Hot Raw Chef Contest!

Hey, all!

I've entered the 2014 Hot Raw Chef Video Recipe Contest for raw vegan holiday recipes, and I need People's Choice votes!!! If you're interested in getting a healthy recipe idea, or know someone who would, check out my video - I'm Lucky #13, Sara Carmella - Savory Holiday Stuffing - and vote for me!

Go to www.hotrawchef.com to cast your vote.

Voters get a free recipe e-book and are entered to win a Vitamix 7500 high speed blender. Voting ends on the 14th.

Thanks everyone! 
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Raw Vegan Cheesy Kale Chips

Hi All!

This is my favorite recipe for Kale Chips. These chips have a cheesy flavor, but have no dairy in them at all! These are so tasty, and a great way to get more greens into your diet.

Raw Vegan Cheesy Kale Chips

Ingredients:
1 large bunch curly kale
1 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup water
2 dates, pitted
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 rounded teaspoon sea salt

Directions:
Rinse and de-stem the kale - check out the video for an easy way to remove the stems!

In high-speed blender, combine all other ingredients. Blend on high for about 30 to 45 seconds.

Pour sauce over bowl of rinsed kale leaves and massage together until well mixed.

Arrange evenly across two dehydrator trays (without teflex sheets - just mesh) and dehydrate at 115 degrees for 6 to 7 hours, or until chips are dry.

Store any leftovers in airtight tupperware or plastic bag. (If you have any left - they're so good!)
Enjoy!

Creamy Lemon Tahini Salad Dressing - Dairy- and Gluten-Free!

Hi All,

I wanted to share this recipe with you - it's a creamy dressing that is dairy-free!

There are only 3 ingredients: tahini (which are ground sesame seeds), lemon, and water. You can use equal parts of each, and adjust to make it a thinner or thicker consistency by using more or less water, and more or less lemony. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

I like this dressing over greens, with something a bit sweet to balance the flavor. Here I used shredded carrots and golden raisins with a sprinkle of hemp seeds for extra protein and omegas.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!

Easy Gluten Free Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe

Happy New Year! I have lots of exciting plans for this year, and I am excited for 2014 to be here!

I wanted to start the year off with this salad dressing recipe. It is super easy and simple, but there is so much flavor, it makes a salad delicious! So many pre-made salad dressings can have unpronounceable ingredients, full of nasty things. This dressing is so easy, AND you'll know what's in it!

Ingredients include:
Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (I like Bragg's version)
Bragg's Liquid Aminos (gluten free soy sauce)
Lime Juice
Olive Oil

Enjoy and Happy New Year!

Mango Pear Green Smoothie

Hi, All!

When Kurt started a whole foods cleanse to lose weight a little over a year ago, one of the main things he ate were 3 to 5 vegetable and fruit smoothies per day. This mango and pear green smoothie was his own invention, and it is delicious! It's a great one for smoothie beginners, since you cannot taste any of the spinach and it's sweet and fruity.

You can play around with the ratios of the ingredients to suit your taste. Feel free to add a protein powder or chia seeds if you like! Ingredients list is listed after the video below. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 banana, quartered
3 large handfuls spinach
2 pears, chopped
1 cup mango, frozen cubes
1 knob ginger, peeled
1.5 cups water (add more for a thinner consistency)
1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds) (optional - for iron!)

Blend all ingredients for about 45 seconds, or until smooth. Makes at least 2 servings.

How to Make Almond Milk - Unsweetened and Vanilla

In this video, I show you how to make plain, unsweetened almond milk, and a vanilla almond milk that is sweetened with dates. Almond milk will keep for about 2 or 3 days in the refrigerator. Just shake it, and enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 cup almonds, soaked 8-12 hours
3 cups water

To make Vanilla, add:
6 dates, soaked 10 minutes
splash of vanilla

Tools:
Blender
Nut Milk Bag
Bowl

PS, I think that this is really tasty. I hope you like it as much as I do!