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I just bought Raw Food Real World and I absolutely LOVE it!!
So far I've made cucumber pineapple gazpacho and chocolate mousse. They were both delicious. I also love reading all the stories and advise the book contains. Now I really want Living Raw Food!!
She uses maple syrup in some of her recipes but not all of them. She also suggests replacing the maple syrup with agave if you are a hardcore raw foodist. I personally don't have anything against using a little maple syrup because it is nutrient rich and I've heard it's actually better for you than using agave.
Well, i am not a 100% raw-fooder, so i don't mind about the maple syrup, etc. If ingredients like maple syrup contain valuable nutrition, it doesn't matter to me if it's raw or not. Agave syrup ain't all it's cracked up to be, if you do your research.
It makes no sense to me to abhor some components which have redeeming qualities nutritionally just beacuse they're not raw. It took me a long time to get to this point; I used to get caught up in the cultishness of the raw food movement, feeling like if I didn't use all raw ingredients, that I had failed (by whose standards? Probably the godheads of said R.F. movement). I have given up on all that. Sometimes i eat all raw, sometimes I eat 50%, and sometimes I eat (GASP!) cooked vegan food! What's miraculous for one person may ail another. It's all about finding a good balance that is right for YOU, not the people who claim that if you aren't eating 100% raw, you are signing your own death certificate. But maybe this is a topic for another forum... :)
By the way, ALOT of raw food recipes have alot of fat. Maybe it has something to do with the nuts and seeds...and avocados....
I do use sweeteners sometimes in recipes, Raw honey (which is not vegan, but I buy from responsible beekeepers locally) is my favorite. But there is no flavor like maple syrup. Yummmmmmmmm.
I made the cherry tomato salad with crumbled macadamia feta (from Raw Food Real World) It was soooooo good. The feta tasted like real cheese to me. My parents who eat SAD, both loved the salad and were amazed at how good it was.
Right now I have nuts and seeds soaking so I can make the raw granola recipe.
Money's tight, so right now I thumb through the books and make components of the larger recipes, like lemon-cream sauce, and instead of making the other parts of the entree, I'll just spiralize myself some zucchini pasta. At first i was a bit intimidated because of all the ingredients and parts of the recipes, but then i realized I could either glean ideas form the book (which I find very encouraging, honest and down-to-earth in itself) or just make one part of the recipe and mix it with some chopped veggies or fruits. When I get a chance to review the book at home, I'll remember which ones I have made and log those for you guys!
Let me just say i was rarely disappointed!
My granola was finally crunchy enough to eat this morning, so I ate it with brazil nut milk and blueberries and bananas sliced on top. I made some for both of my SAD parents as well and they both LOVED it. My dad thought it was real milk before I told him it was made out of nuts.