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IN THE KITCHEN WITH MILA ILINA

I thought I'd share my recent interview with you guys.  Find out what's in my kitchen and how I stay inspired at RawFoodRecipes.com

Alex Malinsky asks me...

1) What is your favorite tool in the kitchen and why?

2) What's in your pantry?
3) What's your favorite meal comprised of?
4) What are some of your favorite books or magazines to read for inspiration?
5) What's new these days?

PIZZA ITALIANO

It's pretty rare that I make dehydrated foods.  But as the winter months approach, I definitely have a tendency to crave more comfort foods.  Anyone relate?  We just had our first snowfall in Boulder, and surprise, surprise pizza is on my mind! 

If you can believe it, this is my very first time making raw pizza!  Crazy, I know!  I suppose I never really cared for trying to recreate American fast-food (pizza, burgers, etc).  But I must admit, this recipe turned out amazing!  It makes two mouth-watering personal pan size pizzas.

Pizza Crust 
2 ripe tomatoes
Meat from 1 young Thai coconut
1 cup almond pulp (from almond mylk)
1/3 cup golden flax seed meal
2-4 fresh basil leaves
1/2 medium shallot
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

In a blender, blend coconut meat with tomatoes and transfer into a food processor.  Add all remaining ingredients and process until a soft dough-like consistency is formed.  Divide in half and form two 6-inch personal pan size pizza crusts.  Dehydrate on 115 degrees for 4 hours, flip over and dehydrate for another 6-8 hours.

Tomato Sauce

2 ripe tomatoes

1/2 red bell pepper

1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (I like Mediterranean Organic)

2 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 Tbsp minced herbs (basil, parsley, oregano) 

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp minced onion

1 tsp onion powder

1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

Pinch black pepper

Using a food processor, process all ingredients for an even, thick consistency.  If the sauce is still too runny, add a little more nutritional yeast and onion powder to absorb remaining moisture.

"Mozzarella" Cheese

3/4 cup cashews (soak 2hrs)

1 yellow bell pepper

Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp water

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 medium shallot

1 clove garlic

1/2 tsp raw honey

1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

Rinse and drain soaked cashews.  In a high-speed blender, blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy!  Add more water if needed to help blend.

Toppings

Bell pepper slices (I used green)

Onion slices (I used yellow)

Mushroom slices (I used white button mushrooms)

Fresh basil leaves

Thinly slice your favorite topping ingredients (about 3/4 cup), and marinade in 1 Tbsp of tomato sauce for 30 min in the dehydrator at 115 degrees.

Assembly:  Spread tomato sauce on both pizza crusts.  Add a layer of cheese sauce, and finally add your toppings.  Dehydrate for another 20 min on 115 degrees (optional).  Enjoy! 

SUPER RAW LIFE MAGAZINE

You're in for a treat!  Super Raw Life Magazine just launched their very first publication – and it's FREE! 

I am so honored Michele Marie Jeppson and the lovely team behind SuperRawLife.com asked me to be a part of this!  I'm really excited my recipes and article Risking Everything are featured in this premier Fall 2010 Issue.  I couldn't be happier to contribute to this beautiful magazine!

To download a FREE copy of the Fall 2010 Issue of Super Raw Life Magazine, please visit www.SuperRawLife.com.  And be sure to check out my article on Risking Everything, my transition to the raw food lifestyle, along with a few of my recipes from the SpaFusion Cleanse Program and the Raw Chocolate & Wine ebook!

Super Raw Life Magazine is a source of information with the vision of inspiring you to transform your lifestyle and body naturally.  It is released quarterly and the e-magazine is available internationally at no cost.  When there is so much abundance there is no need for lack.  Our quarterly e-magazine is a platform to highlight those who are making a difference and in the process enable us to share and inspire our readers.

- SuperRawLife.com

 

RAW BLACKBERRY COBBLER

For some reason I've been craving blackberries the last couple of days.  I finally got my hands on some... how could I possibly resist playing in the kitchen? 

The nice thing about this recipe is that you can modify it a number of ways.  I've made a similar recipe before using peaches for the filling instead of blackberries.  You can also use mangoes, or any combination of berries.  And for the crumble, you can substitute pecans for walnuts.   

Blackberry Cobbler (Serves 2)

Crumble

1 cup walnuts (soaked overnight & dehydrated back to dry)

1/4 cup coconut flakes

2 dates, pitted

1/4 tsp vanilla extract (or powder)

Pinch Himalayan salt

Filling

1 cup fresh blackberries

2 dates, pitted

1 Tbsp raw honey

▪ In a food processor, start with the dry crumble ingredients first (walnuts, coconut, salt).  Process down to a fine crumble, do not overprocess.  Add dates and vanilla and continue to process until the dough starts to fold in on itself.  Transfer 1/2 of the mixture into a bowl and set aside.  The remaining half, press into a 6-inch round cake pan to form a crust.  

▪ For the filling, add 1/2 cup blackberries back into the food processor, along with dates and honey.  Process until well incorporated.  Add the remaining blackberries and pulse two or three times leaving many of the chunks intact.

▪ Pour the blackberry filling over the crust in the cake pan, and top with the remaining crumble that was set aside.  Gently press through the crumble to expose some of the filling underneath.    

RAW CHOCOLATE & WINE E-BOOK

For the longest time I wanted to throw my very own raw chocolate party.  So for my 30th Birthday, I brainstormed some recipes, called up a few friends... and the result, a fabulous Raw Chocolate & Wine party!  I even had my dear friend Solnce perform live for us.  

I was in the kitchen for two straight days handcrafting the most amazing raw chocolates and infused cacao treats.  I got such great feedback from all my guests, I thought hey, everyone should throw themselves a fabulous raw chocolate party!  It's such a fun way to introduce your friends and family to raw foods.  Plus, you'll get show off your raw culinary skills!  Who wouldn't want to impress their guests as a chocolatier for a night?  

The Raw Chocolate & Wine recipe ebook provides a complete menu ready to go for the ultimate raw chocolate cocktail party!  I've perfected those recipes that everyone liked best, to make sure they're definite crowd pleasers!  Best part, they're all super easy and delicious!  So no, you don't have to be a professional chocolatier to throw an amazing raw chocolate party of your own!  

Plus, the lovely Carmen Marie-Denise Shelton, a French wine connoisseur, shares her expertise and recommendations on raw chocolate wine pairing.

Born and raised in France, Carmen grew up exploring wineries in the beautiful countryside of France.  Her love and appreciation for quality wine lead her to explore the long tradition of biodynamic practices. Carmen shares her secrets for selecting organic and biodynamic wines to complement the rich flavor and luscious feel of raw chocolate.

Raw Chocolate & Wine ebook ($14.95)

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ASIAN SEA VEGGIE SALAD

If there's one thing, aside from leafy greens, that I would recommend people start incorporating into their diet, it would definitely be sea vegetables!

They're loaded with vitamins and minerals, including trace minerals!  I can't say enough about how wonderful they are.  Here's a great resource on all their nutritional  and health benefits http://tinyurl.com/ybduhw

And here's one of my favorite sea veggie recipes...

Start by soaking 1 cup of your favorite sea veggies in 1 cup of water to soften them.  Make sure to use clean water (not tap).  Discard excess water.  You can even buy an assorted mix of different sea vegetables.

For the Asian dressing...

Juice of 1 lemon

1 tsp raw honey

1 tsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil (enhances flavor)

1/2 tsp Tamari soy sauce

1/8 tsp grated ginger 

Pinch cayenne

Whisk together dressing ingredients and toss over the sea veggies. Garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy!