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sweetgoddess
02-06-2005, 05:01 PM
Just found these and thought I would share~ ;)

Creamy Orange Tang Cooler
1 young coconut (meat and water)
3 oranges
Appliances used: Orange Press, Blender

Juice oranges. Combine young coconut water, meat, and orange juice in blender. Blend until creamy and fluffy.


Slivered Strawberry Salad

1 head lettuce (celery or cucumber can be used instead)
1 basket strawberries (can use raspberries or other berries)
1 cup macademia nuts
2 cups young coconut water
2 tomatoes
Appliances used: Food processor, blender

Put lettuce through food processor with shredding disc (small or large). Blend together strawberries, macademia nuts, and coconut water. Top with diced tomatoes.


Angel Hair Zucchini with Creme Dressing

2 medium zucchinis (pick straight, fat ones or use sunburst squash)
1 cup macademia nuts
2 cups coconut water
pitted whole olives (optional)
Appliances used: Spiral Slicer, Blender

Spiralize zucchini with spiral slicer. Blend macademia nuts with coconut water to make a creamy dressing. Optional: garnish with olives.


Banana Creme Pie

2 cups flax seeds
meat of 4 young coconuts
1 cup young coconut water
12 pitted dates
1/2 diced vanilla bean (optional)
4 bananas
Appliances used: Personal Blender (or coffee grinder), Blender

Grind flax seeds in Tribest personal blender. Make the filling by adding coconut water, coconut meat, pitted dates, and 2 bananas into blender and blend to a creamy consistency (might have to add additonal water if you don't have a powerful blender). Slice 2 bananas into lengthwise strips. Place powdered flax in pie pan on bottom and up sides. Place a layer of filling on top of the flax, followed by the bananas, then the filling again, and end by placing the sliced bananas or some fresh fruit on top for a decorative appearance.

A. Substitutions -- pine nuts, raw cashews, brazil nuts in place of macademia
nuts.
B. Other good spiralized vegetables -- carrots, beets, kohlrabi, butternut
squash, firm English cucumbers (seedless), daikon radish.
C. Have fun in the kitchen -- play and experiment.

Visit John's web sites at www.rawfoods.com

Divinely Delicious Desserts by Cherie Soria

Chocolate Cheesecake
Makes one 8-inch diameter cheesecake. Serves 8-12

Crust:
2 ½ cups pecans, soaked for 4-6 hours and dehydrated
¼ cup sucanat
¼ cup seedless raisins
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Filling:
¾ cup coconut oil
¾ cup dates
½ cup sucanat
1 quart raw cashews
1 cup organic cocoa powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

To make the crust:
Put the pecans, sucanat, raisins, and cinnamon in food processor and process until it begins to stick together. Press the crust mixture evenly in the bottom of an 8-inch spring-form pan and set aside.

To make the filling:
Put soaked and drained cashews in food processor along with the liquefied coconut oil and process until semi-smooth. Add remaining ingredients and puree until creamy smooth.

To assemble:
Put filling in crust and spread evenly. Refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours before serving. Will last for 2 weeks in the refrigerator if properly stored in a covered container, or 2 months in the freezer.

flutterfly
02-06-2005, 05:39 PM
They all sound wonderful.

rawpriestess
02-09-2005, 12:56 PM
Wow, what great recipes, I'm going to try them all,
Rawpriestess

vegangelist
02-21-2005, 12:27 PM
how great was that chocolate cheesecake!!!

my dear mom made it for me last week for my birthday. i said, well i want a raw cake for my b-day and i didn't really want to have to make my own cake. so, i emailed her the recipe and she did a great job (only had to call me a few times for advice/info on raw preparation) on it. It was so so yummy. Everyone loved it. It was ever so rich! If it is allowed to soften for about 15 minutes or so it has a texture similar to cheesecake, but.....even better if you eat it right out of the freezer it has this fabulous fudge texture that is just heaven! Thank god that the ingredients are too expensive to make this every day b/c my husband and i could make ourselves SICK on this stuff :)

kristi

vegangelist
02-21-2005, 12:29 PM
btw, what is the source for that chocolate cheesecake? whoever's recipe that is must have wonderful other recipes too.

kristi

askcassyfirst
02-21-2005, 12:43 PM
Kristi:
Based on how it looks in Carmel's post, the cheesecake recipe was created by Cherie Soria. She is a Gourmet Raw Chef. I would love to take a lesson from her too! :)

I will try this one. Thank you for sharing.

Cassy :)

Ireland
02-21-2005, 01:29 PM
Umm...what's sucanat?

twinyoga
02-21-2005, 02:01 PM
Sucanat is sugar. I think many people consider it raw. It's delicious and you can buy it in the sugar section of a whole foods type store.

askcassyfirst
02-21-2005, 02:41 PM
It is evaporated cane juice crystals, sometimes mixed with honey. Although not raw, it is considered to be higher in minerals. It is processed however.

Some buy rapadura, which is similar, low process sugar.

Cassy :)

FEELIN'GOOD
02-21-2005, 04:02 PM
Those sound great!

Thanks...
Melissa

carolg
02-22-2005, 01:24 AM
Cherie's facility is going to expand in CA. Check out www.rawhike.com for more details on the upcoming hike to benefit the facility. I'm part of the great team, a volunter, and I speak to Cheri weekly. She is awesome. Doug Walsh, hiker there, studied in her raw chef training class. He's fabulous too.

I'll take a piece of Chocolate Cheesecake please!!!!!!!!!! Too lazy to make own.
carolg

vegangelist
02-22-2005, 01:38 PM
yeah, i think when i make it....and i WILL be making it again....I will experiment with using raw honey and maybe a few more pecans rather than the sucanat. also, i think this would still be good with raw carob and/or (as renee loux underkoffler suggests) a mixture of the two. also, when my mom made this she made a tiny bit extra crust but the crust is so yummy that you could probably double the crust and it would be spectacular!!

kristi

catherinethegreat
02-22-2005, 01:56 PM
can someone make that and send it to me?!?!?! hahha I'm hungry but lazy today!

vegangelist
02-22-2005, 02:13 PM
the hardest part is soaking the nuts. truly. and, she didn't have time so my mom just didn't soak the pecans at all, which is fine b/c frankly i have read in many places that pecans don't have as many enzyme inhibitors and don't require as much soaking...and it also sucks out the flavor (which i can attest to after soaking pecans for several hours and making what amounted to very tasteless pecan milk). So, you could start now and be eating cheesecake by tomorrow with very little effort. Start soaking the cashews now, in a few hours you can process the crust and filling...very easy...no time at all really. stick in pan and freeze. tomorrow morning...voila, cheesecake for breakfast :)

kristi