RAW Living and Learning

Today I played around with Choosing Raw's recipe for zucchini hummus. I started making her original recipe but decided to add some tahini, hemp and additional spices. The original recipe was too bland for me, I LOVE loads of tahini in my hummus and lots of seasoning. Here is how I made my version of: Bean Free, Oil Free Raw Hummus Dip by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1/2 C soaked and sprouted raw almonds 2 T hemp seeds, Nutiva 2 small organic zucchini 1 clove garlic cumin to taste sea salt to taste pepper to taste 1 tsp onion powder 2 small Meyers lemons, juiced 2 heaping T raw tahini, Artisana is nice! pinch of chili powder Process the ingredients in a small food processor until creamy smooth. If needed you can add small amounts of water as it is processing to get it the consistency you desire. I only had to add about a tablespoon of water to mine. Use as a dip with cucumber, celery and carrot sticks. Before serving you could add some diced...

Today we went on a wonderful field trip to one of THE last U-Pick Citrus Farms in Southwest Florida!! It is owned and run by a couple by the name of Johnson. Judy and Bob began planting there 10-acre grove in 1980. Bob planted all 3,000 trees himself, from seed! Unfortunately they lost that initial crop to frost. But that did not stop him. He has had a thriving business for many years that also helps support local needy people.  Each season they donate 12,000 pounds of fruit to the Harry Chapin Food Bank and they also work with churches in their area to help feed hungry children. They also sell some local wild flower honey from their nieghbor's bee farm down the road. Their barn is an eclectic mix of antiques, Bob's sign and license plate collection and the supplies he needs to run the farm. The grove is open from November to May. The location is:  18971 Misty Morning Lane, Ft. Myers, FL. Email address is: upickcitrus@netzero.net Phone: 239-657-4996 ...

I had to take a break from blogging after Christmas so I could get us back into the groove of our home studies. Now that we are back in the groove I thought it would be time to get creative in the raw kitchen again. I came up with this recipe for lunch today and wanted to share it with you. I made Raw Fruit Tacos. Here is my taco filling And here are my shells Raw Fruit Tacos by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 4 Campari tomatoes, diced 3 small peppers, one red, one yellow and one orange; diced 2 scallions, greens only;diced 2 kiwi, diced 3 small pitted dates, diced a sprinkling of ground cumin Raw Taco Shells: Organic Romaine hearts, cut into 1/3's if large Mix ingredients in a bowl, scoop onto your raw taco shells ( romaine heart leaves) and enjoy! +JMJ+ Today I am grateful for a fresh new outlook for the fresh New Year. Happy Raw New Year!