Raw Homemade

I always love coming home with lots of new groceries ready to make lots of yummy raw food dishes. Here is a day I documented full of pics of the meals I prepared for this day. Very easy to make, very affordable, and very yummy to eat!

I woke up and had some water, I didn't eat until I was hungry. I felt hungry in about an hour so I sliced open a papaya and dusted it with ground cardamom. If you are not a fan of papaya, try this method or squeeze some lime juice over it. It makes it taste really sweet and flavorful.
Then for lunch I wanted something light and hearty at the same time, the answer? Raw Taco Salad!

1/2 head of romaine lettuce
1 sliced nor diced avocado
as many green or black olives as you like
a couple slices of red onion
1 roma tomato sliced
1/2 cup of raw taco pate
1/4 cup of raw cashew sour cream

For the raw taco pate, blend together about a cup of walnuts with 1/2 to a whole red bell pepper or tomato, a little yellow onion and garlic and blended in a food processor you have taco "meat"! For the cashew sour cream, blend soaked raw cashews with a few tablespoons of lemon juice in a food processor to make a sour-like cream. It tasted really amazing with all the flavors together, I wasn't hungry for hours!

I did make a little snack after about 3 hours and shared it.
Pesto stuffed mushrooms!

Thats my baby dog Coqueta in the background. I know, she looks the size of a baby bella! Anyway, I made with pesto with basil, sundried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and a little bit of arugula for some bite. I marinated the mushrooms in Brags Liquid Aminos and olive oil.
These did not last long...

IT IS TIME...

For dinner!

I had a light dinner since it was pretty late. This is a raw thai coconut soup from the book Rawvolution. (Highly recommend) and I paired it with a celery salad with lots of parsley and diced red onion with a lemon olive oil dressing. Perfecto :D

And the best part of all...
I made raw cupcakes!
Yes, you heard me right, raw cupcakes.
BEHOLD.

This tasted like blondies actually, the sweet with a little bit of caramel saltiness. They were so easy I felt like I was sinning..

For the batter:
1/4 cup of cashews
1/4 cup walnuts
2 tbsp of raw sugar
2-3 pitted dates
1/8 tsp of vanilla extract
A BIG pinch of sea salt

1. Mix first three ingredients into almost a powder in a food processor.
2. Add in dates one at a time until fully incorporated
3. add vanilla and salt

For Frosting, I soaked cashews for 8 hours, blended it with some coconut oil and dates and blend till smooth. I topped each cupcake with raspberry preserves or you can just top it off with a slice of a strawberry or a whole raspberry. SO cute ^.^

Time to talk about Sun Cafe again. My trusty neighborhood raw friendly restaurant. Everytime I go I leave feeling happy, full, and ready to take on the world. I took my boyfriend and his mum and bro when they came to visit, a success of course. My boy had the raw tacos, always a good choice and a mint shamrock shake.

YUMMMM

I had their famous Sun Burger and I had them add the raw bbq sauce. I will never miss a cooked burger again with this delicious sumbich. I also had their cacao shake, also a winner! Way better than a "normal" chocolate milkshake!!

As you can see I chose a side of veggies and a raw ranch dressing dip, something light because the burger was so rich and filling.

Well that's it for this day! Thanks for tuning in...
Until next time!

<3

Cafe Gratitude Date Night

For my companion and I's three year anniversary we went to one of the best vegan restaurants in the world! Cafe Gratitude creates an amazing experience for everyone of all diets. I had a delicious raw veggie/pate wrap for dinner and a hibiscus iced tea called I Am Gorgeous... If I remember correctly. All their dishes start with "I Am ..." So it automatically makes you a more confident person just by placing your order!

The picture is what we had for dessert. It was a raw strawberry cheesecake a la mode and it was all my boyfriend and I could think about. I could describe it to you but I would rather you go there and order it!
NOW.

P.S. This was suppose to be posted in January, but I've been running behind. Thanks for your patience ;)