Zucchini Linguine with Marinara sauce

Zucchini Linguine with Marinara sauce is a meal that I really enjoy;
The zucchini is crunchy like real pasta and the sauce is divine!
Plus it's super easy and quick to prepare!;

Here are what you'll need:
- 1 medium or large zucchini
- 1 large tomato
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes (if they are dry, soak them about 1/2h to 1h; you can also use sun dried tomatoes that are conserve in olive oil).
- Garlic (1 clove or powder)
- basil, oregano (fresh is better but you can use flakes)
- salt
- 1tsp olive oil.

Prepare the zucchini by peeling it; discard the peel and continue with your peeler to get some linguine shapes.
If the center has to much seeds you can keep it to juice it or make a soup...

For the sauce (I make it in the nutri bullet), you can use any blender.
Add all the other ingredients and mix until smooth.
Pour on top of the zucchini, stir gently and you are ready for a succulent and light meal, easy to digest!...

 Try it and let me know what you think!...

Papaya Salad

Today I will share with you a papaya salad that I enjoy;
It's sweet and fresh and perfect for summer!
You might know a Thai version of it with green papaya and shrimps....
This is the way I make it and I like it.
I take my papaya a little bit ripe (I read that ripe fruits are best for you) and it's even sweeter like that.

Here is what you need:

- 1 semi ripe papaya

- 1 ripe tomato

- Few raw peanuts (if no allergies!)

- some fresh basil

- half a lime juice

First peel, de-seed and gently shred the papaya

(Looks like juicy bright carrots!)

Add  basil and diced tomato

Then crushed peanuts

and just add 1/2 lime juice for the sauce

I hope you will give it a try and enjoy it!...

Let me know if you have any variation to it.

Collard Wraps

Here is a fun wrap that you can do when you want something crunchy and yummy!

Collard greens are not always easy to find, you can replace them with a large lettuce leaf.

Gently de-stem the leaf

Make a raw pesto (I will add the recipe later on)

spread it on the middle of the leaf

 

Add any veggies you like

start with a bed of greens, young arugula, kale, lettuce...

add shredded carrots, tomatoes, red pepper, cucumber, avocado, onions...

wrap it up!

and enjoy!

Flax Crackers

Flax crackers are great when you'd like a little crunchy in your meal!
There is few different recipes for them,
Here is how I do mine:

You'll need: 

3/4 cup flax seed (soaked)

2 to 3 cups carrot pulp (what you get when you make carrot juice!)

1/2 tomato or red pepper

garlic to taste

onion to taste (1/8 for us!)

Salt, pepper

Blend everything in the food processor

Here is what you get!

Pour on a te-flex sheet

and spread it to form a nice big square

Score with your spatula the shape you want to give them

I just make them to small rectangle

dehydrate for 4 hours (at 105F)

Then flip them over and take off the teflex sheet 

Dehydrate for another 2 hours

and here are some crunchy and tasty crackers

perfect for your salad, dips, sandwich and more...

Enjoy!

Beautiful Kale Salad

Yes Kale is beautiful like any other fruits or vegetables!

It's vibrant and do wonderful things in your body!

Just look at this beautiful Kale!

Here is a simple and delicious salad that I've made with it!:

You'll need:

- Few kale leaves

- 1 ripe avocado

- 2 baby carrots

- a handful of sliced almonds

- lemon juice and

- olive oil for the dressing

Wash your veggies and finely chopped the kale and carrots.

Massage the kale with some lemon juice and olive oil;

Add the sliced carrots, avocado and the almonds

adjust the dressing to test

and Enjoy!

Isn't it colorful and looking healthy!

Take care of your body by giving him some healthy food!

RAW Guacamole

Here is an easy and delicious Raw Guacamole for you!:

You'll need:

- a ripe Avocado

- a small tomato

- some lime or lemon juice

- garlic (or garlic powder)

- parsley

First, Cut the avocado in big pieces and mash it with a bit of lemon juice

Cut the tomato in small pieces and add it to the avocado

Add the garlic and parsley finely chopped

and served with raw crackers and fresh veggies

This is a super easy recipe that make a quick lunch or a fun appetizers for the holidays!

Spaghetti Squash

This is the Squash season and I wanted to share with you the decadent squash!
This squash is almost sugary and light in his consistency, that makes it my favorite squash!

A Spaghetti squash is light yellow, long and pretty heavy for its size.

There is different technique to cook it:

You can cut it in half and cook it in the oven for about 50 min

or

you can cook it in the microwave 

(I know there is lots of negative point of view with this microwave!)

Anyway!
To cook it in the microwave,

poke your knife few time all around the squash.

Put in a micro-able dish with a tiny bit of water

Cook for 5min / pounds

it must be almost soft when cooked.

Cut it in half

(Warning it will be hot!)

Scoop the seeds

Then grate the fibers with a fork

And that's it!

You have a plate of  healthy Spaghetti Squash!

You can add some garlic, parsley or your favorite tomato sauce!

Enjoy!

Zucchini rolls

I made Ming's Zucchinis rolls and I wanted to share them with you!
It's fresh, healthy and delicious!

Check the video!:

For the sauce I made a Thai dressing with coconut milk, lime, raw honey and spices from this book:

Give them a try!

What do you do with all these carrots?!

We bought a bag of 25lbs of organic carrots; 

They were so vibrant as all the vegetables at this Farmer Market 's stand!

So what do you do with all these carrots?

As I want to stay in the raw food world, here some of the recipes I did:

Raw Carrot Juice

Raw Carrots and turmeric crackers

and here are 2 of this recipes...

First I will share this RAW CARROT SOUP 

recipe that I found on Sophia's website, it's very easy and so delicious!

Juice 10 to 12 carrots (keep the pulp to make crackers or carrot cake)

Blend a ripe avocado and a red pepper

Add the carrot juice to this blend and pour over a diced zucchini

It's so sweet and creamy!

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NOW The Raw Carrot Cake

Use the Carrot pulp (2 cups)

add 3/4 to 1 cup of soaked raisins

 Blend together

 Pour on a cup of grounded walnuts or pecans nuts (we prefer pecans!)

and mix well with a spatula (You can use your hands if you wish too!)

Prepared some small mold and pour some dried shredded coconut 

(To help unmold them)

here is the coconut I used:

Press the dough into the molds

and refrigerate for few hours

(if you cannot wait you can eat them right away!)

Tap the mold on a plate to unmold them:

Then decorate with fresh fruits

You can also add a raw chocolate sauce!

Enjoy your raw dessert!

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