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• I just got a Vita-Mix blender and while I was waiting for it my Cuisinart food processor broke after about 12 years of use. After learning about how the Vita-Mix could "dry chop" and "wet chop vegetables" I decided not to try to repair or replace th…

  in Blender vs Food Processor Comment by vegagitator
• I've wondered if one could pickle sprouted garbanzo beans to soften them up, either by the lacto-fermentation method (like raw sauerkraut) or by adding water, vinegar and salt and putting them in the fridge like I read about in The Complete Idiot's …

  in Raw hummus - soaking the soaked beans in lemon juice? Comment by vegagitator
• I recommend the Thrive Diet by Brendan Brazier. It’s not all raw, but is all vegan and could easily be modified to be all raw. Brendan Brazier a successful professional athlete.

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• Suzyq’s jar idea is a good way to start. People often use fiberglass insect screening as a cover on sprouting jars. Always rest your jar mouth-down at a 90 degree angle and don’t overfill it with seeds. If you are sprouting larger seeds and beans, y…

  in Sprouting? Comment by vegagitator
• Thank you for the suggestion sweetpea. I ended up ordering two of Ann Wigmore’s books used on half. I’m still waiting for them. I hope they come soon! I really need them.

  in Living Foods books and DVDs? Comment by vegagitator
• Thanks amysue. I’ll consider that one. There seem to be very few raw food books that mention culturing foods. The ones I am leaning to most now are “Ann Wigmore’s Recipes for a Longer Life” and “The Raw Food Gourmet: Going Raw for Total Well-Being” …

  in Living Foods books and DVDs? Comment by vegagitator
• Brendan Brazier is a very successful professional athlete who eats an alkalizing diet that includes lots of raw foods. You may want to check out his book, “The Thrive Diet.”

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• As I recall, Rose Vasile soaks steel-cut oats in her book, “Uncooking with Raw Rose.” These won’t germinate at all because they are cut, but they should be easier to chew.

  in Raw oatmeal--soaked, not blended? Comment by vegagitator
• I would be super careful using a space heater because of the risk of fire. Never put anything on or against a space heater that is combustible or that would cause it to overheat from lack of ventilation.

  in Dehydrating with..a hair dryer? Comment by vegagitator
• Thank you all for your good advice. I just made a green smoothie with romaine lettuce, apples, celery, fresh lemon juice and a little stevia powder, not bad. I think I’ll get better at this with practice. I added a little bit at a time, blending in …

  in Green smoothie or salad? Comment by vegagitator
• So even my cheap blender breaks down the cellulose in plants better than my jaws. That answers my question. I’ll try your method of blending it next time.

  in Green smoothie or salad? Comment by vegagitator
• I tasted one at the Mediterranean Deli/Market near me. I ate the whole thing, fuzzy hull and nut, and it was good. I also tried a green cherry, also good. Try eating your almonds whole, and if the market has the green cherries, ask if they would let…

  in Green Almonds Comment by vegagitator
• I think I know what you’re talking about. It looks like a whole fuzzy green little unripe fruit? I’ve never had one, but I saw them at the Mediterranean Deli/Market near me and asked the owner about them. He said that people just eat them like snack…

  in Green Almonds Comment by vegagitator