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Plant of the Diet Gods: Turmeric

This is something I discovered a while back shopping at some asian grocers. I usually get the dried and powdered packages (they come in bulk size) and use it for cooking bean/veggie dishes and also one of my favorite health drinks.. turmeric tea. I’ve also used the fresh root to make interesting dishes.
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oooooo today we are going to talk about HEMP.

Because I got a really great deal on 3 lbs of organic shelled hemp seed today. I use hempseed for everything. My husband is soy intolerant and also likes to eat healthy too; so hempseed comes in real handy in making up “mock meats” with other veggie ingredients and excluding soy/wheat gluten. Hemp seed makes [...]
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Raw Foodism: Uncooking

I love raw food “cooking.”  Er… should I say, raw food uncooking?  I first got interested in this after making some Essene bread and “baking” it out in the hot sun this summer. First off, there are a lot of raw food sites online. There are a lot of raw food sites that make a [...]
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Tofu Kebabs

I have a great recipe for you today. Low-cal and highly nutritious as always! These tofu kebabs have a great Asian flavor accomplished with raw red miso and loads of ginger. Chinese red peppers can make them hot if you like that, otherwise just don’t skimp on the ginger, and use fresh ginger, not the [...]
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Essene Bread

I ran across a very interesting old text called “The Essene Gospel of Peace.”  You can read a little more about the Essenes here. “It is the fire which blazes outside your body, which is hotter than your blood. With that fire of death you cook your foods in your homes and in your fields. [...]
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