"Raw"some..My 100th Post!

In honor of this being my 100th post, I am dedicating this blog entry to all raw foods! Yay! I have been eating high raw for almost a year now (on and off, due to being sick). I really enjoy this lifestyle and I can't wait until it gets warmer here and I can shop at the farmers market again! This summer I will be more educated in raw foods, and I have a dehydrator, so it won't be boring old salads everyday! Although, I could live on them! :)

The other night I made a raw dessert for T and I. Something I just made up awhile back, but with different fruits this time. Frozen banana, frozen, strawberries, frozen durian, Thai coconut meat and water, and a handful of gojis. All thrown in the blender and then put into cups and in the freezer for about an hour. Raw ice cream!! So healthy and such a nice treat!
For lunch the other day I felt like a REAL green juice! Nothing sweat in this bad boy! Parsley, broccoli, celery, kale and lemon. This was so strong! But I felt so wonderful the rest of the day. I felt like it left me with a nice glow too! That's always nice!

I FINALLY used my dehydrator! I used a recipe I got from We Like It Raw for green patties. I used the pulp from my juice and added olive oil and seasonings and formed patties then "cooked" them in the dehydrator. YUM! What a great idea! I put it on a sprouted grain bun with avocado, tomato, mustard, and kale chips. Along side a big salad and some more kale chips. Speaking of kale chips, HOLY YUM!!! WOW! These are so unbelievably delicious. T and I ate 2 and half trays of them! T said they reminded him of popcorn (which I can't really eat, it's bothers my tummy). I had the rest of them for lunch yesterday, I couldn't resist! I told my mom and my mother in law I would bring them some on Saturday. The only problem is, when I had the left overs yesterday they had lost some of there crunch. I figured it was from being in a plastic baggie.. any ideas of how to keep them crispy? I am thinking paper bags?

I've been in the mood for cereal lately. Not sure why, maybe having a cold smoothie in the morning after being outside in the cold isn't really doing it for me? ;) So I bought a few things at Whole Foods and decided to make my own. I cut up a banana, and an apple and added it to a bowl with some Thai coconut meat, goji berries, a raw trail mix (almonds, dried goldenberries, dried apricot kernels, yellow raisins, dried mulberries; sprinkled it with chia and hemp seeds, then put some more Thai coconut meat in the blender with the Thai coconut water and poured it on top, like milk. Another AMAZING meal! This was so filling, and sooo nutritious! I would love to have this every morning, but I can't give up my smoothies! He he!

So there you have it! I am officially in love with some new raw foods! Tomorrow I am going to make Ani Phyo's Sunburgers. Any other dehydrated recipes I have to try? Let me know! I can't wait to make more kale chips..crunch crunch..