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Category Archives: raw
Two smoothies
Green: spinach, mango, apple, Chia Seeds, water. Pink: blueberries, banana, avocado, orange and pineapple juice. Related posts:HalloweenI got a letter too…banana raisin teabread (gluten and sugar free)
kale chips
I finally get kale chips. They are delicious, crunchy and more-ish, just like deep fried potato chips… but they are just dried kale. If made in a dehydrator they are also raw and full of lovely enzymes Wash a bag of kale (or large bunch picked from garden, roll on summer), tear up and remove [...]
wild garlic and snowdrops
The wild garlic seems to be early this year recipes: creamy carrot and wild garlic soup and wild garlic pesto Related posts:lemon cakehappy smoothieseeds and scones
just a plum
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easy peasy meal
Some of us sampled Redwood’s latest products. ‘Dear God,’ and ‘Magnificent,’ were among the exclamations heard. The cheezly bubbled up during cooking which was exceptionally easy: remove packaging and cook for 10-12 minutes at 200C. The gluten free among us had a magnificent – there’s that word again – salad of lettuce from garden, cuke, [...]
Also posted in food, reviews, vegan products
Tagged cooking, grow, sweet, vegan, vegetarian
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salad in the sun
From top right, clockwise: green salad of little gems and leaves from garden dressed in olive oil and lime juice; leftover baked tattie with orange and sunflower seeds; tomato, kidney bean, sweetcorn and chervil; apple,celery, cucumber and cashew nuts in Plamil mayo. More salad ideas here Today’s smoothie consisted of: avocado, banana, spinach, chia seeds, [...]
gourmet raw brownies and crisps
But first to the crisps: completely guilt free, dried raw squares of tastiness. The three flavours are Beetroot, Spicy Thai and Red Pepper and they’re all very good… …but the absolute winner for us was the red pepper. Reminiscent of pizza, these would be very nice little crackers too. Topped with a small slice of [...]
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Tagged cake, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, veggies
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summer
creamovita and chocolate buttons - recipe for sponge on this page colours from the garden – a smoothie to be (added avo, banana, and OJ) check out VegaNation, a new vegan online shop! Books of the moment: Ecstatic Beings - Shazzie and Kate Magic The Brightest Star in the Sky - Marian Keyes Balletboyz - Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt Waldon [...]
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Tagged cake, cooking, friendship, reading, Scotland, sweet, vegan, vegetarian, wildlife
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a little bit summery
sauce: two tomatoes, 1 apple, 3 cloves of garlic, garden herbs of lovage, sage and mint and then some hulled hemp seeds, all blitzed up Related posts:raindropscandles, bread, pie, soup and dogscake
RAWR
Beautiful raw chocolate vegan Easter box from RAWR – delicious, gorgeous packaging, we highly recommend and because we haven’t had one for a long time, a photo of a sunsetty loch Related posts:photoschess and chocolate buttonshouse, apples, Romans


