Simple Stir-Raw – An easy raw meal for one, or two, or however many

A mistake many people eating mainly or all raw vegan food make is not eating enough – what a nice problem, making sure you eat plenty! That’s partly because of the high water content in raw veggies. It is good quality water but you have to pile your plate high. That doesn’t apply to nuts and seeds etc, which are very concentrated food even when starting to sprout. And what if you are going to be home late, not sure if you have the energy to chop things and don’t have good raw foods lined up waiting for you?  Try […] Read more »

Can I have a beer on it?

Thank you for this question Anna. Of course you can have a beer. Supermarkets, small shops, pubs, wine bars and restaurants will be happy to oblige, and your friends may urge you to have a beer too. The more you socialise the more likely you are to be in the presence of alcoholic drinks. Who makes the choices? You? Habit? Convention? Social pressure? Expectation? Your taste buds? Your thirst? I don’t know if there are beers on sale that have not been heat-treated, but I wonder whether you should avoid  home brew that has not finished brewing and still contains […] Read more »

Is there a half-way plan using the most beneficial raw foods alongside others? Part Two

I kept on thinking about this topic after I had written my response to Sheryl’s question. For many people, eating at least some raw food, more than they have been eating on a more conventional cooked diet, is a big step and if this is you then here is a half way plan. This plan is a list of suggestions that will help you towards a half way raw routine that feels right to you: a) Have salads as a large part of every meal b) When you make a stir-fry, leave the thinly sliced vegetables raw and stir them […] Read more »

Coriander (Cilantro) and Walnut Pesto

On Saturday I came home with a very large bunch of organic coriander from the farmers’ market – for sixty pence. Who says organics are too expensive? When you hunt around and work with the seasons organics need not be. Faced with my bunch of coriander and a jar of walnuts this was what evolved. It’s exactly like a regular pesto in that it has ground nuts, oil and ground herbs and is a yummy paste to mix through something bland. It is quick to make and delicious over pasta, perhaps regular pasta or, better, wheat free pasta if you […] Read more »

Why Raw?

Thank you Martin for this question that is as important as it is brief! The brief answer is that there is more life force in it. From the point of view of how I and many others, experience life when eating plenty of raw food (raw vegan food that is – not raw meat, which I would not fancy) is that I have a stronger life force, more energy, greater resilience and more of a spring in my step. It’s those kinds of expression that point to the experience. On raw food I am more likely to run up the […] Read more »

Is there a half-way plan using the most beneficial raw foods alongside others?

Thank you for your question Sheryl. I have been thinking about what a half-way plan might mean. If you want to get from Lands End to John O’Groats then, as the crow flies, just north of Leeds would be half way. I’m teasing a little, but making a serious point – that it depends on where you are and where you want to get to. Is half way far enough? If I were a doctor prescribing two tablets a day and you took only one, you would probably not expect to get the same results. However I am not a […] Read more »