The Skin Diaries

Theresa and others asked about raw foods and for a recipe. So here goes.

I am reading The UNCook Book and also Raw Food for Real People by Rod Rotondi. If you don’t know this raw foods are used by the body so you eat / want much less and you feel great after eating them (not lethargic or down).

Though I cannot eat grain like wheat flour, I can eat raw grains. And I feel wonderful when I do (lots of vitamin B and enzymes!).  So here is how I am now making “bread.”

I have soaked barley, wheatgrass and sunflower seeds, (I just laid them out on plates and let them soak in water.) Soaking activates the enzymes, which is why this is so good for your body. Rise off cloudy water once a day. When they are starting to sprout grind them in a food processor (or with a rock on a wooden board, which is much harder…)

Combine the grains with almond flour (raw almonds ground into a flourlike powder) to get a smoother consistency.  You don’t have to use this, but I personally have yet to perfect my recipe without two tablespoons of almond flour (maybe amounts to about 4-5 almonds since it is so finely ground)

Mix into the grain paste any tastes you want like you can add dates, or raisins for some sweetness, goat cheese for some creamy taste

Now for the “cooking”.  You want to warm it to harden it without destroying enzymes that are destroyed in cooking.  If you accidentally kill some, really don’t worry about it. This is so much better than eating a hamburger even if some die).

This is the part that I am working on perfecting right now.

So far I have only managed to burn them but hey, they are still good!

Here’s what I’m working on.

The key is not to get on the phone and forget you.

So the trick is to pay attention

You can put it in the oven on very low heat (350 does NOT work.) I am trying 200 degrees next.

You can bake it in the sun. (Haven’t tried this yet due to weather issues. And I am in LA!!)

Tune in to find out how it all shakes down in upcoming post – -God, I hope I can do this!!