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  • I hope I can look in which ever book has the recipe someday!
    in German Chocolate Cake Comment by formosa
  • Thanks for the suggestions! The sesame oil is a good idea, and even though it's not raw I imagine one would only need a tiny amount anyway. I looked up the original German's Chocolate Cake recipe to get some guidance, and the Pecan-coconut topping s…
    in German Chocolate Cake Comment by formosa
  • anybody? :-)
    in German Chocolate Cake Comment by formosa
  • I tried cooked beets once when I was a kid but hated them---they smelled funny. I like them raw now though, and they are so pretty in salads. I like raw cauliflower but raw broccoli (not smothered in dip of some kind;-) is too tough for me to get do…
    in Favorite raw vs. cooked veggies Comment by formosa
  • The recipe I used is based on a Paula Deen one (so you know it's healthy;-) was basically cream cheese, whipped cream, icing sugar, peanut butter, vanilla, and either a chocolate Oreo cookie crust or a graham cracker crust. You don't bake it; just k…
    in Peanut Butter Pie? Comment by formosa
  • If you go to the Recipes tab at the top of the site you can click on "low fat" in the section at the right, and there are so many recipes to try. Personally, I like fruit by itself, or smoothies. Doesn't get much simpler than that. Or if I feel like…
    in Need to lose weight >,< HELP!!! Comment by formosa
  • What good timing: I was just looking at Kate Wood's books online, wondering if they were what I'm looking for. The Raw Magic book looks beautiful. If I ultimately decide to splurge and visit my old friend Amazon.com I hope I can order a couple of th…
    in FOR ALL NEW RAW FOODERS WHO WANT HASSLE-FREE RECIPES! Some awesome books to try if you haven't yet.. Comment by formosa
  • Oh man, Carnap, I should be fluent in Chinese after being here almost 4 years, tell me about it. I will figure the relevant phrases ASAP, but that doesn't necessarily help me since people often tell me things are one thing when they aren't, like, "I…
    in Raw Honey ---does it have a honey comb in it? Comment by formosa
  • Bluedolfin: I actually got to the end of their April Fool's Day video thinking, "Was there even coconut in that?" I even knew it was April Fool's Day but I was excited to get a new recipe so didn't put 2 and 2 together right away:-)
    in Mustard... Comment by formosa
  • Hey Mikfizzle, I am a mustard addict, and I want to make my own soon. There is a video on The Renegade Health Show about how to make your own raw mustard, and it has some other spices and what not added to it, so it sounds pretty good. Check out the…
    in Mustard... Comment by formosa
  • Yes, I've read a lot about the bad side of soy recently. Funny, because here (I'm in Taiwan) all my Taiwanese friends encourage you to eat tofu as it's "good for the woman;-)". Actually, when I ate the soy sprouts I asks a friend here about them and…
    in Foods you can't digest.... Comment by formosa
  • I can't digest tomatoes or cucumbers. They are like barbed wire going through me. Broccoli and cabbage are doable but I notice I get gassy and bloated. I noticed dawntreader said mung sprouts bothered her, and I wonder if anyone else has a horrible …
    in Foods you can't digest.... Comment by formosa
  • Hey Tunacupcakes, I was in your boat a month ago, making recipes and being so disappointed with several in a row. I was depressed that these didn't taste good to me even though I love veggies, especially when other people/the books raved about how d…
    in Another hopeful raw foodist having problems Comment by formosa
  • danivance, I know what you have been feeling I think, and I haven't even been able to be 100% raw for more than a few days at a time. I hate that feeling of being disappointed in your food. Staring into a bowl of disgusting, starchy soup or inedible…
    in Having an extremely hard time- please help Comment by formosa
  • I read this quote recently, but I forget where: Life is a marathon, not a sprint. I remind myself of that when I eat something I wish I hadn't. Eating more raw will take time, trial and error, and won't be a mad-dash of sudden, glowing perfection...…
    in Help! fell off the wagon BADLY. Comment by formosa
  • Sometimes I eat a melon, like a honeydew or small watermelon; other days is a green smoothie. Today's: one banana two passion fruits half a pineapple thumbsize chunk of ginger bag of Chinese water spinach Yum.
    in what do you have for breakfast??? Comment by formosa
  • Here's some information that convinces me to keep eating raw garlic (as long as it doesn't irritate me in the future). It's from "The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity" by Daniel P. Reid, pg.81: Chinese texts clearly state that in order to be fully …
    in What foods can you not eat raw? Comment by formosa
  • Hi Lobo! I started this thread and since I first posted it, my troubles have almost gone away, thankfully. It took a couple weeks of first going raw, but eventually I was going to the bathroom at least twice a day, and up to 6 times. Anyone who has …
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • Is using Epsom salts the same as doing a salt water flush? I haven't done one but I do have sea salt, so can I use that? (in an emergency). I think on a regular basis I'll take flax seeds and more water.
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • Is using Epsom salts the same as doing a salt water flush? I haven't done one but I do have sea salt, so can I use that? (in an emergency). I think on a regular basis I'll take flax seeds and more water.
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • thanks, rawcanadian. I do actually go to the gym, do cardio, walk and run (well...when it was warm out I ran!) so I know exercise and stretching does help me. I jump around the room sometimes, even...depending on what music is playing;-) I focused o…
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • My sister also recommended aloe, Corecries. I want to try it, but can just squeeze out the aloe pulp/gel and use it like that? Do you actually have to juice it?
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • I've heard the same about bananas, iheartveggies. I've eaten "almost black" bananas for a few years now. Greener ones just taste awful to me.
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • Hi Aubbie! Your post made my morning so cheerful, namely the comment about rebounding. I know you are serious and I can see how it would do the trick, since I know certain yoga poses help me sometimes, but I got the image in my head of me on my mini…
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • Thanks everyone. I have some food intolerances, prunes and apricots being one of them, so I will try more more flaxseeds and more water (ugh, I hate water). I am planning to try eating some of the foods that have caused me such agony in the past, af…
    in What makes you "go"? Comment by formosa
  • It's funny you mentioned the Yule log, Joanna, because I'd never in my life heard of it until this year; suddenly it seemed like they were everywhere on the web and even on Food Network, so I must have grown up in a hold somewhere to never have hear…
    in what "first bite" experience will you always remember---in a good way? Comment by formosa
  • I'm not sure if it's the cold weather, or just a step to going more raw in general, or that my body is missing something. I have been eating more in general, and that helped yesterday but today I'm so hungry and can't seem to be satisfied. I just at…
    in Preventing Binges - no previous eating disorder Comment by formosa
  • Thanks, ladies. I will try upping the greens and amount of food during the day in general. Joannabanana, thanks for the tips 'n' tricks, and I even do some of them already, such a brushing my teeth. I'll see how today goes:-)
    in Preventing Binges - no previous eating disorder Comment by formosa
  • Good to meet you, corecries! I'm happy to find someone else in my neck of the woods---or more like jungle. I've been to Thailand a few times and know the food variety is similar, yes. I don't know about you but I can't find regular kale here, althou…
    in Greetings from Asia Comment by formosa
  • 1) staple: bananas 2) indulgence: chocolate 3) always around: avocado; pineapple; cilantro; garlic; greens...all kinds of Asian leafy greens I mostly don't even know the English names of.
    in Three Questions be honest! Comment by formosa