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• I had read in Ani Phyo’s book that she saves used lemons and cleans her tub and sinks by filling them with warm or hot water, then dumping in the used citrus and letting it sit for a while. Later, she drains the water out and can just wipe away grea…

  in Has anyone dried cranberries themselves? Comment by 1sweetpea
• You’re absolutely right, QTLayla. Cranberries are heavily sprayed. I hesitated before choosing the OceanSpray ones, but the price was definitely right. I thought I’d try the regular ones this time and see how the drying of them goes. I’m going to gi…

  in Has anyone dried cranberries themselves? Comment by 1sweetpea
• My supermarket is selling 12-ounce bags of fresh cranberries for 99 cents each! Granted, they’re not organic, but the price is outstanding. I bought 3 bags and am going to dehydrate them with a little agave. If they turn out well, I’ll go back and b…

  in Has anyone dried cranberries themselves? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I found this on: http://chetday.com/howtosproutsunflowerseeds.htm. “Stored sunflower seeds will turn a motley brown color. They are not spoiled when they are discolored. They have just oxidized. (If you don’t mind the color, you can leave in the ref…

  in yet another soaked seeds ??? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I soaked some sunflower seeds today to use tomorrow in a seed cheeze. It’s evening now and they are darkening substantially. Some look almost brown. Is this normal? I’m worried that they might be bad, but they smell fine and certainly tasted fine ou…

  in yet another soaked seeds ??? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Why not spread it on the inside of a stalk of celery, or put a spoonful in a lettuce leaf, along with anything else you might put in a cheese sandwich (diced tomatoes, onions, cucumber), then wrap it up like a stuffed vine leaf and take a bite or po…

  in Dr. Cow Cheese Comment by 1sweetpea
• Bronwyn, you’ve just summed up my views completely! I hate to admit it, but I’m not voting this time, for the first time in many years. Indifference and indecisiveness led me to miss the advance polling dates. Now that it is election day, I’m 6.5 ho…

  in Canadian Federal Election Day Comment by 1sweetpea
• I don’t find my tolerance has changed, but I often feel like even the first sip or two of alcohol, be it red/white wine or beer, sends a strange adrenaline rush-like feeling through me. My muscles seem to tighten up a bit. It goes away after a coupl…

  in wine intolerance? Comment by 1sweetpea
• There will be ample calcium and protein in seed mylks, such as sesame, sunflower, pumpkin or hemp. If you’re feeding him a wide variety of homemade raw baby foods, he’ll be getting so many good nutrients from those as well, that his nutritional need…

  in What to feed foster baby!? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Well, the grape tomatoes are literally the size of oblong green or red seedless grapes. The biggest ones (cocktail tomatoes) were probably about 1.5 inches or so in diameter. They definitely took the longest. Part of the problem, I’m sure is that th…

  in I Got Two Questions Comment by 1sweetpea
• I have a question for people who use dehydrators to dry tomato halves. I did several trays a while back. I had little grape tomatoes, strawberry tomatoes, the small cocktail tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. I dehydrated at 104 degrees Fahrenheit. They …

  in I Got Two Questions Comment by 1sweetpea
• Dodo, you could make it an (un)official religion and call it Saurism. It will have ritual dancing (dinosaur dance), ritual foods (raw, raw, raw) and its own set of laws, all based in reality and on facts. Imagine that! Is it possible to be a religio…

  in Dinosaur Dance Comment by 1sweetpea
• Dodo, your ideas are warming my often frosty heart. I’ve always respected others’ religions and beliefs, but have never found one that appeals to me in the slightest. I get flack for calling myself an atheist, so I usually soften it to agnosticism, …

  in Dinosaur Dance Comment by 1sweetpea
• Anything fresh will rot as it ages. Frozen items will rot exactly the same way, only much more slowly. If you vacuum-seal whatever you’ve prepared and put it in a deep freeze, it will last longer and taste fresher than something you just wrap up and…

  in Isn't freezing just like cooking? Comment by 1sweetpea
• beate64, did you have any difficulty digesting lentils or other legumes when you were a SAD eater? Sprouting is supposed to make legumes easier to digest, so I’m interested if you’re experiencing MORE trouble with the sprouted raw lentils than you m…

  in lentil sprouts, oh boy!!! Comment by 1sweetpea
• Chia or flax will do that. Apparently, both can be used as substitutes for eggs in baking. Good suggestion, Chicory!

  in lecithin Comment by 1sweetpea
• To the best of my knowledge, lecithin is derived from one of two sources: soy or eggs. I’m not sure how you’d be 100% certain which is the source of your particular batch. My boyfriend swears that his soy-based lecithing “gets things moving” inside.…

  in lecithin Comment by 1sweetpea
• I buy these gargantuan ones that come from Mexico. They’re green on the outside, weigh at least a kilo (a couple of pounds), and are ripe when they yield to slight pressure and give off a light honey-like aroma on the stem end. They go more yellowis…

  in Papaya...the sweet red kind? Comment by 1sweetpea
• To elaborate on TreeOfLife’s point, a slice of apple in a closedf paper bag with the bananas inside will have the same effect as the horrid gas the supermarkets spray on the green bunches to get them to ripen after having been picked at an immature …

  in green bananas everywhere! Comment by 1sweetpea
• In that case, maybe you should make tartlets instead of one big pie. That way, you can bring just a few and save the rest for yourself, for later. ;-) E-mail me at if you want to discuss dehydrator treat-sharing. I’m not a big sweets-eater, but I ma…

  in Thanksgiving Recipes Comment by 1sweetpea
• Someone else posted a thread called “favourite recipes to bring to non-raw-food-eating parties”. There were some very nice suggestions given. You definitely need an interesting greens-based salad. How about a hearty slightly warm corn chowder? You c…

  in Thanksgiving Recipes Comment by 1sweetpea
• I would bring a huge Greek salad, complete with raw olives. I’d supply a container of crumbled real feta cheese for the omnivores to use, if they wish, but some mock feta for me (and any other takers). I’d make some zucchini hummus and bring crudite…

  in favourite recipes to bring to non-raw-food-eating parties Comment by 1sweetpea
• RawKidChef—please reread what I wrote. I never said not to feed pets meats. I do not have any pets. I’m only repeating what I read in Ani Phyo’s book. She rescued a Rhodesian Ridgeback who was badly mistreated and grossly underweight. She feeds her …

  in What do you feed your dogs? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I don’t have any pets, but Ani Phyo has a few doggy recipes in her book. I hate to admit it, but the wet dog food sounded like it would make a decent human food pate. She indicates in her book that her dog loves fresh durian and dehydrated sweet pot…

  in What do you feed your dogs? Comment by 1sweetpea
• You could soak the raw nuts for 8-12 hours, then rinse and spread out on a towel to dry completely. Give them another 8-12 hours to dry (or dry in a dehydrator for a few hours). Then, put them through the coffee grinder. I don’t have a Vita Mix, whi…

  in "GRITTY" FOOD Comment by 1sweetpea
• Are you soaking nuts long enough (at all)? I find that the softer the nut, the better it blends. Pine nuts don’t need to be soaked. They are very soft and puree well. Also, this is time consuming, but I’ve had some success with harder nuts, by break…

  in "GRITTY" FOOD Comment by 1sweetpea
• I’m still experimenting with cookbooks. Matt Amsden’s Cauliflower Couscous rocked (use less salt and add a bit of garlic). I made it on a Saturday afternoon and was still eating it on Tuesday. It needed a squeeze of fresh lemon to perk up the flavou…

  in Recipes that KEEP? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I just want to add that for ACV, you probably need to go to the health food section of your grocery store. You want one that is raw, organic and alive! It tastes totally different from the cooked, super acidic ones. I actually own a book that I once…

  in Cheat Sheat? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Add to Caleb’s recipe a little cumin and garlic (and cayenne if you like things hot!) and you have a great tahini dressing or dip.

  in a dressing that keeps well? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I’m curious what a dry brush is too. I have a standard bath brush (long handle, round, spiky/soft fibres. I use it in the shower on my face and body to slough off dead skin. I’ve also started massaging my face with my fingertips in the shower. It fe…

  in Coconut Oil Comment by 1sweetpea