Wicked good dressing

Before I forget I need to share this recipe for my Caesar/Ranch dressing.  Totally raw, vegan, healthy and delicious!

First I need to explain that I am not really a condiments girl- give me a slice of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil any day over creamy dressings.  But this is so darn good as a dressing and a dip that I had to share.

Raw Vegan Caesar Dressing

In a blender combine:

1/2 c. warm water
4 Tbs. tahini
2 Tbs. sunflower seed butter
3 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
1 clove of garlic, peeled
1/4 c. olive oil
pinch of salt

Just zip it all together until it is nice and creamy and use it as you will.  Apparently romaine lettuce has a decent amount of protein!  Who would have thought?  If you leave it in the fridge for a day, the mixture firms up and makes a delicious dip.

Feel free to substitute the vinegar for lemon and play around with the seasonings.  What kind of tasty variations can you come up with?

Adventures in the Raw: five years later...

It has been several years since I first went on a major weight loss campaign.  The baby whose weight I was trying to lose in my previous entries has just turned five and, as there are no more babies on whom to blame my excess flab, I decided it was time to try another intense regimen to achieve the body that I want.

This time I am going RAW!  I am trying one solid month of exclusively raw food to see how it works for me.  If all goes well I may continue the trend.  If it all tanks and fails after a couple of weeks, I will have benefited at least some from that amount of time.

The idea is to go raw, but I am not interested in going vegan at the same time.  I tried that once before and it didn't suit me.  Still, carpaccio is not really on my radar.  Sashimi and Ceviche, here we come!

I officially started my regimen (I don't like the word "diet") yesterday and I did really well with a fine bowl of grated beetroot and carrot with parsley and crumbled pecans dressed with lemon juice. (recipe below)

I had a lunch of leftover rice casserole because it was there and REALLY belly flopped with the pizza for dinner (courtesy of my dear brother- I didn't want to seem ungrateful).

Today I started anew with a soaked millet and blueberry smoothie.  It didn't taste bad and it filled me right up but the texture reminded me of drinking wet sand.  Blah.

I am doing what I can with what is in my cupboards at the moment.  I have made a comprehensive shopping list for tomorrow and I will be able to make all kinds of lovely things which I would be delighted to share with you!

A Grate Breakfast

good for one really hungry person or 2 as a side

2 medium carrots, unpeeled

1 medium beetroot, peeled

1/4 c. chopped parsley

a handful of crumbled pecans

juice of 1/2 lemon

Using the fine shred, grate your roots.  Chop the parsley and toss in with the pecans and lemon juice.  Let sit for a few minutes and enjoy.