Raw Falafel (Curry)

After many requests, here it is: the raw falafel recipe:

It's a simple flax, sunflower seed mixture, 1:1, ground up completely and put into a bowl; I used a cup and a half of each. Mix in your dry spices; in this case I used: 1 1/2 Tbsp turmeric root powder, 1 tsp. whole cumin seeds, 2 tsp. paprika, 1 Tbsp. red pepper flakes, 1 tsp cayenne powder, 2 tsp. dry terragon leaves and 2 tsp ground mustard seed. After mixing those together I began to add my wet ingredients: 2 Tbsp. respectively Bragg's or Tamari (or Nama Shoyu for purism) and cold-pressed olive-oil and finally 1/2 C of water to make a solid batter-like consistancy. I pattied it out into falafels and put it in the dehydrator for 3 hours. Flipped them for another 3 hours.

Finally I spread the hummus recipe from below on top of them with another side of the same hummus, red, green and gold salad and cucumber and carrots.

Serves 4-5 easily! I was able to make 6 falafels out of the above ingredients.

Much Loves, and enjoy!
Xam Devesh


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Raw Hummus Recipe (no zucchini!!!)

So here's the local favorite: Xam's raw hummus! It's all seed/nut based, check it out:

First you take 1 1/2C sunflower seeds and 1 1/2C cashews (1:1) and grind them up like so:

Then you throw them in the blender along with 2 Tbsp nama shoyu (or bragg's/tamari for the less expensive, non-raw version), 1 Tbsp Turmeric Root Powder, 1 tsp. Cayenne, 2 Tbsp. Nutritional Yeast (optional), 1 tsp. Terragon, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 clove garlic, 1 Tbsp. Cold-pressed Olive Oil, and about a cup and a half of water like so:

Add water until you achieve a smooth consistancy, be careful though - too much will make it more liquid than creamy. If you go overboard on the water, it's all right, it makes a fine salad dressing.

Your consistency should look like this when it's done:

And just to be cute and perfectionist like the Virgo Rising that I am, I put it in a little hummus container like this:

Enjoy with Carrots, Celery or on Kale wraps! Anything you can think of!



Much Loves everybody,
Xam Devesh

Our first fruit cake...

So the other day Lena and I made our first raw fruit cake together...Check it out:

There it is, in all its glory. We had a lot of fun making this one.

 Raw "Baked" goods are generally denser than conventional baked goods. So something like this we would charge around $35 dollars for the whole thing. If you'd like one, we can customize it or make this one which was pineapple, pecan, cherry, raisin, carrot and fig (traditional + carrot), turned out fabulous but contact me or Lena at 828-284-6149 or foolindarain@gmail.com



There's lovely Lena!!

Mashed Ca-taters and Seed "Tuna"

So here's what we had for dinner last night...

You want to start this one early - I started preparing a seed loaf the morning before...and this is what I did:

I took 1c flax seeds to 1c sunflower seeds and finely ground them, threw them in a dish and added my dry-ish spices: 2 tsp. cumin seeds, 1 1/2 tsp. terragon (or 1/4 bunch), 1/2 tsp. cayenne, 1 tsp paprika, 2 tsp. red pepper flakes, some mustard powder (optional) and mixed it all up together. I'll warn you, this combination of spices was very tasty and potent. Finally I added my liquid ingredients 2-3 Tbsp. Bragg's or Nama Shoyu and 1 1/2 Tbsp. Cold-Pressed Olive Oil then just continue to add water until it's thick but cohesive.

Left it in the dehydrator for 3-4 hours, flipped them and let them go for another 2-3 hours (feel it and judge for yourself what consistency you'd like - get to know your dehydrator and the temperature it operates at). This totals to about 5-8 hours.

Now for the Mashed Ca-taters:
I took 3/4 head of Cauliflower, chopped it down pretty gud so it'd go in the food processor and added about 1/4 lbs of cashews.  For Garlic Mashed Ca-taters all you have to do is add a 1/2 clove of garlic. Either way, be sure to add 2-3 tsp of salt (or to taste). Process on high for about 7 minutes (stop to scoop down the sides and cool the food processor down a little bit to reduce enzyme loss. After it's done and creamy-potato-y looking you can scoop it into a bowl, add a little rosemary or whatever (I sprinkled paprika on top) and serve!

Take the Seed Loaf out of the dehydrator, place on a leaf of Kale, squeeze some lemon on top and voila! Fish Dinner!

Much Loves,
Xam Devesh

For questions please feel free to comment or find me on facebook!

Healthy, Raw, Holiday Pies & Treats by Lena & Xam

Lena and Xam are offering Healthy Raw Pies and cookies for the Holidays and ther occasions. Our desserts are always organic and un-cooked. They are wheat-free, refined sugar free, gluten-free, and best of all guilt free. Made with whole ingredients such as an assortment of nuts, dates, coconuts, fruits, spices, and Love! Raw pies and cookies are ready to eat right away with more nutrition than a meal!

Raw Chocolate Banana Cray-xy Pie

Fun Fact: Raw Chocolate (a.k.a. Cacao) is one of the richest foods in antioxidants in the world! On top of that it's packed full of enzymes and a chemical called "theobromine," which is the true stimulant in real chocolate that makes you "high." Much higher than the sugar rush of a candy bar or conventionally cooked pie!

This Holiday Seasons we're offering:

Chocolate / Fruit and/or Plain Cheeze Cakes and delicious Fruit Tarts
Run of the mill fruit pies: Apple Spice, Prosperity Pear
Pumpkin or Sweet Potato and Pecan Pie
The Un-baked goodies from the Xammin' Bakery
And Special orders on request

Call or contact Lena Weisman to order and for pricing information - prices always fair! 828-284-6149 or email goinggreenlen@yahoo.com

We're currently only serving the Asheville, Burnsville, Boone and Hendersonville area. Some of you may have to drive up to Asheville to get your pies! Well worth it though!!!!

What is raw food?
It is un-cooked, un-processed, organic food. In this form, the body receives all the nutrients, minerals, and enzymes that are usually lost by cooking food. This way, the body can utilize the food and turn it into pure energy! And it tastes
EXQUISITE!!!!!!

Our first pie of the year:

Redixulously Easy Salad Dressing...

No time on your hands? Well, do you have a lime, some olive oil and nama shoyu or bragg's? Throw it on your salad and mix it up!

Xammin' Rawdvice #1 - Pasta Alternatives

So I was asked today by a vegetarian woman in NYC who's mission it is to go 90-100% raw by 2010 for some emergency holiday help!

First thing I said was "Don't beat yourself up if you eat some cooked food. It just makes things worse. You'll go back to raw after eating some cooked food because you know it feels so much better anyway."

Then I told her "As long as you're not eating one of the bad 4: processed starch, refined sugars, dairy or animal proteins, and you're at least 75% raw you're doing better than 95% of the public."

Well, she confessed to me her weakness: Pasta. Oh yes, pasta, I've known you as a foe before as well. I told her about my story getting into health foods and how it all started with eliminating gluten from my diet. I told her how when I quit gluten for 3 weeks and ate a TINY (and I mean tiny) piece of bread to test it out that it hit my stomach, exploded and then coalesced into a ball 4x the size it was to begin with! Now if that happens with bread (wheat flour and other ingredients) what do you think would happen with pasta?! (highly concentrated wheat flour).

I said "I know how you feel when you eat pasta, you feel bloated like you can barely put your seatbelt on and you start to burp and fart and when you burp it feels like you're going to throw up!"

She's a vegetarian, remember, so I told her to associate pasta with meat. It's equally disgusting and almost as karmically bad when you think about what wheat farming is doing to the environment and the health of the world population. I said, "Whenever you see pasta in front of you, and you're getting that temptation, just close your eyes and say 'No thank you!' It's like any other addiction." It really helped her to associate it with meat.

Now, I don't normally advocate scaring people away from certain foods, but I'd much rather take the positive approach of turning people on to the good stuff. She said "Thank you!!!" and went on her merry way. But you know what I forgot? To give her some pasta alternatives!!! So here you are, Chica!

Instead of pasta, trying laying some zucchini or yellow squash, julienned into noodles in olive oil and spices/herbs like rosemary, oregano, fresh garlic etc. for about 30 minutes. Then dehydrate them for another hour. Heck, you can even skip the dehydration step if you want. How about some alfredo sauce for that squash fettucini? Get some cashews and sunflower seeds and grind 'em real good in a coffee grinder (or a dry blender if you don't have a coffee grinder). Throw it in the blender with about a tbsp. of olive oil, 2 tsp. salt, 2 cloves of garlic, some rosemary, oregano and enough water to make it smooth. Yum!

Squash fettucini not good enough? Get some kelp noodles from the store - delicious, nutritious sea veggies! Tomato sauce? Easy, get some carrots and tomatoes - that's your base. Blend it up and add anything else to that you want and Whamm-o you got yourself some yummy rawlicious pasta sauce. Try adding some sunflower seeds to thicken it. Or some parsley to give it some taste. Don't forget the olive oil and sea salt!

Much Loves everybody
This concludes Rawdvice #1 with Xam Devesh