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This is a deliciously creamy dish that can be served either as a main course or as an accompaniment. I really like to have it with a baked potato and some steamed purple sprouting broccoli. Serves 4 Ingredients 900g leeks - carefullywashed, trimmed and sliced 250g mushrooms - wiped and sliced 3 tbsp rapeseed oil […]

After one of my short workshops at the shop before Christmas Carla B has made up this great little recipe card showing how easy it is to make your own healthy choccie snacks……many thanks Carla! And click here for a great blog all about the health benefits of raw chocolate….

Mini Figgy Puddings   These festive raw sweets are packed with goodness, contain no processed sugar and taste divine! They are very popular with adults and children alike….. You can vary the ingredients to suit your taste - just follow the basic principle of 1 quantity of nuts to 2 quantities of fruit.   Ingredients: […]

Brazil Nut Cheese   This is a versatile raw nut cheese that has many nutritional benefits. It is reminiscent of ‘Boursin’ and is a great dish to put out on a buffet table to be eaten with crackers, crudités or toast. It went down very well with all the people in the shop when I […]

Chilli & Raisin Chocolate Bark Serves 1 chocaholic or several others!     Ingredients: 1 cup liquid coconut oil (200ml) ½ cup cacao powder (80g) 1tbsp agave nectar ½ cup raisins and/or chopped nuts (60g) 1 tsp chilli flakes ½ tsp salt (pref pink Himalayan) ½ tsp fresh grated nutmeg   Method: Put cacao powder […]

Chocolate Cashew Truffles Makes around 18 truffles Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews (approx 125g) 1 cup dates (approx 150g) ¼ cup raw chocolate powder (approx 40g) 1/8 cup water (2-3 tbsp) Optional coatings: Choc Powder, Chocolate Nibs, Desiccated Coconut, Chopped Nuts….   Method: In a blender, grinder or food processor whiz the cashews into a […]

It’s been a tremendous year for apples in the UK. So here’s a delicious recipe for a warming autumn dessert using some of the crop! Apple Charlotte Makes 4 Ingredients 1 loaf thin sliced organic white bread (you’ll end using most of the loaf) 125g vegan margarine 2 cooking apples 2 tbsp golden caster sugar, […]

I was doing a bit of research recently into the development of the raw food movement and was interested to learn that muesli was the ‘creation’ of one of the original pioneers of eating raw fruit and veg. According to Wikipedia Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner (August 22, 1867, Aarau – January 24, 1939) was a Swiss […]