Unbaking time...

Okay so I finally got my bluetooth dongle today, so can now take pics on my phone and move them onto my pc! yipee

Here is from last week strawberry chocolate desert, topped with strawberries

4-5 Cut strawberries
1/2 cup coconut-- mature, grated or organic shredded store bought

blended, add carob to taste

This was rich and filling.. whats better than eating choc pudding first thing in the morning!! Tastes better than anything SAD I ever tasted!!

This one is in the making currently.

The base is raspberries/coconut
(15 rasberries/ 1/2 cup coconut)

layer on top carob/banana/raspberries

(3 tablespoons carob, 3 banana, 10 raspberries)

Just an experiment so very very rough.. but man it smells so so good!!

If it comes out well I will refine it at the and give you some proper measurements

Its dehydrating atm..so will report back when its finished!

Here is the base being mushed, and the dehydrating "pudding cake"

Green Smoothie joy..

So 6am I woke up.. blended together a load of stuff, threw in some raw cacao and took it to work with me..

Lots of people came to my desk, shook it, sniffed it..looked at this brown smoothie..perplexed as to what it was!... okay so blueberries I have found not such a great idea, they have a gelling property of their own-- which is fab for making raw jellies, but not so much for smoothie unless you want a giant brown jelly(JELLO to you lovely Americans)!!

Okay so I am in love with green smoothies, in fact I start getting a cold sweat if there isn't 3 hands of banana's and at least three types of greens in the fridge!!

Frozen Banana seems to make a velvety mylk that works as a perfect base, then soft fruits.. greens.. ice if wanted..for a kick a bit of cacao or goji berries towards the end..

Mmmmmm!!

My camera is down at the moment but I will take pictures and post recipes as soon as I can of various smoothie variations I am trying!!

I don't ever eat greens, but more than happy to drink them this way!

Go on...be brave... try a green smoothie... (green moustache..far sexier than a mlyk one!!)

As a side note:

Some fab Green smoothie sites I found today

Green Smoothie Recipes http://www.eatsprouts.com/blend/green.html

Valerie Winters Experiment (closed now but awesome) http://greensmoothieexperiment.blogspot.com/

Some green..... raw-kin video's!!

Inspirational blogger.... Thank you Banana Island!!

Thank you so much Connie for your sweet nomination!!

So glad you enjoy my little commentary!! So pleased, it was one of those nights I was feeling so low, and this has shoved me and kept me going!! -- was just thinking how to keep going, keep inspiring and starting a little raw-volution in my home!!

Thank you so much.. link here for Writers Review :)

http://www.writersreviews.com/2007/07/writers-reviews-blogger-awards.html

So with that.. I will continue, if my rambling on is inspiring then I hope long may it continue!!

Today had a huge green smoothie; greens, blueberries, 2 banana and some agave, raw cacao

Going to make banana mlyk tonight

Excited, motivated!!.. watch this space :)

Some time away from the screen!

My eyes have been playing havoc still, so I have been having some down time away from the screen. Hope to start posting daily again this week!!

Had a chilled weekend, did a little shopping. Trying to plan what I want to eat for a few days is a bit tricky right now, either I dont want to eat anything or I am very very hungry!!

Bought these bits for green smoothies

Banana's 3 bunches

Romaine

Kale

Various berries

Loads of water

Almonds(for making mlyk)

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So lots of green smoothies and water this week, keeping it simple. Feeling very drained still, so taking things easy, simple and clean!!

Supplementing with some green powders and aloe vera

Arranging a raw party for the near future, Will be testing the waters and seeing what location is best. I have a feeling London will get a lot more takers than out here in Norfolk!!.. but shall see!

Finally getting my camera back so I will be posting some pics again this week! yippee!

Simple ..pure ..fruit eating

So I am eating very simple right now, enjoying the simplicity of just pomello or orange. And lots of water -- or just a day or two of orange juice.

I am hoping this will help my eyes to heal faster, taking it one day at a time right now.

Listening to your body isn't easy when first raw, but now I find its easier to tune in and see past eating just for eating sake..

Eating for comfort, boredom or because its "lunchtime"-- all those things just have gone right out the window since this time last year. I usually check if I am thirsty first, then wait, then if I am really hungry I will take some fruit and give it time to be savoured.

Everything is so fast now.. we work long hours, grab food, convenience meals, metro supermarkets-- all these things make eating and the quality of what we eat as a nation become less and less important. With it being January all I see is supermarket shelves stocked with so called "Healthy choice" Meals-- taking a closer look at these, chemical laden, calorie stripped ,SUGAR pumped products-- its clear to see why people get sick of the January diets, fall off the wagon and end up in full on binge mode!!

I am so glad I am in a place now where I don't have any temptation to succumb to these little marketing ploys. I can eat fresh vibrant fruit in abundance-- without worrying about calories..or packaging or ingredients!! And in the very same breath if I want to eat raw chocolate pudding all day..I can do exactly that without guilt or condemnation!!

The truth of raw is complete freedom from your food demons-- EAT RAW, BE free-- Live out your dreams everyday. Stop counting points, counting calories, checking fat content and eat fresh food from the ground. What could be more perfect that that?

All I want for dinner is.. a bag full of sweetie (fruits!!)

Okay so with my computer issues its been a bit of a rough few weeks, recovering from the flu and then no PC. Lost a lot of work, so really haven't been too happy-- Hopefully most of it can be recovered

In the meantime I have discovered this most wonderful fruit-- The Sweetie!! Cross between grapefruit and pomello.. oh my.. I love them..infact..I cleared out the whole pallet this morning in the store!! Here are the little beauties!!

They are green and wonderful!!

Anyways I still have some lingering visual problems after the flu which still are there 3 weeks later, which is rough. It is hard having problems seeing, especially with my job which requires screen work constantly. Just hoping my sight returns to normal soon!!

I am eating lightly or not eating at all, just taking things easy and listening to my body. In a way it was a good thing having time out away from the PC for a short while

Also put things into perspective-- that its time to TAKE ACTION if I want to change my life now. Not just think about it. So I am setting to work on doing just that.

Today has been a nice pottering kind of day, extreme weather warnings here again for Rain and wind. Expect there will be a lot of flooding Monday to deal with at work-- but for now I will focus on rest and enjoying the weekend!!

Went shopping, bought various berries, water, LOADS of Sweetie fruit and some tomato

All in all feeling blissed out, taking a step back and actually changing things for myself.

PC Problems

My PC has been out of action for 1 week, which has been a pain, but actually kind of made me thankful for everything I DO have, rather than focusing on what was broken!

Anyway I will update soon

I am still having problems with my eyes, so I am taking things easy.

Good to be back in the blogging world!!