RAW Living and Learning

Learning Good Habits "All-knowing and understanding God, help me discern what habits I need to change or get rid of altogether. Help me to replace negative and self-destructive habits with positive ones that will improve my life and lead me closer to you. Amen." — from Rediscover Lent

I found an amazing blog that I'd love to share with you. She has so many amazing raw recipes that I just have to share this goldmine!! Her name is Natalia and you can enter her blog here . Sign up for her mailing list and you will get an amazing free e-book with some pretty fantastic recipes. Also click on her recipe page and be prepared for some wonderful raw entrees you can add to your collection of recipes. Today I made her "Clean & Green" whole fruit juice for part of my lunch. It was so crisp, clean and refreshing that I wanted to share her recipe with you. I love the idea of making a green juice using the high speed blender vs the juicer. Clean up was a breeze and I really felt satisfied having all of the fiber in the juice. I hope that you will try it too and also go check out her wonderful blog. Clean & Green by NataliaKM.com Serves 1 1 C fresh squeezed OJ 1 green apple, core and chop (I used an organic Fiji) 2 stalks celery (I used organic)...

Lately I have been loving our daily juice routine. We tend to have our green smoothies first thing in the morning so our juicing happens right before lunch. Usually our juices are quite GREEN so this recipe was a change. It was really sweet with the 3 apples and the carrots. I found it on line and decided to give it a try. The children loved it!! This would be a great juice for those new to juicing. It is excellent. Today this juice was my lunch. I am experimenting with a different form of the raw foods diet to see how I feel eating a low fat, high carb raw vegan diet. You know where this is leading--yes it is basically 80-10-10. I have not read Doug's book but have been following several raw foodists who eat this way and it is pretty basic. I gave up oils several weeks ago and have been consuming no nuts, only occasionally some soaked seeds. So this will not be a big transition for me considering I eat a very low fat raw diet to begin with. I stayed so full after m...

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!

Meal #1 Dandy Orange Mango Smoothie   Dandy Orange Mango Smoothie by Elizabeth @ Rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 7 organic dandelion greens 8 oz frozen organic mango chunks juice of 3 oranges 1 C ice 3 T white chia seeds 1/4 C raw pumpkin seeds Blend in high speed blender until creamy. Enjoy! Meal # 2 Snacking on random stuff Organic celery sticks Radishes Clementines Sprouts Meal # 3 Yet Another Smoothie It is a great day when I can enjoy two smoothies!!! Raspberry Kale Smoothie by Elizabeth @ Rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 4 C curly green kale 3 bananas 1/4 C raw pumpkin seeds 3 T white chia seeds 10 oz frozen organic raspberries 1 C filtered water 1/2 C ice Blend until creamy. Enjoy! +JMJ+ Today I am grateful for my children patiently awaiting the count down to Christmas season which begins on the 25th and culminates on the Baptism of the Lord, January 9th. Have a Blessed Christmas everyone. SO much to be grateful...