RAW Living and Learning

There is a story behind this massive Bongo's glass. We went on our annual trip to the home school convention in Orlando this past May and as usual, spent a day at Downtown Disney. All of the 5 children seem to enjoy it, so we make a point to go each year. Well, this trip we tried a new restaurant called Bongo's. Hubby indulged in a massive margarita that came with this massive glass. I was upset at first that we had to then lug this thing around the rest of the day and I also was thinking... "Where in the world am I going to store this in my cupboards that are filled to capacity???" I found a spot for the glass and boy am I thrilled. I am having so much fun eating several of my raw recipes in it! One of which is this fantastic parfait I came up with specifically to fill this very vessel. Mango Parfait by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 6 soaked and pitted Medjool dates 1 T hemp seeds or use soaked, raw pumpkin seeds 3 ripe mangoes, peeled and diced 2 ...

My First Young Thai Coconuts I actually screamed out loud when I saw these at our local Wally World. I had heard that the Superstores carried them but I never would have guessed that our smaller store would too. I paid $2.98 per coconut. Believe it or not this is the first time I have purchased a young Thai coconut. I adore fresh coconut water but have only had it from our local green Florida coconuts. Take a look at what you get from the water of a young Thai coconut. (Info compiled by John Kohler ). "It's a natural isotonic beverage, with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood. It's the fluid of life, so to speak." In fact, during the Pacific War of 1941-45, both sides in the conflict regularly used coconut water - siphoned directly from the nut - to give emergency plasma transfusions to wounded soldiers. Most coconut water is still consumed fresh in tropical coastal areas - once exposed to air, the liquid rapidly loses most of it...

My summer days have been filled with simple raw meals and loads of green juices, green smoothies and fresh, home grown wheat grass juice. Dishes like the one above have been how simplistic my meals have been over the past 24 days. Big bowls of fresh, juicy fruits and simple salads have been my super simple main courses. An even easier meal has been cutting a large watermelon in half, sitting down with it on my lap and scooping out all of the juicy flesh with a spoon. Half an hour later I eat the other half. Yes, I can consume an entire 10+ pound watermelon. Keep in mind that that is all I'll eat at that meal--mono meals are a favorite of mine. So why the simplicity? I am actually on day 24 of a 30 day 100% Raw Challenge. A low fat, high carb, no salt 100% raw vegan challenge to be specific. Freelee at 30 Bananas a Day set the challenge and I was all for it. It's nice to be held accountable once in awhile to keep one focused on eating 100% raw, if that is your choice. The c...

I first learned of Energy Soup when I discovered Ann Wigmore. You can read all about her in my previous post. I was fortunate enough to taste this soup for the first time when I was completing my Raw Chef certification. Even though it looks disgusting, trust me it is yummy. I fell in love with it then and I am still in love. I decided to make a very simple version of this nutritious, healing soup. Easy Energy Soup by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1 small avocado Juice of 1 organic lemon 5 sun dried tomatoes, soaked 2 hours (reserve soak water) 1 organic vine ripe tomato 1 C baby romaine leaves 1 C broccoli sprouts 1 C sunflower greens 1 T dried onion flakes Freshly ground black pepper to taste Dulse flakes Kelp flakes Organic Raw One Rawritos Flax Crackers  (These are amazing!!!) In a high speed blender add the sun dried tomatoes, fresh tomato, onion flakes, baby romaine, broccoli sprouts, sunflower greens and some of the soak water. Blend/pul...

"Contemplation is recognizing the mirrors of God's love in all of creation and that true contemplation lifts us up from being bent down and focused on ourselves." — from Dating God Well I am now down from 4 - 2oz shots per day to 2-2oz shots per day. I was recovering from a surgery and really wanted the healing power of the grass to be in overdrive. That is why I started out doing the 2 oz shots 4 x/day. This was recommended in a couple of books, one of which was by Ann Wigmore. If anyone knows anything about wheat grass it is Ann Wigmore. Just check out this page filled with a wealth of information--this is a must read if you are curious about wheat grass or the living foods lifestyle!! It seems she started the whole wheat grass movement. You can read my post on growing wheat grass here and see the type of juicer I use.  Want info. on how wheat grass blasts cancer, read here !! Ann healed herself of cancer many years ago. Unfortunately she died in a fi...