Raw courgette pasta Apologies for being somewhat late with this post. The boating keeps us busy, and then we don’t always have internet access. Raw pasta is something we have been trying to get right for a while, and not too successfully. But here in the Netherlands, while on the boat, we found these lovely …
Boating and eating healthy – vegan burger patties
Our vegan burger patties on the boat Karen and I are fortunate enough to be on our own boat, cruising the waterways of Holland. At the same time, we’re determined to eat not only healthily, but to continue to strive to be vegan and raw as much as possible. To this end Karen avidly reads …
Raw vegan chocolates
Raw vegan chocolates Karen and I are in Holland at the moment, on a boat. We are trying as far as possible to continue eating healthy, vegan and raw. In the next few posts, I will tell you about some of the meals we have prepared aboard. But in the meantime, here is Karen’s recipe …
Ginger biscuits – raw, vegan and healthy
Ginger biscuits – dehydrated If you have a sweet tooth, but want to avoid the refined sugars, going raw is a good option. Here is a recipe for tangy ginger biscuits: Ingredients: 1 C almonds 1 T coconut oil (melted) 2 T honey about 4 soaked dates 2 t finely grated ginger 1 t clove …
Savoury dehydrating ideas – tomatoes, mushrooms and onions
Cherry tomatoes dehydrated Last week I showed you the dehydrated fruit snack ideas. Here are some savoury snack ideas you can do in the dehydrator: Cherry tomatoes, onions and button mushrooms. Onion rings dehydrated Make up a basic batch of marinade using about 2/3 apple cider vinegar and 1/3 olive oil. Soak the cherry tomatoes …
Dehydrated fruit snacks
Dried banana The last few recipes have made use of our new dehydrator. The thing with a dehydrator is you have to generally dehydrate things for anywhere between 8 to 30 hours, or even longer. Our one (Excalibur) has 9 shelves. So if you are going to be running it for that length of time, …
Chocolate Brownies – Raw, vegan and healthy as well
Chocolate Brownies I am back offshore again, but Karen is still, home trying out more dehydrator recipes. Over the last few years, having realized how bad refined sugar is, I have managed to lose my taste for sweet things. However, I have now found all these delicious and healthy raw food sweet things. This is …
Onion Bread – Raw, vegan and low carb
Karen`s Onion Bread I have mentioned this onion bread a couple of times already in previous posts. Were we served some at the Raw Food Seminar, and we have made it twice at home already. But I never actually gave you the recipe – so here it is: My attempt at onion bread Ingredients: 5 …
Breads and Cracker Biscuits
Onion bread A little bit late this week with my post! Good excuse this time – We have been having a wonderful time in our new kitchen, trying out our new gadgets and even entertaining. One of our views on healthy eating has always been to avoid refined carbohydrates. The dehydrator is perfect for making …
Raw Food Seminar
Green juice So – the Raw Food Seminar presented by Peter Daniels of Rawlicious here in South Africa. A fascinating day – loads of information on nutrition, healthy eating and raw food concepts, along with a couple of demonstrations on juicing and smoothies, as well as lots of really tasty food to sample. Its opened …