Blueberry Flax Pancakes

22 Jun 2009 11 Comments

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

MMMM Raw Vegan Pancake Love on a Saturday Morning!! MY goodness, this was perfect! They were so super good and pretty simple to make. I woke up early, so these were almost ready by the time Michael woke up, perfect timing!! I love that so many foods can be easily made raw! These were so satisfying and fun to make & eat!

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Blueberry Flax Pancakes recipe from Rawmazing

1/2 C flax seeds (ground)
1 C flax seeds (not ground)
3 T coconut oil melted
1/2 C agave
1/2 C water
1 C blueberries
1/4 C coconut

Mix all ingredients. Dehydrate at 145 for one hour, flip and then dehydrate for 30 minutes at 114.

Marisa’s Tips: I would suggest using a coffee/spice grinder for the flax seeds. It grinds them in seconds!! Plus it makes so much less of a mess than pulling out the Vita-mix or a food processor!

Also for the coconut I used dried coconut (ground in the coffee grinder as well) and found the batter a little runny, so I doubled the amount.

Totally drizzle with maples syrup! This made them even more wonderful!!

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Amazing Raw “Peanut” Sauce and Zucchini Noodles

22 Jun 2009 3 Comments

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

Peanut sauce

Shocker! I am making Zucchini Noodles 🙂 They are just so good and there are so many sauces you can serve with them! Tonight I made Natalia Rose’s  Delicious Amazing Raw “Peanut” Sauce from her The Raw Food Detox Diet Book. It really tastes super peanuty to me, but there are no peanuts in this sauce. Raw peanuts are really hard to find although they are available.

I love that this makes a full 2 cups of sauce, so we have enough for tonight for dinner and more for salads for lunch tomorrow! SO awesome and tasty!!

Males 2 cups

1 cup raw almond butter
2 tablespoons fresh ginger
1/2 cup water (to thin)
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
3 tablespoons Nama Shoyu soy sauce
4 tablespoon sesame oil
2-3 cloves of garlic
1/2 serrano or jalapeno chile

Blend all ingredients at high speed until smooth. This makes an unbelievable dipping sauce for carrots other veggies, and it is amazing as a salad dressing or a sauce over Young coconut noodles.

Super Amazing Raw Jalapeno Corn Chips

18 Jun 2009 2 Comments

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

super amazing corn chips, mmmm

  I am so surprised there was enough of these left to photograph! They are sooooo good! So sweet with a little kick! I have such a thing for chips and salsa and these have mastered my Raw Chips and Salsa need! Happy Munching!!

Super Amazing Raw Jalapeno Corn Chips
makes 64 chips

5 cups of fresh or frozen corn (thawed) kernels
1 cup raw walnuts, soaked for at least 6 hours
1/3 cup ground flax seed (a coffee grinder is great for grinding the seeds)
1 medium, fresh jalapeno, (depending on how much heat you want)
2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

In a food processor combine the jalapeno, corn, walnuts, lime juice, sea salt and cumin and blend until smooth. Empty into a large bowl. Add flax seeds to the corn mixture and mix well. Spread out mixture onto 2 Teflex Dehydrator Sheets and then score it into quarters, then score each quarter into quarters. Score each square into 2 triangles until you have 32 triangles on each Teflex sheet. Dehydrate at 110 degrees for 8 to 10 hours. Transfer onto a mesh sheet and peel off the Teflex sheet and dry on the mesh sheet for another 8 hours or until dry and crisp. Break each chip apart and serve.

Super Enjoy!!!

Kaia Foods Raw tips and recipes.

18 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by marisashealthykitchen in Raw Vegan Recipes Tags: ,

Check out this pdf booklet from Kaia Foods with tips on simple eating and some raw recipes. Plus it is really pretty and well put together! Enjoy

Raw Sweet & Spicy Sesame Noodles

17 Jun 2009 3 Comments

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

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I obviously have a thing for Zucchini Noodles. I would say my go to SAD comfort food would be Long Pasta, so having these as a raw and much more beneficial alternative has been amazing!!

I grew up eating Cold Sesame Noodles from Chinese Restaurants and still think about that sweet, nutty taste! So although I don’t want to eat that any more, it is nice to come up with something similar while keeping it all Raw. This sauce is not as sweet and nutty as the Chinese Restaurant sauce but it was really great!! I want to keep experimenting maybe with more sweeteners and almond butter next time.

Enjoy 🙂

Raw Sweet & Spicy Sesame Noodles

Serves 3-4

  • 4 medium zucchini (peeled if NOT organic)
  • 1/4 – 1/3 cup raw sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon flax seed oil
  • 1/4 – 1/3 cup Nama Shoyu
  • 1 – 1 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 – 1/3 cup raw tahini
  • Couple drops of Stevia &/or 1-2 Tablespoons of Agave
  • 4 scallions, finely sliced
  • Hot Pepper/Chili Sauce (optional)
  1. In a bowl whisk the sesame oil, Nama Shoyu, rice vinegar, red pepper, agave &/or stevia drops and tahini, set aside.
  2. Spiralize the zucchini and then place the noodles on a paper towel to draw out some of the moisture.
  3. Divide the noodles into bowls and mix together with the Sesame sauce.
  4. Garnish with the scallions and the hot pepper sauce.pasta 2pasta 3

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.

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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