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Having now taste-tested/gorged myself on the many new brands of raw chocolate popping onto the shelves at my local health food stores, and in the spirit of the current financial crisis, I decided to find the easiest, tastiest recipe to make my own. There are loads of recipes for raw chocolate on the internet, and loads [...]

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I’ve been back from Thailand for a month and I am proud to say that I’ve been drinking green smoothies for breakfast every day.  Thank you Jennifer! As exciting as this news must be to you, I have to confess that I haven’t quite figured out how to make them taste really, really delicious. I have tried [...]

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Here’s the recipe for the raw mango salsa I made for friends in Ghent last weekend.  We served it to the meat loving Belgians with fresh fish we barbecued in the garden. It was our first and best Summer day so far… The ingredients: 4 ripe mangoes 1 large bunch of coriander (cilentro) Juice of 1 lime fistful of mint [...]

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Travelling raw can be tough and knowing the limitations of Eurostar, I made a few snacks to fill the five of us on our way to Belgium.  Thankfully these raw fruit balls satisfied all of us on the 2 hr journey, including my potentially toughest critic, 1yr old, 2-toothed Hunter.  Phew. The ingredients 1 big grated [...]

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One of my raw food recipe bibles is the book Super Juice by Michael Van Straten.  And since discovering the overwhelming health benefits of pineapples, which is also one of my all time favourite fruits, I had a look at their juicing ideas.  Here are the two juices I loved the most: PEAK PERFORMER 12 grapes (black [...]

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Try this quick recipe for a delicious and summery salsa that also happens to be a cure for cancer and indigestion! THE INGREDIENTS 1 x raw soft and ripe pineapple chopped into small squares 1/2 cup red onion – finely chopped 1 x finely chopped red pepper (capsicum) 1/2 cup of chopped mint leaves 1/2 cup of [...]

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Having ethically pilfered numerous samples of wild greens on the wild green walk in Eco Park on Saturday, I made this delicious wild raw green salad.   The ingredients 3 x wild garlic leaves 1 x large dandelion leaf A fistful of chopped wild leek leaves A fistful of wild hawthorn A fistful of spinach [...]

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Eating organic, local and seasonal fruit and veggies is not a trifecta win set aside for the fortunate few on the countryside acres, those with super-sized roof tops or allotment lottery winners. While supermarkets stock their daikon from Thailand and avocados from Cuba, right now, at my local markets in Portobello, with Winter dragging on, [...]

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I used to love porridge the way my Mum makes it; boiled for a long time in warm, sugary, full cream milk and honey, with a blob of salty melting butter and dash of cinnamon on the top. As incredible as it is – it is a total no go in terms of maintaining a [...]

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Make every day Valentine’s day (at least for your own body) with this raw smoothie packed with delicious and natural aphrodisiacs. 1 cup of Coconut water 1 Banana 1 cup Strawberries 1 cup of Raspberries ½ cup of grated 100% raw cacao Blend, pour into a glass, sip and see what happens…   Why are [...]

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