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[Res]

Hi Kiropa: I'm not sure you have to purchase a Vitamix: they are a bit on the expensive side. I bought one last year because I'd wanted one for about 20 years and the timing was right. I love it and can make raw soup in a jiffy. I like making my own peanut butter too. My blender is slower-going than the vitamix and the vitamix has a lot more power so it takes less time to grind things like nuts and seeds. But honestly, I don't think you NEED it.

The dehydrator (I have an old one that doesn't have a temp gauge) is probably beneficial because of the low heat and probably low on the electric bill too. I think leaving the oven on for 12 hours would bother me $$. The onion bread recipe posted in the *After the cleanse* thread is amazing and I'll probably make it once a week from here on out. Also the idea of dehydrating veggies and using them as "chips" for dipping or just for the crunch is appealing to me and I couldn't do it without a dehydrator. I'm all for finding the least expensive ways to do things so pick and choose what really "calls" to you.

I hope this helps.

Love,
~Res

[sean]

some equipment questions: i plan to stay about 85% raw. just me, not my family. we have a food processor, standard blender, mandoline, & all other small gadgets. ooh, i also just bought an inexpensive juicer.

do i really need the vita-mix? i'm trying to figure out if there is true benefit to the expense.

also, what about a dehydrator? is an inexpensive one okay (none of them display temp...). also if i go for excalibur, do i need 9-tray as opposed to 5-tray? your thoughts?

btw, i checked ebay, craigslist & freecyle and no deals in my area...

Thanks for the input. i am determined to do this!

I would say that if you already have all those gadgets, you don't need a vitamix. You can blend your frozen fruit in the food processor. It just might take a bit of juice or agave to make it smooth. You can always stick your ice cream back in the fridge if it's not thick enough for you. Just be sure to stir it every 10-15 minutes so it doesn't become popsicle-like.

If you're into dehydrated fruits and vegies, a dehydrator is a great thing. Raw foodists do warn that you shouldn't rely too much on dehydrated fruit, as it has a lot of concentrated sugar. I personally don't eat so much dehydrated stuff, and what I do need I can get from my local health-food store in bulk, as they have quite a variety. Now that I'm thinking about it, dehydrated vegies coated with a marinade sounds so good right now. I'm thinking of the eggplant chips recipe someone posted below. You're right Res, this thread should be locked to all those in the middle of their cleanse!

Sean

[AMA]

Last night before bed i made an amazing CRANBERRY SCONE receipe, put it into the "Big E" and woke up to delicious, beautiful warm scones, here it is:

2C grated apples
2C carrot pulp after you make carrot juice
2C raisins
1C cranberries (i used frozen)
2T honey
2C almonds ground
1C flaxseed blended with 1C water
1/2tsp celtic sea salt
1/2C olive oil

Mix w/hands. Drop spoonfuls onto Teflex sheets. Dehydrate 105. 4 hrs, then flip onto dehydrator screens and wake up to heaven.
12 Steps to Raw Food - Victoria Boutenki - pg. 158

Not only are they so very yummy, they've got to be the most beautiful in appearance of all that I've whipped up while being RAW.
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[mtmouse]

Oh my, those sound good!

I made a macadamia-almond alfredo sauce for dinner tonight, and it was marvelous!

And I started a batch of the rosemary crackers, and I can tell already they are going to be seriously good!

And Res, my book did get here, and I'm jazzed! (The bad part is that my spiral slicer is on backorder. Hopefully it'll get here soon.)

[mtmouse]

Oh, and a question to AMA about the scones: did you thaw the frozen cranberries before mixing them in? And I presume they weren't sweetened in any way.

[peanutterb]

though a couple of you would love this

Butternut Squash Soup
By Frederic Patenaude

1 and 1/2 cups water
2 cups butternut squash, diced
4 ribs of celery
2 Tbs. tahini
2 green onions
1/2 cup fresh basil
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. paprika

Instructions:
Blend the water and half of the butternut squash. Add progressively the other half as well as the rest of the ingredients and blend. This is a sweet soup that will surprise more than one. It is ideally made using a heavy-duty blender such as the Vita-Mix.

[AMA]

MTMOUSE - re: Cranberry Scones, just threw in the frozen cranberries. The best part is when you bite into one of those cranberries, they POP and are nice and juicy inside!

ENJOY!

[mtmouse]

AMA,

I intend to! Yum!

[Res]

Since we're on the scone topic....have any of you had "clotted cream"? I'd marry it. It's totally dairy but the fun part is it's imported from England where they actually have GREAT dairy. Now those of you who don't consume dairy, I'm not trying to convert or tempt you. Just sharing with everyone my romance with clotted cream.



It's heavenly.

Now I'm returning you to your regularly scheduled program.



Sean, quit looking in here!

Love,
~Res

[mtmouse]

One of the things I bought from Alissa Cohen's site was raw cocoa butter. (Somewhere in the last month during some internet search about raw food, I saw someone who used it to make icing for raw brownies that supposedly tasted more like real icing, so I was intrigued.) However, now that I have it and her book, I don't know how to use it!

She doesn't mention it or use it in any recipes. I can't find that original recipe again. Online it says it can be added to a smoothie, but also that it melts at 90 degrees. My smoothies are really cold! And the idea of "butter" bits swirling around in them isn't too appetizing, LOL.

So, does anyone here have any recipes that use it? At least then I could get an idea of the possibilities.