August 2012
20 posts
Raw 6 Layer Lebanese Salad
This is colorful and fun recipe by local Raw Chef Sharynne Frazer. You can find her raw food at the Somethings Brewing Coffee Shop/Raw Food Express on the west side of town on Ft. Apache. She has also authored a new cookbook, “How To Change Your Life WIth Raw and Living Food.” She is also an instructor and teaches many classes on raw and healthy living.
The salad is very colorful...
“We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living...”
– Rachel Carson
Eating A Raw Caribbean Dream
What would make an already spectacular meal at one of your favorite places to be even more special? When you are sharing it with wonderful, kind, compassionate, funny, loving, and aware people around you. This was my latest experience at Pura Vida with a group of friends from Power To The Veg, Christina, Jessica, George, and Keito. It was one of those gatherings when the moments slipped by...
“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.”
– Martin Buber
Raw Pizza at Greens & Proteins...
I have just one week left in my month of raw vegan eating and then it is back to my regular and wonderful vegan eating regimen with will probably now include a little higher percentage of raw foods in my diet. It has been a great experience and one that I am sure I will repeat in the years to come. I will be sharing a few recipes that I have enjoyed in the coming week as the month comes to an...
“People eat meat and think they will become as strong as an ox, forgetting that...”
– Pino Caruso
Raw Tacos at Rainbow's End
On a trip downtown I found myself heading towards Rainbow’s End and the Veggin Out Cafe for a little lunch because I knew that they would have something of the raw variety to help me out. I am now three weeks into my month of raw vegan eating and I have been trying some things that I know I normally might now have tried. I am appreciating all of the prep that goes into raw food cuisine....
“Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it’s not...”
– Jodie Foster
Raw Italian Sampler at Go Raw Cafe
I had full intentions of making up a batch of raw vegan lasagna but I ran out of time so I stopped by Go Raw Cafe because I knew that I could get some there. When I went up to place my order the gentleman that was helping me asked me if I had ever tried the Italian Sampler… I said that I hadn’t…but I would like to. That turned out to be a very good choice.
The Italian...
“Getting your nutrients from meat is like running your water through a sewer...”
– Colleen Riordan
Veggin Out Cafe at Rainbow's End
People have asked the past week or so if I am hungry as I approach the halfway point of my eating just raw vegan foods this month of August. The answer is that I am more than satisfied and I am finding so many wonderful things to eat. I have been blogging about some of the places that I have been visiting but I also will be sharing some raw recipes to do at home before the month is through. I...
“People need to stop pretending that animal products are healthy. If it contains...”
– Gary Yourofsky
Veggies, Herbs, & Greens at Pura Vida
Though I am ten days into my month-long raw vegan adventure, it has become apparent that I am not capable of staying away from Pura Vida. Why in the world would anyone want to do that? Though my resolve is strong…it was still very difficult to look at the pictures on the menu and see plates of vegan deliciousness being brought by my table. I knew that I have been here many times and I...
“Veganism isn’t for everyone. It is only for people with enough personal...”
– Matt Rice
Raw & Delish At Whole Foods Markets
It was lunchtime and I was out and about and wanted to find a place to eat that was fairly close by. I am a week now into my month-long raw vegan adventure and things are going very well. My body is reacting very well to a slight shift in my food intake and I am seeing some positive results. I was fairly close to one of the Whole Foods Markets here in Las Vegas and I was pretty sure that I...
“The best way to get over your cheese addiction is to watch a video of a mother...”
– Gary Smith
“What you eat should never require the hiring of an assassin.”
– Gary Smith
Raw Lettuce Wrap and A Loaded Chiller
Not quite a week into my month-long raw vegan eating adventure here in Las Vegas and things are going remarkably well. My energy is really good and I haven’t been craving anything except for maybe a little bread the first couple of days. I have been having lots of fun things to munch on and I have not been hungry at all. Down seven pounds without even trying. I have had the chance to...
My Little Raw Adventure
Whether one is vegan or not, there is a strong likelihood that we are already consume a small to significant portion of our food each day that is raw…and we are certainly not talking about meat. We are talking about fruits and veggies, seeds, nuts, and some grains. I have not really calculated how much of my normal diet is raw…but I figure it is somewhere in the 25-33% range. I do...
“Plants do not have nervous systems or anything structural that perceives pain. ...”
– Cathleen Woods 