bacon flavor

[JCB44]

Does anyone know of any raw food combinations that tast like bacon? Thanks!

[JennaHoneyBear]

there are a few recipes out there for Eggplant Bacon, which actually tastes more like a jerky to me. the key is getting the smoky flavor from liquid smoke or something. i use smoked paprika :)

[neurosport]

wait a second - whats so raw about smoke ?

liquid smoke ?

i like what Jack Lalanne said:

"if man made it, don't eat it", and "if it tastes good, spit it out."

i think this is the most concise expression of nutritional wisdom you will find anywhere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_lalanne

[Sirova]

"If it tastes good, spit it out"?

[JennaHoneyBear]

wait a second - whats so raw about smoke ?

liquid smoke ?

/shrug. some folks use it.

btw, what's so raw about whey, suckah! I saw you posted that in one of your threads
mwahaha

[neurosport]

"If it tastes good, spit it out"?

yes.

food usually tastes good when it has a lot of sugar and/or salt and/or fat.

when our government published its guidelines for reducing dietary fat intake to combat obesity and heart disease this backfired because processed food makers substituted double the amount of sugar into all of the foods in which they reduced the fat content.

you take a look at any of the comfort foods - ice cream, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, pizza - it's always some kind of combination of sugar, salt and fat - triple dose of death.

of course we can't forget caffeine but it's not used for taste.

and look at truly healthy foods - broccoli, kale - these are not foods you would be binging on if your boyfriend left you ;)

now there maybe some exceptions like Apples ... i guess that's why iPhone is called Apple and not Broccoli or Pizza.

would you spend triple the cost of a PC on a Broccoli computer ?

[JennaHoneyBear]

now there maybe some exceptions like Apples ... i guess that's why iPhone is called Apple and not Broccoli or Pizza.

would you spend triple the cost of a PC on a Broccoli computer ?

OT but,
i heard somewhere that Jobs was a raw foodie at the time of naming the computer

[renemohr]

:):)Does anyone have a recipe for a raw ribs? My family normally makes BBQ ribs
for memorial day, I was hoping to keep it Raw this year.

[JennaHoneyBear]

:):)Does anyone have a recipe for a raw ribs? My family normally makes BBQ ribs
for memorial day, I was hoping to keep it Raw this year.

ask and you shall receive :)

http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/...75&postcount=1

Barbecued Nibs ("Ribs")
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2 c. walnuts, soaked 4-6 hours and drained
2 c. sunflower seeds, (ditto on the soaking/draining)
1 onion, chopped very fine
1 c. sunflower seeds, soaked and dehydrated for 5 hours and then finely ground
1 T. unpasturized miso
2 t. cumin
2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 c. sun-dried tomatoes, soaked, 2 hours, drained and processed into paste
1 red and 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
3/4 c. barbecue sauce (will be posted below)

1. Place garlic in food processor and process well.
2. Add onion, miso, cumin, and sun-dried tomato paste and process until smooth.
3. Add sunflower seeds and walnuts, processing well
4. Remove to a bowl and add chopped red and yellow peppers and dry sunflower seeds, mixing well.
5. Place on a teflex sheet and form into a 1-inch high loaf shape (shaped to look like a rack of ribs)
6. Place in dehydrator for 8-12 hours. Remove and turn loaf over using another dehydrator rack, placing it on top and flipping loaf over.
7. Dehydrate for 8-12 hours more.
8. Garnish the top of the loaf with thin red pepper strips, pressing them into the loaf apprx. 1" apart.
9. Spread barbecue sauce on top and dehydrate 1 hour more.

Barbecue Sauce
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3 c. sun-dried tomatoes, soaked 2 hours and drained (retain 1/2 c. of the soak water)
3 cloves garlic
1 large sweet onion
6 dates, pitted, soaked 2 hours and drained
1 t. sea salt
1 T Nama Shoyu
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 T dry mustard
2 T unpasturized apple cider vinegar
1 t. cayenne pepper
1/4 c. raw honey
2 c. fresh tomatoes, chopped into small pieces

1. Blend all ingredients except for tomatoes in blender, adding enough soak water to make a thick sauce.
2. Place in a bowl. Add tomatoes and stir well.

Wild Bill's Barbecued Nings (Wings)
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2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 onion, chopped very fine
1 T. unpasturized miso
2 t. cumin
1 c. sun-dried tomatoes, soaked 2 hours, drained and processed into paste
1/2 each red and yellow pepper, chopped fine
2 c. sunflower seeds, soaked 4-6 hours and drained
2 c. walnuts, soaked 4-6 hours and drained
4 skewers
3/4 c. Barbecue Sauce (from recipe above)

Place garlic in food processor and process well
Add onion, miso, cumin and sun-dried tomato paste in processor and process until almost smooth.
Remove to a bowl and add chopped red and yellow pepper and dry sunflower seeds, blending well.
Form mixture into balls (to resemble "wings") and place a 3-inch piece of skewer in the side.
Place on teflex sheet in dehydrator for 8 hours, until dry enough to pick up and turn over, removing the teflex sheet.
Dip the Nings in sauce and dehydrate 6-8 hours more.

[Maintime]

I use mesquite dust to give mine that smoked flavor. mmmm...tasty.

[SevenKindsOfCookie]

and look at truly healthy foods - broccoli, kale - these are not foods you would be binging on if your boyfriend left you ;)

I actually bought asparagus for comfort food the other day when I was sad. I did steam them for a minute though. Oh, the guilt!

Anyhow. I really don't agree with you. There are plenty of healthy foods that taste great. There aren't many, if any, healthy foods that will make you emotionally numb and that are highly addictive though. But that's something completely different.

[CathyA.]

nuerosport--do you have an unhealthy relationship with food? I'm not judging....I'm just wondering? I think that food should taste good and there is nothing wrong with enjoying it.