Phew! What a busy time I’ve been having.  Most of last weekend was taken up with preparing for and demoing at The Fresh Network Open Day.  It felt a little bit different as it was on a Sunday instead of the usual Saturday, I mean, we were eating raw chocolate when most people would have eating roast spuds and then falling asleep in front of the TV!  There was a great crowd of people, it’s really nice to be around like-minded people.  It always reconnects me to my reasons for being raw and also wanting to create raw food for others - it strengthens my ‘why’ as Karen would say.

Anway, on to my reason for this post.  As I have already said, I was demoing raw chocolate at the Open Day, in the form of Raw Easter Eggs.  Everyone loved the chocolate and was amazed when I popped the egg out of the mould so I wanted to share the recipe and method with you all.  This is a great one for parents as you now don’t have to compromise or feel that your kids are missing out…read on….

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If you were at the last Fresh Network open day you may have seen me demonstrating how to make herb bread and how to use the bread to make a sandwich.  Well, I’ve come up with a new bread recipe and I have to say, it’s even better!  You are the first to know about this recipe as I only took the first batch out of the dehydrator this morning and I’m feeling particularly satisfied now as I’ve just polished off a sandwich fit for Scooby Doo!!!

Before I go into the bread recipe, I’d just like to remind you of the next Fresh Network Open Day.  These really are a fantastic day for members and guests alike.  As well as coming to the beautiful riverside location Ely and getting your hands on all the equipment and raw food you can handle, there’ll be a range of food demos going on, some with free tasters!  You can come from 10am and stay until 4pm, having lunch with us, or you can just drop in to say hi!  If you time it right, you might even get some chocolate torte!  Seeing as it’s Easter coming up, not only will I be demonstrating how to make my chocolate torte, I’ll also be showing you how to make raw chocolate Easter eggs.  So now you won’t have to worry about what to do when everyone else is eating their eggs this year, just join in!  Brilliant!

So on with the bread recipe…

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Isn’t it supposed to start warming up by now?  We’re having some very cold weather in the UK right now (colder than normal) and i’m really feeling it!  Probably because the heating in my flat is rubbish - does anyone know how night storage heaters actually work?  Think i’m going to need a trip to Argos to invest in a portable electric one.  At least it’s not snowing where I am, :-)  it’s been beautiful sunshine every morning when I look out over the Church from my bedroom window but that just hasn’t taken away from the coldness.

So in my quest to warm myself up, I thought of putting together a warming recipe.  I’ve made Spinach Masala on the basis that the spices will have a warming effect on me…errrrr, it didn’t work, ahem, but it does taste good, so here’s the recipe! :-)

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As promised in my last post, here are the 2 sauces that go really well with a slice of Schnuggle!

Ginger Cream

Prep time 10 mins      How easy is this recipe? *(1 star)

Ingredients

1 cup cashews

4 tablespoons cashew butter

1/4 cup coco butter

1/2 cup agave

1 tablespoon fresh ginger

1/8 teaspoon ground clove

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Method

- Blend all ingredients together.

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Strawberry sauce

2 cups strawberries

1/2 cup agave

1/4 cup maple syrup

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoons nutmeg

Method

- Blend all ingredients together.

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If you love chocolate and you have someone to love then you could do alot worse than making this chocolate torte on Valentines day.  If you haven’t got someone to love then love yourself for a while ;-)  Here is the recipe for the torte that I made for the last raw dinner party so I can assure you that you’ll make an impression with it!

Cut yourself a slice, curl up on the sofa for a while…

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