Life after Raw…

So a few people have been asking what life has been like since my course… so here is a post with  lots of deliciousness!!  Enjoy

Toast with avocado, lox and cucumber.

Zucchini with Cashew, dill sauce – sooo good!

Salad wraps.

The goods

The wraps

The finished product

Kale chips!!!!!!  Lots of kale chips!!

Carrot salad, marinated mushrooms, salad and BBQed snapper  

Banana Lemon Pie (sorry if I already showed you this)

Massaged Kale Salad 

Green Smoothie (ok Brown Smoothie)  in a bowl… with tasty toppings…

And lots of green cold soup….  (you’ll have to watch my upcoming OUR BIG EARTH article for the recipe!)

There you have it… I’ve been doing pretty good!   There has been quite a bit of popcorn eaten too, that’s one snack I just won’t give up!!  Air popped popcorn with olive oil, sea salt, macca and nutritional yeast!! YUMMMMMMMMMMMM  

Do you have a fav raw meal???

I love Summer!!

I love that summer is finally here!!

Dave and I worked hard at turning our garden from this… 

WEED MADNESS

into this – a perfect garden full of tomatoes, zucchini, kale, cucumber, swiss chard, beans, peas and tons of fresh herbs!

Dave also built me a fabulous fence around my garden (to keep the dog out of it!)  Love it!! 

There has also been some garage sale shopping…  I got two of these candles/holders for $8!!!  Perfect for the patio

Summers also = BBQ time!!!   Corn on the cob, cucumbers, sprouts, Amy’s Veg burger with a kale bun and guac!!

EAT ME!!

Summer also = ICE CREAM!!  (aka chocolate banana soft serve)

yum… if you haven’t made this yet, do it!!  Frozen bananas, some water or milk in the food processor or good blender…  blend until smooth……  drool…….

Lance and I also did a photo shoot… he’s a good subject!

*corn dog* muahhahahaaaaaaa

He’s such a cute little monkey!!! :)

These are a few reasons I LOVE SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!  Blue Sky!!!

Why do you love summer???? 

Saturday Round Up!

Hey guys,

Sorry for no posts the last few days.  I have a bunch of stuff going on (some good, some not so good), and I just haven’t had the inspiration to write.

BUT  I am back today with a bit of a fun RAW FOOD round up!!

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It’s really exciting to see that a bunch of you are really interested in the raw food thang!!  So I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for RAW info for you (and me too!)

1- My FAV raw food gal.  GIRL ON RAW!!  Robyn just finished her raw chef certification at 105 degrees in Oklahoma!   On top of being an awesome (un) cook, she’s  just so lovely too!

#2- A great article about being Curious about the transition to raw food!! With a few great food facts as well!

#3- Raw on less than $10 per day!  Love this blog, she shows how cheap (and tasty) being a raw foodie can be,  great inspiration and lots of recipes!!

#4 – Green Monster (smoothies) Movement.  Tons of great recipes to get you inspired!!  

#5 – I have sent you here before, but check out my instructors fabulous website!  www.rawrose.com

She has recipes for her Banana Lemon Pie

And the delicious Hummus without Chickpeas to serve in pepper boats! That’s all today for me!!  If you have a raw blog or a great raw recipe PLEASE promote it in the comment section (either on the blog or facebook)!!  I’d love to hear who is out there!! :)

If not,  tell me something exciting that’s going on in your life these days!!

xo

Jess

ps.  Keep my Grandma in your prayers, she’s not doing so good these days!!

Chocolate fondue for breakfast???

Glad you guys enjoyed the  Dragon Fruit post and the awesome video re: reversing Diabetes in 30 days.  It’s pretty amazing, in our class we even had some awesome success stories about reducing their insulin within a few days!! YAY!!

Before I get to FOOD, just wondering how many of you are tried out P90x??   I started yesterday, it’s hard core!!  After not being overly active, I had a tough time with the first workout, and only finished 1/2, but I’m going to to get through the program, even if it’s not exactly the program!!    Have you tried it?  Any tips?

Now onto food………….

Did I tell you we started out one day with AMAZING chocolate fondue for BREAKFAST!!!    ok, maybe not something to do every day, but it was AMAZING!!

  Hello beautiful!!!!!!!     The fondue sauce was amazing and had tahini in it!!! :)  So yummy (and in the cookbook!)

Another thing that I love,  Nori Wraps!!   I had sushi for lunch yesterday and realized I MUCH preferred these wraps to sushi! (shocking coming from a sushi addict!)

Can you seem them in there!! haha

we also made our own sweet and sour sauce and ginger!

I LOVED these two… the ginger was to die for… way better than the aspartame stuff you get with sushi!

Another fabulous lunch!!!  Garden Veggie Soup with Brasil nut cheese!!   Wow…  I didn’t think I would like this one, but it was awesome!!

Another beautiful desert…..  any ideas?

I was soooooo in love with this stuff…

Lemon Avocado PUDDING!

This stuff was pure love!!!!!!!!!!!!  mmmmmmmm

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Enough about food!!  A few more pictures from the beautiful resort!

Introducing BROOK!

what a lovely dog!   Brook lives at the resort and hangs out with the guests!!     I went for a walk in the resorts Labyrinth and had a visitor…

 

As you can tell, this resort is very peaceful and there is a beautiful spiritual vibe to the whole place…  I loved the little hidden Buddha’s around the resort… so now to leave you with a picture of one of them and some Buddha Wisdom… :)

 ( I love Buddha’s – to me they represent HAPPINESS, Laughter, Joy and Goodness.    I have them all over my home!)

                      ~~Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment~~  Buddha

Dragon Fruit recipe!

Good morning!!

Another beautiful day today, I LOVE sunshine, it makes me so  happy! 

I’ve had a few questions re: Rawness haha…

Q – Are you still 100% Raw? 

A- I’d say I’m about 80% still.  Which I am pretty happy about.  My morning starts off with a big green smoothie (frozen strawberries, bananas, macca powder, spirilina, kale or spinach and a date for sweetness – and a new favorite – PARSLEY

Lunch has been a big snack plate with different salads, veggies and a few taco chips for fun!!

Dinner (last night) was a veggie burger with a lettuce bun, jam packed with guacamole, salad on the side with an energy ball for desert!

Q – We want recipes…   can you share?!

A – I would LOVE to share the recipes, but they are all in www.rawrose.com book!!   But she has quite a few of her awesome recipes HERE, I have made all of them and they are great (especially the Banana Lemon Pie and Hummus)

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I’ve decided not to do a day by day anymore, as that would mean I have 6 days to document, so I will just share some more photos!!

Sunshine burgers with jicima fries!  Perfect for your RAWBQ!  haha

Green smoothie topped with GOGI berries!!  All hail the GOGI!!

(thanks Donna for your lovely photo styling!)

Check out these Pineapples!!  They looked like they were just picked off a beach in Hawaii!!!!!

We used these to make a delicious frozen pineapple pie – which tasted like PINA COLADA!!   Raw deserts are the best!!!

Some more pictures of the lovely view… I spent lots of time in those chairs, reading books and chit chatting!!

Back to food!

Have you seen a dragon fruit before?   I thought they were beautiful…

  Now for a quick breakfast recipe for you!  

Toss together some grapes, dragon fruit, avocado, sprinkle over some lemon juice – serve over sprouts… 

Yummm

  A very pretty breakfast, that’s for sure!

Anyways, hope you enjoyed today’s post!! Lots of delicious food, that’s for sure!!

Question for you!!  Are you interested in the Raw Food movement??

Also have you seen the Simply Raw video?  Take 5 mins to watch the trailer, It’s amazing!!

Have a great day!!

Jessica