The eclectic learner

Raw pringles with a spicy paprika flavour Today I've prepared some lovely dehydrated Pringles and they are delicious - they really melt in the mouth. A bit complex to prepare...but much healthier than crisps. I wonder if flax seeds can be replaced with a cheaper alternative? Raw Pringles, spicy paprika flavour These crisps are so good, they even end up curled like their namesake. I really thought that I had over spiced them but they turned out perfect. Ingredients 1 cup of flax seeds, soaked overnight 3 cups of water half an onion 6 sun dried tomatoes, soaked 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp cayenne pepper Method 1. Blend all together in a high speed blender 2. Spoon dollops onto a wet dehydrator sheet, in rows of 4 x 4. 3. Dehydrate for 8 or so hours then peel off then place back on the tray for another 8 or so hours. OK Franz's comments...DO remember to spread some oil on those sheets or the crisps will crash ...

Raw Date and coconut balls @ By Franz! Healthier than traditional cookies, these little treats are easy to make, too! Feel free to add in dried fruits and nuts of your choice for variation! Makes about 24 cookies Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup Mejool Dates 1/2 cup finely shredded coconut, plus more for coating (I used the powdered coconut flour from Tesco) 1/2 cup plain oat biscuits - I used Paterson oat cakes with olive oil 1/4 cup mixed dried fruit (sultanas etc) from the supermarket 3 Tablespoons of maple syrup (or agave nectar) Preparation: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix all of the ingredients until well combined. I used my food processor for that. Form into 1 " balls and roll each in shredded coconut, placing on the prepared sheet as you work until all of the "dough" is used up. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and enjoy! Notes: these balls are very sweet. You can save some...

Great things have small beginnings. One day in 2010 I received an email from a UK bookstore and one of the featured advertisers was an Anglo-Italian airline pilot who recommends raw food and whose wife home-educated her perfectly healthy children. The pilot's name was Fabrizio Poli and he described how his once cancer-ridden, overweight wife Silvia healed herself with a raw food diet from her problems. My own parents had passed away early after a battle with cancer. Many friends also had died from it. I was concerned. Something clicked inside me and from that moment I was hooked! After a lot of research using search engines and word of mouth I plunged the courage to try myself to eat more living foods to see what happened. To say it shortly, the better I ate, the better I felt. This blog is my ongoing memoir of anything new I learn regarding foods and their intimate connection to our health. It also covers my interests in life-long education, fitness, ar...