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Miranda in Cooking Show Making Her Famous Fudge Brownies

Watch me in the cooking show "Vegetarianism: The Noble Way of Living" on Supreme Master Television, which is a new satellite channel broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and in a ton of languages.  I shot two shows for this network, this is the first one they air.  ENJOY!

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Raw Chocolate Brownies

This is my non-raw friends favorite dessert recipe. It is SO easy and so amazingly delicious. These brownies taste like soft fudge! Try it and let me know what you think!

Brownies

-3 cups of walnuts - unsoaked
-20 medjool dates pitted
-2/3 cup raw cocoa powder
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-4 tsp water
-A pinch of Himalayan Crystal Salt
-Berries or bananas to garnish

Process:

Put walnuts and salt in the food processor, add dates, cocoa, vanilla and process until they start sticking together. Add water and briefly process. Spread on a baking dish and garnish with fruit. Refrigerate for 2-hours.

Yemiah's Creamed Spinach Dip

This is SUCH an amazing dip. You and all your friends will LOVE IT!

Yemiah's Creamed Spinach Dip

(for more on Yemiah Favor, go to http://www.radicalhealth.com)

Step #1 - Almond Cheese

- 2 Cups Unpasteurized, Activated Almonds* or alternatively dry or soaked (overnight) Almonds
- 1 1/2 Cups Water, less for soaked/wet Almonds
- 1/2 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 tsp. SunFire Salt or Himalayan Crystal Salt
- 1/4-1/2 Hot Pepper - Habanero or Jalapeno
- 4 Tbl. Olive Oil, Flax or 1/2 & 1/2 mixture

Directions:

Blend till smooth

Step #2 - Chopped Spinach

-16oz. Fresh Baby Spinach
- 1/2-1 Sweet Onion

Directions:

1. Pulse Spinach & Onion together in a food processor or hand chop coarsely Spinach dip is ready to eat as soon as your finished.
2. Mix together the Almond Cheese and coarsely chopped Spinach & Onions for desired tasted and creaminess.
3. Pack tightly in a glass jar and refrigerate to intensify flavors and enjoy all week!

Use as a entree, dip, spread or addition to soups. Adding different amounts to soups can create an unusual flavor component and texture which is amazingly delicious, subtle and will have people trying to guess what you've added.

Great in Nori rolls with greens, avocado, sprouts, tomatoes and a sprinkle of Fiesta Mole.

Great mixed with shelled Edamame Beans for a richly robust flavor appealing to most anyone.

Great added to baked potato for an upscale transitional dish.

** Notes:

- What are "activated nuts"?
An activated nut is a nut that has been soaked and sprouted to release its enzyme inhibitors.

The activation process requires nuts to be soaked in water for a period of 12-24 hours depending on the nut variety. This deactivates the enzyme inhibitors and brings the nut to life. Nuts are then dehydrated. Once they're dehydrated these nuts taste very similar to roasted nuts.

If you are just beginning your raw food journey, soak nuts overnight, rinse, drain and continue with the recipe instructions above.

- Salt:
Please use a high quality salt, such as Himalayan Crystal Salt you can purchase at any health food store. Consuming a good quality salt is very important for our bodies. I only use Sun Fire Salt which is made by David Favor of Radical Health in Austin. You can get more info here:
Click Here for More Info on Sun Fire Salt

Yummy Apple Pie for One

Recipe found on the internet.

Here's a great quick and easy recipe for apple pie for when you feel like you want a little something sweet!

Yummy Apple Pie for One

Ingredients:

- 1 apple, chopped
- 2 dates
- 2 tablespoons pinenuts
- 1 sprinkle sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation:

Chop apple and place in a bowl. Combine the dates, pine nuts and salt in a food processor and dump on top of the apple. Sprinkle with cinnamon and stir.

Recipe: Raw Vegan Hummus Dip

Going to the raw food meetups is such a great experience. You get to taste different dishes and we all share ideas and recipes! It's a very supportive environment. You should go one of these days!

Here's a delicious hummus recipe I tried it at one of the meetups... It's great for those days that you feel like munching on something, but don't want a full meal. ENJOY!

Raw Vegan Hummus Dip

- 2 cups of garbanzo beans (already soaked overnight in purified water)
- 1/3 cup of water
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1/4 cup of olive oil Hummus
- 3 cloves of garlic
- Sea salt
- 1/2 tblsp Cumin Powder
- 1/2 tblsp Paprika Powder
- Fresh minced parsley or cilantro for garnish

Mix all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Serve with cut up veggies or raw crackers. If you're feeling adventurous, try it with a dash curry powder. It's DELICIOUS...Enjoy!

Veggie Chili Recipe (from www.GoneRaw.com)

I tried this recipe for the first time at Annie's raw food meetup last Saturday and fell in love with it. Michael, one of the attendees, is always bringing SUCH good dishes! It's very easy to make and it's delicious. Michael also added fresh raw corn to the chili and it was a wonderful addition! I always thought you had to cook corn, but it's very soft and sweet when it's raw. I was VERY surprised!

  It yields 2-3 bowls A chunky chili with veggies and no beans. Very tomato-ey with a nice crunch from the peppers. Smooth and creamy from the avocados.

Ingredients

-2 Medium Tomatoes
-½ Avocado
-¼ cup Sundried Tomato, soaked until soft
-1 clove Garlic
-1 Handful of Cilantro
-1 tablespoon Chili Powder
-1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
-½ teaspoon Salt
-½ Red Pepper, diced small
-½ Green Pepper, diced small
-¼ cup Green Onion
-½ Avocado, diced large
-½ Tomato, diced
-1 Handful of Cilantro, chopped
-1 tablespoon Olive oil
-1 teaspoon Lime Juice
-1 dash Salt to taste

Preparation

Puree tomato, half an avocado, sundried tomato, garlic, and one handful of cilantro in a food processor until pretty smooth. Blend in spices. I had to add a lot of chili powder to get this spicy, but be sure to taste as you add, chili powder may vary :) Dice peppers and green onion and put into a bowl. Add in puree and give it a good stir to blend. Chop the other half of the avocado, half a tomato (or a whole one if you wish) and some cilantro, and mix this in to the chili. Add olive oil and lime juice, stir that baby real good, add a little more salt if it pleases the palate, and you're done! Bon Appetit!

Raw Vegan Spanish Rice

I made this recipe once and I loved it. To me it tastes more like an amazing salad than rice, but I'm sure there's a way to make it taste more like rice. I just haven't figured it out yet. I just added more avocados when I served it and I really liked how it tasted. 

Raw Vegan Spanish Rice

-1 head cauliflower, grated in a food processor
-4 scallions diced
-2 tomatoes, diced
-1 orange bell pepper, diced
-1 jalapeno pepper diced
-2 Tbl fresh lemon juice
-¼ cup cilantro diced
-1 avocado mashed
-1 tsp chilli powder
-1 tsp paprika
-½ Tbl sea salt
-¼ cup cold pressed extra virgin olive oil

Mix well & serve. Keeps well for a few days. 

Strawberry-Banana-Romaine Green Smoothie

Green smoothies are a delicious and easy way to get an incredible amount of vitamins, chlorophyll, enzymes, minerals, antioxidants, calcium, fiber and protein (amino acids)... I've heard people say their cravings have stopped, they've replaced their morning coffee with a smoothie (with no problems), and their focus has increased throughout the day...Just by adding a green smoothie daily.

I'm going to share with you another recipe from Victoria Boutenko's "Green For Life" book. Victoria is from "The Raw Family" and they have an incredible story. Victoria, Igor, Sergei and Valya have cured themselves from a long list of "incurable" diseases - just by changing their diet.

The book is also a good source of information about proper nutrition, the importance of hydrochloric acid in the stomach and much more.

Some people get turned off by the color of the smoothie. The truth is that when you mix fruits and greens, the fruit taste takes over and (if you can get over the color) you'll actually LOVE the taste. With the strawberry recipe I'm sharing below, you may want to add more strawberries or some raw agave to taste.

Start the day right with a green smoothie!

Strawberry Banana Romaine Green Smoothie

-1 C (or more) of strawberries
-2 bananas
-1 apple
-1/2 bunch of romaine lettuce
-2 C of water

Put all ingredients in the blender. You may need to adjust amount of ingredients according to taste. I find that apples are really good at hiding the green taste and have tons of fiber, so I add them in pretty much all my green smoothies.

Visit Victoria Boutenko's site http://www.greenforlife.com

Zuchinni Pasta with Marinera Sauce

    I tried this recipe for the first time at Annie's meetup.  It is easy to make and delicious!            

        Zuchinni Pasta with Marinera Sauce

Sauce:

-1/2 C sun dried tomatoes soaked; then drained
-2 cloves garlic
-3-4 pitted dates
-3-4 C chopped fresh tomatoes
-1 tsp salt to taste
-1/2 C fresh basil

Blend in food processor until well blended - adjust taste

Noodles:

-4-5 zuchinni spiralized

Toss with sauce & serve!        

Soft and Creamy Banana Ice Cream

My friend Marco was over yesterday.  Marco is not raw, but every time he comes over he asks me if I have something raw for him to taste. 

What amazes me is that, even though he's not raw, he ABSOLUTELY LOVES everything I make. So I made him some banana ice cream and first, he couldn't believe that the main - and almost only - ingredient is just frozen bananas.  Second, he couldn't believe that it tastes JUST like ice cream. 

Some of you already know this recipe because you came to Amy Hirsch's raw food meetup a month ago when I prepared it there.  But here it is again, in case you didn't catch it!            

        Soft and Creamy Banana Ice Cream

Ingredients:

-8-10 bananas, frozen overnight

Optional Ingredients:
Dates, almonds or walnuts, vanilla, coconut meat... use your imagination!

In a food processor, combine all your ingredients until the bananas are soft and creamy.  If you are including nuts, process the nuts first and then add the bananas. 

Serve with fresh fruits.  For the best taste, eat right away as the bananas start oxidizing rapidly. 

That's it... can you believe it?  Easy, fast and SO INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS!