Food of love

This is what i made for last nights raw pot luck dinner at Manna:

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Earth & Sea Salad (very very delicious.....adapted from a recipe by Woody Harrelson)

2 cups sea spaghetti

1C shredded red cabbage

1/2 cup finely chopped leek

1 clove garlic, finely minced

2 tablespoons minced ginger

1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms (marinated in a little tamari & oil)

1/3 cup chopped coriander

2 tablespoons good olive oil, sesame oil or flax oil (or a combined blend)

2 tablespoons tamari

1 lemon, juiced

1-1/2 tablespoons agave syrup or raw honey or alternatively: 1/4 cup fresh orange juice

1 cup grated carrot

1/2 cup grated beetroot

1/2 cup grated kohlrabi

1/4 cup pumpkin seeds

pinch sundried sea salt

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Soak the seaweed in 3 cups of fresh water until soft (at least 20 mins). Drain off the soak water. Add a little salt to the shredded cabbage and 'massage' to wilt and soften the cabbage. Mix chopped leek, minced garlic and ginger, sliced mushrooms, parsley, coriander, oil, tamari, lemon and sweetener into the sea spaghetti. Toss together with shredded carrot, cabbage, kohlrabi, shredded beet, pumpkin seeds, and a pinch of sundried sea salt. Allow to marinate for at least 15 minutes for flavors to marry.

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We are having the most glorious Indian Summer weather! The last three days i've spent so much time outdoors, walking, foraging, exploring my surrounding area. On thursday we spent the day out at Chailey with Kaya & kids, we found loads of late blackberries and made the most incredible raw blackberry pie. The base was pecan/pistoachio, then a layer of blackberries/honey/lemon juice/banana set with agar, and a macadamia/coconut/honey/lemon cream on top....decorated with whole blackberries and chamomile flowers.

Agar is an ingredient i've just discovered....although not raw because you have to dissolve it in boiling water, it's a great way to set cakes without using lots of coconut butter. The heart shaped cake pictured above was also set using agar (the top fruity layer).

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Base:

Macadamias

Buckwheat

Orange Zest

Agave

Cream:

Cacao Butter

Sesame seeds

Cashews

Agave

Vanilla

lemon juice

Fruity Layer:

Frozen raspberries

Banana

Mango

Agave

Agar-agar

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I have a bounty of freshly picked wild food in the kitchen...perfect timing for my liver cleanse pt. 2......apple & chickweed juice for the rest of the weekend for me :)