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• if you have a waffle maker, i read once some raw foodies use the trays to shape the batter and put them in the dehydrator.

  in Raw Waffles Comment by pianissima
• i am using my neighbor’s plot this year (she has sweetly offered me a little space). i am so excited! yes, it’s SO worth it, because food is at its nutritional peak right when it’s ripe, right before it’s picked. each second afterwards it slowly sta…

  in Growing your own food? Comment by pianissima
• from what i gathered from the intro to “raw”, charlie trotter did that book with roxanne klein because it was a type of cuisine that he was getting good at… every time she came to his restaurant she’d ask for something raw. THUS, i would imagine you…

  in Chicago Raw Restaurants: Recommend. [Karyn's & Cousin's] Comment by pianissima
• i personally use honey on occasion (mostly cuz i am trying to use what i have… i don’t intend to buy more), but since this topic comes up a lot i am not including it in my recipes. it does upset some people, which i respect.

  in Gone Raw Recipes including honey? Comment by pianissima
• how thick? you may need to make bread “slices” rather than a loaf. if you set the temp to 135 (i think, check gabriel cousens’ book) for the first 3 hrs this will not start to heat the bread up, but just speed up evaporation of water. according to c…

  in Why are my breads getting sour? Comment by pianissima
• misscutecute—i think you might be sabotaging yourself a little. 3 days of raw eating is not exactly “LIVING off” of smoothies, fruit, etc… i can sympathize since “meals” were my main problem too, being raw (i wasn’t used to heavy meals on “cooked”, …

  in Feeling so discouraged Comment by pianissima
• agreed about scales. the only useful measurement is how you feel in your body. i don’t think food combining is all that important either, namely because it’s hard enough to transition to raw in the first place, without diverting all your energy to c…

  in Feeling so discouraged Comment by pianissima
• it can do ANYTHING! definitely my most used appliance, cuz it’s so easy to clean.

  in Bullet Blender Comment by pianissima
• i watched it and it has some really great insights. it’s also just really inspirational to see a family living like they do. if you are debating, why not get your library to order it? what exactly don’t you understand about them rawkidchef? the only…

  in Storm and Jinjee documentary 'Breakthrough' Comment by pianissima
• marichiesa—hm, you know i’ve never done it to a dvd. my yoga instrutor, mitchel bleir has a dvd coming out, but i’m not sure how breath focused it is. refining the breath by doug keller gives excellent tips and breathing exercises. i’m reading it fo…

  in Interesting... Comment by pianissima
• because breathing is the most important thing! =) when you are stressed you shallow breathe. it’s all about cellular health, and when your cells aren’t being oxygenated by the breath you aren’t going to feel healthy. even if raw foods are the most o…

  in Interesting... Comment by pianissima
• evigail—thank you for that great information!

  in Complete Proteins??? Comment by pianissima
• in any event, sweet fruit is not going to HELP stabilize mood. but it seems like you need more qualified help than that. =) my next thought then was that you would do well to find a naturopath that is more familiar with your diet. it doesn’t seem li…

  in What Do You Use for Medicine? Comment by pianissima
• sorry to be that girl bringing up your “history” of posts… but i read another one where you said you were feeding your children a lot of sweet fruit. here is what is probably happening: the sugar in the fruit is starting a VERY FAST cleanse of all t…

  in What Do You Use for Medicine? Comment by pianissima
• im glad someone finally asked! kevin—some plastic melts in my dishwasher… does yours get very hot? i guess the dehydrator screens are pretty sturdy though, right? i have a spray bottle that is 1/3 apple cider vinergar (the distilled kind) and 2/3 wa…

  in Cleaning Teflex Sheets Comment by pianissima
• you guys might be interested in this matt monarch book “raw success.” it’s really revelatory about being a long-term raw foodist. one doesn’t ever completely detox and then go about their life “PERFECT.” it’s more of a process, and by degrees you ge…

  in How long have you felt the effects of your detox? Comment by pianissima
• strawberry leaves are edible? i was wondering that the other day actually? do you add them to smoothies?

  in Grocery Bill!! Comment by pianissima
• how do you go about foraging? what would i be looking for in southern connecticut? anyone an expert?

  in Grocery Bill!! Comment by pianissima
• i just wanted to say i called penseys spices and they don’t irradiate. irradiation is a very expensive process they said, and useless in their opinion. so that’s good news! i told them way to go. =) organic is not irradiated. that’s one of the defin…

  in Is cracked black pepper truly raw? Comment by pianissima
• (no need, we’ve all been new!)

  in Seeds - Hulled (im a newbie) Comment by pianissima
• i am only making food for me and am glad i got the 9-tray. it’s not that much more money, and if you ever have guests to un-cook for, it’s great to have the extra room, plus you can put bowls and plates of food on the bottom to warm and still have e…

  in food dehydrators Comment by pianissima
• gorawmom—since last july. i find that my perspective on health just keeps widening the more i learn about my own body and through reading other people’s experienced. i’m working on a blog and have a few things written… (rawmusique.blogspot.com) what…

  in Are there any foods not suitable to be eaten raw? Comment by pianissima
• it really depends on how clean your diet is. if you are coming off of eating cooked, non-vegan foods, then let’s not get too wrapped up over raw eggplant. the more sensitive your body becomes (like over years and years) you probably won’t be eating …

  in Are there any foods not suitable to be eaten raw? Comment by pianissima
• hi there! yay for you!!!! =) your reputation precedes you. there was mention of you in a thread yesterday and so i went and saw your videos. way to be enthusiastic!

  in Bunny Berry Here Comment by pianissima
• kandace—how was your trip?

  in Hello from France Comment by pianissima
• zoe—interestingly enough, although no one had heard of “raw” in france when i went back last summer, the concept of fresh produce as a meal (or at least AT a meal) is not all that foreign, at least in my region (coastal southeast). though i do have …

  in Hello from France Comment by pianissima
• interesting how your children are more interested in whole foods, no? ideally we’d all be there with them =) the fact that they don’t want complex foods is GREAT! so don’t fret (though i understand about the work involved) fruit is great, but variet…

  in Need ideas for 2 and 3yo plz! Comment by pianissima
• audrey you make me laugh. “kelp for president!” =) i actually went through a phase of needing a lot of seaweed as well. to me it felt like i needed the salt. ?

  in Seaweed Comment by pianissima
• parviainen—yes, but unlike strawberries, cawliflower and the rest, soy beans are actually inedible raw, and have negative health benefits that stretch far further. asians were very smart to turn this complete non-food, into food by fermenting it. it…

  in Soy beans Comment by pianissima
• p.s. if you’ve been eating them, then any decrease in consumption will be beneficial. so no worries

  in Soy beans Comment by pianissima