This is fun! And hard

[Guest guest]

I'didn't even think of that! I've never had one but I knew there is

something I could use. Thanks. Now, can anyone give me some tips or

simple recipes?

 

Therese

[Guest guest]

You can make a delicious pie. Make the crust from walnuts, cashews, and/or

almonds blended in the food processor with raw honey (and maybe a little vanilla

flavoring). Press the mixture into a pie plate. Then blend frozen berries or

any type of fruit, really. Add a little raw honey to sweeten the mixture. Put

this in the crust. Then freeze if it is too soft. I make this for non raw

foodists and they love it. It goes against food combining guidelines, but it is

raw and good tasting.

 

gaynell andress <andressgaynell wrote:

Something that has really worked for me, Therese, is a VitaMix..It makes

wonderful smoothies and juices and also grinds all seeds into flour or butters

or whatever you want. It is quite expensive, but I couldn't live without it. I

use it three times a day to make date smoothies with frest almond milk and

organic carob etc..I can get you the phone number if you are interested. I also

use my food processor quite a bit. Hang in there..It will get better..Gaynell

 

tialia03 <meinelkgrove wrote:

 

My name is Therese and I've been in this group for a month or so.

I've also been reading online food journals about raw eating. I have

juiced on and off for years and been staying away from processed

foods but I need to incorporate some variety.

 

Some of my concoctions have fallen short. I tried to make salad

dressing by putting an avacado, kale, lemon juice, olive oil, and

pressed garlic into my blender. It all fell beneath the blades and

fot stuck. It all seems so easy when I read about these things.

 

Also, I bought Medjool dates because I saw where someone made a

pudding of dates, banana and something else (Iforgot what else).

I can't juice 'em and I can't blend 'em. I have a coffee grinder for

herbs and seeds but I don't think I can put mushy stuff

in it.

 

I bought some raw, organic groceries at Trader Joe's. Can you give

me some ideas as to how to prepare them? (either in this group or at

meinelkgrove)

 

Here's what I'm not sure what to do with:

 

pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds, cashews

wild blueberries, bananas, lemons, apples, prunes, dates

spinach, kale, butter lettuce

 

I could grind the seeds but then what do I do with them? I've just

been adding them to salads. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

Therese

 

p.s. If anyone lives in Sacramento, I'll gladly buy you a juice in

exchange for some tips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Therese,

The group is right. You have all the right foods, but now you need some tools.

A Cusinart food processor and a vitamix will make you DANGEROUS with options!

I make soup in the Vitamix. Salsas and salads in the processor. Salad dressing

in both. Almond milk in both. They are amazing tools for this lifestyle in the

year 2004.

(if we didn't have to work, etc we could just chop veggies all day. not my

luxury!! )

HTH,

Aloha,

Michele

 

tialia03 <meinelkgrove wrote:

 

 

My name is Therese and I've been in this group for a month or so.

I've also been reading online food journals about raw eating. I have

juiced on and off for years and been staying away from processed

foods but I need to incorporate some variety.

 

Some of my concoctions have fallen short. I tried to make salad

dressing by putting an avacado, kale, lemon juice, olive oil, and

pressed garlic into my blender. It all fell beneath the blades and

fot stuck. It all seems so easy when I read about these things.

 

Also, I bought Medjool dates because I saw where someone made a

pudding of dates, banana and something else (Iforgot what else).

I can't juice 'em and I can't blend 'em. I have a coffee grinder for

herbs and seeds but I don't think I can put mushy stuff

in it.

 

I bought some raw, organic groceries at Trader Joe's. Can you give

me some ideas as to how to prepare them? (either in this group or at

meinelkgrove)

 

Here's what I'm not sure what to do with:

 

pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds, cashews

wild blueberries, bananas, lemons, apples, prunes, dates

spinach, kale, butter lettuce

 

I could grind the seeds but then what do I do with them? I've just

been adding them to salads. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

Therese

 

p.s. If anyone lives in Sacramento, I'll gladly buy you a juice in

exchange for some tips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Costco has been selling them (VitaMix) in my area lately......

Linda :-)

 

Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils

http://www.YoungLiving.com/LGHatton

 

Visit My Home Page at

http://www.Ryze.com/go/LGHatton

 

 

-

 

 

>

> gaynell andress <andressgaynell wrote:

> Something that has really worked for me, Therese, is a VitaMix..It makes

wonderful smoothies and juices and also grinds all seeds into flour or

butters or whatever you want. It is quite expensive, but I couldn't live

without it. I use it three times a day to make date smoothies with frest

almond milk and organic carob etc..I can get you the phone number if you are

interested. I also use my food processor quite a bit. Hang in there..It

will get better..Gaynell

>

[Guest guest]

Michele,

 

I didn't even think of those things. Which one is more versatile? I'll

need to start with easy recipes, nothing fancy.

 

Therese

 

 

 

 

Dear Therese,

The group is right. You have all the right foods, but now you need some

tools. A Cusinart food processor and a vitamix will make you DANGEROUS with

options!

I make soup in the Vitamix. Salsas and salads in the processor. Salad

dressing in both. Almond milk in both. They are amazing tools for this

lifestyle in the year 2004.

(if we didn't have to work, etc we could just chop veggies all day. not my

luxury!! )

HTH,

Aloha,

Michele

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Costco has everything.

 

Therese

 

 

 

Costco has been selling them (VitaMix) in my area lately......

Linda :-)

 

Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils

http://www.YoungLiving.com/LGHatton

 

Visit My Home Page at

http://www.Ryze.com/go/LGHatton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Gayness,

 

I would like the phone number, thank you. Last night I went to the Whole

Foods Market because they had a Raw Cooking class. It was o.k. Most;y, we

spent 2 hours making juice. Where did you get your food processer? Do you

have more than one blade? Wall-Mart has one for $29.00 but I think it only has

one blade and 2 speeds. What should I look for?

 

Therese

 

 

In a message dated 11/1/2004 6:40:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,

andressgaynell writes:

 

Something that has really worked for me, Therese, is a VitaMix..It makes

wonderful smoothies and juices and also grinds all seeds into flour or butters

or whatever you want. It is quite expensive, but I couldn't live without it.

I use it three times a day to make date smoothies with frest almond milk and

organic carob etc..I can get you the phone number if you are interested. I

also use my food processor quite a bit. Hang in there..It will get

better..Gaynell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Therese,

 

I couldnt afford a VitaMix, so I searched around and found a

Cuisinart blender/food processor hybrid! Its not as powerful as

VitaMix I think, but its got a 500W motor. It handles pretty much

anything youll need it for. I think the whole thing was $80 at

Linens n' Things.

 

JasonL

 

 

 

rawfood , michele bustos <ixim_mbustos>

wrote:

>

> Dear Therese,

> The group is right. You have all the right foods, but now you

need some tools. A Cusinart food processor and a vitamix will make

you DANGEROUS with options!

> I make soup in the Vitamix. Salsas and salads in the processor.

Salad dressing in both. Almond milk in both. They are amazing

tools for this lifestyle in the year 2004.

> (if we didn't have to work, etc we could just chop veggies all

day. not my luxury!! )

> HTH,

> Aloha,

> Michele

>

> tialia03 <meinelkgrove@a...> wrote:

>

>

> My name is Therese and I've been in this group for a month or so.

> I've also been reading online food journals about raw eating. I

have

> juiced on and off for years and been staying away from processed

> foods but I need to incorporate some variety.

>

> Some of my concoctions have fallen short. I tried to make salad

> dressing by putting an avacado, kale, lemon juice, olive oil, and

> pressed garlic into my blender. It all fell beneath the blades

and

> fot stuck. It all seems so easy when I read about these things.

>

> Also, I bought Medjool dates because I saw where someone made a

> pudding of dates, banana and something else (Iforgot what else).

> I can't juice 'em and I can't blend 'em. I have a coffee grinder

for

> herbs and seeds but I don't think I can put mushy stuff

> in it.

>

> I bought some raw, organic groceries at Trader Joe's. Can you

give

> me some ideas as to how to prepare them? (either in this group or

at

> meinelkgrove@a...)

>

> Here's what I'm not sure what to do with:

>

> pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds, cashews

> wild blueberries, bananas, lemons, apples, prunes, dates

> spinach, kale, butter lettuce

>

> I could grind the seeds but then what do I do with them? I've

just

> been adding them to salads. Any suggestions are greatly

appreciated.

>

> Therese

>

> p.s. If anyone lives in Sacramento, I'll gladly buy you a juice in

> exchange for some tips.

[Guest guest]

Hi Therese,

Well I've certianly had a lot of help , but thanks...

I guess it comes down to budget. Here are the appliances/tools in order of cost:

1. strainer bag. I think it's a must have, and it's like less than $9

2. blender. get the best you can afford. see Vitamix below.

3. Food processor. I just bought a second cusinart for my fiance's house. We

got it at costco and it was like $165. They have other blades for it that we

are interested in, but the blade sets are expensive as well. (like $70 for 3

blades). I would not buy it from here, but here is there link for your

reference http://www.cuisinart.com/

4. The Vitamix. The most expensive appliance I've ever purchased.

http://www.vitamix.com/?ac=105 Again, I wouldn't necessarily buy it from

there. We checked the event list and got ours at the Home Show. Costco is the

best bet. Matt Amsden taught me that you will need the variable speed, and IMO

he is correct. Ours, with an extra container was more than $400 I think

5. The Excalibur dehydrator. Not necessary in the beginning, but you will

probably want this later.

 

I was totally blown out and overwhelmed by the need to buy such expensive

appliances, BUT when you compare against stove, microwave, etc. and the payback

in how you FEEL, it's well worth the investment.

 

Let me know what you have, or plan to get and maybe I can help you. I strive

for really simple recipies, with no oil, no garlic and no fruit. I commute to

work and have very little time, but can always seem to be able to make something

palatable.

 

More to follow..

Michele

 

 

 

meinelkgrove wrote:

 

 

Michele,

 

I didn't even think of those things. Which one is more versatile? I'll

need to start with easy recipes, nothing fancy.

 

Therese

 

 

 

 

Dear Therese,

The group is right. You have all the right foods, but now you need some

tools. A Cusinart food processor and a vitamix will make you DANGEROUS with

options!

I make soup in the Vitamix. Salsas and salads in the processor. Salad

dressing in both. Almond milk in both. They are amazing tools for this

lifestyle in the year 2004.

(if we didn't have to work, etc we could just chop veggies all day. not my

luxury!! )

HTH,

Aloha,

Michele

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Therese,

The Vita Mix Phone number is 1-800-848-2649..I went to a Raw Food Class for six

weeks and they taught me how to prepare sooooooooo many different things and

gave us a cookbook to get started..My teacheres names are Dixie and Ted Story

and their number is 453-3299. Dixie got my food processor for me at Costco and

it cost about $150.00..I has about 5 blades and is wonderful..Do you have a

costco card?

Gaynell

 

meinelkgrove wrote:

 

 

Gayness,

 

I would like the phone number, thank you. Last night I went to the Whole

Foods Market because they had a Raw Cooking class. It was o.k. Most;y, we

spent 2 hours making juice. Where did you get your food processer? Do you

have more than one blade? Wall-Mart has one for $29.00 but I think it only has

one blade and 2 speeds. What should I look for?

 

Therese

 

 

In a message dated 11/1/2004 6:40:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,

andressgaynell writes:

 

Something that has really worked for me, Therese, is a VitaMix..It makes

wonderful smoothies and juices and also grinds all seeds into flour or butters

or whatever you want. It is quite expensive, but I couldn't live without it.

I use it three times a day to make date smoothies with frest almond milk and

organic carob etc..I can get you the phone number if you are interested. I

also use my food processor quite a bit. Hang in there..It will get

better..Gaynell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Therese,

I forgot to tell you the name of my food processor is Cuisinart..It is a Custom

Prep II

Gaynell

 

gaynell andress <andressgaynell wrote:

 

Therese,

The Vita Mix Phone number is 1-800-848-2649..I went to a Raw Food Class for six

weeks and they taught me how to prepare sooooooooo many different things and

gave us a cookbook to get started..My teacheres names are Dixie and Ted Story

and their number is 453-3299. Dixie got my food processor for me at Costco and

it cost about $150.00..I has about 5 blades and is wonderful..Do you have a

costco card?

Gaynell

 

meinelkgrove wrote:

 

 

Gayness,

 

I would like the phone number, thank you. Last night I went to the Whole

Foods Market because they had a Raw Cooking class. It was o.k. Most;y, we

spent 2 hours making juice. Where did you get your food processer? Do you

have more than one blade? Wall-Mart has one for $29.00 but I think it only has

one blade and 2 speeds. What should I look for?

 

Therese

 

 

In a message dated 11/1/2004 6:40:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,

andressgaynell writes:

 

Something that has really worked for me, Therese, is a VitaMix..It makes

wonderful smoothies and juices and also grinds all seeds into flour or butters

or whatever you want. It is quite expensive, but I couldn't live without it.

I use it three times a day to make date smoothies with frest almond milk and

organic carob etc..I can get you the phone number if you are interested. I

also use my food processor quite a bit. Hang in there..It will get

better..Gaynell