Monday, October 29th, 2012

Carrot Apple “Halloween” Soup (Raw Vegan)

by Kristen in apple, carrots, ginger, Halloween, holidays, Motherhood, raw food, raw vegan food, raw vegan recipe, soup, tahini

The weather is ripe for enjoying warm raw soups. My inspiration today was from fall ingredients and the Halloween holiday. I whipped up this delightful and flavorful, raw vegan soup, garnished with black sesame seeds (a wonderful “jing” food – more on jing foods for future posts), and it screamed Halloween! It’s mega easy and only has 8 simple ingredients. Check it out…

Carrot and apple make this a perfect fall season soup.

Rainbow Juice

by Kristen in beet, Breville, carrots, cucumber, green apple, green juice, Rainbow juice, raw vegan juice

I just made this batch of gorgeous, vibrant juice with my Breville juicer. The pulp and juice looks like a rainbow… so pretty! And… so healthy, too. My Rainbow Juice had 2 green apples, 2 carrots, 1 beet, and 1 cucumber. Delish!

Hearty Buckwheat Biscuits Question – Help! I don’t own a juicer and I want to make these…

by Kristen in carrots, hearty buckwheat biscuits, juice pulp

As subscribers to my quarterly email newsletter, you now have the Hearty Buckwheat Biscuits recipe in your hot little hands (or on your hot little computer actually). Today, I received a great question and I thought I’d share it (along with my response) in case anyone else has this issue.

Your recipe for your buckwheat biscuits sounds very good. However, I don’t own a juicer. What could I use instead of the carrot juice pulp? Love your blog.

Here are some ideas to consider…

Is there a juicing (or health food) store that you could go to and order a carrot juice, and ask for the pulp in a separate cup? (Remember you need 1.5 cups gently packed.)
If you have a blender, you can blend some carrots with a little bit of water. Strain out the juice and the pulp will be left in the bag. You need a nut milk bag for this, or go to the hardware store and buy a paint strainer bag for much cheaper. Cheese cloth could work, but it’ll likely get messy.
The last option would be to use a cup or so of chopped carrots. It won’t be entirely the same, but I imagine they’ll turn out. :)

How To Make Sauerkraut (Video) – Raw, Organic, and Unpasteurized

by Kristen in cabbage, carrots, easy raw vegan food, fermented food, Kristen Suzanne, Kristen's Raw, sauerkraut, video

I made my third batch of organic, raw, unpasteurized sauerkraut Tuesday. This time I used organic (and locally grown!) cabbage and carrots. (I also threw in some organic cayenne pepper, but that part wasn’t shown in the video. I wish I had organic fresh hot peppers to use.) I can’t wait to see how it turns out… have to wait a month. Patience. I recorded the steps (briefly) so that you can see how darn easy it is to make this awesomely nutritious and delicious food. Fermented Foods Rule!!!

I used this food fermenting vessel. It’s some of the best money I’ve ever spent. I’ve already paid for it more than once with the sauerkraut I’ve made, so this is a great way to save money. And, it should last my lifetime.

Here is a post about my first sauerkraut adventure with some written directions on how to make your very own precious sauerkraut. And, here is a post about my first adventure harvesting it. Enjoy! (*I don’t know why these videos are getting cut off on the right side… must have been something I selected when uploading it.)

Cosmic Carrots with Deviled Mango Dressing

by Kristen in carrots, dressing, Kristen Suzanne, mango, raw recipes, salad

This salad is gorgeous, vibrant and absolutely delicious. Click on the picture to enlarge it and you’ll see what I mean!

Dressing Yield 1 1/2 cups
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon vegan, organic white wine
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and chopped
2 dates, pitted
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Himalayan crystal salt
1/8 teaspoon red Limo pepper*
2 carrots, sliced into thin rounds, using a mandoline or v-slicer
Garnish: 2-4 leaves fresh basil, chopped

Blend all of the ingredients together (except the carrots and basil) until creamy. Drizzle a few tablespoons of the dressing over the sliced carrots. Garnish with a few leaves of fresh basil, chopped.

*Red Limo pepper is available online at NaturalZing or substitute with cayenne pepper, of which you might want to add a little more.

Kindness

Through kindness, the world softens.

Be kind to all beings and things.

In this way, creation returns to its natural state of beauty.

~Zen Cards by Daniel Levin