Feelin Great Lookin Great

So the cleanse is going great. I have only 6 days left after today, and am kind of sad.....I mean I miss the cooked food, but not to the point that I am really going to change my diet once I finish. One of the best parts of this cleanse is that it a way of re-teaching yourself good eating habits. I mean splurging every once an d a while is not a bad thing....but watching your daily intake amounts, and even more so, what you take in is critical. So here is another salad that I made, that is simple easy and yummy. I used mixed greens, fresh basil, cherry tomatoes, and red onion. I made a balsamic and raspberry vinegar dressing that i added a little salt pepper, and coriander to. It was amazing, the crunch of the rd onion, and the juiciness of the tomatoes really popped in the mouth.

I still have a couple other salads that I made that I need to upload later, all took me less then 15 minutes to make, and were filling and delicious....

Very Special Dinner

Well Friday Night we went out for a very special dinner at Cafe Gratitude in Berkeley. It was amazing. The family style dining was a lot of fun, and actually great with a child there. There were plenty if coloring books for Aiden to color in, and a laid back atmosphere that made it easy to relax in. Now the food was amazing. The offer the option of 100% raw vegan as well as other Vegan options. They are very flexible with ingredients that was not pre-made, and use flavors that are out of this world. The first item was an appetizer plate, which unfortunately we devoured before I could even take a picture. Then there were the entrees....

This is there Deep Dish Pizza, that is made on a dehydrated herb dough, with a macadamia nut cheese sauce and marinara sauce and pesto. It was amazing. I know I keep using that word, but I guess after the labor intensive week of preparing these dishes myself it was a nice break to have them made for me while I just sat and enjoyed.

The two dishes above are the Enchilada plate, one is totally raw and vegan (that is the one I had) and the other is vegan but not totally raw (our table mates ordered that and were kind enough to allow me to take pictures). I can not even begin to explain how good these were. It was like biting into a real Enchilada, and sauce was amazing (there goes that darn word again).

And Finally......Deseart....Wow, ok, now I could not believe that all the items below were 100% raw and vegan. They were (here we go again with this word) AMAZING!!! Aiden ate a chocolate Mouse and a piece of the shortcake. I was really amazed at these creations, and now that know they do take out!!! I might be visiting there a couple more times mod week for a break from the kitchen!!!

Well that is all for now....I am ready to star counting down the days to cooked food again, but a least, this has been a great little detour on this cleanse that wont soon forget!!

The Raw Chef Blog » Maca Ice-Cream & Cacao Crackle Sandwiches

Thought I might start posting interesting recipes that I find for raw creations. The Raw Chef Blog has some of the most amazing ideas, but for most you need a dehydrator....but for those that like sweat stuff and think they will have to miss it, your wrong!!

The Raw Chef Blog » Maca Ice-Cream & Cacao Crackle Sandwiches

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Last Nights Dinner

So I went for it and made a raw Fettuccine Alfredo last night. It was actually very good, as long as you did not expect it to actually taste like Fettuccine Alfredo, lol. But it was very filling, and the taste was great, just hard to describe. The recipe said to use 3 cloves of garlic, that was a mistake, so I am adjusting the recipe a little before I post it so that you can actually taste the sun dried tomatoes, and the nuts without them being overpowered by the garlic:

Fettuccini noodles:
3 Zucchinis

Peel skin with vegetable peeler. Discard green skin or use for another recipe.
Use vegetable peeler to make long, flat Fettuccini-type noodles, until you reach center part with seeds. Discard or use for another recipe.

Alfredo Sauce:
1 1/2 cup macadamia nuts (soaked overnight)
1/8 c walnuts (soaked overnight)
1/4 cup cold pressed, first pressed olive oil
2 tsp Celtic sea salt
1-2 very small cloves garlic
2 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes
water for sauce consistency

Pour sauce over bowl of fettuccini, add dried parsley and serve immediately.

Like a Kid at Christmas!!!

So one of the best things during a cleanse is to order yummy raw treats from any of the links I have posted on the links at the right of the page. Well my treats came yesterday, and it was like a holiday!!! I don't go for the sweat things, but when ever I cleanse I have a need for salty carbs (even though I don't even usually eat carbs), so I order an array of snacks that will satisfy this craving and still keep me on the raw diet. I took some pictures of the items for you to see

Onion Rings & Vegetable Tempura

Sour Cream and Onion Chips & Onion Crisps & Zucchini Tempura



Cilantro Lime Pistachios & Rosemary Garlic Mixed Nuts &
Pitted Spiced Raw Olives

You can also get all kinds of cookies, chocolate, and other sweat treats if you are a big fan of sweet stuff. I ordered this stuff from Raw Guru. I am told that Live-Live has the best raw chocolate ever....but have not tasted it myself, but then I am not a big fan of chocolate on the regular anyway......

Well that's all for now!!

1/3 of the Way Through!!!

Yesterday made day 7 for me and wow, time is really moving!! I am actually having a much easier time this go around then I ever have. The next 2 weeks will breeze by as the pounds drop. I have made a goal for myself to loose another 9 pounds over the next 2 weeks (lost 5 so far)....which is not an unreasonable goal. I realized that I need to cut back on how much I intake, and have seen a big difference in the past 2 days since i made that shift.

Last night I did a repeat of the Papaya salad from last week, but added pumpkin seeds and used a different type of papaya, that was a much deeper orange in color, and had much more melon like flavor. I added an avocado, cause I cant do with out them during a cleanse!! The dressing I made out of balsamic vinegar, 2 limes, a little fresh orange juice, Celtic sea salt, cumin cardamom and pepper. I also cut up the usual blend of peppers and corn to give it a kick, and some crunch. It was filling and great!!

Tonight I am gonna go really raw, and prepare a raw Fettuccine Alfredo. The sauce is made from soaked raw macadamia nuts, and pine nuts that have been soaking since I got home from work last night. The Spaghetti will be made from thinly slices peeled zucchini, which i will do in the Cuisinart to save time and headache. I will be back tonight to post pics!!!

Day Six and Counting

So today went very smoothly, no headache, and I actually was not very hungry at all. I had 2 peaches for breakfast, and a bowl of clear miso and a handful of carrots for lunch. The there was dinner. Wow, I really hit it out the park tonight. I chopped up red and green cabbage, raw corn, a handful of cilantro, 2 yellow chili peppers, a handful of sliced pickled ginger, sesame seed, and green onion. I sprinkled rice topping, which is a mixture of dried veggies and sesame seed over the top for crunch, and used a miso dressing.

I also made some lightly steamed (3-4 minutes only) Broccoli on the side. That is what I prefer about the weight release cleanse as opposed to the full bod detox, as the full body detox in 100% raw, and with the weight release you can do lightly steamed veggies, and miso soup....which makes all the difference. I was thinking that I may do a full body detox in September, when a few of my other friends are planning on cleansing for the first time, but for that I need my dehydrator.....wait till you see the stuff I can make it that!!!

Well thats all for today....