This is probably a silly question but do you get a thermometer to gauge the temperature of the food or is it to be lukewarm to touch or something like that.

frances1266 - 2014-03-10 12:43:00

so long as its not heated/cooked over a certain temperature, which means I believe you can melt chocolate ...cookes may be able to correct me here

so pretty much nothing is cooked

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cookessentials - 2014-03-10 13:30:00

bumping

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cookessentials - 2014-06-13 14:29:00

That sounds so good, cookessentials!

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cookessentials - 2014-06-13 20:54:00

Am pleased someone has started a 'raw food thread'. Was looking for some more ideas,

nails6 - 2014-06-14 15:36:00

Ditto nails6.

Cookessentials are you out there?

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cookessentials - 2014-08-01 12:12:00

I made the rawatarians granola bars off her site the other day. I put them in the dehydrator and they were delish. Crunchy on the outside and chewy in the middle.

mumstu - 2014-08-01 17:46:00

Does anyone have a raw cheesecake recipe for a mini springclip tin.
Dairy free please.

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cookessentials - 2014-08-05 11:43:00

Thanks Cooks. I checked out that site and it looks excellent.

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cookessentials - 2014-08-08 20:50:00

Cooks - have a book on raw food, some of the recipes use coconut meat. Can this be obtained in NZ and if so, do you know who would sell it.
TIA

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cookessentials - 2014-08-15 18:41:00

frances1266 wrote:

Does anyone have a raw cheesecake recipe for a mini springclip tin.
Dairy free please.

Here is a link to a pdf of a raw vegan recipe booklet: http://tinyurl.com/ls2w56c

I have made the cheesecake on p.72 several times, and it's really good. I have a high-speed blender, but you can do it with a food processor - just make sure you soak the cashews well first (maximum: 7 hours). Also, as with all raw nut desserts, taste and texture is even better if you make 2-3 days in advance.

mjhdeal - 2014-08-17 08:30:00

awesome thank you

mjhdeal wrote:

Here is a link to a pdf of a raw vegan recipe booklet: http://tinyurl.com/ls2w56c

I have made the cheesecake on p.72 several times, and it's really good. I have a high-speed blender, but you can do it with a food processor - just make sure you soak the cashews well first (maximum: 7 hours). Also, as with all raw nut desserts, taste and texture is even better if you make 2-3 days in advance.

motorbo - 2014-08-17 08:40:00

Thanks mjhdeal. That is an excellent booklet, the recipes are straightforward and all look delish.
When she mentions lecithin powder, is that the same as lecithin granules?

frances1266 - 2014-08-17 11:20:00

frances1266 wrote:

Thanks mjhdeal. That is an excellent booklet, the recipes are straightforward and all look delish.
When she mentions lecithin powder, is that the same as lecithin granules?

I am guessing they are different, but I used granules, and it worked just fine.

Lots of good recipes - the celery soup and the 'peanut' sauce are two more I can recommend :)

mjhdeal - 2014-08-17 12:53:00

P.S. Anyone who wants to try a raw soup, but doesn't have a high-speed blender/doesn't want to have nuts, you can substitute the nuts with avocado in equal ratio, e.g., 1/4 cup cashews = 1/4 of an avocado.

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cookessentials - 2014-08-18 08:35:00

bliss balls

http://www.flannerys.com.au/recipes/post/cacao-nut-balls

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cookessentials - 2014-11-26 19:47:00

winnie231 wrote:

The following is a delicious dessert & the mixture for the base can also be used on it's own to make bliss balls :)

Strawberry Cream Pie (from Dr Libby’s Real Food Chef)
Base:
Zest of lime
6 chopped dried apricots
¼ cup sunflower seeds
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup sesame seeds
½ cup almonds (soaked in warm water for at least 30 minutes)
½ cup dessicated coconut
¼ cup tahini (I use Pic's peanut butter)
½ tablespoon water

Strawberry topping:
100g cocoa butter (I used coconut oil)
2 ½ cup raw cashew nuts
Juice of one lime
½ cup maple syrup (or agave)
2 punnets of strawberries

1) Melt the cocoa butter on low heat, set aside allow to cool
2) Using a food processor process the base ingredients
3) Press base mix into a 20cm (8inch) tart pan
4) When cocoa butter is cool, using a blender, blend all strawberry topping ingredients together
5) Pour strawberry topping onto base, smooth out and chill until set.

Sounds amazing have made a copy to make for xmas! Thanks heaps for sharing.

awoftam - 2014-11-26 19:53:00

4 Cs salad.

Mix:
1 cup raw cashews
2 t ground coriander
1 T oil
half a cup shredded coconut.

Spread on baking paper and roast at 150 degrees for 10 mins until just brown. Don't burn!

Grate 4 carrots
Chop a good bunch of coriander
Mix with a dressing made of lemon juice, garlic, oil, salt, some runny honey and cumin.
Toss through nut mixture and top with black sesame seeds.

I make this all the time, first had it at a friend's place; its from her Revive cafe cookbook

awoftam - 2014-11-26 20:00:00

bump for more raw foods

uli - 2015-11-25 16:49:00

uli wrote:

bump for more raw foods

Decided against retiring?
Thanks for 'bumping' anyway.

samanya - 2015-11-25 18:16:00

Good to see this thread back.

frances1266 - 2015-11-26 07:22:00

Valentino,have you seen this thread?

unknowndisorder - 2016-05-17 13:07:00

Raw Lentil Chilli
1 Cup Lentils soaked in water for 24 hours

Finely dice
1 small red onion
2 carrots
2 cups mushrooms
Add
¼ cup Oil
2 Tablespoons light soy sauce
2 Tablespoons coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
Marinade for at least 1 hour

In blender whizz
¼ Cup sundried tomatoes
2 tablespoons oil
4 dates
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoons coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
½ to 1 tablespoon chilli powder

Mix drained lentils, vege mix and sauce together and add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and sour cream or yoghurt (optional)
Can be served as a side salad or in a wrap.

mousiemousie - 2016-05-17 13:41:00

This sounds yummy. Might have to give it a go.

cookessentials wrote:

Mushroom-
Stroganoff ( Raw vegan) Courtesy of the lovely Scott Mathias

2 Cups of Button Mushrooms sliced 1 Clove of Garlic ½ White or Red Onion ½ Cup Olive Oil ¼ Cup Shoyu Soy Sauce ½ Cup Semi/Sun Dried Tomatoes Juice of 2 Lemons ½ Cup of Soaked Cashew Nuts 1 Cup of Coconut Cream (I prefer Nakula brand) ¼ Cup of Chopped Parsley S&P for taste 1 Med Cauliflower broken down into florettes Juice of 1 Lime Dash of Olive Oil S&P Instructions First put the sliced mushrooms into a bowl and add the olive oil, shoyu sauce and juice of 1 lemon along with ½ tsp. of desert salt and a good grind of black pepper. Leave them immersed for an hour or two until fully marinaded. In your Vitamix/Thermomix or vertical blender add the cashew nuts, coconut cream, garlic, onion, juice from one lemon and the semi-dried tomatoes. Blend thoroughly. Add salt to taste. Add also a dsp. equivalent of the marinade, which will give the sauce a rich ‘reduced’ appearance. Now strain off the mushrooms into a separate prep bowl and pour in the creamy liquid. Fold in the mushrooms. If you have some of the cream left then keep that aside and use as a mayo base for salads etc. Set aside for 15 minute to let the creamy flavours infuse through the mushrooms. Drop the florettes into your food processor and pulse to a rice consistency. Add the lime juice, dash of oil and S&P to taste. Spoon off the rice into a nice serving dish and ladle off the stroganoff mixture and top off with parsley, finishing with a drizzle of oil and a grind of pepper.

I use gluten free soy sauce as I have yet to find the shoyu sauce here in Masterton.

mousiemousie - 2016-05-17 17:31:00

unknowndisorder wrote:

Valenti-
no,have you seen this thread?

Yeah, saw it this afternoon and noted it that other thread.

Thank you

valentino - 2016-05-17 18:45:00

Yip saw that. vaguely recalled a thread about raw foods, so did a search. Shame we can't get someone to combine the two :(

unknowndisorder - 2016-05-17 18:49:00

cookessentials wrote:

Pine Nut Cheese Spread
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup macadamias
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
1/4 cup water
Grind all ingredients in a food processor

is nutritional yeast the same thing as brewers yeast?

fantail8 - 2016-05-21 20:25:00

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bev00 - 2017-05-21 00:41:00

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bev00 - 2018-05-20 00:46:00

** bump **

(sad so many of the recipes have gone...)

autumnwinds - 2019-05-19 23:58:00