Pam

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• I’m not being clear, I guess. This is a retreat to Costa Rica and the cost is as stated. They aren’t looking for volunteers. They need enough paying participants to make it cost effective to do!

  in Raw/Bikram Retreat Costa Rica Comment by Pam
• Excellent, all-inclusive value. Anyone interested?

  in Raw/Bikram Retreat Costa Rica Comment by Pam
• This may be too obvious, but I tend to be cold, too, so I never eat anything right from the fridge. I let my salad (or any other food) sit on the counter to bring it to room temperature. Also, I put jalapeno pepper in it, though some people here don…

  in Raw in the Winter??? Comment by Pam
• Hats do help tremendously, but if he’s indoors and doesn’t want to wear one, a thick muffler around the neck helps, too. Also, I find that if I put on several layers of thin, close-fitting clothes, I am much warmer than one thin layer under, say, a …

  in Constantly feeling cold... Comment by Pam
• Moth, I use my KitchenAid 7 cup food processor with 3 cup mini-bowl the most. I like it because it is very quiet, the control panel is flat as bellamojo mentions, and the mini-bowl makes it easier to do small portions. However, if you are preparing …

  in What RAW appliance do you use the most? Comment by Pam
• Interesting topic… I’m definitely wondering, too, what the experience has been. Initially, I was sleeping 9 or 10 hours a night. I had been taking sleeping pills prior and had been troubled by really bad insomnia for over a year. I quit the pills co…

  in How much do you sleep? Comment by Pam
• I’ve been dipping flax crackers in spicy walnut taco meat, macadamia sour creme, pico de gallo, and guacamole all mixed together in a bowl. High fat, I know, but I’m craving this for some reason. Lots of nights, though, I have a fruit smoothie and a…

  in whats for dinner? Comment by Pam
• I’ve use citysearch.com but not for menus. Chicago has menupages.com which lists most menus. It’s often out-of-date, particularly when it comes to seasonal foods. I just keep trying… maybe by 2009, I’ll have a decent list of good options!

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Nice article, Kristen. I think I’ve been lucky (for the most part) to find people who were interested and open. Food is such a big part of many people’s social lives. And I enjoy dinner dates because some of the best conversations happen then. Unlik…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• I’m totally over the guy. Hey, it’s been 3 days already… but still sad about the apartment! ;o) Omshanti, chain restaurants are the worst!! Most of them don’t even cook so even if you see, for example, guacamole on the menu, it is likely to be proce…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Blue, do you think if I hang out in his lobby he’d have me arrested for stalking? ;o)

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Yeah, thanks Blue. Unfortunately, I got more attached to his apartment than to him since I didn’t get to see him that much!

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• I hear you, justagirl. Since I started this thread, I broke up with the open-minded guy. Although the time we spent together was great, he works WAY too much. Anyway, so I’m back out there. I find that ‘fessing up right away is the way to go. Otherw…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Renoir, the video is the Rave Diet Eating video. It describes a predominantly raw vegan lifestyle and the problems (health, environmental, animal rights) with eating a meat-based diet. You can purchase the video at ravediet.com. I purchased 10 for a…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Istorz, what I intended to say in a shorthand way, is that English is the waitress’ second language not to label her. However, I did not feel it necessary to point out that I don’t have ANY second language and that she has an advantage that I don’t …

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Kandace, I will only be there for the weekend, but my family lives in the area so I’m there a lot. I mapquested the restaurant and it’s pretty close to my niece’s place in Portland and I’ll keep it in mind for next time. Thanks! Renoir, I agree whol…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• You’re funny, Blue. He’s out of town… a lot. I think I just talked myself out of going out to dinner in the Chicago cold, though! Dilemma solved. Stay inside! RCB, I’ll definitely let you know when I come to town. That way I don’t have to try to dra…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• More great ideas, Bluedolfin. I’ll give it more thought. I had considered my favorite museum, but it’s closed in the evening. But I’ll put my thinking cap on! It’ll have to be special to get us off the comfy sectional, with the flat screen tv, the c…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Hey Bluedolphin, I’ve tried the calling ahead thing. You’re right, sometimes it works well, but usually not. You would think chefs would be more creative! Alissa Cohen gave me the name of a chef and a restaurant in the Boston area for Valentine’s Da…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• LoveFood, I did research the restaurant! That’s why I had never been there. Pure Food and Wine is my absolute favorite. I also like Pure Juice and Takeaway. Raw Soul in NY has a very good burger and pizza. Juliano’s was out of pretty much everything…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Good advice. He continues to be up for anything and we are planning a trip to NYC where I can take him to all my favorite places. We laughed about the food at the restaurant and he actually liked more of the meal than I did. I won’t stop going there…

  in Dining and Dating Comment by Pam
• Do you think that brushing your hair wet is a good idea? I don’t use a brush at all, but I really wouldn’t use one on my wet hair. My hair broke off horribly both the first and second time I went raw. (The second time was in January.) Now it’s growi…

  in Oh No, my hair is breaking off Comment by Pam
• Can’t wait to get those recipes, Dain5000. Also, which class did you take and where? I’m always up for new classes.

  in Stainless Steel Dehydrator Comment by Pam
• Too late! I bought the 4-tray Excalibur. I was going to buy one of the smaller, cheaper Nesco models anyway and I’m pretty sure the 1/2-inch measurement for that model is accurate because that’s how it looks in the picture. I didn’t have to pay ship…

  in Nesco Dehydrator Comment by Pam
• Thanks, Tryingraw and rawgramma. I think I’ll go ahead and buy the small Excalibur. My mother has a tendency toward aggressive garage cleaning, and I don’t want her to throw the dehydrator away! I have my family talked into doing a raw night in a co…

  in Nesco Dehydrator Comment by Pam
• Greenie, The holder is much easier to use than on my other two v-slicers. I don’t know why, but it just is. It doesn’t slip and slide. I julienned a carrot and I was SURE I wasn’t going to be able to do it. It is VERY sharp, though. The blades are n…

  in borner v-slicer Comment by Pam
• Hi Linda and RCBAlive, The website link doesn’t appear, Linda. I got my mandoline at Chefdepot.com. It’s the Bron professional model and it’s on sale for $140. If you don’t live in Illinois, you don’t have to pay taxes. Unfortunately, I live in Illi…

  in borner v-slicer Comment by Pam
• Ohmigosh… it’s incredible! It truly does adjust to paper thin. It’s very heavy duty. I haven’t done the turnip ravioli yet, but I have no doubt that it can be done. I sliced zucchini super thin to make Thai Cannelloni wraps, which are paper thin sli…

  in borner v-slicer Comment by Pam
• I purchased two v-slicers before I bit the bullet and bought a professional Bron mandoline. I think the first v-slicer I bought was the Borner. It was around $30. Then, figuring I hadn’t paid enough to get a really good quality slicer, I forked out …

  in borner v-slicer Comment by Pam
• Great… I’ll be interested to hear!

  in Raw version of Payday Bar??? Comment by Pam