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Blessings

August 6, 2010
By laura
Blessings

I’m a very lucky gal.  My wife may not be much into the raw eating thing, bless her heart.  But she consumes a lot of what I make and she supports me for the most part.  Best of all, she’s an avid gardener.  She’s into being a locavore.   She has planted an abundance of...
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Going to OHI San Diego!

July 26, 2010
By laura

I’m so excited! I’ve booked myself for 2 weeks at the Optimum Health Institute in San Diego.  I’ve been wanting to go for years and finally saved enough money to make the trip.  I’m sure I’ll learn a lot.  I’m really interested in the wheatgrass sprouting classes.  I’ve never had much success sprouting my...
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Happy D day!

July 25, 2010
By laura
Happy D day!

I’m in the midst of a dehydrator day a.k.a “D-day.”  D-day is for making treats & staples.  These are the things which make staying raw easier and more pleasurable.   On the agenda today: macaroons (chocolate & blond) and almond flour. I use the macaroon recipe from “Raw Food, Real World” by Matthew Kenney &...
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Menu planning – Asian Week

June 19, 2010
By laura

I’ve been quite remiss about sharing my weekly food prep. Quite shameful of me really, since this blog is about getting organized to make eating raw vegan as easy as possible. My goal is to someday get my food prep time down to less than 4 hours per week. It may be a bit...
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Three Seaweed Salad

May 31, 2010
By laura
Three Seaweed Salad

I’ve got a new favorite salad.  I’ve been making it at least once per week.  I was inspired by the seaweed salads at my favorite local Japanese restaurant and the one I had in Baltimore at Liquid Earth. Seaweed has a host of health benefits. It’s great for thyroid balance since it’s a natural...
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Chocolate Cherry Buzz

May 18, 2010
By laura
Chocolate Cherry Buzz

I made SUCH the kick-ass smoothie this morning. I was feeling sad about the scale. I’ve had so many slip-ups lately that there are virtual skid marks on my shoes. I couldn’t face another green smoothie so I treated myself to some super food: raw cacao! (my favorite is Navitas Naturals) . I threw...
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Carrots & Currants

May 15, 2010
By laura
Carrots & Currants

This is what I took to the L.A. raw vegan pot luck on May 1.  The recipe is from my favorite raw recipe book: Living Cuisine by Renne Loux Underkoffler.  I know, I know, I took my darn sweet time posting it.  Better late than never! The day I made it I was out...
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Progress not perfection

May 13, 2010
By laura
Progress not perfection

Wow! Has it really been over two weeks since I posted? Life has trumped blogging as it sometimes happens.  Things are going relatively well in my raw world.  I’ve been high raw for several weeks even managing to stay vegan while helping a dear friend run the Grilled Cheese Invitational.  I’ve been enjoying many...
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Pot Lucky!

April 27, 2010
By laura
Pot Lucky!

I’m going to an L.A. raw foodie potluck this upcoming Saturday hosted by Dhru (We Like it Raw), Courtney Pool (Radical Radiance), and Puki Freeberg.  I’m nervous! I suffer from the shyness & insecurity when it comes to meeting strangers, especially when they’re famous (at least in the raw world).  I know it’s ridiculous. ...
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Rejuvelac

April 15, 2010
By laura
Rejuvelac

I usually make my own Rejuvelac.  It’s easy, although it’s not instant (learn how here).  It takes a day or two to sprout the grains and wait for the fermentation process to take its course.   I’ve been meaning to make up a batch since I found my motivation by partnering up with my friend...
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