Had Patenaude's nori rolls & sauce for supper: avo, shred carrot/beet/cabbage, julienne cucumber, chopped lettuce... YUM! Everyone liked the fudge- Ian & Ry had 2 pcs each & hub had 4 or 5! Want to track down the infamous coconut fudge recipe that killed my vitamix & try it in the fp- gulp! But it was so good! My friend was asking me about veganism, spec how to defeat her dairy dependency, so I handed her The Live Food Factor. She tells me, "I have no intention of going raw." me: "I'm not telling you to- this book has an excellent section on dairy." So, yesterday I called her to thank her for some books she ordered for me. She: "I'm reading the book.," me: "Oh, what do you think?" she: "I LOVE IT- I'm 2/3 of the way thru it! I ordered my own copy." me: "Take yr time. Don't rush. Its a lot of info & I don't want you to choke!" I had turned her on to gs by 1- making her one & 2- buying her Greens For Life. Obviously, I'm super excited for her... I hope she does incredibly on her journey! Got to ride my stationary bike for 20 minutes last night & did a bit of stretching. There are 2 nanas waiting patiently in my blender to be blended w/parsley & fr bbs. Later lil' doagies...

Niqi, doll... Thank you for sharing yr battle w/us. My previous raw stints always ended w/me freaking out, I can't explain it exactly... My current successful(!) journey has only been poss thru much prayerful meditation. I am so excited about meals now- I take my time eating & don't go on the binges I once did. I don't hate myself anymore. When you love yrself you get more love!

Ooo, Patchy-cat: new appliances make me supah giddy! DH just got me a 7c cuisinart fp... & on sale! Which makes it even better  ;-) Yr #s are so close to 811, you must be tickled! I've found that certain things I didn't like in their cooked/dead forms I LOVE in their raw/living forms. IE: beets, olives, coconut... I've been craving coco water like crazy so DH is supposed to track down a case or 2 for my 2nd raw anniversary... Congrats on yr journey! Just the decision is courageous!

I am f-f-freezing... I've noticed I'm very sensitive to the sun's warmth in this 2nd month. Since it is so grey & chilly, as soon as the sun peaks thru the clouds I get in the rays & try to stay until they disappear again. Made carrot cake from my juice pulp the other day. It was ready today so I cut it in half, frosted half w/apricot-cashew butter & fed it to the fam (who loved it) & am making the other half into biscotti. Made a new dressing for my salad last night from Patenaude's Sunfood Cuisine. Going to make the fudge today. We're trying to eat up all the produce since we'll be out of town for a few days. I want to have snacky things to take w/us. No WD this week due to the trip- will try to be patient until next WD. I'm going back to sleep for a bit... Its 4-ish am!

Peaches! We went thru a case this summer in 2 days... Will order 2 next time! (I'm in the us & it's winter here so no peaches... Sigh). Welcome to the boards!

Raw Food Made Easy by Jennifer Cornbleet has recipes for 1-2 people. The ing are easy to find & she lists how long leftovers last. My hub & I had her shaved beet salad for sup the other night- w/which he had pasta... I have always despised cooked beets but raw beets are yummy :-D

Hi. Being raw sans juicer & dehydrator is possible. Look @ Storm & Jinjee Talifero's site- they don't have a dehydrator. An important part of a raw diet for me is variety but I am happiest when there are fruits & greens in the house. Aim for all raw until noon & work yr way up to a full raw day or go by meals. Just fyi- w/a fp & a veg peeler you can have zucchini fettucine & marinara or stuffed peppers/tomatoes/mushrooms. Have fun on yr adventure!

I was thinking truffles as well. Could call them cannon balls!

+ 1 pound :-( argh! Oh well. Guess I'll go eat everything in the fridge & wallow in self-pity... No, not really- lol. Old Anna would have, but not me! Keep moving forward. You know what I want? Salsa. No toms though! Think I'll clean up the kitchen & make some juice...

Have used it in a smoothie & eaten by the spoon. What does everyone do w/it? Thanks in advance for any idears!

Here's yesterday's eats: 4 nana/flax pancakes (a la RawGosia) w/apricot butter, 1/4 c nut loaf (variant of Talifero's), 1/3c Amsden's savory herb stuffing, 1/2c Maerin's summer cole slaw, 1/2c Mrs. Ackerley's cranberry sauce, 2 small slices pumpkin pie w/a dollop of mac/grape juice cream (the last few were from Cohen's book). Though I no longer celebrate it, we hosted my parents for a "big supper," what everyone else would call "Christmas dinner". Hub cooked a turkey & I made nut loaf to share. I made a cooked cranberry sauce for them & a raw to share. I cooked green beans for them & made cole slaw to share. My father brought his oyster stuffing & I offered Amsden's. My parents brought cookies & apple pie so I made the pumpkin pie & cream. Oh, my mom made sweet potatoes & rolls, but I didn't bother w/a raw counterpart because I didn't want 1, & there were only 4 adults & 4 kiddos & enough food for a small militia. I made my plate & showed it to hub- "that looks great! It looks real..." LOL, meaning it looked traditional... lol. My parents & hubby had my stuff & cooked (their poor tums!) along w/2nds. My father LOVED the cranberry sauce & enjoyed the other stuff. However, my parents were blown away by the pumpkin pie! I think they were a bit worried about my diet before so to be able to show them the possibilities of a raw diet helped. Granted, I don't eat like that on a daily basis & made glamorous gourmet things to share but they know the importance I place on greens in my daily eats. Now, today is WD#6, & I'll be posting that later. I'm not expecting colossal #s but I would love to be surprised! I'll be back :oD

Alison, the peppers were supah! I appreciate the nod... Had leftover salad w/tom-walnut "meat" sauce, corn, & avo added on top. Have been experiencing digestive diffies last few eves. Will pay closer attn to diet tomorrow. Oh, hubby got me a new larger fp! Yay! I can do recipes properly now )

Being overcome by moments of immense/intense spontaneous gratitude. Bursting into tears of JOY because there is finally a break in the clouds of my mind. No longer wanting to hate/hurt myself. Feeling ALIVE. Feeling REAL. Laughing. My hub-a-bub noticing my new curves (giggle) & enJOYing them! My boys eating all the fruit in the house so that I hide the nanas... & MUCH MORE!

Heeeee- YAY! Thanks!

Aw, Jen- so are you! Mwah!