Recipes: January ’10 | The Beachside Resident

By: Samantha Deebel

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Happy New Year, everyone!

I hope 2010 is a healthy and prosperous year for all of you!

As of this writing, I have lost 35 pounds! I have to say that raw food is a great way to cleanse your body and lose weight while eating soups and drinking lots of both water and coconut water. Exercise is great too; I did my first 5K (in many years) in 50 minutes with my friend Shelly.

Here are some of her tasty healthy recipes to share with you.

Be the best you can be!

Life is good…just keep saying it to yourself!

Shelly’s Raw Sushi

Nori sheets
Shredded romaine lettuce
Slices of carrot, avocado, and cucumber

Lay romaine lettuce on a nori sheet. Add the carrot, cucumber, and avocado, then roll up and seal with dampened fingers. If you want, add some hummus or raw paté or even tofu to this for heartier fare.

Here’s a nice dip for your sushi rolls:

Sushi Dip

2 tablespoons miso paste
1 orange; seeded and peeled
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tablespoons grated ginger
1-2 cloves of garlic

Simply put all ingredients in a blender till smooth and enjoy!

Shelly’s Vegan Tortilla Wraps

Take a large tortilla and load it up with grated raw beets, carrots, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, sliced cucumbers and alfalfa sprouts. Add tofu and vegan cheese if you want.
This also tastes really good with vegan mayo (found at your local health food store)
Wrap it up and enjoy!

Any comments of questions? Feel free to email me at dagnaula@yahoo.com (I’m still waiting for Aaron to send me a recipe – you know who you are!)