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Raw Till Four: A Practical Path to Going Raw Without Going Crazy

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  • Quick and Easy Pear Sauce
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    Pear Sauce with Black Currents

    June 6, 2021 /

    Back in the 1980’s I had a boyfriend who introduced me Michio Kushi’s Macrobiotics book. At first I followed the recipes religiously, layering my food, only eating “in season” fruits and vegetables. I was pretty religious about this for a couple of years. One of my favorites was the pear sauce and I continued to make it through the years. It’s cooked, and honestly, usually overcooked, so I didn’t think of it to add here right away. Since we started this site we’ve done many experiments using the dehydrator to soften foods and enhance the flavors of a dish. Sometimes it takes a few tries but not this time. Perfect…

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    Melissa

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    June 9, 2020
  • Forbidden Rice and Watermelon Sushi
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    Watermelon Sushi Rolls

    April 20, 2021 /

    As some of you may know we have a couple of watermelon recipes here on the site. Dehydrated, watermelon takes on a completely different texture. Somewhat reminiscent of raw tuna, it lends itself to the perfect substitute for raw fish. I made sashimi Watermelon Sashimi & Forbidden Rice and regularly make poke bowls, but this is the first time I attempted to make sushi rolls. I’m not going to lie, this is not the easiest thing to do. Not that making sushi rolls are hard; they aren’t. The difficulty lies in using the raw Forbidden Rice and keeping it in the nori wrapper. Unlike sushi rice, which is sticky (glutinous),…

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    Melissa

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    February 17, 2021
  • IMMUNITY BOOSTING: Boosr Your Immunity With Raw Foods
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    Boosting Immunity: 7 Steps to Superwoman

    September 7, 2020 /

    Ever since the onset of the COVID19 pandemic, many people have become hyperconscious about their health. It’s hard not to be when everyone’s walking around in masks and maintaining a 6 foot distance from everyone else. The whole world’s starting to look like some sci-fi movie. So what does boosting immunity look like in corona virus times? Not much different than any other time, honestly. Except you get to look like a bandit, if you’re into it, and nobody will bat an eye. Because boosting immunity isn’t just something we should be doing because a pandemic comes knocking on our collective door, but something we’re actively doing all the time.…

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    Marie

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    February 23, 2020
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    Water Works: The Good, The Bad and the Bubbly

    August 6, 2020 /

    You’ve got to notice that there’s an awful lot of bottled water out there. It’s from springs,  from clouds, distilled, artisan, purified, energized, sparkling… I immediately remind myself of Forrest Gump’s army buddy, Bubba, who had an endless list of all the ways to cook shrimp. The mind reels. Rush Now to A Spring Near You Most gurus claim that natural spring water is the best and I guess it’s hardly debatable since that’s the stuff coming straight from the source and all the rest seem to pale in comparison. But there’s a kind of craziness to it too. Spurred by the desire for fresh water, Find A Spring is…

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    Marie

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    Dehydration Demons

    May 30, 2020 /

    I don’t think drinking water had as much to do with dehydration as it had to do with beauty when I was growing up. But my mother – and many magazines –  vehemently preached that you needed to consume eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day. It seemed like a daunting task, especially given the fact that I wasn’t big on water at the time. I would rather have had a Coke. I liked Coke. But I did not like water. The Running Challenge… I remember at one point during my teenage years, my sister and I took up running – a pursuit that lasted an excruciating two-and-a-half weeks…

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About This Site

Hello and Welcome! I’m Marie and I’ve been some version of Raw Vegan for the last 18 years… never mind the fact that I’ve managed to drag my entire family along on this ride with me! Truth be told: they barely even knew they were coming!

You – yes, you – can do this too!  But Let’s Get Practical! For most of us, it’s hard to eat Raw all day, every day. Especially if you live in a less than tropical climate. Or perhaps – like me- you’ve got a significant other… or maybe a tribe of ‘others’, who make 100% raw seem like sci-fi fantasy?

We all know that getting as much whole, living, raw vegan food into ourselves is a recipe for health and vibrancy! So why not make it easy and just eat raw for part of the day? Whether you use this as an avenue into an exclusively vegan diet or would never consider completely saying goodbye to meat, eating Raw till Four will guarantee that you’re ingesting fewer processed foods, less animal products and more of what’s actually good for you and your loved ones!

So come on and Get Raw…Practically.

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