Jessica's- A Raw Gourmet
If you've got the notion that raw food is synonymous with rabbit munchies and that it lacks luster, you might nix the idea after you taste it and behold its luscious looks.
Burritos, pizza, lasagna, carrot cake, ice cream, homemade crackers and marinara sauce are among the wide range of dishes prepared - and enjoyed by its devotees.
Raw food followers believe that at around 115 degrees, essential enzymes in food die off. However, "Raw food doesn't necessarily mean cold food," points out Dan Ladermann, co-director of the Fort Bragg-based Living Light Culinary Arts Institute. It is important to try and create meals that emphasize "textures, aroma and love." When he prepares his tomato sauce he says a richness of flavor is evident because the vegetables haven't lost it through overcooking.
A raw diet, as its name implies, is based on consuming unprocessed, preferably organic, whole plant-based foods, at least 75 per cent of which should be uncooked. It consists of: Fresh fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, beans, grains, legumes, dried fruit, seaweed, fresh fruit & veggie juices, pure water & milk from young coconuts.
People who follow a raw diet use particular techniques to prepare foods such as: sprouting seeds, grains and beans; soaking nuts and dried fruits; and juicing fruits and vegetables. The only cooking that is allowed is via a dehydrator. This piece of equipment blows hot air through the food but never reaches a temperature higher than 116°F.
RAW RECIPE RESOURCES
http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/recipes/main.html (drinks too)
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/ (drinks too)
http://www.rawfoodlife.com/raw_food_recipes.html
http://www.vegparadise.com/recipeindex.html#Raw
http://www.rawgourmet.com/recipes.html
http://www.rawheaven.com/
http://www.rawganique.com/recipes.htm
http://www.rawveganrecipes.com/index.php?
http://www.sunfood.net/recipes.html
http://creativehealthinstitute.us/recipes/chiRecipes1.PDF
http://www.alivefoods.com/
http://www.rawseattle.org/
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