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• I remember reading a recipe from Carol Alt for making jam without any sugar. I don't know it exactly, but it's something like you blend the fruit, dehydrate over night, and then throw it in the food processor with an appropriate amount of water (or …

  in Need advice and suggestions Comment by maryssa
• I would like to hear some recipes from those of you who are using sweeteners other than sugar. I once tried it with raw honey and it totally didn't work. Organic cane sugar works like a charm for me every time - although I agree with germin8, it see…

  in Kombucha - Like & Hate Comment by maryssa
• Hi AmandaBanana, all kombucha is actually made with sugar. The culture needs caffeine and sugar to feed off of while it ferments. I find GT's to be disingenuous for only stating "kombucha" as an ingredient while other producers will state "kombucha …

  in Kombucha - Like & Hate Comment by maryssa
• You can buy it at Whole Foods, usually near the kombucha.

  in Cultured cheesecake recipe? Comment by maryssa
• PS - thanks for bumping this emtpdmom!

  in Master Cleanse Veggie Soup? Comment by maryssa
• Mmm, getting me hungry again! Do you think I could just blend up some tomato and summer squash to make like a bisque? I'm a big fan of the MC. This is my 3rd year doing it. Interestingly, this has been the easiest by far. I think because I've been e…

  in Master Cleanse Veggie Soup? Comment by maryssa
• I use organic cane sugar with a lot of success. I'm interested if anyone has tried to brew kombucha with yerba mate?

  in How to grow your own kombucha mother?! Comment by maryssa
• OMG, thanks for sharing. I'm on a cleanse right now, yay for food porn!

  in 101 Mostly Raw Salads from NY Times [LINK] Comment by maryssa
• keewi, I agree with what you have to say. Caps lock, however, is seen as shouting, not necessarily as awesome. I hope that's taken constructively, and not as an affront. Thanks.

  in Raw Vs Non-Raw - Difference in Taste Comment by maryssa
• I agree that it's rather matly. I love it in anything chocalatey and put it in all my desserts. It's a little funky with fruit or greens though!

  in Does Maca have a taste? Comment by maryssa
• Check out Depression Free for Life by Gabriel Cousens. I just read it, as mental illness runs majorly in my family. One thing that really helped me was St. John's Wort, but I have more of a dysthymia - chronic low-grade depression. In his book, Dr. …

  in Depression Help Comment by maryssa
• How to cut open an avocado: 1. Holding a good knife in your dominant hand (the avocado in the other), make a longitudinal (lengthwise) slice, all the way to the pit, all the way around the avocado 2. twist the avocado apart, you will have 2 halves, …

  in Avocados Comment by maryssa
• A perfect avocado will be evenly firm all the way around with the slightest give when you press it with your thumb. I always press the tip to see how much it gives. It should be easy to cut into with the most beautiful shade of green creamy flesh. I…

  in Avocados Comment by maryssa
• Mustard greens make a wonderful salad green! I dress mine with olive oil, vinegar (ACV or lemon juice), sesame oil and nama shoyu. Throw anything else you like in: cucumber, avocado, shredded carrots, marinated mushrooms. I heart mustard greens.

  in mustard greens Comment by maryssa
• The Organic Consumers Association, who I generally trust, has put an alert on HR 875. They apparently support some aspects of the bill, but not all, so they're urging Congress not to pass it. They do warn against some of the alarmist rumors aboundin…

  in bill to outlaw organic gardening PLEASE READ!!! Comment by maryssa
• Oh, and it's my understanding that booch has a very slight alcohol content (like maybe .05%, that number could be wrong), so it would make sense that if you have an alcohol sensitivity or are recovering from alcohol that it's best to avoid it. There…

  in Anyone ever started a kombucha from bottle of GT's kombucha?? Comment by maryssa
• I would say make a reasonable effort to keep things clean, wash your brewing vessel (I use a gallon-sized glass fishbowl) before starting, use a clean wooden spoon, etc. The guy I bought my starter from said that the kombucha organism is pretty stro…

  in Anyone ever started a kombucha from bottle of GT's kombucha?? Comment by maryssa
• I brew my own, pretty much anytime I make a batch I have an extra culture left over. I would be more than happy to send one to someone if they're interested. glamazon, let me know and we can make arrangements.

  in Anyone ever started a kombucha from bottle of GT's kombucha?? Comment by maryssa
• breakfast - green smoothie (banana, frozen mango, fresh oj, kale) snack - way too much raw goat cheese, oj lunch - massaged kale salad w/ cucumber, avocado & hemp seeds dinner - salad with romaine, cucumber, tomato & avocado snack - coffee w…

  in What You Ate Today Comment by maryssa
• Here's the link: http://rawmodelcom.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-04-14T15:00:00-05:00&max-results=5

  in i'm desperate, HELP! acne advice. please (: Comment by maryssa
• There's a really great post on rawmodel.com about acne. It's from a couple months ago so you'll have to go through the archives to find it. I recently decided to get off the antibiotics and retin-A that I've taken for the past few years (I'm 27, had…

  in i'm desperate, HELP! acne advice. please (: Comment by maryssa
• Thanks, joannabanana! The rawmodel blog (www.rawmodel.com) had a recent post with acne advice. It advised using a spice mix of tumeric, cumin, and something else. I've read elsewhere that curcumin in tumeric can have the capacity to "straighten out"…

  in stretch marks... Comment by maryssa
• joannabanana - can you share with us your skin care routine with the tea tree oil and jojoba? I too, deal with acne and have used pharmaceuticals. I'm off the antibiotics now but still use retin-A. I'd like to go completely natural. Currently I use …

  in stretch marks... Comment by maryssa
• Where do you get your cashews? I get a ton of free "raw" cashews, from working in a health food store. I worry that they're not truly raw though, as joannabanana said. The sunfood site (www.sunfood.com) sells "truly raw" cashews, and I've been inten…

  in Cashews Make Me Sick! Comment by maryssa
• Hi Pirawna - are you misting with water?

  in I'm Feeling Worse, not Better Comment by maryssa
• I've often made yogurt from raw cow's milk using Yogourmet packets. You can also use a tablespoon or so of store-bought or previously made yogurt. I simply bring my milk home, pour it into a quart mason jar, leave it on the counter for a few hours. …

  in cultured foods Comment by maryssa
• I just signed up with the Raw Divas' 90-day detox. It's free for the basic version, and I just downloaded a month-long meal planner for March. You might find it useful if you're starting out: www.therawdivas.com. The meal planner has shopping lists,…

  in IM new and need a grocery list Comment by maryssa
• Whole Foods should have them. Call your closest store to check. I love kelp noodles!

  in Where to buy kelp noodles in Los Angeles? (91402 or close by) Comment by maryssa
• Yes! Homemade sauerkraut is easy, raw, and delicious! Check out Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz, http://www.wildfermentation.com/. He's not vegan or raw, but he is a food activist. His book The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved is great too. Anyway…

  in Organic Sauerkraut Comment by maryssa
• There are supposedly some wild jungle peanuts out there that are okay to eat raw. I think David Wolfe sells them on the sunfood website www.sunfood.com. Although I would suggest subbing almond butter in the pb cup recipe - I'm definitely going to tr…

  in looking for raw peanut butter Comment by maryssa