I attended an "uncooking" class at the Go Raw Cafe in Las Vegas
Date: 4/3/2006 3:41:57 AM ( 18 y ago)
(Photos from Go Raw "uncooking" class: soup, croquette, salad, coconut, a shot of wheat grass)
I took pictures of myself for the beginning of month
#4. I can tell I've lost some weight, but there's not a whole lot of
change as far as I'm concerned. A friend who hasn't seen me since
before the holidays noticed a little bit of a difference, but nothing
dramatic. :-( I hope the next time she sees me I'll look dramatically
different.
Today I attended a raw food class at the Go Raw Café It was a lot
of fun. There were about 15 "students" present, a nice mixture of ages
and genders. Upon arrival, we all got a young Thai coconut and a shot
of wheatgrasss, a combo termed a "blood transfusion." Supposedly the
nutritional makeup of wheatgrass and coconut together are comparable to
the makeup of our blood. I haven't done any reading on that but found
it an interesting idea. This was the first time I'd had a decent
coconut. The first one I tried was kinda nasty, but back then I had no
idea how to choose a coconut. This one was filled to the brim with
clear "water" that had a light, pleasant, faintly sweet taste. I drank
all of the water straight from the coconut using a straw, and tasted
some of the meat, which was had a "gel"-like texture. Luckily I'd read
about this texture before, so I knew I had a good coconut. The flesh
was faintly sweet. I never realized how refreshing a young coconut
really is.
We learned to make a carrot and avocado soup, carrot croquettes,
and a salad dressing that used soaked cashews as a base. Everything was
very tasty and made both easily and quickly with a food processor,
blender and juicer. If I had a juicer, I'd be making that soup
tomorrow. I took home three croquettes and made sushi with them this
evening- very enjoyable! At home I also made a smoothie using coconut
water, since I couldn't help but buy a young coconut before leaving the
class. It was great! It gave the smoothie a slight "vanilla" background
(I can't think of a better comparison at the moment). Too bad coconuts
are so expensive; I would prefer coconut water over orange juice or
water in my smoothies.
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