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February 16, 2011
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Live streaming raw vegan blue cheese dressing: it’s easier than it sounds.

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I am so thrilled to have been a part of the Sharing Wisdom series along with Adina Grigore of Sprout Wellness, and Kalima Karen Harvey of Love Your Body Training. Tonight we gathered at the Jujo Mukti cafe on the Lower East Side to discuss skincare, movement techniques, and vegan deliciousness.

My talk begins at the 2:15:12 mark. I prepared my raw vegan blue cheese dressing for everyone to try, and am happy to report that it was GONE by the end of the talk! Here is the recipe.

Anita’s Raw Vegan Blue Cheese Dressing

1 avocado
1/4 cup raw cashews
3 tbp lemon juice
1 tsp horseradish
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper, or to taste
1/3 cup to 1/2 cup water, depending on desired consistency
optional: 1 tbp nutritional yeast

Blend all ingredients on high speed until smooth. Adjust seasoning, if necessary, or add a splash of water to get a thinner consistency, and re-blend. Pour onto your favorite salad and toss, or serve alongside crudites.

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January 31, 2011
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Food Q&A: Where Can I Buy Raw Cashews, Cheap?

Good enough for me. Imposter 'raw' cashews from Trader Joe's.

This was from a friend of mine, a fellow Brooklynite, who is trying to eat well on a budget. I am a huge fan of that so I did the best I could recommending some local, NY sources.

Anita,

I bought a fancy juicer to do a homemade variant of the BluePrint cleanse, and I want to make the cashew nut milk to drink at night (it’s super good). I took your advice and used a touch of coconut oil to make it super smooth, but [the recipe] uses A LOT of raw cashews. Where do you buy yours? They’re pretty pricey when you’re buying small amounts at the supermarket.

Daniel

Daniel,

If you use a touch of coconut cream it is even better! I have three sources for cashews. The fast & easy one is Trader Joe’s. You can get a one pound bag of raw cashews for $5.50. Read more…

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January 27, 2011
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Food Q&A: Can I Melt Raw Chocolate?

I have recently become addicted to answering food questions on foodpickle.com. Then, yesterday, I was psyched to get two food questions directly from friends. This is something I want to do a lot more of, so please, keep them coming! Here is the answer to one.

Hi Anita,

So I bought this amazing organic raw chocolate and I was wondering if you knew any recipes for it. I tried melting it with confectioner’s sugar and agave and it’s delicious, but it didn’t really melt. The texture is like if peanut brittle and a rice crispie treat had a baby. It’s weird. How do I make it melt?

xo, Jocelyn

Jocelyn,

If it is what I think it is, it is mostly made of cacao nibs (the “crispie” part). Those don’t melt because raw chocolate doesn’t have any of the emulsifiers, sugar or added cocoa butter that make regular chocolate melt.

I have two solutions for you. Read more…