RAW Living and Learning

Good Friday Meditation by John Cardinal O’Connor Weeks of the year come and go, shortening to days as the years mount, till they move so rapidly they become trains rushing by each other in a continuing blur, trains peopled with memories. It must have been so with Christ, as even the days became hours running out of minutes during the week that began on a donkey, seemed to all the world to have ended on a cross, and started all over again in a garden. All the days of His years must have kaleidoscoped through His mind, the years of His mother’s widowhood, of the water into wine, the loaves and fishes and blind men and lepers and Lazarus and the alabaster box of precious ointment. Then the hosannas and the palm and olive branches and only a day or two to sort it all out and be ready for Gethsemane and a bloody sweat, for night lanterns and rough guards and a searing kiss of betraya l. Everything chaotic now, minutes tumbling over one another, time racing onward and ba...

I am loving my new little kitchen tool, the Veggetti!! Tonight for dinner I was craving raw cabbage and wanted a ginger dressing on it. This is what I threw together in just a matter of 3 minutes or less! Now that's fast food! I spiralized 1/2 of a large organic carrot on the thin setting, using my Veggetti spiralizer tool. The other half of the carrot plus one additional carrot, along with a knob of ginger, went into the sauce.  In addition, 2 tiny bell peppers and a wedge of organic lemon with skin on were added. Next was the juice of 1 orange.  Some unpasteurized miso, only 1/4 of a teaspoon is needed to season this sauce. To add some creaminess to the sauce I used 1/2 of a Haas avocado. Thinly slice the raw cabbage and top with the spiralized carrot. Add a generous dollop of sauce and garnish with some raw sesame seeds. When I cut into this salad and mixed in the sauce it created the most delicious vegan coleslaw I have ever tasted. Carrot Gin...

A few weeks ago I made this awesome pepper dip that I want to share with you. It is so easy and super quick to put together. I dipped raw cauliflower and celery sticks in it but you could add some water and thin it down to salad dressing consistency as well. My children all loved this dip as well, we were very sad when it was gone! Creamy RAW Pepper Dip by Elizabeth @rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1/4 of a HAAS avocado 1/2 of a large organic red bell pepper 2 Medjool dates 1 wedge of organic lemon, keep skin on! A few shakes of Mrs. Dash's tomato/basil/garlic Blend (optional)  1 tsp of onion powder (I can tolerate this better than raw onion) Combine all of the ingredients in a small blender or food processor and process until creamy. Thin with water if you want salad dressing. Enjoy! +JMJ+Today I am grateful for discovering discounted bananas at the store!!!!! Sounds silly to most, but those of you who know just how many bananas th...