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About Me:
ever since our vegetarian-trip to (supposed) meat-capital Buenos Aires where we got to know LifeFood through a lovely restaurant Verdellama some time ago, we´r ecompletely into LifeFood and all its varieties and constantly learning more!
How can the community best support you in your journey? (moral support, transition advice, fitness tips, etc)
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we're always looking for more know-how, restaurant suggestions, recipes...
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At 5:31pm on August 2, 2009, Holly Harvin said…
Sorry,I meant I am not much of a concoctor(spelling?a word?)not a cook;)woops!!hope u had a great wknd!
At 3:18pm on February 17, 2009, Rawstar said…
Blij dat te horen Tom! ik ga die site ook eens bekijken als hij werkt. Zeg, heb jij ook facebook? kom hier niet zo vaak. Questie van je vraag- ik maak 2 speciale taarten die ik kan maken.. kijk eens op men site. Full blown prive etentes doe ik voor het moment niet het ontbreekt me aan de tijd..

Groetjes Kristof
At 3:58pm on February 16, 2009, Rawstar said…
Hallo Tom/sarah, De producten veilig daar gekregen? Vele groetjes vanuit hetv koude be..brrrr
At 7:44pm on February 12, 2009, Hextacy said…
Hi! Ik las op de spaces-blog dat jullie nederlands zijn. Apart zeg! 2 nederlanders in ecuador die raw zijn. Hows life? And most important: is ecuador een vakantietrip waard?
At 11:38pm on November 17, 2008, Lori said…
Well thats nice to know about the agave plant. I saw something on tequila and assumed they did the same thing for agave. I have soaked nuts and tried making nut butters with my Champion but it is too dry and really heats up the motor. In the past I made great nut butters with roasted nuts but it hasnt worked out well with soaked raw nuts. I used almonds. Maybe macademia would work better since it has more oil. Hmmm....going to try that when I get back. We have a store that has a great selection of nuts in Cuenca but not organic. All the almonds I have tried have a very weird taste that seems like a pesticide or something so I think I am done with them.I have done the blender version of nut butters and its just not the same. I am bringing back a Vitamix this time so we'll see if that makes a difference. I love the cacao at Kallari! We tried to buy a large amount of raw beans from them but they said they didnt have enough surplus. I actually tried their chocolate just to see how it was quality wise and it was for sure one of the best chocolates I have ever had. We need to try again at some point because their beans have a much richer and deeper flavor than all other beans I have had. In Cuenca we have 2 producers of cacao paste and they sell us organic raw beans for a reasonable price- $1.50 a pound. The market price is only around $.67 but for transportation I think thats fair. Did I mention that if you run the raw beans through the champion you get a paste and this blends well in puddings and pie fillings. Can be a little grainy but will change the color of the avocado or whatever your base is- not like just ground raw beans. But it does heat up the motor. I dehydrate the beans for a long time first to heat the butter within the bean and it works better. If you run frozen banana through at the very end of the process its yummy.Have you checked out the raw chocolate company in Quito? I want to visit them to see their process. They supply a lot of distributors in the US. Are you in Quito "permanently" or just for a year or so? Lori
At 11:21am on November 17, 2008, Lori said…
No, I dont know how to make agave raw. They say most of it isnt- that's why I was curious. If I can make the yakon syrup I will be much happier with that. I love the agave plant and seeing them killed just to make syrup- I dont know. I would rather use an alternative. Something that grows faster. And it seems yakon has a lower glycemic level and is lower in calories. I actually havent tried lucuma in powder form yet. From just tasting the fruit it is hard to imagine it tasting like people say but... People say it gives a shortbread taste to cookies, etc. And it sweetens. I am happy your pie turned out well with the coconut cream. Did you make the cream yourselves? I would like to look into importing organic nuts. Do you know of any sources in Quito? Also dates...do you know of anyone who imports them in Quito? Supposedly one store in Cuenca will have them for Christmas but only during that time. One more question, have you found any machines to make nut/ seed butters? I am wondering if an electric molina would work if you ran them through several times???? Lori
At 9:08pm on November 16, 2008, Lori said…
Nice! Have you seen them process it to make sure it is really raw? I would love to know where you found it. I want to experiment with making Yakon syrup. I forgot the name in Ecuador but we got some and juiced it and it was good. I think if I dehydrate it maybe I can get the syrup. Have you tried that? I am going to make Lucuma powder by dehydrating the fruit- again forgot the name in Ecuador- and then grinding it. We dont see the fruit often but next time I am going to buy all I see. Have you tried the fruit? Have you found mesquite powder? I really want to locate that. Again its a matter of knowing the Ecuadorian name. Know it? Have you found a dehydrator in Quito? We looked everywhere and couldnt find one. I have been teaching classes on raw food prep and people really want one. I had to have one brought from the US. I also gave your name to a traveling raw foodist and told him to look you up. He teaches strawbale building so maybe a good contact for you. Lori
At 12:24pm on November 3, 2008, Lori said…
Hi Tom, Happy to hear back from you. We just met a woman here in Cuenca a few days ago who knows about raw foods through her sister who went to Hippocrates in Puerto Rico. She said there is a group of raw fooders in Quito and is going to try and get us some contact info. I will let you know if I get that info. But maybe its you she is talking about!
I have been raw close to 3 years. I started in Panama - at a fasting center/raw foods community. I was there close to a year and then Bogota and now here. We havent had a whole lot of interest in our restaurant and so havent opened for close to 2 weeks. I am giving a food prep class this week so maybe that will revive my interest. I would love to work with you to either teach people in Esmeraldas how to make coconut oil or find people already making it. I dont really eat oils much but for making pies etc. it will be necessay to have coconut oil available for people. I have a Champion juicer that I make coconut cream with from mature coconuts. This hardens up in the fridge and can act much like the oil. I also use this machine to process raw cacao. I know there is a company in Quito with raw cacao but we havent been able to get in touch with them.
I am going to the US for a month and will try to bring back DVDs, etc. with spanish subtitles. It would be great to do an info. exchange with you. We want to create a library of sorts for people here with resources about raw foods. Its so hard to find information in Spanish! We did find one book here but thats it. I will bring back recipe books as well so we could share that info as well. OK Lets stay in touch! Let us know if you come down this way. Chao, Lori
At 3:06pm on September 17, 2008, Rawstar said…
Beste Tom,

Leuk van je te horen! Net terug van Kroatië. Zuid- Amerika wow.. en bevalt het (rauwe) leven je ginds? Nog geen Be raw resto's maar er gebeurt wel meer. Dinners kome eraan.
Tot schrijfs,

Groetjes Kristof
At 2:27pm on September 7, 2008, Tierra said…
Hey Tom! vi q estas en Peru! acabo de llegar a Los Angeles para visitar familia, pero si regresas a Lima estas bienvenida a mi casa (donde sigue mi novio). Ademas te puedo contactar con una chica Colombiana quien esta en Cuzco (tambien CRUDISTA!) haciendo talleres con jovenes. Me puedes escribir aca o a kerryclarkson@marcellotoshi.com. Saludos y mucha luz!

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