Here you'll find the blog site for one-half of The Unbakery! Xam Devesh offers his own recipes from the kitchen along with "Rawdvice" and "McXuiver" Stories!! Enjoy!
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
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!
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!!!!!!
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
Here's the recipe for the raw chocolate "maple" syrup that I put on top of that yummilicious Xammin' Pancake.
Ingredients:
1 hass avocado or half of a large avocado
1/4 C Raw Cacao powder
1 Tbsp. Maca Root Powder
1 Tbsp. Cinnamon
1/4 C Raw Honey or Agave
1/2 C Water
Recipe: Mix all ingredients in the food processor until it becomes somewhat-pudding like and there's no chunks of avocado left. This should take about 4-5 minutes. Taste it and add more sweetener if necessary.
After I made this, I put it in a dispenser and dispensed it onto my Xammin' Pancake:
Then I smoothed out the "Maple" syrup and sprinkled cinnamon on top:
And then I cut it into 3 parts and served it to me and my roommates!!! Yum!!
Ingredients:
1/2 C Dates (pitted)
1/2 C Raisins
1/2 C Walnuts
1/2 C Rolled Oats
2 Tbsp. Honey or Agave
Recipe: Throw the dates in the food processor and let it go until they're nice little balls/chunks. Then throw the raisins in there with them and go until the raisins lose their structure a little bit. Add the walnuts until they've broken down to little chunks then add the oats and go until it makes a fine looking batter as shown above. Add the honey to get a little more stickiness-factor in there and make a 1/2" thick patty the size of your pancake.
Comfortably serves 4
And if you want to add a lil' somethin' to it...check out the chocolate "maple" syrup I made for it...
I'm 90% a raw vegan, food combiner, creative un-cook, and a water, juice and cacao fiend. I'm also a junkie for nutrition and health information. eat raw, local & grassfed red meat for personal, spiritual and health reasons. Feel free to contact me or find me on facebook! Much Loves
