RAW Living and Learning

Those of us that juice regularly are faced with the decision of composting our remaining pulp after juicing or saving it and turning it into a yummy raw recipe. In our house we make a lot of carrot juice so I always have loads of carrot pulp on hand. I store it in freezer bags in the freezer so I can use it anytime that I need to make a raw bread or raw cookies. This week I decided to make some Raw Onion Flat Bread. Here is my recipe: Raw Onion Flat Bread by Elizabeth @rawlivingandlearning.BlogSpot.com 4 Cups of carrot pulp 2-3 sweet onions, sliced thin 1/2 Cup water 4 Tablespoons of raw flax seeds, freshly ground 1/4 of a raw green zucchini, process in food processor until almost liquified Dill weed to taste Dried Italian spices to taste Pinch of sea salt (optional) Combine all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl, stirring very well until a "dough" forms. Slowly moisten with more water if needed to get a proper consistency. Spread the dough out on 2...

Today I surprised the children with a new smoothie recipe. I had made some raw almond butter and wanted use it in a smoothie recipe for them. Having found some extremely fresh Medjool dates the other day at the market, I knew they had to be one of the smoothie ingredients as well. Here is what it looked like: And let me just tell you, it tasted like pure bliss!!!!! This is a must try!!! They will be requesting this smoothie again, or so I was told. Here is my recipe:   Raw Cookie Dough Smoothie by Elizabeth @rawlivingandlearning.blogSpot.com   4 fresh Medjool dates, pitted   4 ripe bananas   6 frozen bananas   1/2 C filtered water   2 Tablespoons of raw almond butter   1 teaspoon of vanilla   Blend all of the ingredients in a high speed blender and ENJOY!!!!     +JMJ+ Today I am grateful that my father had a successful surgery and is home recovering.