Sarah's Raw Food Essentials

Raw Food Potluck

arkadd61 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:34:25 +0000

I wanted to thank everyone for coming to the Raw Food Potluck last night! It was a great time and few new faces too! Stay tuned as we will be having these once a month. Thanks again for coming!

Flax Cracker Class

arkadd61 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:26:43 +0000

Title: Flax Cracker Class
Location: Sarah’s House
Description: Come and learn how to make your own flax crackers. Sarah will show you step by step, from start to finish the simplicity of making crackers in your dehydrator. Make sure to be on time. We will start promptly at 6 to be done for the potluck at 7. Recipes and samples are included in this class. $10/person. Call or txt Sarah 801-310-7396 with questions
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2013-03-02
End Time: 19:00

Raw Food Potluck

arkadd61 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:53:59 +0000

Title: Raw Food Potluck
Location: Sarah’s House
Link out: Click here
Description: Time for another potluck! Bring a raw dish to share that serves at least 8. Friends are always welcome to come along. If you’d like to learn how to make flax crackers, come at 6 for the class.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2013-03-02
End Time: 21:00

Raw Food Pot Luck

arkadd61 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:46:24 +0000

I wanted to thank everyone for coming last night to the first Raw Food Potluck we’ve had this year. We had a great turn out and had tons of incredible raw food entree’s and treats. They were all wonderful and I want to thank everyone for participating. There were also quite a few new faces. Please keep in touch and register on my website for future pot luck events and upcoming classes. Again thank you all for coming and we’ll see you soon!

Fun Things Happening!

sarah — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:23:53 +0000

Sarah’s original Cheddar Broccoli Salad recipe is featured in Kevin Gianni’s Renegade Health newsletter this week!

Also, our November weekend workshop and retreat is filling up fast. We have people flying in from Texas to Canada, and a few places in between. It’s going to be a blast! If you’ve been thinking about attending, make sure to register today to reserve your spot.

Last, but not least, we will be offering cakes and desserts for you to purchase this holiday season. Local Utah and Salt Lake County residents will be able to order online beginning Nov. 1.

Eating Raw, It’s as Easy as Basic Addition

sarah — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:13:14 +0000

Figuring out how to “go raw” can seem really overwhelming and virtually impossible, but it is really quite simple. So many people get caught up on what they can’t have if they improve their diet. “I won’t be able to have this.” “I can’t eat that any more.” “I couldn’t live without that!”
I’m here to tell you that changing your daily eating pattern doesn’t have to be about what you can’t have. Make it about what you want to have.
Start focusing on what you want to add, not what you’ll be taking away. Remember, it’s as easy as simple addition: 1+1=2. What’s one thing you can add to your daily eating routine today to improve your diet? If you haven’t already, I recommend starting with green smoothies.
So starting today, add a green smoothie to your daily eating routine. You don’t have to not eat anything, you just get to add in a 20-30 oz green smoothie.
Once you’ve got the smoothie routine down and you’re used to having one daily for breakfast or lunch, add in 1 more thing. Something like 20-30 ounces of fresh vegetable juice every day? In time, you’ll be drinking a smoothie every morning at breakfast, veggie juice for lunch, and how about once again adding 1 more thing such as a large green salad with dinner every night?
So here you are, a month from now consuming these three new items you’ve added to your daily eating routine: green smoothie, fresh veggie juice, and large green salad. Maybe you’ve even decided to throw in the customary 1 apple a day to keep the doctor away. Have you intentionally subtracted anything from your diet? No. However, can you imagine that you’d have the ability to eat everything you used to along with the new things you’ve added? No.
It’s simple, and very natural, that as you consciously add more healthy foods to your daily eating routine, you’ll subtract the others. You just won’t have room for the junk anymore!
You’ve gotten to a point of eating a high raw diet and you didn’t have to deprive yourself of anything! You just added in more good stuff and the not so good stuff just fell away!
If you’d like to start today, I have a couple of simple green smoothie recipes here on my site.

A raw party for 6 year olds? It can be done!

sarah — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:00:10 +0000

Though my daughter’s party was not 100% raw vegan, as I was cleaning up after the party, I realized that had I intended it to be all raw, it could have been!

My sweet daughter who just turned 6 this week is sensitive to dairy and sugar, so we already knew her party wasn’t going to be loaded with candy and goodies like many children’s parties are. We did buy lolly pops and bubble gum to go in the goody bags along with the party favors, however all of the refreshments served, minus the goldfish, were raw and none of the children noticed or cared!

For her tea party, we served apple juice (apparently not all children enjoy freshly brewed kombucha), and cubed fruit on toothpicks. The girls thought the little fruit hors d’oeuvre were wonderful! I’m pretty sure what did the trick was the toothpicks;e everything bite sized is more fun to eat on a toothpick!

For the cake and ice cream, we served on of my mint cream cakes with fudge frosting. When served slightly frozen, it is just like an ice cream cake; rich and creamy, cold and sweet. All the children loved it!

Had I consciously planned a raw party, we could have included maple nut clusters as finger foods instead of the goldfish and we could have foil wrapped some raw chocolates, macaroons, or truffles for the goodie bags.

My daughter loved her party, her friends had a great time, and none of my children were sick afterwards! I love how you can integrate raw vegan foods into social traditions like holidays and birthday parties, and it works!

Get the “Creamy Mint Cake Recipe” by clicking HERE

Working with Irish Moss

sarah — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:14:57 +0000

Irish in its raw form

Irish Moss is a sea vegetable, and as such is rich in minerals, protein, and other vitamins and nutrients. Many dessert recipes, including my cake recipes, call for Irish moss paste or gel.

Do not be intimidated by this unfamiliar ingredient. It is very easy to work with, adds a smoother texture to your food, and is virtually fat free. You can use Irish moss paste to replace a portion of the nuts in many recipes, thus lightening the texture and lowering the fat content of your food.

When purchasing your Irish moss, you must by the whole plant. DO NOT get the flakes or powder. They will not work the same as the whole plant.

To make the paste, take 3 oz Irish moss and place it in a colander. Rinse and wash the moss thoroughly. Place in 3-4 quart bowl. Cover the moss with clean water to soak overnight or at least 4

Irish Moss after its been soaked

hours. The Irish moss will expand and triple in size, so putting it in a large bowl is necessary. After soaking, rinse the Irish moss again. You may find little bits of string and more sand. You want to make sure it is completely clean before you continue making the paste.

Once the moss is rinsed and clean, place it in a high speed blender like a Vita-mix, and cover with clean water. Depending on how much the Irish moss expanded, you will use about 4-6 cups of water. Blend at high speed until all the chunks, bits and pieces are gone. When the mixture is smooth, pour it into a covered container and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks, or add it to your recipe. Irish moss paste will thicken and turn into a jelly consistency as it cools. You can make Irish moss paste ahead of time and store it in the fridge for approximately 3 weeks. Use it in your cakes, pies, parfaits, smoothies, pates and more.

Irish Moss in its gel form

Raw Food Pot Luck

arkadd61 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:37:39 +0000

Title: Raw Food Pot Luck
Location: Sarah’s Place

Click here to RSVP if you haven’t already: FaceBook
Description: Our monthly potlucks are a wonderful opportunity to meet and socialize with like minded people, taste and experience new recipes, and renew your excitement for healthy eating!
Come join us for delicious raw vegan cuisine and a mini presentation on medicinal uses of essential oils. There has been a lot of interest in our group surrounding the topic of essential oils, so I’d like to share just a bit about the basics. I’ll be teaching a more comprehensive class on essential oils the following Tuesday at 7 pm.

Please bring a raw vegan creation to share that will serve at least 8-12 people. As always, you are more then welcome to invite friends to come along.

For those who are interested, there will be freshly brewed kombucha to purchase as well as a limited amount of desserts and snacks.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-08-25
End Time: 21:00

Essential Oils Class

arkadd61 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:36:30 +0000

Title: Essential Oils Class
Location: Sarah’s Place
Description: With children heading back to school and cooler weather just around the corner, it’s a great time to get prepared and have the therapeutic essential oils on hand that you’ll need to boost your immune system and stay healthy all winter. Sarah will be teaching about how to stay well during the cold and flu season using essential oils. She’ll cover what oils to have on hand, how to use them, and what to use each one for. Be sure to bring a notebook and pen and come ready to learn!

Class fee: by donation
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-08-28
End Time: 20:15