Dec 14 2008

Restaurant Review

I am currently on a Raw Restaurant Tour of Manhattan with my friend Marcio. When we are finished with the Big Apple we will be moving on the the next major city. The first restaurant review is for a place called Quintessence. It is located in the East Village at 263 E 10th Street (btw. Ave A & 1st Ave) NYC. The style is Manhattan Chic. This place gets five stars.

Indian Platter

Indian Platter

Raw Taco

Raw Taco

We had the Indian Platter and the Raw Taco Appetizer. The food is amazing there. It is like artwork for the mouth. A sensual experience beyond words.


Dec 9 2008

Green Superfoods

Green superfoods have the highest concentration of easily digestible nutrients.

Alfalfa grass contains:
more vitamin C than citrus, very high calcium content, phytoestrogens, amino acids and chlorophyll.

Green Barley grass contains: almost every nutrient that the body requires, except vitamin D, as much protein as meat, eleven times the calcium of cow’s milk, five times the iron of spinach, and seven times more vitamin C than orange juice.

Wheatgrass contains: calcium, iron magnesium and potassium, has virtually the same properties as barley grass. The only exception is that you have to juice it. The grass is indigestible.

Algae contains virtually every essential vitamin, mineral, amino acid, enzyme and protein. Since it was the first life form it is considered to be the highest source of nutrition available. Algae is easily digestible.

Wild blue-green algae contains: everything your body needs to regain energy, lose weight, a more complete protein profile than beef or soybeans, strengthens your immune system, and improves your memory.

Spirulina contains: 60 to 70 percent complete protein compared to 25 percent from meat, controls blood sugar, and cravings.

Chlorella contains: vitamin B12, zinc, iron, chlorophyll and essential fatty acids, boosts your immune system, reduces cholesterol and hardening of the arteries.


Dec 8 2008

Raw Brunch

I had my first Raw Brunch guest yesterday. I made salad and desert with the ingredients that I had on hand. Check it out.

Brunch for Marcio

Brunch for Marcio

Happy Camper

Happy Camper

Use What You Got Salad

Use What You Got Salad

Use What You Got Salad
2 c organic spinach
1 bunch of organic dandelion greens
1 c organic heirloom tomatoes
3 organic green onions
1/2 c water cured organic kalmata olives
1/4 c raw organic pine nuts
1 organic lemon
2 tbls organic flax oil
2 tbls organic extra virgin olive oil
celtic sea salt
pepper to taste

Chop vegetables the way you like them, toss with lemon juice, oils, and olives in large mixing bowl, salt and pepper to taste. Let marinate for 2 hours.

Apples with Banana Nut Cream

Apples with Banana Nut Cream

Apples with Banana Nut Cream
2 organic apples
2 small baby bananas (the miniature ones)
1/4 c raw sunflower seed butter
2 tbls raw honey
2 tbls water

Cut apples in small pieces or slices. Put nut butter, bananas, honey and water in food processor and mix until creamy. Place apples in desert dish and drizzle the banana nut butter over the top. Yum!


Dec 6 2008

Natural Deodorant

This is the most amazing natural deodorant product I have ever used and I am still using it. It is made with natural mineral salts, a healthy alternative to aluminum derived deodorants. I have tried many natural deodorants over the years and have never been satisfied with the results. This is the only product I use now. It is fantastic!

Natural Mineral Salt Deodorant

Natural Mineral Salt Deodorant


Dec 6 2008

RAWvolution

This is the premiere Raw Food Cookbook. I love the images. The recipes are easy. Check it out.

Amazing Raw Food Cookbook.

Amazing Raw Food Cookbook.


Nov 30 2008

Happy Thanksliving

Here are the pictures from my first Raw Thanksgiving. Karen Ranzi is the lady who hosted the party. She is writing a book about how to raise your kids Raw. This was an amazing event. It was one of the most loving environments I had ever been in with lots of little kids running around with fruits and vegetables crammed into their mouths. There was no alcohol, no soda, no cooked food. The energy there was very uplifting. The people were great. The food was out of this world. I am so inspired by this experience.

Marinated Beet Salad Again. The Raw Foodies loved it!

Marinated Beet Salad Again. The Raw Foodies loved it!

Marcio, my new friend. He was my vegetable chopper while making the beet salad.

Marcio, my new friend. He was my vegetable chopper while making the beet salad. His hands were red from cutting beets.

Apple Strudel. This dish was a hit!

Apple Strudel. This dish was a hit!

Raw Food Potluck

Raw Food Potluck

My new Brazilian friend Marcio and my new Brazillian Raw Food Chef, Bruno. Bruno is a Raw Food Chef from Brazil studying English here in NYC. Marcio and Bruno spoke Porteguese all night long. Marcio is from Brazil also and has lived in this are for over 20 years. He is into raw food and yoga and does computer programming for work. Bruno is going to teach me how to prepare some Raw Brazillian recipes and Marcio is going to translate for me.

Marcio and Bruno

Marcio and Bruno


Nov 27 2008

Library

Here are some of the books I have read recently.

Health & Nutrition
You Are What You Eat, Dr. Gillian McKeith
Spiritual Nutrition, Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
Conscious Eating, Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine, Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
Raw Success, Mat Monarch
The Acid Alkaline Diet, Christopher Vasey, N.D.
Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life, Cherie Calbom, MS
The Joy of Juicing, Gary Null, Ph.D.
RAWvolution, Matt Amsden

Spiritual
A New Earth, Ekhart Tolle
Change Your Thoughts–Change Your Life, Living the Wisdom of the Tao, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer


Nov 27 2008

Why Raw?

Raw Foodism is a type of under eating. What I mean by under eating is exactly that, the opposite of overeating. Under eating is conscious eating. By choosing a full spectrum of raw fruits and vegetables, nuts, and seeds how could you possibly become unsatisfied with your eating lifestyle? For me, I know what going Raw is not. It is not a trendy diet, or another means to lose weight. Raw is about living life with passion in the most natural way that nature intended. Going Raw is about cultivating passion for optimal health. In other words, going Raw is about losing the weight of the world and tapping into your own biorhythm. Living Raw is an act of self-love that perpetuates itself into the universe. As with any pattern of behavior obsessions and addictions can manifest. Food addictions and unhealthy eating patterns are no different than alcohol and drug addiction. I truly believe that everyone has an internal physician inside. If we slow down our pace and cultivate enough self-love we can access the kind of healing that we all deserve. By eliminating poor food choices from our diet and by incorporating more healthy, organic, and raw food choices it is possible to increase your energy level and clarity of mind in a relatively short time. At least it did for me, and I am grateful for it. I am ready for the next level.


Nov 27 2008

Happy Thanksliving

This desert came out amazing. I should be a raw chef. Here are the ingredients.

3 organic apples of choice. I used pink ladies.
1/4 c raw organic walnuts ground
1/2 c raw organic walnut pieces
1/8 tsp cinnamon
3 tbls raw organic agave nectar

Crust
1 c of Lydia’s Grainless Apple Cereal
1/4 c water

Icing
3 tbls of raw organic macadamia butter with cashews
1 tbls raw organic agave nectar

Peel apples and shred in food processor with shredding blade turned up. Place shredded apples in mixing bowl. Add cinnamon, crushed walnuts, and agave nectar. Stir well. Place cereal mix in the bottom of a 9×9 glass dish. Rehydrate cereal with water. Place apple mixture evenly on top of crust. Add walnut pieces. For icing, mix macadamia butter and agave nectar till smooth. Place in a pastry tool or plastic bag and squeeze on top of tart.


Nov 27 2008

Why Organic?

Top 3 Reasons to go Organic…
1. Conventional Farming uses Pesticides, Herbicides and Fungicides which are know to be carcinogenic. Eating Organic foods reduces your exposure to these harmful toxins.
2. Organic Farming is Natural. Organic farmers are more conscious of how the land is being treated.
3. Organic farming reduces the risk to Farm Workers. Non-organic farmers are exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals.