The coleslaw we typically make is green cabbage that we shred. The sauce is simply a little bit of mayonaise (not raw) and then some vinegar and sugar substitute.

I just discovered a new ‘dressing’ that is so simple its silly! I took raw mustard and mixed it with just a touch of raw honey. YUMMMMMMM. For some reason just a little bit of honey can make the mustard really runny. Then it goes over greens very nicely.

I also make a sauce of a tiny bit of peanut oil, chili oil, ground up ginger, and a dash of rice wine vinegar. I put that over shredded zuccini and squash. YUM. sometimes I vary the ingredients a little.

Next up is to figure out a curry sauce. I love curry. I think sometimes eating spicey foods replaces the ‘hot’ of temperature. (for me)

I don’t drown anything in sauce, I just put a little. Generally the cut up veggies will produce some moisture of their own, so I don’t need a lot of sauce. Keep leftover sauces in fridge for a few days to a week.

hmmm, what else can I say today…

Did I mention I made my first ‘meat’ kind of thing? I ground up raw almonds, raw walnuts, then added some rolled oats, some powdered flax (I think thats what it was), a touch of oil, some sea salt……it gave a different texture than what I had been eating. I wrapped it in nappa cabbage leaves. mmm. very tastey!
Janice

Today was a glorious day. The sun was out and I was up and out the door at 5:30 a.m. to head for Seattle. A bunch of us from school ran a 5k at Greenlake with 3,000 other women! I walked it with another woman who is not into running. Running is better for my silly foot, but I’d rather walk with her. We just chatted up a storm the whole way and before we knew it we had walked around the entire lake and the finish line was in sight.

I had a watermelon/spinach smoothie before I left the house, about 4:30 a.m. and by 7 I was starving!! I to settle for an old apple in the bottom of the Starbucks cooler. Oh well. When I got home I sat down with the rest of the watermelon I had cleaned for the smoothie and ate until I thought I would burst. Then I just ran to the bathroom the rest of the morning!

Tomorrow I have to remember to check the neighbors’ Italian plum tree. The wife only likes them stewed in sugar water and the husband only likes them when they are just barely turning purple. I like them falling off the tree. I could eat pounds of those things. Yummyyy…

Picked up our order of nectarines and peaches today and the owner of the orchard was telling the lady in front of me about freezing peaches, nectarines, and apricots – whole! She said a friend does it and when she takes them out and thaws them the skins come right off and the meat doesn’t stick to the pit very much. I thought what a clever idea, except I like mine in smoothies and don’t take the time to thaw them! But for people who can, I think this would be an option and would keep them from the sugar syrup you use to can.

Anyway, my bed is calling to me…………zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……….Shari

Think I’ll eat a peach and go to be. After all it is almost 6:30 p.m. PDT!!

Shari

Raw shouldn’t give the poisons from the carpet, etc., anything to cling to. Keep it up, Shari! Rah, rah, Sys! Boom! Bah!!

At least I’m not working (this year) with the woman who would literally gag when I drank a green smoothie. It was so bad I finally started bringing it in a stainless steel bottle so she couldn’t see it.

I hear you on inside work Sharon. My classroom does not have one window!! I keep telling myself it’s only this year, it’s only this year. But I’m more concerned right now with off gassing of the new carpet, new paint, new everything…..guess maybe eating raw will help flush the poison out of my bod?

Got to run do a couple things before bed.

Shari

There are a couple of ladies from Australia on the forum.

What I really find hard is that I work in an office that is very air con’d. It can be 35 outside (hot!) and everyone inside will be shivering and needing jackets. I don’t think that office work is great for a healthy mind and body. But it is great for paying the bills.

I would also like to get a dehydrator. I recently purchased a juicer – love it!

Janice – I am interested in your cole slaw. What dressing (if any) do you use?
And I have never heard of a broccoli salad.

Cheers,
Sharon.