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• Hi everybody! :o) I just got home from a raw food & vibrant living expo, and Sergei Boutenko was there. In one of his presentations he talked up wild edibles, and he told a story about his parents asking local farmers if they would sell them the…

  in Edible Weeds. Comment by jenergy
• Thanks for the advice, SocaL. You know, while I was fasting I kept thinking about how so many people in the world don’t have enough to eat. It breaks my heart, especially children. And when I think about how privileged and pampered I am in compariso…

  in Very interesting reactions... Comment by jenergy
• Well, I did it. I actually completed a 24-hour water fast, I can hardly believe it. I feel a sense of accomplishment, and I’m proud of myself for sticking with something that was really hard for me. I’m glad I did it because now I’ve had that experi…

  in Very interesting reactions... Comment by jenergy
• Thanks for the input, guys! I did spend all last week eating like you describe, lauraj – fresh, simple fruits & veggies, and I had two green smoothies yesterday before starting the fast. So I kind of eased into it. I don’t have a juicer, but I’m…

  in Very interesting reactions... Comment by jenergy
• Yeah, ditto what leafekat said. I appreciate all the people “behind the scenes” working for positive change in the world. And I try to do some of that myself, too, of course. ;o) Jen

  in Almond Pasteurization Postponed Comment by jenergy
• Well, the corn blobs came out deeeeelicious… but I didn’t make the salsa. I ran out of energy and motivation last night after working all day, making dinner for hubby and son, taking son to swimming lessons, doing some laundry, doing the dishes, etc…

  in jalapeno virgin Comment by jenergy
• My favorite Synergy kombucha drink is the green one. It aaaalmost reminds me of beer. ;o)

  in Kombucha Comment by jenergy
• I got some maca in capsule form to try it out, because I’d heard about all the health benefits and the energy boost. The first time I took it I really did notice the energy boost, big time! And now ever since then when I take it I get sleepy and hav…

  in Super Foods Comment by jenergy
• That part made me laugh… take a bath in bleach, but don’t breathe! Yeah, riiiiight. The sad thing is there are people out there right now taking that idiotic advice.

  in CHLOROX BATH!?!1!? Comment by jenergy
• Oh man, bad memories… I used to get really bad rashes from poison oak when I was a kid (but did I stay out of the woods? no way! hehehe) and my gramma would make me take bleach baths to dry it up. It worked, but UGH. It’s bad. Don’t do it!

  in CHLOROX BATH!?!1!? Comment by jenergy
• Here’s my two cents, just on a practical level… blenders are a lot easier to clean up after than juicers! So there’s that. :o)

  in melon juice Comment by jenergy
• I can see the logic… but I’m pretty sure my ominvore husband might have a problem if I were to take that attitude! ;o)

  in Funny article -raw too?? Comment by jenergy
• Hey queera… do you have a fridge at work? You could make an extra-large smoothie in the morning and have half for breakfast and the other half for a mid-morning snack (or for lunch if you can wait that long… I never can). I do that a lot and it work…

  in lunchtime at the office Comment by jenergy
• Ooookay… so that explains why I have cramps from hell this month. I’m 4 days into being thisclose to fully raw (maybe 90%? not sure how to calculate that) and my period came yesterday, accompanied by these godawful cramps. I’m like you, jenny (even …

  in Menstrual Cycle Comment by jenergy
• I love green smoothies! There have been the occasional not-so-yummy combinations of course, but life is an adventure and it’s all an experiment anyway. The icky ones just have to be chugged down faster, that’s all. Heh. ;o) I’ve been soaking dates a…

  in Green Smoothie Virgin Comment by jenergy
• Oh, and also… there’s so much good information online about nutrition and the dettrimental effects of processed foods & dairy – maybe they’d be open to reading some of the things you find, either printed out or emailed to them? Just a thought. I…

  in Trying and Frustrated Comment by jenergy
• You have every right to be annoyed, in my opinion. This is just my opinion, but I believe that as mothers (my son is 9) it’s our responsibility to stand up for the well-being of our children no matter what the obstacles. Of course we can’t be hoveri…

  in Trying and Frustrated Comment by jenergy
• That sounds so good, magdi. I will! :o)

  in What to do with nut "pulp"? Comment by jenergy
• Well, when I finally got to my cinnamon roll log, it was nicely chilled… but not firm enough to slice. So I rolled them into golf ball sized balls,flattened them and dehydrated them for 12 hours at 115 degrees. Voila! Snickerdoodles! Heh… I actually…

  in My cinnamon roll adventure Comment by jenergy
• Haha… I give my mom a hard time and tell her I learned to be such a messy cook from her. We’re both notorious for using three or four bowls, pots, pans, etc. for something that only needs one, flinging ingredients, dropping eggs on the floor, etc. H…

  in My cinnamon roll adventure Comment by jenergy
• Don’t be scared, jkd… I may have overdramatized just a teensy bit. Kind of a trait of mine. Makes for a funnier story, though. ;o) Morning_theft, I was thinking that if it’s still goopy maybe I’ll try straining it a bit, or adding some more dry ingr…

  in My cinnamon roll adventure Comment by jenergy
• Wow. I just finished watching it and I’m completely blown away. It made me cry. How do I get past this overwhelming feeling of impotent rage and move into something approaching love and acceptance? I mean, what do I do? By the end of the movie I had…

  in Must see movie Comment by jenergy
• Wow, omshanti, my little town was in Mother Earth? Cool! I don’t know if I’d exactly call it heaven here (hehe), but I do love it here and have missed it terribly whenever I’ve moved away. I’ve lived as far north as Eureka (born there, actually, and…

  in KristensRaw: Q about Living Light Comment by jenergy
• Isn’t that funny? I love the internet! Here you are all the way in Wisconsin and you have a friend who lives in the same little town in northern California as me. Hehe… those kind of connections never cease to amaze me. ;o)

  in KristensRaw: Q about Living Light Comment by jenergy
• Woops, lauralai, I just read in your bio that you’re in Wisconsin. :op

  in KristensRaw: Q about Living Light Comment by jenergy
• Hey, I’m going to be there August 24-26 for the Vibrant Living Expo! I’m so excited! My mom and I are both going, and we’re going to stay in a hotel for the whole weekend and have a mother-daughter raw getaway. I SO can’t wait! I live just over the …

  in KristensRaw: Q about Living Light Comment by jenergy
• Zoe, are raisins the same as sultanas or something different? I just recently figured out what courgettes were… hehe. And rocket… that’s arugula, right? Isn’t it funny how we call the same things by different names?

  in substitutions Comment by jenergy
• Yay, good question! I have some leftover almond pulp sitting in my fridge that I don’t know what to do with. Eagerly awaiting answers here… ;o)

  in Two Questions about Almond Meal Comment by jenergy
• On the subject of pickling… I have a surplus of green beans and I was thinking about pickling them. I remember my grandma used to make the most amazing pickled green beans, but I don’t know if she cooked them first or not. Is pickling the same as ma…

  in mmmmmmmm, pickles!!!!! Comment by jenergy
• I got sober a couple years before going raw, but that’s a really interesting thing to think about… om, I used to be able to drink like you did, too. It made me hyper! Oh yeah, and crazy. Don’t miss the crazy part. ;o) Heh…

  in Alcohol... wow, never expected this Comment by jenergy