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Smooth Coco Pudding

Smooth Coco Pudding

2 T. raw carob powder
1 avocado
meat of one young coconut,
6-8 soaked dates

Blend everything until smooth and creamy.
For a frozen dessert, freeze pudding in ice cube trays, run through juicer.

- Contributed by Jan Jenson

Curried Squash and Fennel Soup

Curried Squash and Fennel Soup

4 cups butternut squash, peeled and chopped
2 cups baby peeled carrots, chopped
6 stalks celery, chopped
2 bulbs fennel, chopped
1 apple, peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
1/2 cup of raw tahini
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed
2 T curry powder
1 T cumin powder
2 t celtic sea salt, fine ground
cumin seeds, lime wedges, and cilantro sprigs for garnish

In food processor, pulse each of the first 5 ingredients, then combine in large mixing bowl.
In blender, add ginger, garlic, curry, cumin, olive oil, and tahini.
Blend (add water if necessary).
Combine in mixing bowl with vegetable mixture.
Add sea salt, mix well.
In batches, fill blender 3/4 full and liquefy.
Serve soup slightly warm (not above 105 degrees).
Garnish soup bowls with a sprinkle of cumin seeds, a sprig of cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.

- Contributed by Jan Jenson

Poor Man's Bread

Watercress is one of the oldest eaten leaf vegetables. It’s a mustard relative that delivers a slightly bitter but forthright peppery bite and gets its name because of where it grows: in or near water. The long root system of watercress sends out shoots that creep along the bottom of ponds and springs, fostering hollow stems that rise above the water’s surface to bear dark green, nutritious leaves.

Their antioxidant and phytochemical powers have long been recognized in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. In England during the early 19th-century, it was first commercially grown for its historical medicinal value and soon became a staple of the working class diet.

Packaged in bunches, it was eaten like ice-cream from a cone or between bread in a sandwich for breakfast. If families were too poor, they ate watercress by itself. Thus it became a wholly different kind of bread.

- thanks to http://www.goodnessgreeness.com/.

Quinoa Salad

1 cup dry quinoa soaked 4-6 hours, then sprouted 2-3 days (becomes about 6 cups)
2 cups diced cucumbers
2 cups diced tomatoes
3 diced avocados
4T Nama Shoyu

- Contributed by Jan Jenson

Carrot Salad Dressing

1 med diced carrot
1/2 sliced onion
3 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1/2 cup oil (transitional)
4 tsp tamari soy sauce (optional, transitional)
7/8 cup water

Blend ingredients in a blender.

- Contributed by Jan Jenson

Non-Alcoholic Margaritas

Non-Alcoholic Margaritas

8  Large limes
1  Large Valencia orange
6  Cups cold sparkling or mineral water
1/8  cup Stevia or Aguave syrup
2-3 Fresh mint leaves

Wash limes and orange. Squeeze limes and orange into pitcher. Place lime and
orange hulls into pitcher. Add sweetener. Crush lime and orange hulls
with juice and sugar with wooden spoon, (releases the citrus oil.) Add
water to mixture. Stir mixture well. Sweeten to taste.

In blender, add 1 cup ice to every 1/2 cup lime/orange mixture.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into chilled margarita glasses.
Garnish with lime.

- Contributed by Jan Jenson

Raw Fudge

Raw Fudge

1/2 cup cashews, soaked 20 min.
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 cup pecans
8 Tbs. carob powder
10-12 dates, soaked several hours
2 Tbs. alcohol-free vanilla
water from soaked dates as needed
1/4 cup raw almond butter
2 Tbs. warm coconut oil
1/2 cup walnuts
4 Tbs. agave syrup (cactus syrup - use instead of sugar or artificial sweeteners!)
dash of Himalayan crystal salt or celtic sea salt (optional)

Puree all ingredients except walnuts, until smooth and creamy in food processor.
Mix in chopped walnuts, mold into large square and place on parchment paper,
Put into container and freeze 12 hours or more.
Remove and cut, keeps best in freezer.

- Contributed by Jan Jenson

Young Again, by Kerry Pharr - Free Book

Young Again, by Kerry Pharr

How I Reversed the Aging Process, Restored My Health, and Lost 40 Pounds

A must read for every person that's ever faced health and weight issues! Approaching 60, Kerry Pharr, who considered himself a picture of health in the prime of his life and a former professional boxing trainer involved in health, sports, and fitness most of his life, viewed himself as "old, fat, and sick." Not liking the way he felt and what he was seeing in the mirror, Pharr began to eat a biblically-based diet that he combines with a pro boxer's conditioning program he used in training his fighters for championship fights.

The accidental result was a revolutionary new fitness system that reversed the aging process, restored his health and helped him lose 40 pounds. All of his health issues disappeared in a matter of weeks without medications. His blood pressure dropped from 183/100 to 116/66 while his weight, which had ballooned to 227 at one point, dropped from 217 to 175.

Kerry gave me a copy of his book a couple of months ago and I think it's great. Clear, concise and to-the-point.

Visit Kerry's website and download the book for free: http://KerryPharr.com

Tahini

Recipes made with Tahini

(from The Raw Gourmet (Alive Books, 1999) by Nomi Shannon)
Reprinted with permission of the author.
www.rawgourmet.com

Frozen Vanilla Bliss

This tastes very much like dairy soft serve ice cream, only better. Not only is it a great way to start your day but it also makes a healthy snack. Use more tahini if you are a bodybuilder or are trying to increase your (good) fat, protein and calorie intake. Bodybuilders might try 1 cup of water, 4 tablespoons of tahini and 2 frozen bananas. The addition of carob or other fruit works very well in this recipe--let your imagination run wild! If you prefer a sweeter drink, add one or two soaked dates, or a bit of maple syrup (which is not raw).

3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons raw tahini, or more to taste
1-2 frozen bananas, cut in chunks
Dash vanilla (optional)

In blender, combine water, tahini, banana and vanilla.
Blend until thick and smooth.
Serve immediately.
Serves 1.

Creamy Carrot Asparagus Soup

This could be called the king of soups. The fiber in the asparagus creates a delightful texture,  and the tahini gives the soup a smooth quality. Do not use the woody ends of the asparagus; chop only the most tender part, about two inches from the end. (Vegetarian dogs are known to love the woody ends of the asparagus; they chew on them like a bone!)

Cranberry Relish

Pat Benfield

3 C Cranberries
1 Pear
1 Apple
1 Orange, with skin
Honey
Cinnamon and cloves

Chop, mix and serve.