a train wreck! But I was so hungry I just started throwing stuff on my plate. I really wanted some celery with nut butter and raisins but I changed my mind and decided to use cut up dried black mission figs. Wow was it good. I used Artisana Raw Macadamia Butter with Cashews on the celery, topped them with the figs and some honey, that I got up in North Carolina. Organic apple slices and sprouts just sounded good so I had those too. There you have it, that was my lunch. Nothing complicated, just good raw living foods. I had three little boys all eyeballing my plate. :) ~JMJ~ Today I am grateful for kids in the kitchen. I had no idea what gluten free meal to make the kids tonight so I asked my 13 year old son to create a dish. He told me how to put together a chicken dish that they all loved. We named it after him and it has gone in their gluten free and raw recipe binder. Way to go Mitchell!!

My picture is blurry, sorry, but I just had to post this super simple, super tasty salad I made the other day. It had been a long time since I had some arugula and I really was craving those greens. I had also been missing my baby spinach. I decided to combine the two and top it with a combo of pears and kiwi. For some reason pears and kiwi have been tasting really good to me, like REALLY good. I have been eating them quite a bit. A very simple dressing was in order, and here is how it all turned out: (NOTE- Right before I ate this salad I loaded it with a tall mountain of my home grown broccoli sprouts. I try to have broccoli sprouts everyday--they are so powerful against all things evil, evil cancer cells that is!!) Fruited Arugula and Spinach Arugula Baby Spinach 1 Kiwi, sliced 1 Pear, sliced Broccoli Sprouts Plate the arugula and spinach. Lay the kiwi and pear slices on top. Add a large serving of your favorite sprouts. Drizzle with a simple sweet Dijon dress...

Today I was inspired by Raw on $10 a Day (or Less) post for October 10th (my birthday!!). She made a chia stew that looked so yummy, and creepy, that I had to create a bowl for myself; minus the creepy factor. After I took the picture I stirred the fruit into the chia. The combo of apple, cinnamon and kiwi was amazing!! Here is how my yummy breakfast turned out: Apple Cinnamon Kiwi Chia by Eizabeth @ Raw Living and Learning 4 T dark chia seeds 3/4 C filtered water pinch of sea salt 1 T raw honey (in liquid state) 1 kiwi, sliced 1 red apple, diced small generous sprinkle of cinnamon Soak the chia in the water for 10 minutes. To the chia add the sea salt and honey then stir to mix. Pour chia into a bowl. Add the sliced kiwi and the diced apple. Sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon on top and stir to mix in the fruits and cinnamon. Enjoy! ~JMJ~ Today I am grateful for the courage to speak up in a very difficult situation. I wa s able to stand tall and express...

Simplified RAW Kale Salad Raw kale and I just go together so well. I absolutely LOVE this stuff. I have simplified my recipe because we make it several times a week. I have been able to get some really nice, fresh kale lately. Also the Roma tomatoes have been fantastic. I decided to make this recipe with the tomatoes on the side and I topped the kale with my home grown lentil sprouts. It was nothing short of spectacular. You'd have to love raw kale to feel the same way, I guess. Our 4 yr old and 6 yr old agree with Mommy; they love it as much as I do. This is how I have been preparing the kale lately: Simplified RAW Kale Salad 1 head of kale, fine chopped 2 T First Cold Pressed Olive Oil 1 tsp onion powder 11/2 T Tamari, wheat free fresh ground black pepper, to taste 2 T raw sesame seeds, white 1 large Roma tomato, sliced into rounds 1/3 C lentil sprouts Place the chopped kale into a medium mixing bowl. Drizzle kale with the olive oil and massage with your hands for 5 minutes. The...

Want a super simple raw fajita recipe?? This one even travels well; I had to eat it driving to an appointment the other day. You may have to stop and floss though, I felt like I had pear skin stuck in my front teeth. You can relate can't you CYNTHIA???  I used whole romaine leaves as my "wraps" and sliced up a bunch of ripe fruit for my filling, topped it with some of my homegrown sprouts and I was in RAW Heaven! Take a look at how simple this delicious meal is: Yummy Filling Romaine Wraps RAW Fruit Fajitas 1 small head of organic romaine leaves 1 organic banana 1 pear 1 nectarine 1-2 kiwis broccoli and red clover sprouts Slice all of the fruit into thin, long strips. Lay one piece of each fruit along the romaine leaf, top with sprouts and ENJOY! ~JMJ~ Today I am grateful for cool mornings. You have no idea how excited I get when you can go outside at 8AM and not break out into a sweat. We are having cool mornings here in SW Florida and we couldn't be...

Here are our beautiful banana trees. I posted sometime ago about our banana harvest. We really enjoy our bananas and are sad during the months they have no fruit. We also have a citrus tree that has gone wild. It is suppose to be a Key Lime Tree. The second and third years after planting, it produced key limes. Ever since then it has been producing what we believe to be regular limes!!?? It has us baffled. Look at the size of these limes, clearly NOT key limes!! I have no idea what happened, but it sure is a beautiful organic tree.  The other morning I wanted a quick and easy breakfast. I have been sprouting like crazy and decided to go back to an old standby recipe, pears and sprouts. Here is what I made: Sprouty Pear Salad 1 Bartlett pear, sliced broccoli sprouts fresh lime juice sesame seeds, raw raw honey Slice the pears, gently toss with some fresh lime juice and arrange on the plate. Drizzle the pears with a little raw honey, ses...