The Daily Raw Inspiration

Raw Inspiration - 12/26/05 – Storm’s Reflections on Andressohn Sentence

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“What Was The Andressohn Trial Really About?” by Storm Talifero - In reflecting on the Andressohn's trial I can't help but feel a huge fraud has been perpetrated on the Raw Food Movement in general and the Andressohns in particular.....

Read complete article here:
http://www.thegardendiet.com/news/article-andressohns2.html

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Raw Inspiration - 12/24/05 – Andressohns Will Reunite!

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The raw vegan family in Florida finally received their sentence in regards to their four older children. They received a 15 year probation and have to take a year of parenting classes before they get their kids back. They can’t feed their children a raw vegan diet, they have to vaccinate, they have to send their children to school, and they have to take them to the doctor regularly. It sounds rather unconstitutional to me. If they violate probation they’ll have to go to jail for 5 years. Their lawyers will try to contest this I believe. But right now they’re all just happy that they don’t have to go to jail and will get their children back. They were facing up to 20 years so I guess this is good news. Hopefully it will get better! For the many news articles about this see: http://www.thegardendiet.com/news


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Sorry if you are still waiting for the “Breakthrough” documentary film DVD. We just mailed off the first 100 last week and were just 12 DVDs short of the orders that had come in so far. We should have the next batch printed up and mailed out before New Years. Thanks for your patience!

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Have a very Merry Christmas!

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Raw Inspiration - 12/23/05 – Our Christmas Feast

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This year our Christmas dinner will consist of our current favorite meal, “Tacos”, our still favorite desert “Apple Pie”, and “HempNog”. We also have bowls of nuts to crack, a crate of Satsuma mandarins (some will go in the stockings) and lots or oranges for juicing. Here are the recipes:

Creamy Crisp Tacos!!!
(feeds four)

Tacos:
1 organic iceberg lettuce. Peel the leaves and arrange on a plate

Fillings:
-Slice up two avocados on a plate and put on table with a serving fork
-Slice up two tomatos on a plate and put on table with a serving fork
-Chop up 2 small hot chilli or jalapeño peppers and soak in olive oil in a bowl on table with a serving spoon
-Grind up a cup of Brazil nuts or almonds with some cut Wakame (optional) then add 2 teaspoons of olive oil, mix with a spoon and put bowl on table with a serving spoon

Cream:
Blend to a creamy consistency:
-meat of 1 coconut
-1/2 cup coconut water
-1 cup pine nuts
-2 teaspoons hemp seed or flax seed oil
-1 date

Take a piece of the iceberg lettuce and fill it with the fillings topped with the cream. Wrap the lettuce up or eat it open like a taco.




Apple Pie:
(serves 4)

Crust: Blend 1 cup of nuts (we use almonds) in food processor or blender and grind down to a fine powder. Add a tablespoon of honey, a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt and 1/8th cup of Olive Oil.

Filling: Blend 4 apples not peeled but cored, 3 dates, 1 teaspoon flax oil, 1 tablespoon of honey and a dash of Celtic Sea Salt

Push the crust down so it covers the plate. Pour the filling on top



Hempnog
(serves 4)

-Put a cup of hemp seeds in blender (hemp seeds are available at most health food stores. You’ll find them in the refrigerated section in a bag or container)
-Add 2 tablespoons honey
-Add a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt
-Add a dash of cold-pressed olive or flax oil
-Add a dash each of any one or more of these Christmas spices: Nutmeg, Cinnamon, AllSpice, Cardamom
-Optional additions: 2 medjool dates and a banana
-Fill blender up with water
-Blend on high until liquefied


HAVE A MERRY RAW CHRISTMAS!!!


For 19 other holiday recipes see “The Raw Vegan Holiday Survival Guide” available on our website

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Raw Inspiration - 12/21/05 – A Nice Poem for the longest night of the year....

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The way is long – let us go together.
The way is difficult – let us help each other.
The way is joyful – let us share it.
The way is ours alone – let us go in love.

~ Joyce Hunter

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Raw Inspiration - 12/19/05 - Plants For a Future

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Plants For a Future is a wonderful website dedicated to edible, medicinal and useful plants for a healthier world!

http://www.pfaf.org

pfaf.org

This page is dedicated to edible plants. "There are over 20,000 species of edible plants in the world yet fewer than 20 species now provide 90% of our food. However, there are hundreds of less well known edible plants from all around the world which are both delicious and nutritious".

http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/edible_uses.php

pfaf.org/leaflets/edible_uses.php


And here is an interesting quote from their article on "Green Gold - The Leaves of Life"

"Believe it or not, green leaves contain a fair amount of top quality protein. On a dry weight basis, leaves are about 25% protein, so they are comparable to beans here. And unlike the storage proteins of most seeds, which tend to be somewhat short of one or more essential amino acid, green leaves are high in all of these substances. The reason for this is that leaf protein is actually in the form of enzymes (biological catalysts which speed up and direct biochemical reactions such as those responsible for photosynthesis, respiration, digestion and so on.) These are the many enzymes that work with that wonderful chlorophyll molecule in the process of photosynthesis". For more click....

http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/green_leaf.php

pfaf.org/leaflets/green_leaf.php

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Raw Inspiration - 12/18/05 - do what you like

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"Love, and do what you like"

~ St. Augustine

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Raw Inspiration - 12/17/05 - Your Vision

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The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, this you will become. ~ James Allen

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Raw Inspiration - 12/16/05 - Take Your Chance

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Update: New easier to access page for "Breakthrough" including a scene from the movie in Podcast video (m4v quicktime), a detailed breakdown of the film, and ordering specials! http://www.breakthroughthedocumentary.com or breakthroughthedocumentary.com

"You must take your chance" ~ William Shakespeare

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Raw Inspiration - 12/15/05 - Invent a Gourmet Recipe

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Inventing gourmet raw vegan recipes can be as simple as having a good spice rack, some sharp knives to slice your veggies thin and a willingess to experiment! Keep cold pressed olive oil, unrefined sea salt, lemon, garlic and ginger root in the house at all times. Try out exotic flavors like pomegrantate seeds and young coconut meat in your veggie dishes. Work with whatever good deals (under $1 a lb) on organic produce you can find at the market/store and you'll find that by combining a few different vegetables at a time with a little imagination you will come up with a new dish every day! Case in point: Raven's Coconut/Cucumber/Leek salad. Chop finely the meat of one young coconut and one peeled cucumber. Thinly slice up an inch of one leek. Combine in a bowl and sprinkle with a little salt. Exotic and smoothly delectable!