tried and true savory recipes

[Gwendolene]

Hi all,
All the raw treats I've had I loved, but have only found one raw recipe I loved, Brigitte Mars' spinach palak. I've tried Victoria Butenko's raw sausage recipe and Alissa's alfredo but wasn't too thrilled with either of them although my family loved them, so maybe I just don't like nut heavy savory dishes??

I'm also not to keen on dehydrated foods. Any suggestions?

[Tirza]

Gwendolene;
I did all kinds of searches for Brigitte Mars' spinach palak, with no luck. It doesn't appear to be on this board, nor could I find it with Google. Is it in a book? Is the book really worth owning? (I already have pretty much every book out there on Raw Cuisine and find that while each one has its own uniqueness, many of the recipes are just variations of each other. The pictures are great though.)
Next question: Would you post the recipe as an advertisement for the book?
Many thanks

[asil]

Hi there,

I haven't found many savory recipes that I like either. I mostly just depend on a variety of salads, veggie slices dipped in guaca or salsa, sandwiches made with onion bread, flax crackers, or Juliano's Real Toast + avo and veggies, corn on the cob, and various tomato dishes. I'd love to hear of any other really good savory dishes. I've yet to develop a taste for nut cheeses, sauces, or pates.

[chamomile]

I mostly eat smoothies and salads,when I want something alittle different I make:
Alissa's ravioli(I've made it w/ radishes instead of turnips)
nori rolls or lettuce wraps
granola and milk
hope this helps some

[Queen Shelley]

The Boutenko kids book Eating Without Heating is fab! They make simple and tasty combos. But we love GARLIC! EXCEPT the 5 minute pie! Jeez, it took 45 minutes to get it together! And lots of sticky cleanup!

[exurb]

doubleg, I'd say get that book. It's not mindblowing (as in not the colour photo fiesta that RFRW is), but it's got some great recipes in it, and it's an inexpensive paperback. It might be a little hard to find. I've loaned mine out or I'd look up that recipe for you. She's got a good recipe for "crab cakes" that I modify. She is the mother of Juliano's significant other.

I'd rate it as like #4 of my total fave books.

The book is called "Rawesome"

[madmel]

Exurb,

I cannot find the book, by whom is it?

thank you,
mel

ps. my tried and savoury dishes are:
flax tortillas
onion bread
falafel w/ curry sauce
angel hair pasta with either pesto or marinara sauce
burritos (all raw of course)
carrot pecan burgers (I make them with walnuts)

[Gwendolene]

Gwendolene;
I did all kinds of searches for Brigitte Mars' spinach palak, with no luck. It doesn't appear to be on this board, nor could I find it with Google. Is it in a book? Is the book really worth owning? (I already have pretty much every book out there on Raw Cuisine and find that while each one has its own uniqueness, many of the recipes are just variations of each other. The pictures are great though.)
Next question: Would you post the recipe as an advertisement for the book?
Many thanks


As an author myself, I don't feel comfortable posting copyrighted material without permission. The only qualms I have is that its a little too dehydrator happy for my taste (but often I just omit this step) and it does use some non-raw ingredients.

Here's a link to the book on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591200601/sr=1-1/qid=1150588779/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-7572453-4209617?redirect=true&%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books

[Gwendolene]

I just made Alissa's Corn Chowder (with slight modifications for food on hand) and it was excellent! My mom even loved it and she hates avos!

You can find the recipe on the main part of Alissa's site
http://www.alissacohen.com/recipes.html#corn

[Soteria]

Exurb,

I cannot find the book, by whom is it?

thank you,
mel

ps. my tried and savoury dishes are:
flax tortillas
onion bread
falafel w/ curry sauce
angel hair pasta with either pesto or marinara sauce
burritos (all raw of course)
carrot pecan burgers (I make them with walnuts)

Where can I find the recipe for flax tortillas or any of these dishes?

[Shona]

Savory dishes ... hmmm ...

I tend to eat very simply and I often just eat the same things over and over, so I'm probably not going to be much help here. LOL A few non-sweet dishes that I really enjoy are:

Alissa's Corn Chowder
Alissa's Cucumber Dill Soup
Gazpacho
Live Gardenburger rolled up in lettuce leaves with tomato, sprouts, etc
Veggie plates with a dip

The gardenburger can be found in the recipe section of fromsadtoraw.com. It is a Boutenko recipe, I think. You could also check out the recipes at therawtable.com. There is a yummy yummy recipe posted for a herb cheeze spread [that is awesome in celery!].

[Nini]

All the raw treats I've had I loved, but have only found one raw recipe I loved, Brigitte Mars' spinach palak.

How wierd! I am eating this for lunch right now. It is so good!

[LisaDS88]

I consider the definition of a "tried and true" raw recipe....

(1. Something that I really like no matter what "mood" I am in.
(2. It's a recipe that people who eat SAD even like!

Although, there are several recipes out there that I like and could always eat, I have only found two that I know for sure SAD eaters like. They are the

"Spicy Thai Vegetable Wraps" and
"Zucchini and Green Zebra Tomato Lasagne" from Raw Food Real World recipe book.

I have made both of those recipes on several occasions for SAD events and EVERYONE loves them! My non-raw boyfriend even requests at times that I make these because they are so good. I also made the Spicy Thai Wraps for a bridal shower I hosted where I served them right next to SAD gourmet turkey sandwiches and meatballs. People kept asking me what the wraps were made of and said they were soooo good....they all wanted the recipe.

I wouldn't always rate the "quality" of a recipe on whether or not SAD eaters like it (because their taste buds are used to craving junk food). But I know a lot of raw recipes are great only after you have gotten used to eating raw. When I find something that a SAD eater likes then I know it will taste even better to me.

[rawpriestess]

Madmel, the book is called Rawsome, and it is by Basic Health Publications.

very good book.