I CAN TASTE!!!!

I haven't posted for the last few days since I couldn't taste and had little to report on my adventures in raw other than that I'm eating it =) However, as of late yesterday and mostly today I can smell some and taste again. It's awesome! Anyway...I've been starting my mornings with a green smoothie...very good...weird getting used to the strong green color and awareness of leafy greens in my smoothie, but nonetheless good. By lunch time I am ravenous. I've had a few different things, some sprouted lentil soup, salad, and raw burritos. The soup was very good...but very spicy as it had jalapeno, garlic and onion in it. I'm noticing raw recipes in general to be on the strong side in regards to flavor. I am assuming this is meant to compensate for, well, something. I've found that toning some of the recipes down in regards to garlic or onion or something else equally strong has helped a little. Don't' get me wrong, I am usually a garlic and onion fiend, but having any one flavor taking over completely isn't my cup of tea.

Anyway, tonight I wanted some california rolls, not particularly vegan/raw friendly as rice is especially important in the california roll since it's what "disguises" the nori on the outside. I decided to improvise. I used a little raw "cream" from Juliano's cream sushi recipe on the outside of the nori to stick broccoli sprouts to the nori. It turned out semi-ok. It was definitely messy but still tasty.

Overall, I'm doing ok. I've found I'm not eating enough as I'm having these major hunger swings an hour or more after some meals that leave me wanting to devour everything in sight. We'll see...

Having a cold is not helping...but maybe it is...

So I've had this horrific cold for about 10 days now. Three days into it I lost my sense of smell...and so largely my sense of taste (I'm assuming temporarily until I am completely well). Last night I started my latest venture into raw food. I mad this "pasta" of squash and zucchini with a creamy sauce. My husband, ever long suffering for my experiments, is coming along for the ride with raw. I ate my supper...reasonably enjoyably for not being able to taste much more than salt and slight sweet and experience nice textures. He did not enjoy so much =( The recipe called for miso, white miso to be specific, which he's since concluded he doesn't like...the frustrating part is I don't have any idea if I like it. I've had miso before...but not in this way...and I don't remember it well anyway. But I truly can not taste it at all...other than the saltiness...FRUSTRATING!

This morning I made a green smoothie with Mango, Beet Greens, Spirulina, little agave syrup, water and lemon juice. It tasted good...well the sweetness and the texture did...I'm wondering if I would feel the same way if I could smell...I'm hoping so.

Raw...again...

So...about 8 years ago I was first introduced to a raw diet by a fellow classmate. She had found that it had transformed her life. The reason we ended up talking about it was that she would eat dinner (that she brought with her) right before class. I always commented on how good her food smelled. To make a long story short, I ended up diving into a relatively small trial of raw food eating. Well, I was younger then...newly married...less educated...and I didn't stick with it.

I've decided to have another go at it. Fortunately for me it's eight years later and the internet has exploded with raw food resources. Now in case there's any confusion this is a vegan raw food diet, not one of those that is based on eating lots of raw meat and eggs.

I have no idea if anyone is even still reading this blog...but if you are and want to "rap" (LOL) about a raw food diet...well, drop me a line =)

Stay tuned...I'll keep you posted.