There are some amazing gourmet recipes available for raw foodies, the best I’ve ever tasted was a lasagne, made with layered zuke ribbons, cashew “ricotta” and raw tomato sauce, served warm. These gourmet recipes can be time consuming but are superb, restaurant quality meals. Speaking
The raw diet uses a lot of fresh produce as it’s mostly fruit and veg. Nuts and seeds feature heavily, and grains and legumes can be used too. They aren’t cooked, but soaked and sprouted to make them digestible. I haven’t used those in my
What I learned from my many visits to The Farm at San Benito is that the key to success on a raw food diet is many small courses. At The Farm, lunch and dinner is always comprised a small appetizer followed by a salad, then
One of the challenges in devising my 7 day raw menu was keeping the carbs down. I don’t feel great with a lot of sugars in my diet so I’m restricting fruit and not using agave or dried fruit as sweetener. I mostly use liquid
People who follow a strict full time or occasional raw food diet know all about “soaking your nuts”. ????There are a lot of nuts and seeds used in raw meals, and raw foodists believe that they can cause digestion problems, and that our bodies can’t
For the next 7 days I will be eating exclusively raw food, sharing my menu and a bit about this dietary style. I was first introduced to raw cuisine at The Farm at San Benito, a stunning health retreat in the Philippines. The restaurant serves
I’ve loved Indian food for ages but had never heard of a thali plate until I lived there. At first I was delighted! I thought it was an Indian version of tapas and I could choose all my favourite dishes. Unfortunately it doesn’t work like
When a friend asked if she could host a book club meeting at my house, I said “Yes!”. But conditions applied….. Only if I could cater it. Of course she agreed. I had been dabbling with molecular gastronomy techniques for a while, and had been
When a good friend put out a call for recommendations for caterers for her garden party, there were plenty of suggestions. But catered “cocktail party” style events here in the Philippines are different to how they are back home. There is usually a buffet table,