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Showing posts with label Vegan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vegan. Show all posts

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Chinese New Year/Valentine's Day!

I'm back from an amazing vacation and getting ready to post some of what I saw discovered food wise in the next few days.

The long blogging absence... I've been in a strange place food wise and wasn't sure exactly what I should write about it here as I mentioned in a previous posting. I'll just start with bread/cheese on my vacation - ugh. I had such good intentions and I did really well the first few days. Anyone who knows me or has been following my blog knows I have an allergy to dairy and am sensitive to gluten. I'm not sure exactly why I spiraled back into eating more cooked food and introducing two big don't eats. But, it happened and to be totally truthful I'd been having what I've come to call "gluten fest Fridays" for about 3 weeks before I left. Usually wine and pita with hummus or bread with oil/vinegar with friends after work. The Cheese started while in Europe - it all looked so amazing - a nibble here a nibble there.

So spiraling - which you hear a lot of people in the raw food community talk about - thank goodness for people who share - I've been feeling much better about it all knowing it is pretty common to go on a food bender now and again for the first few years as you work on changing your habits and triggers. I've been trying to remind myself that a few years ago bread and cheese wouldn't have registered for me as no nos - I've come a long way in understanding how my body reacts to cooked/processed foods and thankfully I know what to do to get myself back on track. So there it is. Here we go again :) I feel cruddy but, I know exactly what to do about it and it begins with juice :)...



Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Traveling Raw



I'm going to Europe in 2 days. I've been searching around the net for tips on staying Vegan/Raw while I'm away. I found a really good list of ideas on "The Best of Raw" website. Where the video of David Wolfe (above) is featured. After reading their Top 5 Travel Tips I've decided to pack my superfoods to take with me. A bag of hemp hearts, Bluegreen Algae, MSM powder, some raw cacao nibs, a water bottle for mixing and a few Larabars.

I'll post how I did when I get back! I think while I'm in Egypt I'll have to make an exception and eat more cooked food - I've been warned repeatedly about not eating salads or anything uncooked there!

http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/raw-food-travel.html



"I'm Vegan" in different languages...


In Spanish
  • Soy vegano (male)
  • Soy vegana (female)
In French
  • Je suis végétalien (male) / Je suis végétalienne (female)
In Arabic
  • Ana Nabatee (I am vegetarian [male]
  • Ana Nabateeya (I am vegetarian) [female]
In German
  • Ich bin Veganer. (male)
  • Ich bin Veganerin. (female)
In Italian
  • vegano
  • Non voglio carne o pesce (I do not want meat or fish)
  • Niente carne (No meat)
In Greek
  • Eimai hortofagos. Den troo kreas i kotopoulo [EE-may hor-to-FAH-gos. Then tro KRAY-ahs ee ko-TO-poo-lo.] (I am a vegetarian. I do not eat meat, pork or chicken.)
  • (Den) troo avga, gala, kai (i) tiri. [(Then) tro ahv-GA, GA-la, keh (ee) tee-REE.] (I do (do not) eat eggs, milk or cheese)

In Turkish

  • Hic et yiyemem [heech et yee-yeh-mem] (I can't eat any meat)
  • Et suyu bile yiyemem. (I can't even eat meat juices)

Monday, October 12, 2009

Dairy Free Waldorf Salad

As great tasting as it looks. Another nice Thanksgiving dish.

Dairy Free Waldorf Salad
  • 1C Celery finely chopped
  • 1C seedless Grapes halved
  • 1/2 Lemon Juiced
  • 1/2C water
  • 1 Apple Peeled Diced
  • 1C Baby Spinach Leaves (or greens of your choice as a bed for salad)
  • 1/2C Shredded Coconut
Soak apple in mixed water and lemon juice while you make the Mac Mayo (to keep apples from turning brown)

Mac Mayo
  • 1C Macadamia Nuts rinsed
  • 1/2C Water
  • 4T Olive Oil
  • 3T Lemon Juice
  • Pinch of Sea Salt
Blend all in a high speed blender
Drain lemon juice from apples mix celery, grapes and apples in a bowl pour Mac Mayo over and mix well. To serve made a bed of spinach and spoon salad over - sprinkle with shredded coconut.