Dusk is tucking in the last of today and flashes of light from this afternoons storm linger in the distance. It's the time when the fruit bats begin their evening pilgrimage and the scent of home cooked meals waft through the air. I love watching dusk fall, I imagine it might feel to God like a mum or dad tucking kids into bed at night. Today my cousin (thanks Suzy!) posted a fabulous link on my wall today about Mimi Kirk a 71 year old raw vegan and I thought I would share it with you. It leads into what I wanted to share from a question I was asked today - what is this raw food thing all about? Now I am still very much a beginner so my understanding of the philosophy behind eating raw is rudimentary. Plants and seeds contain enzymes which aid in their own break down process. When you eat raw food you consume living foods that have not had their inherent enzymes destroyed by cooking which in turn places less strain on the body during digestion. Nothing can be heated over about 48 degrees. For further reading I suggest visiting Raw Pleasure. I'm still juicing at the moment (my skin is feeling fabulous with all this cucumber!) and collecting recipes so if anyone has a fabulous raw recipe they have tried, please shoot it over. One of my favourite raw dishes is Som Tum, it's a spicy Thai salad with the main ingredient being green papaya (which by the way has amazing health benefits even more so than the ripe fruit). The pics I have popped up show you the little tree we have in our garden (even a small tree can produce alot of fruit), the preparation process and the final product. We love it so much that we bought home the utensil the Thai's use to pound it all together. Oh ps Louisa Jane and I are throwing a raw food pot luck picnic at the gorgeous Kholo Gardens so if you'd like to join in the fun, please let us know!
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