August is ripe with delicious fresh produce to help you beat the heat. Fruit is abundant this month with stone fruits such as peaches, apricots and nectarines as well as raspberries, and of course, watermelon. You will also find fresh basil and a rainbow medley of bell peppers begging to be used in your raw creations.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)It’s July: That wonderful summer month when celebrations really start to get underway and there seems to be fresh produce everywhere you look. Fireworks, picnics, and fresh raw food go hand in hand. Some of the seasonal produce making its appearance on the scene this month include plums, melons, corn, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)
In June raw food enthusiasts everywhere can delight in a variety of fresh, ripe produce beckoning us into the kitchen to create some delicious dishes!
May bestows its fruits and vegetable blessings on us with the season’s first harvesting of spicy and tempting greens such as arugula, collards, bok choy and spinach, as well as some tropical fruits like mangoes and pineapple that will lend a touch of variety and keep you well stocked with green smoothie options. My favorite dish these days is the Pasta Primavera made from zucchini. This is a great time of year to prepare it since zucchini is at its best between May and July.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)Sea vegetables, by providing substantial amounts of proteins, complex carbohydrates, carotenes, and chlorophyll, stimulate and strengthen the skin, hair, and nails. Brittle hair, caused by an insufficiency of minerals, too much salt or animal food, or excessive use of medications, can be restored by eating sea vegetables. Because of the high concentration of essential minerals in edible sea vegetables, they are absolutely the best food for beautiful hair.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)It’s March! You don’t have to be Irish to appreciate the prevalence of green that is beginning to show all around the country. And March heralds the approach of spring, where green is the predominant color poking through the snow in some places, springing up in flowerbeds in others. What will you find on your plate this March? How about some of these tempting recipes made from fennel, grapefruit, California strawberries, kiwi, dandelion, leeks, purple sprouting broccoli, baby spinach, and snow peas.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)This Valentine’s Day, treat yourself and a loved one to these simple raw recipes. You will be delighted at the minimal amount of ingredients and the ease of preparation. Your digestion will thank you, and you will be convinced that food doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)A new month, a new year, a new decade and some new recipes seems like a winning combination. Here are a few ideas to kick off your Rawkin’ New Year right, incorporating some of the fresh produce that is ripe and ready in January. This includes such earth-borne delights as persimmons, lemons and oranges, papaya, kale and collards, and of course, those persistent sweet potatoes...
Raw Food Recipes (by season)Beet Root Delight This is a raw vegan variation of a traditional Moldavian dish that's a favorite of my husband's. I recently prepared it for Nick's mother and she really couldn't believe it was raw. It takes a little preparation, but the result is a truly surprising treat for your taste buds.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)No Thanksgiving menu would be complete without the addition of November’s seasonal produce taking center stage, such as parsnips, sweet potatoes and cranberries, and of course, nuts. Do you think you will miss those old holiday standbys or be tempted to indulge? Have no fear, there is a delicious raw food replacement for many of your former favorites that will not let you down.
Raw Food Recipes (by season)