What's your favorite cold weather meal?

[swiddweas]

winter time has begun spilling out it's freezing cold weather upon our Mountain and It's time to find something warm to eat. This is my first winter being raw, and the cold smoothies and cold salads are getting, well, cold-er now that old man winter has approached.


Any warm, comforting winter recipies you find are your faves?

thank you


sincerely,
Pattye :D

[SamuelWilson]

Cayenne pepper and whole jalapenos diced in most recipes will give you plenty of warmth, I guarantee.

Also, as a reminder, let us not forget, that we can warm things up to 118 or whatever your magic number is. I started a thread on a make shift double boiler that might interest you.

[Rawkinlocs]

Stir-dried veggies
chili
oatmeal
pate's (slightly "warmed") or nut burgers/loaves
crackers with the above-mentioned pate's or with almond butter

Those are some of my favorite, heavy/dense things to eat during the colder days. I'll still do my salads, fruit, and smoothies...but when I want/need something heartier, those would be my choice.

[Old Fashioned Oats]

It has been cold where I live these days. As far as a favorite (sort of) warm food is raw soups. Right now my favorite is broccoli and mushroom. I make it in the food processor then blend it for a minute or two. Then I barely heat it up in a double boiler, not to exceed 105 degrees. It is very good and satisifying. Hits the spot. I also like raw tomato soup. :D If anyone wants my recipes I would be happy to share.

[RawFoodieMom]

It has been cold where I live these days. As far as a favorite (sort of) warm food is raw soups. Right now my favorite is broccoli and mushroom. I make it in the food processor then blend it for a minute or two. Then I barely heat it up in a double boiler, not to exceed 105 degrees. It is very good and satisifying. Hits the spot. I also like raw tomato soup. :D If anyone wants my recipes I would be happy to share.

I would love to have your soup recipes! :) This is one thing I'm concerned about is staying raw over the cold cold COLD winter months here...

[tvillemom]

RK, what are stir-dried veggies. Please excuse the ignorance. Did the recipes that you have listed here come from Alissa's book. I'm ordering it ASAP.
Wendi

[rawpriestess]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Fall my flavorite time of year, all the warm savory spices and herbs,

warmed squash with spices in the dehydrator,

eggnog (no egg, of course) with cardamom, and nutmeg on top

creamy corn chowder, with cayenne and red peppers mmmmmm

Warmed to finger warm creamy soups and stews

with Dragggon's fire crackers, all crispy and warm out of the dehydrator.

Alissa's Raviolis, with marinara and pesto stuffed mushrooms, and her meatloaf made into little meat balls, all warmed in the dehydrator.

Zucchini pasta with marinar sauce and marinated mushrooms, all warm and savory in the dehydrator.

Here are some pics of these items

[exurb]

I have a winter salad that I like, I take grated carrots and grated beets and grated fresh ginger, and put some raw apple cider vinegar on it with some good oil. (I like hemp). It's great because it's cheap when other salad veggies are expensive, and the spicyness of the ginger is a little warming. It's even better with apple in it too.

I do the warmish soups too, I do one with corn, sweet red pepper, lime juice, cilantro, chili peppers, celtic salt. Chili powder or cayenne or paprika could be added.

[Rawkinlocs]

RK, what are stir-dried veggies. Please excuse the ignorance. Did the recipes that you have listed here come from Alissa's book. I'm ordering it ASAP.
Wendi

Tvillemom,

Alissa does have a stir "fry" recipe, but I did this one on my own:

Stir "dry"
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A couple of nights my two oldest were "fighting" over some marinated/dehydrated veggie "stir-fry" (I call it stir-dry) I made.

Cabbage
spinach
bean sprouts
green onions
carrots (you can add whatever veggies your kids like including brocolli)
- all cut up and marinated in a mixture of (sorry, don't have exact measurements):
oil (olive is fine, but I used some walnut oil I had on hand)
nama shoyu/braggs/or miso if you so choose to use any of those
ginger (I used powdered)
garlic and onion powder
about a 1/4 tsp. of honey, agave or other sweetener

Mix it all up well with hands to evenly coat all the veggies.

I never let it sit, but I'm sure if you allow it to sit a while the flavors will meld even better. Dehydrate on the teflex or fruit roll tray (depending on what dehydrator you have) and I usually turn it to about 110 degrees, place on the top tray (I have the round model and my fan/motor is in the top lid) and allow it to warm in the dehydrator until they veggies are warmed and softer (like steamed veggies). I think they're usually done in about 15-30 minutes but if you leave them like 30-45 minutes, they should really be good to go!

[swiddweas]

Hi Everyone!

Samuel, Thank-you. Yesterday I had some hot peppers in a tomato salsa. I think they may have added a little too many peppers at the restruant...

Rawkinlocks, Thank-you. The chili is very good, a great cold salsa for dipping chips in. So, maybe it will be even better heated up a litte in the dehydrator. The raw oats didn't work out. They were, well,"spikey" meaning they were very hard to chew and kinda stong flavored. How do i get one of those oat flakers I tried and the links I can't find....
Speaking of oats......

Old fashioned oats, Thank-you.Yes, I would just love to have your broccolii mushroom and tomato soups, yummmm.......

Raw Priestess, Thank-you. Would be please give me your recipies?If they are in Alissya's book, then I already have them. The pictures looks scrumptious I want to reach into the computer and take them......

Exurb, Thank-you. The corn chowder sounds like da bomb. definetely a must do recipie. The yummie winter salad sounds inviting, also....

Rawkinlocks, Thank-you. Now, that marinated veggie deal sounds deee-licious. No wonder your chilidren were fighting over it, LOL!! I found a marinated veggie recipie that is delicious, also using brocolii, onions and red bell peppers along with cardonom and cumin. THAT can be warmed up in the dehydrator also I realize.


Thank you All :flowers:

Pattye

[tvillemom]

Thanks for the reply RK. I'm gonna give the stir-dry veggies a try. I'm slowly learning that my dehydrator can be used to "cook" my raw food. Nice and warm for winter nights. It seems like you can warm most foods in the time it used to take to cook SAD foods! Thats a real plus.
Wendi

[Raw_Medic]

Rawkinlocs, thanks for posting that stir-dry veggies, I'm gonna make some of these tommorrow!

Ursula

[Cinnamon]

A year ago I was also looking for warmer foods to eat in the fall and winter months. Interesting that this year I am not! I hadn't really noticed it but I am still enjoying my usual daily foods which includes fresh fruit juice, smoothies, salads, desserts, pates, and very few gourmet or dehydrated foods.

Time will tell as it gets more cold and rainy here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest but I suspect my usual eating habits will remain the same, I am surprised!

[theresaann]

I love soaked buckwheat porridge:

1-2 cups soaked unhulled buckwheat
1/2 cup raisins
1/4-1/2 cup walnuts
1 apple, chopped fine
1/2 tsp cinnamon

blend buckwheat with raisins, walnuts, cinnamin and a little water. add sliced apples. YUM! This always makes me feel warm and cozy. A left over from oatmeal breakfasts cooked.

[meganthevegan]

Raw Priestess, I just want to eat at your house. Yummy! Can I have your recipe for eggless Eggnog. That used to be my favorite holiday drink.

[Cinnamon]

Here is a picture of Alissa's Stir "Fry" recipe, it is very good and just a little heating in the dehydrator does soften up the veggies as Rawkinlocs mentioned although I enjoy eating this at room temperature too.

The only adjustments I make to the recipe is to vary the veggies according to what I have on hand and I add a spoon of raw almond butter to the sauce part of the recipe. Lots of ginger is very yummy too and makes this feel very warming.

[cattzeye]

Theresaann,

How long do you soak your buckwheat groats for the porridge? I wouldn't eat this for breakfast, as I always eat only fruit before lunch. But it sounds like it would be good for lunch, or a snack, on a cold winter day.

Thanks,

Christine

[misslinda]

I'm glad this thread was started b/c it's ony raining here and I'm freezing !!! I experimented today......last night, i left my salad stuff on the counter covered so it stays at room temp. so taodya I had a salad and the lettuce was room temp so were the other veggies. I actually felt "warm" not like my body was trying to warm itself up. :)

[RawTruth]

The chili that has circulated on this board for almost a year now is the greatest. I warm it in the dehydrator and it's incredibly satisfying. Also, most any soup warmed up.

I've mentioned it before, but there's a good book titled Warming Up to Living Foods by Elysa Markowitz in which the recipes and suggestions address exactly this issue. She suggests a electric skillet with temperature control (Rival, I think) which is easier to control than the double boiler and also warms up the soup more evenly. But ... I don't have the electric skillet and I've used the book successfully.

As to the oatmeal, Rawkinlocs can describe her procedure (again -- or put in the link to her previous description, perhaps) which is fantastic. Since she showed it to me and since I bought Alissa's truly raw oats, I've loved having oatmeal again on occasion. Funny thing is that even without warming it up, it seems warm, although I have stuck the bowl of oats in the dehydrator for about 5 minutes before I added the fruit and it brought it to a nice temperature.

I also haven't had the desire for warmer foods this winter like I did last winter. Kinda neat to not have to deal with that.