Cinnamon Crisp Cookies

16 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in Raw Desserts and Treats, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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Cinnamon Crisp Cookies

recipe is from The Raw Food Passion blog.

These were super Delicious before they were dehydrated and tasted very similar after being in the dehydrator. They never really became crispy even after 36 hours in the dehydrator, but they are still deeelish! Who doesn’t love cookies!!??

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups of almonds
  • 15 medjol organic dates
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 3 cups of dried organic coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup of agave nectar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons of cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sea salt

Directions:

Process the almonds in the food processor until they become a very fine powder. Add the cinnamon and sea salt to the almond flour and mix until spread out evenly. Pour that into a giant bowl. Next, put the dried coconut into the food processor and leave in there until grounded very finely. Add the coconut to the almond flour in the giant bowl. Next, put the dates into the food processor with 1/2 cup of water and mix until you get a date paste. Add the date paste to the almond coconut flour and stir in evenly. Finally add the agave nectar. Mix ingredients thoroughly. Then, roll the dough flat with a rolling pin. I roll the dough on parchment paper, then I place parchment paper on top of the dough and roll on top of the paper so that the dough does not stick to the rolling pin. (this made is so much easier!!!) Take a cup and make your circular cookies. Place the cookies on dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 110 degrees for twelve hours or until desired crispness.

A (Theoretical) Dialogue Between a Jewish Vegetarian Activist and a Rabbi

16 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in In the News Tags: ,

A (Theoretical) Dialogue Between a Jewish Vegetarian Activist and a Rabbi I found this article on an awesome blog called The Jew and the Carrot . Check out this dialogue on Jewish law and scriptures vs. vegetarianism. Very interesting!

 

Why We Don’t Eat Animals

15 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in In the News Tags: , ,

DONT eat animals

How amazing!! This is such a helpful tool to use with your kids or future children 🙂

Ruby Roth has written Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things  — a children’s book discussing why millions of people choose to avoid animal products.

Check out the new video of author Ruby Roth discussing the book and the ideas that inspired her to write it.

“This is a powerful and important book. Farm animals have emotions similar to our pets and this is conveyed in Roth’s enchanting illustrations. It will make children – and their parents – think. But it will not lead to nightmares, rather respect and compassion for the creatures whose wellbeing is in our hands.”
–Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace

Broccolini with Garlic and Olive Oil

15 Jun 2009 1 Comment

by marisashealthykitchen in Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: , , , ,

I love all things Broccoli, but other than raw broccoli crudité, I am not that into the vegetable raw. So I was super happy when I came upon this tasty recipe. You don’t need to use the dehydrator, but I highly recommend it! I love that almost cooked, tender taste 🙂

Broccolini with Garlic and Olive Oil

This recipe is adapted from Rawrifficfood 

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch broccolini (washed, with stems trimmed)
  • 2-3 garlic cloves (peeled, and sliced thin or minced)
  • 1-2 tbsps Olive Oil
  • Sea salt and garlic powder to taste
  • Rep Pepper flakes to taste

Preparation

  1. Cut broccolini into florets.
  2. In a bowl or baggie, add the olive oil and the garlic, as well as the spices. Mix well, then add the broccolini and marinate for 30 minutes – overnight.
  3. Great on its own like this, but I suggest you dehydrate for 30 minutes to an hour until the broccolini and garlic is tender and a little warm.
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Sorry for the super fuzzy picture, it was so hard to take this picture! But I promise it was deeelish!

Lemon Basil Pesto & Raw Zucchini Pasta

14 Jun 2009 5 Comments

by marisashealthykitchen in Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: , , , , , , , ,

pasta 3I love Zucchini Pasta! I feel so decadent eating it, yet all I am having is delicious sauce and a whole zucchini. So if you are ever looking for that perfect “guilt free” meal, here you go! We love Pesto in my house and here is a new take on my usual.

Lemon Basil Pesto & Raw Zucchini Pasta

3-4 servings

2 cups packed fresh basil
2 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
¼- ½ cup raw pine nuts
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon of fresh lemon zest
2 heaping tablespoons nutritional yeast
¾-1 teaspoons sea salt
4 medium zucchini
either sun-dried tomatoes or grape tomatoes

1. In a food processor combine the garlic, basil, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and oil and process until smooth. Add pine nuts and nutritional yeast and process.

2. If you are using non-organic zucchini peel them, if not just go ahead and spiralize all the zucchini or use a vegetable peeler. Use paper towels to blot the zucchini in order to remove some of the moisture.

3. Plate the zucchini pasta and pesto with tomatoes and serve.pasta 2pasta 1

I love Rockin’ Raw!

11 Jun 2009 3 Comments

by marisashealthykitchen in New York Highlights Tags: , , , , , ,

Seriously Look at this Garden!

I love Rockin’ Raw. 718-599-9333 178 North 8th Street (btwn Bedford & Driggs) Williamsburg.I met some fabulous ladies there for dinner last night. It was only their 13th day of their soft opening and everything went super smooth! I am always perpetually early and my girlfriends are typically late, but as I was sitting in that magical garden waiting, I had no complaints at all. I loved it! The outdoor garden feels like you are in someone’s backyard but you also have the benefit of a phenomenal meal!

We started off with the N’awlins Rings. They were amazing; sweet and spicy, mmmm! I ordered the Louisiana Gumbo with “sausage -ñ-” and cauliflower rice.” It was so good. The rice was great and the texture, consistency, and spice of the gumbo was fabulous. I really felt like I was eating a cooked dish! Plus how often do you see raw okra? My friends ordered the Tallarines Verdes de La Lala (live pasta in Peruvian pesto style sauce) with Caramelized Plantains (OMG Yum!) and the Rockin’ ROLL with jicama, avocado, cauliflower (served with horseradish sauce, pickled ginger and cucumber). I had some of the pasta and it was great. I always find that zucchini pasta is delightful depending on the sauce and this was such a tasty and cheesy pesto! I was the only one to get dessert, as I could not pass it up when I am at such a fabulous raw restaurant. I had the heavenly Cookies & Cream Milk Shake made from nut milk, agave and little bites of cacao nibs, super good!!

We met Tere, the owner who was also our server and a delight. She was so sweet and explained everything for us including recommendations.

I love that they use nuts, but very sparingly there. I sometimes feel that raw restaurants go a little heavy on the nuts and the food becomes a little too dense and decadent for me. Of course I always enjoy the taste factor, but I am also more concerned about how I feel afterwards. The food at Rockin’ Raw was flavored mostly with veggies, which I can always appreciate and love the taste of! They even make a point to mark the items that are made with the nuts on the menu.

Overall, it was a great experience. Delicious food, great company, gorgeous and relaxing garden, nothing better! I highly recommend checking this welcoming place out. Their official Grand Opening is the weekend of June 27th. Enjoy!!

Oh and they are applying for their liquor license, so hopefully it will not be that far away 🙂

Update: The Grand Opening Party was so much fun! They were serving lots of HD’s from the menu and some previews that are going to be added later on. Thanks Tere! It was such a nice night 🙂

Louisiana Gumbo

 Photo Coutesy of The Discerning Brute, see his review here 

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Super Hot Dog

10 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in New York Highlights Tags: ,

I never really promote soy or fake meat products because I am not really into them for health reasons (and of course they are not raw). I always loved them as they taste delicious, but I try to avoid them most of the time. But I had to talk about this new place that serves beef and veggie dogs with fun toppings. They even have whole wheat buns. It could be great about once a year for me! haha! Enjoy 🙂

Super Hot Dog   111 MacDougal St, between Minetta Lane and Bleecker; 212.375.0700

 

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Memorial Service, June 14th

10 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in In the News Tags:

On May 18th, one of the three biggest influences on yoga in the West, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (1915 – 2009), moved on from this world at his home of Mysore in South India. Since then there has been many memorials and tributes to him. At the school where I practice, Jivamukti Yoga School, they held a fire ceremony the day after his passing followed by 12 days of continual chanting.

Eddie Stern, of Ashtanga Yoga New York, invites us all to join next weekend to remember his teacher.

“Among the great joys of the last years of his life was that he became reacquainted with his contemporaries, including Mr. Iyengar, Mr. Desikachar, A.G. Mohan, and Swami Dayananda.  In the spirit of the renewed friendships of these great yoga masters, we would like to extend and invitation to you, and to every yoga school in the NYC area, to come join us on June 14th, at 6 p.m., in remembering and celebrating the very great flash of lightening that was Pattabhi Jois.  In doing so, we honor the spirit of yoga which, in the scriptures, is compared to a great tree that provides shelter and shade to all who stand under it.”

Memorial service for Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Sunday, June 14th, 6-9 pm Stephen Weiss Studio 711 Greenwich St at the corner of Charles St. See more details here.

Flax Seed Chips and Salsa!

09 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in New York Highlights Tags: , ,

This was one of the best weekends ever!!! But when I get super tired from not sleeping and traveling I want greasy gross food but the problem is it always makes me feel terrible!! (especially now that I am so clean) But I still want that munchy goodness. So last night I had these fabulous Flax Seed Chips from Caravan of Dreams and made myself “chips” and salsa, one of my all time favorite comfort foods!

I forgot to take a picture as I just wanted to eat my chips, but I had to share this! All I had was chips and salsa, this picture is from another blog taken at Caravan of Dreams of their Live Nachos (DELICIOUS!!) but those are same the fabulous chips I used.

PETA Releases List Of Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks

09 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in In the News Tags:

PETA Releases List Of Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks courtesy of VEGdaily. This list is awesome!!!

I am still excited about the Fruit Cart at Yankees Stadium but check out these other ball parks!! They have really stepped it up!

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