Raw Yummy Pizza

Pizza Base Ingredients

• 4 Stalks celery, washed, trimmed and chopped.
• 2 Carrots peeled and chopped
• 1 stalk spring onions
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic (pounded)
• 2 cups of flax ground
• 1/2 - 1 tsp of Celtic sea salt
• 1/2 cup distilled/filtered water

Raw Pad Thai

Lots of people I spoke to love Pad Thai and recently I spoke to one of my sons and he said he has yet to taste a good proper raw Pad Thai.   Then I thought to myself that if I can make a raw Pad Thai which means the dish is not going to be cooked and therefore since its nutritional value will add to the alkalinity in my body, it will be a real treat!

So this easy raw vegetarian dish uses zucchini for the flat rice "noodles" to create my own version of the Raw Pad Thai!

Those pesty tick bites!

Have you ever seen a tick?  

In 2010, while being a member of a support team for the BT1000 I was bitten by ticks in many places and unfortunately they had left 3 nasty bite effects on the back of my right shoulder, and 1 behind my right knee.  I had been too busy with my responsibilities and role then that I neglected to attend to those tick bites immediately.  Unfortunately I have been experiencing itchiness from those 4 pesty tick bites since then! 

Why Are Monkeys So Happy All The Time?

Ever Wondered Why Monkeys Are So Happy All The Time?

Could it really be because of BANANAS?

Apple Cream Pie

 A way to introduce your family and friends to raw foods!

Sugar-free, gluten-free, soy-free, cholesterol-free, casein-free, and cooking-free!

Baked Nutty Potato & Broccoli Stem Venture

Potatoes are a great source of carbohydrates and I often include 1 potato into my daily juicing.  At other times I turned it into hot grilled chilli chips.  Yesterday evening, I experimented with some red potatoes and came out with a new dish for my guests. I had earlier bought a broccoli with a long, I mean a long stem attached to it.  

Vegetarian Dry Vermicelli

Vermicelli is a very popular processed rice ingredient among the Singaporean Chinese.  I remember eating cooked vegetarian vermicelli for breakfast 3-4 times a week as it was easily available at the hawker stalls in the food section of the local wet market in Singapore.   In those days, most of the ingredients in the food I ate were cooked with high temperatures.  Well, today since I had changed the way I eat my food, I had improvised the dish to make the vegetables warmed only very slightly so as not to kill the enzymes and minerals present.  You can use most vegetables for this dish, just make sure you don't overcook them otherwise you will bring out the liquid in the vegetables and render the dish soggy.  It is meant to be dry, vegetables are still crunchy, with full flavour and lots of colour!

Spicy Corn Chowder (Raw)

Gravy:

• 1 cup thick almond milk
• 2 cups fresh corn kernels
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• ½ tsp dried basil                                                                         
• ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
• ½  tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• ½ tsp savory yeast flakes (optional)
• 1 tsp curry powder
• ½ tsp sea salt

Grilled Potato Chips

I love chips!!!  So I've chosen grilled red potato chips instead of deep fried chips as all heated vegetable oils and fats are harmful to the body and potentially carcinogenic!  Then, have a bed of leafy red lettuce to go with it to control the acid/alkaline balance factor.


Then on the other hand, I can also eat chips prepared in a dehydrator.  Well, one day I'll get to it but now back to the grilled red potato chips!

Vegetarian Lasage with Raw Cheese Flakes

You can create a healthier and non-diary cheese to add to your soups, salads, pizza, cheesy dishes, or anywhere else you would use traditional Parmesan cheese!

What you need is a dehydrator!

Shreds of Colours

Pasta dishes are at the heart of Italian cuisine and possibly a favourite for most Australians, like myself.   Though there are great gluten-free pasta of all shapes and sizes now on sale in the stores, however my understanding is that the less cooked and processed your food is, the less ACIDIC and better it is for your health.  So I still prefer to eat my healthy 'spaghetti' the healthier way which I have prepared here!

Orange Salad

Fruits can be a major part of any salads whether you have it for lunch or dinner.  As fruits are cleansers and vegetables are builders, combining them may not be a bad idea.  I personally believe we do not have to wait till after dinner to eat fruits, but incorporating fruits into the main meal brings about variety, and can be very appetizing!

Spicy Vegetarian Buffet

Happy 50th Birthday to Paul Madden!

Buffets are great to have when you are a food lover and eat a lot!  Well, I'm talking about myself and I love buffets!  Today I have put together the photos of a spicy vegetarian buffet prepared for Paul, my husband's 50th birthday on April last month!

Each dish was carefully selected to meet the palate and requirement of its nutritional value.  

The dishes were:

Cauliflower and pea curry

Serving size: Serves 2-4

 

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large (200g) red onion, sliced thinly
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
• Korma curry paste: Process in a blender:

            4 teaspoons cumin powder
            2 teaspoon coriander powder
            3 garlic cloves, peeled
            5 cm piece ginger, peeled
            1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
            2 teaspoon garam masala
            1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
            2 tablespoons coconut oil
            2 tablespoon tomato puree
            1 small bunch fresh coriander, stalks and leaves
            2 fresh green chillies, seeded and sliced
            3 tablespoons shredded coconut

• 4 whole tomatoes (quartered)
• 1 cup (250ml) water
• 300g butternut pumpkin, cut into 2cm cubes
• ½  small (500g) cauliflower, cut into small florets
• 1 cup (120g) frozen peas
• 2 tablespoons cashew nuts
• ½ cup loosely packed coriander leaves, for serving
• Chapatti or brown rice for serving

Chick Peas in curry leaves

Joy's all time favourite dish!

Ingredients:

• 300 gm chick peas (soaked overnight in filtered water)
• 3 sprigs fresh curry leaves
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• 1 onion (cut and finely diced)
• 2 tsp Celtic sea salt

Cabbage & Carrot in 'Yogurt'

Taste the goodness of veggies in non-diary 'yogurt'!

Pineapple Curry

This dish uses pineapple as your main ingredient, giving your curry a sweet and tangy flavour!

Pineapple with capsicum

Ingredients:

• 4 green onions, sliced
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 red capsicum, seeded and sliced into thin strips
• ½ -1 red fresh chilli, seeded and sliced
• 1 pineapple (diced in cubes)
• 2 tsp mild yellow curry powder (coriander, cumin, turmeric)
• 2 tbsp fresh curry leaves, minced
• ½ cup thick coconut milk
• ½  tsp liquid amino (soy sauce)
• Spring onions (garnish)

Gluten & Wheat

Eliminating gluten can stabilize your blood sugar and boost your energy. It can eliminate mental fog, joint pain, gout-like symptoms, constipation and gastric issues like bloating and gas. It can also help you lose stubborn belly fat.  In my case, I noticed the eczema on my hands always disappeared completely whenever I stayed away from gluten bread and pasta and substituted them with gluten free products.

So, what is Gluten? 

Baked Savoury Lentil Patty

Try making this crispy and mouth watery patties!
Ideal as an entree!

Qucik Meals You Can Prepare in 15 mins!

Garby & Friends

Have you scratched your head at times and wondered what's for lunch or dinner!  Well, if you are in a rush or just simply want a quick and yet delicious meal, here are some 15-20 min meals I had quickly prepared which were just simply cheap, healthy, tasty and nutritious!  Remember, it is not always how much you eat but what you eat that matters and detrimental to your long term good health!

High Vitamin C & Energy Thirst Quencher

My husband and I love this 'heavenly' drink which is rich in flavour, colour and nutritional value.  We would take it any time of the day whenever we felt we needed a great energy drink or a thirst quencher!  So I made sure whenever there was a sale, I would buy heaps of frozen raspberry / blueberry / mixed berry packs and stocked them in our freezer. 

Raw & Healthy 'Buttery' Spread

Most people love to have butter or margarine spread on their bread and toast.  I used to in the past but not anymore.  Let me introduce a healthy and nutritious spread you can use as a sandwich spread and other times as a dip!

Durian, the "King of Fruits" in the South-East Asian countries.

This is good stuff!

I heard they say you shop til you drop! I dare say Alicia and I ate durians and never stopped!  I was so glad I also found a durian partner in Leish Saunders while we were on our family 8 days holiday in Singapore in December last year!   We were fortunate because the main durian season in Singapore is from June - August.  Then we heard about 'Wild Durians'

small wild durians

and found some at the Mari Mari Village in Kota Kinabalu.  Paul, my husband said they tasted better than the ones we had in Singapore.   Well, Alicia, Jordan (my son) and I disagreed and then we agreed to disagree!  Made any sense?  

Durian has always been my favourite fruit.  It is known as the King of fruits in Asia where I came from the small beautiful island of Singapore.  We import durians from countries like Malaysia and Thailand. As you can see from the pictures, it is a spiky fruit with many seeds of white creamy flesh. To open the durian, one needs to be very careful not to hurt your hands. Use a chopping knife to break open the hard outer layer of the fruit and then with a piece of cloth break wide the opening. Once it is open you can still open up another compartment of the fruit to reveal the hidden seeds.  The flesh of a durian is full of nutritional value in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins and fibre. It is a must fruit to try when one travels to South East Asia. You either hate it or love it! 

So Alicia and I finally came home to Perth and I decided to share on FB our Singapore experience with durians.  Let's look at the people's responses!

Baked Mushroom Patties

How do you turn this!

into this?

Sweet & Sour Raw Delight

I like this particular sweet and sour dish because it reminded me of the sweet & sour fish/pork which I used to love to cook. 

Joy’s Homemade Aromatic Dukkah

I like to eat my homemade dukkah with veggie sticks, gluten free bread (still in the oven at time of photo taking), accompanied with raw nuts, kale chips, vinegar (apple cider or balsamic) and lots of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil!

Enjoy! 

Green Kale Chips

1.     Prepare Kale Leaves

•              Remove kale leaves from the stems. 
•      Wash and break leaves into large pieces.
•      Dry using a salad spin.
•      Transfer to a big bowl.