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		<title>Summer Pizza and Pesto!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love the bounty of summertime and basil is one of the tops for me. First of all, I think it is such a beautiful plant. The green of the leaves, the delicious aroma and the possibilities in the kitchen that are endless. It is part of the mint family nd in Greek, basil means [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the bounty of summertime and basil is one of the tops for me. First of all, I think it is such a beautiful plant. The green of the leaves, the delicious aroma and the possibilities in the kitchen that are endless. It is part of the mint family nd in Greek, basil means &#8220;King&#8221;. It is high in Vitamin A, beta-carotene, magnesium and potassium. It has anti-inflammatory properties and is used for skin ailments as well as cold, headache, reducing fever and digestive aid. Medicinally, not only the leaves but the seed and oil of the plant are used for treating various ailments.</p>
<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Frandads-memorial-045.jpg"><img title="basil" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1200" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Frandads-memorial-045-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Basil is fairly easy to grow especially in the garden. It will also do well as a potted plant. Since it likes humidity and lots of sunshine, it is easier to grow in the summer than indoors in the colder months but it can be done and is quite worth the efffort. If you pinch back the plant, it will bush out a bit creating more and longer growth. Use the leaves as they are picked. Keep those stems! When mincing up basil for use in sauces or making pesto, use those stems.</p>
<p>Oooooo, speaking of pesto, what a treat it is to have in the summer! It is so fresh and makes you feel incredibly alive. I swear I get a jolt of energy when I eat the stuff. It is so easy to make and I recommend making a lot, I mean a hge batch so you can store the goodness away for the middle of winter as well.</p>
<p>Pesto!</p>
<p>2 cups basil leaves<br />
1/2 cup olive oil<br />
1/3 cup pine nuts<br />
3 medium sized cloves of garlic<br />
salt to taste</p>
<p>Put all the ingredients in the food processor and pulse until well blended.</p>
<p>Now, the great thing about making pesto is it lends itself to a lot of variation. Instead of pine nuts, you can use walnuts or a comination of the two. I like to use a bit less oil while making the pesto when I am going to be storing it. To do this, make the pesto minus a little oil. Fill an ice cube tray wwith eh pesto. Then, here is the little trick, top the pesto cubes with a little more oil. That helps seal in the color and it will brown less. Once the cubes are frozen, pop them out and store in the freezer in a container until you are ready to use it. The otehr reason I like to use less oil is so I have more flexibility withe the cubes. In winter, it is lovely to pull out a pesto cube, add some coconut milk and serve over veggies.</p>
<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Frandads-memorial-039.jpg"><img title="Frandads memorial 039" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1199" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Frandads-memorial-039-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Let&#8217;s not rush things though. After all, it is still summer and we have plenty of sunny basil picking days ahead of us. Pesto is a great way to dress up a plate of veggies or add some fresh basil to your homemade salad dressing. A perfect appetizer or main meal for two is summer pizza. Using your favorite raw bread or cracker recipe, make one large or a couple smaller rounds and dehydrate. My new favorite is a cheezy cracker recipe. It is made with cashew and sunflower seeds as the base. Added in are tomatoes and red pepper. It is the loveliest orange color and really tastes like cheezy crackers. It compliments the color of the pesto superbly. Top your pizza with pesto and fresh sliced tomatoes. Rigth now there are a lot of great Heirloom tomatoes available in your garden or at local farmers markets and stands. The pizza takes only five minutes to make if you have preparred pizza flats stored away and is filling, full flavored and a divine treat!</p>
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		<title>Snowy sweets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sioux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we&#8217;ve just had a blizzard! Record-breaking amounts of snow fell across the state today &#8212; even bigger totals than in the Blizzard of &#8216;78 that I vaguely remember. So how do I propose to deal with the huge amount of snow in my yard!? Melt it all by cooling maple candy on it!
We have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-blizzard2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1181" title="cb-maple-blizzard" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-blizzard2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>So we&#8217;ve just had a blizzard! Record-breaking amounts of snow fell across the state today &#8212; even bigger totals than in the Blizzard of &#8216;78 that I vaguely remember. So how do I propose to deal with the huge amount of snow in my yard!? Melt it all by cooling maple candy on it!</p>
<p>We have been listening to Little House in the Big Woods, and at one point they made snow candy with molasses and sugar. That reminded me about maple candy, and today we had oodles of freshly fallen snow to work with!</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t done this before, so I googled and read several methods to get the idea, and then did this:</p>
<p>Poured no small amount of maple syrup into a small saucepan. I did maybe a cup? First lesson. If you plan on eating it all in one sitting, consider less than a cup. That&#8217;s a LOT of sugar to eat. Unless you have 6 foot tall mountains of snow to scale, enabling you to burn it all off&#8230;</p>
<p>Brought syrup to a boil over medium high heat. Boiled for 6-7 minutes stirring almost constantly. You can do the whole candy thermometer directions if you have one, but I tend to keep food made with snow simple. Ok, I admit it. I don&#8217;t have a candy thermometer.</p>
<p>When the syrup was boiling, it was all foamy, but that settled town once it wasn&#8217;t on the burner.</p>
<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-boil.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1182 alignnone" title="cb-maple-boil" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-boil-300x245.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="245" /></a></p>
<p>After 6-7 minutes, we took the pot off the heat, grabbed a roasting dish and filled it with snow. We did not, but in the future I would first grease the dish to help any candy that gets stuck to the sides come loose. I would also pack down the snow. We left it light &#8216;fluffy, just as it fell.</p>
<p>So i took the slightly cooled syrup and poured it over the snow.</p>
<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-pouring.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1183 alignnone" title="cb-maple-pouring" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-pouring-286x300.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>It hardened immediately, tho was hot enough to melt through our light fluffy snow</p>
<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-ready.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1184 alignnone" title="cb-maple-ready" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-ready-300x198.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="198" /></a></p>
<p>I had some hungry shovelers/fort builders who were looking for some more energy just as the syrup hit the snow.</p>
<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-sticky.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1185 alignnone" title="cb-maple-sticky" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cb-maple-sticky-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Taste testers heartily agree that maple candy is delish, if it a bit sticky. Helpful tips from them: take small bites and keep it movin&#8217; so it doesn&#8217;t stick to your teeth.</p>
<p>Crunch on that!</p>
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		<title>Ready, set, go!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What am I going to eat? Do you ever say this? I feel like I say this a lot unless&#8230;..
I plan a day to make lots of goodies. We are quite a mixed bunch in this house. My husband eats whatever I make at home and thoroughly enjoys the variety and surprise of what might [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What am I going to eat? Do you ever say this? I feel like I say this a lot unless&#8230;..</p>
<p>I plan a day to make lots of goodies. We are quite a mixed bunch in this house. My husband eats whatever I make at home and thoroughly enjoys the variety and surprise of what might adorn the table. My 10 year old has unique tastes that always surprise me and I can never seem to know if he will love it or hate it. he loves spicy and things that frankly, are notso pleasing to me such as sardines! My six year old is in the pickier phase of food choices and says, &amp;quot;I don&#8217;t like it&amp;quot; before even trying it. He loves mashed potatoes and noodles with marinara sauce and don&#8217;t mess with changin&#8217; it up! On the flip side, same said six year old loves raw mediterranean dolmas, kale salad, kale chips with lots of nutritional yeast on them and salad. Go figure! Then there is me. I have horrible self control when I bring junk food in the house or sweets. So, I have a plan!!</p>
<p>I have days of mass food prep for raw foods so when I feel not much like making raw foods for me and still cook for the family, I don&#8217;t have to. Here is what I do. Figure out what I am in the mood for and peruse my recipes and cupboards. Next, I lay out all those recipes and start the process. I start soaking anything that needs it and look over what order I need to make things in. If anything is for the dehydrator, I make sure I have enough going in that will fill it. Moore bang for your buck doing it this way. This is all done in the afternoon or early evening.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1175" title="DSCI1222" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSCI1222-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Fast forward to the next day. Everything is soaked and the recipes are out and I am in the kitchen ready to rumble. The recipes I am making today are Mediterranean dolmas out of Ani Phio&#8217;s book that are just fantastic. I make them all at once calling in Gatlin, the six year old to do the rolling. When I first started making these, he didn&#8217;t like them. After the I don&#8217;t know how many times later, and having participated in making them several times, he started to try them again and now loves them. Having them all rolled, I keep them in the fridge and it is quick to grab one for a snack, send with hubby to work or pack up and bring for us for lunch.</p>
<p>Next in the line up is the classic Cashew Mayo. Everyone in the house loves this dip and it is quick, easy and filling to serve for lunch with cut up veggies, smear on a romaine leaf topped with tomato and any other toppings around like shredded carrot, eggplant bacon or some seaweed. It is a perfect appetizer for hungry bellies while dinner cooks or a good pack and go when heading out for a playdate.</p>
<p>One of my favorites and more on the heartier side are some burgers. The base is walnuts and they have a little spice from a jalapeno thrown in. These will go in the dehydrator and then can be a substantial lunch or accompany an evening meal. The kids aren&#8217;t fans but Dan and I are.</p>
<p>A new recipe to me are rosemary flax crackers from a recipe put out by Carmella at the Sunny Raw Kitchen. Those will help to fill the dehydrator trays and be the crunchy item on the menu for the week. I may get ambitious and make some Walnut Hemp crackers but time will determine that.</p>
<p>Rounding it all out are Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. I got the recipe from Renegade Health but am going to make some changes and switch out the peanut butter for almond butter. The whole family loves these! They stay in the freezer and are perfect when we have a hankerin&#8217; for chocolate.</p>
<p>So, there you have it. Lots of choices for me this week that are nice and varried and qwill keep me smiling!</p>
<p>So, go soak your nuts!!</p>
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		<title>Sweet Rainbow Kale Salad</title>
		<link>http://crunchybits.net/2011/01/10/sweet-rainbow-kale-salad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMmmmmm Mmmmmmm! I just can&#8217;t get enough of the stuff!!
I do love kale and have one recipe in particular that is my favorite kale salad recipe ever. This recipe is a well known one to any friends or family I know. I passed the recipe on to all that asked and I know they have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MMmmmmm Mmmmmmm! I just can&#8217;t get enough of the stuff!!</p>
<p>I do love kale and have one recipe in particular that is my favorite kale salad recipe ever. This recipe is a well known one to any friends or family I know. I passed the recipe on to all that asked and I know they have said it is asked for in their families and circles of friends as well.</p>
<p>Hold on though, wait a minute, can it be true? Oh, sweet Rainbow Kale it is!! I have a new favorite that I just can&#8217;t get enough of. The first time I made it, I measured everything and was very pleased with the salad. Next time around I didn&#8217;t even need to measure because it is such a simple and quick salad to throw together. That is a high scorer in my book as well!</p>
<p>The recipe comes out of The 30 Minute Vegan cookbookby Mark Reinfeld and Jenifer Murray. Hats off to them both on a great book. It is true to it&#8217;s name and if a recipe requires more time for things like soaking ahead of time, it is clearly marked. It is not a raw book, but a lot of the recipes are live food recipes and marked right at the top as such. Also, in the variations sections directly under some of the recipes is a way to make the recipe a raw version. I love this!!</p>
<p>Rainbow Kale Salad<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1171" title="DSCI1213" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSCI12131-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /><br />
serves 4</p>
<p>6 cups lightly packed kale, stems removed<br />
1/4 cup diced red pepper<br />
1/4 cup diced yellow pepper<br />
1/2 cup grated carrot<br />
1/2 cup thinly sliced red cabbage</p>
<p>Dressing<br />
2 TBS olive oil<br />
1 TBS freshly squeezed lemon juice<br />
1 clove garlic, pressed or minced<br />
1 tsp pure maple syrup (not raw)<br />
1 tsp soy sauce<br />
1/4 tsp cayenne</p>
<p>cut or tear the kale into bite sized pieces.<br />
mix all salad ingredients in a large bowl.<br />
whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a separate bowl.<br />
Pour dressing over the salad and massage with your hands into the salad making sure it is evenly distributed.<br />
Serve immediately or chill 10 minutes before serving.</p>
<p>One thing I love about this recipe is simply the name. Especially for a healthy way to approaching food preparation and getting kids involved. We are trying to accomplish a rainbow. So, you can really play with your food and ingredients here and substitute all sorts of rainbow colors in this salad.</p>
<p>I will be honest and the salad never gets the chill time in this house. It goes into the big bowl to serve and gobbled up soon afterward. If any is leftover, it will last a day or two in the fridge.</p>
<p>This is a lip smackin&#8217; sweet and light kale salad that is easy to make even at the last minute and adds beautiful color to your day. Enjoy!</p>
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		<title>Sorrel C Tea</title>
		<link>http://crunchybits.net/2011/01/06/sorrel-c-tea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sioux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we were enjoying our meal at Fire n Spice, we had the opportunity to wash it down with some Sorrel Tea. It was delicious!  I know sorrel to mean various wild greens or the prickly forest brownie in Cornelia Funke&#8217;s The Dragon Rider (one of our favorite books &#8212; especially as read by Brendan [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we were enjoying our meal at Fire n Spice, we had the opportunity to wash it down with some Sorrel Tea. It was delicious!  I know sorrel to mean various wild greens or the prickly forest brownie in Cornelia Funke&#8217;s <em>The Dragon Rider</em> (one of our favorite books &#8212; especially as read by Brendan Fraser!), but I have now discovered yet another pleasurable association for this word.</p>
<p><a href="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hibiscus_flower_whole.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1161" title="hibiscus_flower_whole" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hibiscus_flower_whole-300x220.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="220" /></a>What is called sorrel in the West Indies is a variety of hibiscus, also known as &#8220;Jamaica flowers.&#8221; Hibiscus tea contains a number of antioxidants, and has also been associated with a boosted immune system, lower blood pressure, lowered cholesterol, and a lower incidence of heart disease and cancer.</p>
<p>As if that weren&#8217;t enough, as noted on the Mountain Rose Herbs Hibiscus info page (also the source of the lovely pic &#8212; thanks MRH!): &#8220;Scientific studies with lab animals find that it stops the conversion of carbs in food to body fat. It fights appetite and encourages weight loss not by increasing energy expenditure but by encouraging the &#8220;wasting&#8221; of carbohydrates.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lastly, hibiscus petals are rich in Vitamin C, making it the perfect drink for cold and flu season! Keep some in the fridge and heat it up as needed, or serve as iced tea if you&#8217;re feeling feverish.</p>
<p><strong>Sorrel C Tea</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2 liters water</li>
<li>8 ounces dried sorrel</li>
<li>1/4 cup fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped</li>
<li>1 stick cinnamon</li>
<li>4 whole cloves</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Put all ingredients into a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.</li>
<li>Strain out a cup or two at this point for some hot tea, or set it aside to cool and move to the refrigerator. After a day in the refrigerator, strain out the flowers and spices. You can heat it back up for a more intensely flavored tea, add it as is to smoothies, or pour it into ice-cube trays for use in the future as either tea or smoothie components.</li>
<li>You can also make a lovely punch by adding your favorite sweetener (hibiscus tea is on the tart end of the spectrum) and some floating orange, lemon and lime slices. Perfect for a mid-winter celebration or a summer picnic!</li>
<li>Play around with the spices &#8212; add dried orange or lemon peel, allspice, or mace or whatever else you feel might complement the flavors.</li>
</ol>
<p>So where can you possibly get your hands on some dried hibiscus flowers? Easy peasy! Through our affiliate, <a href="http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/cgi-bin/Main.pl?AID=110808&amp;BID=677" target="_blank">Mountain Rose Herbs</a>. You can also try your local carribean market if you&#8217;re lucky to live near one. However I would encourage you to purchase organic flower petals since you can&#8217;t rinse them easily. I think we&#8217;ve purchased these at Trader Joe&#8217;s before, but I&#8217;m not positive.</p>
<p>Bottoms up!</p>
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		<title>Fire-n-Spice &#8216;n a Flick</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sioux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!
My New Year&#8217;s Resolution? To start posting yummy stuff again! So without further ado:
Today we took a break from the recent round of partying and heavy holiday food for a delightful excursion into Hartford. Fire-n-Spice is a vegan restaurant on Sisson Avenue just before it hits Farmington, a hop, skip n jump from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy New Year!</p>
<p>My New Year&#8217;s Resolution? To start posting yummy stuff again! So without further ado:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.firenspiceveganrestaurant.com/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1153" title="firenspice" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/firenspice-300x145.jpg" alt="fire n spice vegan cafe" width="300" height="145" /></a>Today we took a break from the recent round of partying and heavy holiday food for a delightful excursion into Hartford. Fire-n-Spice is a vegan restaurant on Sisson Avenue just before it hits Farmington, a hop, skip n jump from exit 46 off I84. In other words, super easy access. Don&#8217;t judge this lovely gem from the outside &#8212; it appears to be just one storefront among many, but the inside is painted a warm yellow with African wall hangings and a welcoming vibe. The owners follow a Rastafarian way of life, and this flowers beautifully in their menu.</p>
<p>We were beckoned over to the counter, quickly assessed as first-timers, and given the skinny on the food. Since all 3 tofu dishes (BBQ, jerk AND scrambled tofu) had just run out, we opted to share one plate and go back for another once they were back in action. All in all, we had many options to choose from for an entree &#8212; spanish rice, red beans n rice, or quinoa, steamed kale (I went back for more of this simple-but-tasty delight!), stir fried veggies, curry pot (potatoes simmered in coconut milk, turmeric, cumin, coriander, thyme, onion and cilantro), chole (Indian-style chick peas in a creamy curry masala sauce), red lentil dahl and ital stew. Keeping warm in a case off to the side were samosas, plantains and lentil, soy or ackee patties, and chillin&#8217; in the dessert case were sweet potato pudding (jamaican style, crustless), cornbread pudding and a cranberry ginger cake (I think &#8212; by the time talk came around to dessert, I was stuffed <em>and</em> on information overload!).</p>
<p>Everything was delicious &#8212; the curry pot had me wondering why on earth I&#8217;ve never made potatoes like that before. Ditto all 3 tofu dishes &#8212; I tend to fry mine and add it to asian dishes. Yawn! All 3 were yummy, including tofu scrambles which I&#8217;ve seen in cookbooks but never been inclined to try before. What have I been waiting for? These were scrumptious! And the BBQ tofu has me longing for summer picnics. The chole was also delicious and different than any I&#8217;ve ever had &#8212; most seem to be tomato based, but this one wasn&#8217;t, and didn&#8217;t suffer one bit for lack of tomatoes. I&#8217;ve wanted to make chole at home but haven&#8217;t since tomato cans are lined with BPA (even Eden, whose bean cans aren&#8217;t). This dish gives me hope that I can find a recipe for chole that doesn&#8217;t contain tomatoes&#8230; an exciting prospect indeed for a family that loves this Indian chick pea dish!</p>
<p>The word Ital is derived from the English &#8220;vital&#8221;, and refers to making lifestyle choices that bring about or maintain optimum Livity (quoting from wiki: &#8220;the life energy Rastas generally believe lives within all of us&#8230;what is put into one&#8217;s body should enhance Livity rather than reduce it. Though there are different interpretations of ital regarding specific  foods, the general principle is that food should be natural, or pure,  and from the earth&#8221;).</p>
<p>Sign me up! Especially if it means I can eat more ital stew! I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever actually eaten okra before, but I&#8217;ve heard a lot of bad things about it. How it can be good if cooked properly, but that mostly it&#8217;s just slimy and icky and something to avoid. Or best eaten pickled. That sort of good press. Well, let me just say that my first bite of okra in the ital stew has me signed on as a fan! This stew was lovely, thick, creamy, sweet, warming, filling&#8230; the list goes on. Definitely something to go back for! Chock full of beans (three kinds!), sweet potatoes, dumplings and an array of spices, this option made it to both our plates!</p>
<p>After two plates of yummy goodness, we were too stuffed to try anything else. So let me report here that there is an array of food beyond what we had! Smoothies! Juices and wheat grass shots! Breakfast (including brunch on Sundays)! Salads, sandwiches, soups&#8230; well you can see for yourself by checking out their menu online &#8212; the brunt of it <a href="http://www.firenspiceveganrestaurant.com/files/37873768.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> with the smoothies, juices and drinks <a href="http://www.firenspiceveganrestaurant.com/files/37873729.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on all the raw food goodness, including everything from appetizers, salads to entrees and soups! They didn&#8217;t have the raw entrees ready to go today, so if you have your heart set on a raw meal, I&#8217;d ring them ahead of time and let them know you&#8217;re on your way with a hankerin&#8217; for raw food. The options look interesting though, so definitely worth the call.</p>
<p>We like to eat out &#8212; heck, who doesn&#8217;t? But in the back of my mind, I always know that we are likely eating things we wouldn&#8217;t eat if we knew they were in the food. Oyster sauce and fish sauce at thai restaurants, milk and butter at indian restaurants, lard as the cooking grease and who knows what else at chinese food restaurants, etc. So it was a real treat to go to one of the few vegan restaurants I can think of in our area! We felt great, though full Full FULL afterwards!</p>
<p>I highly recommend this little gem, especially if you find yourself in the area. It&#8217;s but a stone&#8217;s throw from <a href="http://www.realartways.org" target="_blank">Real Art Ways</a>, a great place to see a movie you aren&#8217;t likely to see elsewhere, as well as some thought-provoking art in the gallery.  They serve freshly-made popcorn with real butter, as well as beer and wine! They have some interesting <a href="http://www.realartways.org/daytime.html" target="_blank">daytime programming</a> (1st and 3rd Monday Matinees) coming up that might be of interest, including South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition (1/3/11),  The Mystery of Picasso (1/17), West Side Story, Duck Soup, Grey Gardens, and Le Fleuve.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.realartways.org"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1155" title="real-art-ways" src="http://crunchybits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/real-art-ways.jpg" alt="real art ways" width="300" height="103" /></a>This weekend they&#8217;re showing the New York International Children&#8217;s Film Fest: Kidflix 2010 on Saturday, January 8 &amp; Sunday, January 9, 11 AM. Recommended for ages 3-8. Curated for the youngest audiences, Kidflix is a selection of nine short films from around the world selected by the New York International Children&#8217;s Film Fest. We watched some of these online and even an old fuddy duddy 10-year-old enjoyed himself!</p>
<p>So make it a date &#8212; dinner and movie supporting local, independent business! I&#8217;ll bet that&#8217;s in keeping with your new year&#8217;s resolutions!</p>
<p>Best wishes for the year ahead!</p>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Detox Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whoooooooo Weeeeeee! Are you still spinning from all the holiday excitement?
How was everybody&#8217;s holidays? Were they filled with taste bursting raw stuffing topped with raw cranberry relish, lots of big green salads and some warm spiced almond milk to go with your raw holiday dessert or did it tip the scale on the side of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoooooooo Weeeeeee! Are you still spinning from all the holiday excitement?</p>
<p>How was everybody&#8217;s holidays? Were they filled with taste bursting raw stuffing topped with raw cranberry relish, lots of big green salads and some warm spiced almond milk to go with your raw holiday dessert or did it tip the scale on the side of lots of breads, cakes, candies, hams, oh my!</p>
<p>Have no fear, the Raw Divas got your back! They are doing their 21 Day Detox Diet<br />
<a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1244440" target="_blank">http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1244440<br />
</a>and you are just in time to get in on the fun and savings!</p>
<p>How nice would it be to loose the extra pounds gained over the holidays and gain health while you&#8217;re at it? All without having to scour your recipes and do all the menu planning. Like I said, they have you covered!</p>
<p>The 21 Day Detox Diet is full of tasty green smoothie recipes, menu plans and information to get you motivated and on thee right track.</p>
<p>So strap on your party shoes and head over to<br />
<a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1244440" target="_blank">http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1244440<br />
</a>to learn more.</p>
<p>Happy New Year!</p>
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		<title>Free Thanksgiving Ebook</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is amazing!!
Heidi and Justin over at Raw Food Right Now sent a most gracious email with an offering you will truly be Thankful for this Thanksgiving!
I love that Heidi and Justin are truly real people trying to survive eating raw in a not so raw food society. They always have great tips and have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is amazing!!</p>
<p>Heidi and Justin over at Raw Food Right Now sent a most gracious email with an offering you will truly be Thankful for this Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>I love that Heidi and Justin are truly real people trying to survive eating raw in a not so raw food society. They always have great tips and have the most delish recipes. Definately check out their site.</p>
<p>Now on to the good stuff. Here is the email I recieved and morning free to share!! Thank you Heidi and Justin!!</p>
<p>Please make sure to mention Crunchybits when you email Heidi to get your FREE Thanksgiving book. I already recieved mine and can&#8217;t wait to make the Cranberry Relish recipe. Christmas holds no worries either with their Christmas Ebook. I am most excited about drinking the &#8216;egg&#8217;nog and making sugar cookies for Santa with the kids and OOooo, don&#8217;t forget the chocolate coins which was always the best to get when I woke on Christmas Morning!!</p>
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<p>Raw Food Right Now<br />
Thanksgiving 2010 Issue</p>
<p>Inside This Issue:<br />
How to Get Your Own F&#8217;ree Raw Thanksgiving ebook!</p>
<p>Get More Holiday Recipes with Our RFRN Christmas eBook!</p>
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<p>Hellooo from snowy Minnesota! Justin and I are all curled up near the modern &#8220;fireplace&#8221; &#8230;our computers. <img src='http://crunchybits.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>We had over 12 inches of snow&#8230;and more is on the way! We are looking forward to having some nice hot tea and warming soups this winter in addition to all our raw favorites.</p>
<p>I just can&#8217;t believe how fast this year has been &#8211; it will already be Thanksgiving in one week! Amazing!</p>
<p>Justin and I are working hard on a few upcoming &#8220;secret raw food projects&#8221;. I have been sworn to secrecy so I can&#8217;t say anything specific&#8230;but all I can say right now is be on the lookout in your inbox &#8211; I&#8217;ll email you with the news because we are going to tell you first!!!</p>
<p>I hope that no matter where you are right now in the world that as the end of the year&#8230;the end of a decade rolls near&#8230;that you are able to find time to take care of yourself!<br />
XOXO,<br />
~ Heidi &amp; JS</p>
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<p>How to Get Your Own F&#8217;REE Copy of Our Insanely Popular Raw Thanksgiving eBook!</p>
<p>As much as we love all of our international friends reading this right now (from 37 countries!!!), our American holiday of Thanksgiving is upon us.</p>
<p>We love you Canadians too &#8211; hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving this year!</p>
<p>You may be a long time raw foodie, or this may be your first Thanksgiving raw.</p>
<p>But did you know that Justin and I wrote our first book, &#8220;Raw Thanksgiving ebook&#8221; over 4 years ago?!</p>
<p>We originally offered the ebook for f&#8217;ree in November 2006&#8230;and the response was so huge I couldn&#8217;t leave my computer for a week!!</p>
<p>Nowadays the ebook &#8220;Raw Thanksgiving Recipes&#8221; sells year-round for 12 dollars. Hundreds of people have purchased our Thanksgiving ebook, and we are thankful for their support to help keep RawFoodRightNow.com alive.</p>
<p>Keep in mind the f&#8217;ree ebook promotion expired over four years ago&#8230;but we have decided to offer one final special for the Thanksgiving ebook&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;we are offering YOU your own very f&#8217;ree copy of the book!</p>
<p>HOW TO GET YOUR F&#8217;REE RAW THANKSGIVING EBOOK</p>
<p>All you have to do&#8230;. is email us a quick nice little note to me before 11/25/2010 to:</p>
<p><a href="rawfoodrightnow@gmail.com" target="_blank">rawfoodrightnow@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>Make sure to introduce yourself and ask nicely for the Thanksgiving book!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s that simple!</p>
<p>Keep in mind that we haven&#8217;t set up some crazy delivery system for doing this&#8230; so when you email me I will be emailing you personally!</p>
<p>Please be patient if I don&#8217;t email you immediately&#8230;but I promise if you email me I&#8217;ll send you the book for f&#8217;ree within 24-48 hours.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m so excited for you to try my Goji Berry Cranberry Sauce! And the Raw Stuffing &#8212; mmm!!</p>
<p>FYI my most popular recipe EVER is inside the Raw Thanksgiving ebook &#8211; for Raw Devilled &#8220;Egg-less&#8221; Egg Spread!</p>
<p>Get Your Copy Today &#8211; Email Heidi now!!</p>
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<p>Get More Recipes with Our Raw Christmas Ebook &#8211; ON SALE! One Week Only!!</p>
<p>And if you want extra holiday recipes&#8230;our second book, Raw Christmas, is going on sale today for one week only!</p>
<p>Normally we sell copies of this gem for $15 each, but we&#8217;ve slashed the price all the way down to less than 10 dollars&#8230;you can get 14 more holiday recipes for only 9.97!!</p>
<p>Just look at all the Yummy Christmas recipes:</p>
<p>Spiced Apple Cider<br />
Instant Egg Nog<br />
Christmas Wreath Salad<br />
Red Berry Vinaigrette<br />
Flax seed Crackers<br />
Mango Cranberry Chutney<br />
Macadamia White Cheddar Cheese Ball<br />
Meaty Nut Loaf.<br />
Marinara Sauce<br />
Dark Chocolate Coins<br />
Rich Chocolate Fudge<br />
Creamy Rice Pudding<br />
Raspberry Jam<br />
Sugar Cookies</p>
<p>Just think: Two books filled with holiday recipes for 9.97 is a great deal &#8211; especially because hundreds of raw foodies know these recipes actually work!</p>
<p>You can see pictures of all the recipes on the official Christmas ebook web page:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rawfoodrightnow.com/rawchristmas.html" target="_blank">http://www.rawfoodrightnow.com/rawchristmas.html</a></p>
<p>Grab your copy today and get ready for all the upcoming holiday parties!!</p>
<p>Buy Raw Christmas Right Now!!</p>
<p>And if you already have the books or don&#8217;t need them this year and still want to support us, feel free to send over a &#8220;donation&#8221; by buying a copy. We appreciate it!</p>
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Heidi&#8217;s Famous Caramel Apple Dip</p>
<p>You may already have my secret recipe for Raw Carmel Apple Dip&#8230;but I have been getting many requests for it from people claiming they can&#8217;t find their copy of the recipe.<br />
Raw Carmel Apple Dip is one of the recipes included in the Raw Thanksgiving ebook that I am sending out for F&#8217;ree &#8211; this week only!!! so if you haven&#8217;t already gotten a copy of the Thanksgiving ebook&#8230;email Heidi now!!<br />
Raw Carmel Apple Dip<br />
Makes 4-6 servings</p>
<p>Ingredients:</p>
<p>2 cups Medjool dates, chopped and soaked for one hour in a mixture of water with the juice of one small lemon (drain the dates, and leave the soaking water aside)<br />
1/2 cup maple syrup<br />
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract<br />
juice of one half small lemon<br />
1 teaspoon salt</p>
<p>Blend in a high powered blender, and using the plunger tool, keep moving the mixture as the blender might struggle a bit. Blend until creamy. Serve the dip with apples or pears.</p>
<p>Tips:</p>
<p>1. The dates get a much better &#8220;bite&#8221; of flavor when soaked in the water/lemon juice mixture<br />
2. Maple syrup gives a better caramel flavor than agave nectar. Or, if you are opposed to maple syrup, you can choose to use the clear agave nectar (the ONLY kind to use) instead.<br />
3. the vanilla extract helps give the mixture the color and the flavor of caramel. Without the vanilla extract the dip has a much lighter brown color and the date flavor comes through.</p>
<p>Good news! If you store the dip in an airtight container, this caramel apple dip will last for approximately three days.</p>
<p>If you want more awesome recipes like this for the Holiday season, make sure to check out our Raw Christmas ebook!</p>
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<p>What is Raw Food Right Now?</p>
<p>Raw Food Right Now is a raw food company dedicated to helping you go raw in your world. We are here to help you learn about raw food and make the raw food diet work for you.</p>
<p>Raw Food Right Now is the creation of Heidi and JS Ohlander; a happy loving couple who went raw together back in 2004. Since that time they have studied every aspect of raw food, and are here to share their extensive knowledge with others.</p>
<p>Their popular blog, rawfoodrightnow.blogspot.com is revered as one of the best raw food blogs on the Internet. It&#8217;s frequent content is full of raw food news, articles, tips, tricks, recipes and inspiration on how to make raw food quick and easy and fun.</p>
<p>Raw Food Right Now means eating food that feels right to you, feels right for your body, and makes you feel good. Raw Food Right Now means making raw food preparation as quick and easy as possible so you can eat raw food and get on with the other important things in your life. And Raw Food Right Now means the latest news and information to keep you up to date in the raw food world!</p>
<p>For more information, check out the blog:<br />
<a href="http://rawfoodrightnow.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://rawfoodrightnow.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p>To make sure you stay up to date on all the news and information we bring you on RFRN, make sure you are signed up to our RSS Feed and get our posts in your inbox using Feedburner!</p>
<p>Get RFRN blog posts in your inbox today!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s it for this issue!<br />
Talk to you soon!</p>
<p>~ Heidi and JS</p>
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<p>Want to Share the Fun that we call Raw Food Right Now?</p>
<p>Go for it!! Feel free to forward any parts of this newsletter to whoever you think would benefit from our information&#8230;even someone who isn&#8217;t raw! Here&#8217;s how you can spread the word:</p>
<p>Heidi &amp; JS Ohlander are the creators of Raw Food, Right Now!, a website dedicated to making the raw food diet fun and easy for everyone. Heidi &amp; JS help bring raw food to your world by offering tips, news, and information on integrating raw foods into your daily life.</p>
<p>Visit their site at<a href=" http://www.RawFoodRightNow.com" target="_blank">http://www.RawFoodRightNow.com</a></p>
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If I were to ask you to eat a raw food diet, would
you consider that to be a radical diet? (I think most
people would!)
Or would you consider eating pesticides, herbicides,
hormones, and other manufactured chemicals found
in everyday foods to be radical?
It&#8217;s a pretty interesting question to ask…
Alex Ortner, producer of the film &#8220;Simply Raw&#8221; sat down
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<p>If I were to ask you to eat a raw food diet, would<br />
you consider that to be a radical diet? (I think most<br />
people would!)</p>
<p>Or would you consider eating pesticides, herbicides,<br />
hormones, and other manufactured chemicals found<br />
in everyday foods to be radical?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a pretty interesting question to ask…</p>
<p>Alex Ortner, producer of the film &#8220;Simply Raw&#8221; sat down<br />
with Mike Adams, one of the world&#8217;s leading consumer<br />
advocates on health and well-being, to discuss this topic.</p>
<p>The interview is another eye-opening interview in<br />
the 100% fr*ee Simply Raw Video Series that has<br />
been released over the last week.</p>
<p>Just like all the videos in this Series, this video is a<br />
down to earth interview that must be seen by anyone<br />
who cares about their health…</p>
<p>If you want real solutions to real health problems<br />
then I highly suggest you see this video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3996750" target="_blank">http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3996750</a></p>
<p>I hope you watch!</p>
<p>To your health,</p>
<p>Sabrina Granniss</p>
<p>P.S. &#8211; Unfortunately a whole lot of false information from<br />
the food and drug industry has been put out to the<br />
public to keep them ignorant to the truths discussed<br />
in this video.</p>
<p>They&#8217;ve put billions of dollars into keeping us ignorant<br />
with advertisements that say ridiculous things like<br />
&#8220;high fructose corn syrup is fine in moderation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Now I know that you&#8217;re smarter than to believe their<br />
nonsense…especially if you&#8217;ve been watching the Simply<br />
Raw Video Series over the last week.</p>
<p>This 100% fr*ee video series has been getting amazing<br />
reviews for it&#8217;s eye opening information (over 2,000<br />
comments in just 7 days…)</p>
<p>Make sure to check it out:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3996750" target="_blank">http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3996750</a></p>
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		<title>David Wolfe video FREE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 13:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following the amazing Simply Raw
Video Series you probably know by now that we
in America and the rest of the world need to make
some serious changes in how we approach health…
And you&#8217;ve probably realized through this 100% fr*ee
video series how important health is for your energy,
vitality and overall success in whatever endeavor
you undertake.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve been following the amazing Simply Raw<br />
Video Series you probably know by now that we<br />
in America and the rest of the world need to make<br />
some serious changes in how we approach health…</p>
<p>And you&#8217;ve probably realized through this 100% fr*ee<br />
video series how important health is for your energy,<br />
vitality and overall success in whatever endeavor<br />
you undertake.</p>
<p>After all, it&#8217;s hard to run a successful business,<br />
have a great relationship with your spouse or<br />
even feel fully stable emotionally when you&#8217;re drained<br />
of energy from having a body that doesn&#8217;t deliver<br />
the energy you ask of it&#8230;</p>
<p>I think this video series has been an eye opener<br />
for many people about the society we&#8217;re living in that<br />
is getting sicker and sicker.</p>
<p>Fortunately there are solutions and they&#8217;re available<br />
for you right now. The question is…are you willing<br />
to listen?</p>
<p>If you are then I suggest you take a look at video #3<br />
in this fr*ee series with raw food expert David Wolfe<br />
which has just been released!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789" target="_blank">http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789</a></p>
<p>In this video Alex Ortner, one of the executive producers<br />
of the film &#8220;Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days&#8221;,<br />
sits down for a casual interview with David to not only<br />
get his take on whats going on with the health of the world<br />
but also to get some practical, immediate steps that<br />
any person can take to get healthy.</p>
<p>To watch this video and the two other videos that have been<br />
released right now just click on the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789" target="_blank">http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789</a></p>
<p>I think that this video series that is being released by the<br />
Raw for Thirty team is amazing and that every person<br />
should watch them.</p>
<p>Plus, I know about the secret surprise that&#8217;s coming as<br />
we get closer to World Diabetes Day on November 14th<br />
and I want to make sure that you know about it. <img src='http://crunchybits.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Alex and his team are passionate about helping to not<br />
only improve your health but also to working together<br />
to create a more health conscious world where disease<br />
is no longer the norm.</p>
<p>I hope you check out the videos. They really are amazing…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789" target="_blank">http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789</a></p>
<p>To your health!</p>
<p>P.S. &#8211; I promise you that watching these videos will inspire<br />
you and educate you on how to lead a better life where you<br />
have an endless level of vitality and energy.</p>
<p>This information is powerful…and it can change your life…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789" target="_blank">http://www.rawfor30days.com/cmd.php?Clk=3989789</a></p>
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