Hope you liked the first in the EASY series, coming at ya every Monday. Don’t forget to put down your feedback and/or experiences as we go along. We can keep each other motivated along the way.

Yesterday we packed up our lives for the next 5 weeks of being on the road.

Random sidenote: Love my new Ergo – so does my back!!!

First stop Dubai

As my dad says, “Considering the amount of time his mummy has spent on a plane you would expect excellent behaviour….”

I’m chilling with my girlfriend here in Dubai for a week, then hubs and I hit up Kuala Lumpur to visit some friends, then it’s onto Australia. So exciting.

Today I’m thinking of shopping for food supplies as I’ve brought some kitchen equipment (never leave home without it!) to raw-i-fy my friend. She has recently gone vegetarian so I’m excited to show her some dishes. I’ll share with you next post with what things I’ve brought on the road with me.

Right before I left Saudi, however, I made a very quick, easy and tasty cracker (by accident).

I’ve not worked with whole flax seeds before, I usually mill them into a flour/meal to make breads or throw into smoothies, but I’ve never been a big fan of their ‘flaxy’ taste in dehydrated products.

I was soaking the seeds to make into a more complex recipe then when I came back, I had realised they had turned into a jelly.

With a major hankering for cinnamon lately, I elected for a sweet cracker version.

They didn’t disappoint. I finished off the whole lot within hours of them being complete in the dehydrator.  I had to force myself to save a little for hubs to taste test. To which he exclaimed “You could use these for dips and stuff!”. Totally!

Try to always use use golden flax (brown tastes nasty) and it’s been noted not to consume flax if pregnant or breastfeeding (doh for me! Only just realised this AFTER I had it). Apparently flaxseed can act very similarly to the hormone oestrogen however there is no known clinical studies on the risk to pregnancy.

Oh and warning, eating too much of this stuff may make you F-A-R-T

Easy Flax Crackers

(makes one dehydrator tray)

1/3 cup golden flaxseeds

1 cup of water

add ins (cinnamon, maple syrup, sea salt, cumin, curry, garlic, herbs etc)

Place flaxseeds in a large bowl and cover with water for 4 hours.

The water will become like jelly.  Decide on add ins. This time I chose 3 T maple syrup, 1/2 tsp sea salt and lotsa cinnamon.  Mix thoroughly.

Spread mixture on paraflexx sheet to about 3-5mm thickness and dehydrate for 2 hours on 140′ then 8 hours for 110′. If you don’t own a dehydrator, use greaseproof paper on a shallow baking tray and bake on lowest heat setting with door open til they are crunchy.

I didn’t score mine so when they were crispy I simply broke them up into irregular pieces.

Then EAT!!!

Maybe I’ll have to come up with some easy raw dips to make for a savoury version? Any ideas?

Such a lovely day all around. I got up uber early to get ready for the girls to come over and made cucumber sandwiches

(who doesn’t feel posh eating those?) and watch the pre wedding BBC broadcast.

I reckon Pat thought his wife had gone crazy with all the whooping and cheering I was doing all around the house, whilst I readied for the 8 girls and 3 guys – they want to be where the girls are at right Sure they got into the wedding deal too.

Wish I had taken photos of us wearing our fascinators (erm, hello Samantha Cameron – wife of England’s PM, where was your headwear???) but the festivity of the day took over instead of photography duties.

We also enjoyed some of these vegan treaties

So how do you handle social situations and your diet?

Usually I am not so tough on myself and just choose healthier options if raw isn’t available and get back on track when it is. I’ve spoken about this is more detail on the blog before but think it’s worth a revisit in the future perhaps?? How to handle your social life?

Also I do like to allow ‘treats’ now and then so I don’t feel my lifestyle is too restrictive

Having said that, having a baby can play real havoc on your body!

Both during and following the pregnancy: physically & mentally.

It’s been almost 2 months since I gave birth and I’m only just starting to feel half normal now. So it’s time to start getting the pre baby body BACK!

Now some people hardly gain any baby weight and others gain a TON and I think it’s definitely a real personal experience.

My best friend gained less than half of what I gained and she gave birth to twins,

but it’s definitely not something I have beaten myself up about as I have done a pretty impressive job, of growing a healthy little human and am continuing to nourish him

So, here’s the deal.

I’m not placing pressure on myself to lose a certain amount by a certain time, but I am a person who does work best under pressure and with a goal in mind. However the reason I was attracted to a raw food lifestyle was for the fun, flexibility and overall healthfulness.

So here’s the plan.

Food

Raw til Dinner

I am going back to eating raw til dinner and using my general eating plan from the month I spent at 105degrees (I am taking inspiration from the food I made and ordered from the cafe as I lost 6kgs without even trying) but will still continue to have half cooked dinners with hubs.

Exercise

Move Everyday

Now that Manus and I are understanding each other’s routines (kind of) I will attempt to walk/jog him and the dog most days around our 6km walking track- although it difficult now that it is heading into the hottest time of year on the hottest place on earth, plus we suffer dust storms here regularly (no one wants to walk around in those), and for those days, I have been gifted with an unwanted elliptical machine which arrives tomorrow. Even though we have amazing gyms on camp, it’s impossible to get there with a new baby.

Home Workout DVD’s

I was due to start Beachbody Insanity right before I found out I was pregnant so that put an end to that for almost 9 months. Although some people continue heavily exercising during pregnancy, my breathlessness was not going to enable that! I also have some easy yoga DVD’s that my joints and muscles are calling out for!

I have a weight goal in mind, but I’ll keep that to myself and let you know the progress as weeks go by. I’d like to reach my goal by the time I head home to Australia in July (that’s right, I’m going home AGAIN) but I know that’s mighty unrealistic, however I am sure I will make some headway.

I’d like to get back into this yellow dress

Watch this space!

Coming up on the blog next week so stay tuned:

• Another giveaway – OPEN WORLDWIDE
• A recipe video for using Kelp Noodles and information on seaweeds

Monday night I was a proud and honored patron at Cafe Checocho in West End (Brisbane)for the debut of raw night Mondays by raw foods chef Ames of Raw and Peace.

I first met Ames when she had taken over the prime real estate of newly departed, Skye Craig of Wild Sugar Desserts at the Northey Street Organic Farm Markets (ok I LOVE that place).

She had me at her Raw Pizzas (and my non vegan, non raw dad! He loved them!)

On my following visits to the markets she has showered me with pizza and cheesecake love but NOW you can enjoy even more of her tasty raw creations.

Raw Food Dining has made it to Brisbane!!! Can you believe it?

I took my mum and she thought she was tagging along to another workshop or a talk so was really excited when she discovered I was actually taking her out to say thank you for her hard work as my trusty assistant at my Raw Basics Workshop on Sunday afternoon.

We started off with the Plate of Living Dips/Cheeses with Sprouted Seed Crackers to share

And I couldn’t go past the Bruschetta. I’ve been dying to come up with my own as the Kitesurfer dude who has my heart, loves the real thing.

Random sidenote: I get to see him hopefully this week

Then we agreed to get 2 different mains that we could both test out.

I just HAD to have the Kelp Noodles with Almond, Chilli, Lime & Ginger Sauce. I lived off kelp noodles when I was studying at 105degrees.

(Please healthfood stores in Australia and Sea Tangle , when are you going to stock kelp noodles so we don’t have to ship them in ourselves?????)

Kelp noodles for the uninitiated are actually clear noodles with NO flavour at all, that are made entirely of sea kelp. They take on the flavour of the sauce you pair with them and are fat free and gluten free (and very low in carbs for those that still worry about carbs….) AND you don’t cook them!!!

Mum had the Roast* Vegetable Stack which was capsicum, tomatoes, portobello mushie and cucumber with sprouted seed pesto. Sorry iPhone pics were quite dark as was a bit worried to take the big gun camera out in such an intimate cafe

We were pretty full and satisfied but who could go past this:

Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Icecream. Off. The. Hook.

Mum and I thought it be a good idea to take something home for the father, so he was given the Sticky Date Chia Pudding with Cashew Cream and Agave.

But not before we took big chunks out – QUALITY ASSURANCE of course!!!

Ames messaged me to let me know afterwards that even through this was her first night, and she is only ‘appearing’ at the cafe one night per week (it is NOT usually a Raw Food Cafe):

“it was an epic night!…. turns out in the end it was their busiest night EVER – crazy busy right up til the end, and I didn’t get out til 1am! AND (this is the best bit!), loads of first timers, total newbies that just stumbled in, are totally converted now! Yay, raw food yay!!”

Those were her words and isn’t that exciting!!!

So Brisbane friends, whether you are already converted or simply raw curious or just want a different and healthy night out (I think they are even BYO woine!) you totally have to check this place out every Monday night from 5pm.

Get there early to get a seat as we arrived at 530pm and the place was almost packed then! When we were leaving at 730pm the line up was out the door and people were ordering food and eating it out on the pavement.

Cafe Checocho

69 Hardgrave Road

West End QLD 4101 - (07) 3846 1144

*Roast means dehydrated to give the illusion of being cooked.

First of all last night I rediscovered my love affair with almond butter.

On a red juicy apple that mum kept saying reminded her of the red apple Snow White bit into. So sweet, red and juicy.

This morning I woke up and made myself something I’ve not had in a while, but felt my body was in need of after eating out for most of my holiday (other than breakfasts and some lunches).

Liver Flush Drink

thanks to Spa Resorts, Koh Samui.

This drink is recommended to have in your pre cleanse prior to attending Spa Samui for your detox and it’s also great way to detox your liver at home, one of your most important organs in your body which can end up storing many of the toxins we ingest daily from pesticides to processed foods, drugs and alcohol. The liver can have have difficulty eliminating wastes from the body or digesting your food if it becomes overloaded. We can assist by giving it a slight break by: avoiding fatty and fried foods, red meats, all processed foods and sugars and having these liver flush drinks 1 to 2 times a day whenever you feel your body needs it. It’s even been said this drink could assist with helping to pass gallstones or help with gall bladder problems.

Occasionally I’ve felt a little nauseous following this drink, however I know those have been the times I have most likely been the most toxic and this is the flush doing it’s job in detoxing. If you really feel ill, you may feel the benefit of a colon cleanse or self administered enema, but I’ve never found this necessary.

I’ve heard this drink makes a GREAT hangover cure as well!

I actually quite like the taste, but BEWARE, it WILL keep the Ed Cullen’s at bay! If you get the mix correct you might even enjoy the taste. I LOVE IT!

Ingredients:

• extra virgin olive oil- 2 tablespoons or up to 1/3 cup (I used 1/3 cup)
• fresh lemon juice-about 1-2 thirds cup (I used 1/3 cup)
• garlic 3-5 cloves
• ginger 1-knob
• 2 cups orange juice
• cayenne pepper to taste

Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender and enjoy.

Mum loved it, but did NOT heed my advice to take her toothbrush to work with her following the drink. Oops, sorry mum’s workmates! She is actually hanging out for her next one tomorrow morning so it couldn’t have been that bad eh

Afterwards I headed to one of my favourite malls to run some errands and pick up one of these:

Apple, Carrot, Beetroot, Celery & Ginger.

Although I’m almost certain they don’t juice their apple juice fresh and use bottled , I think the rest of the juice is made fresh on the spot and Boost Juice make a healthier alternative to what else is around.

Then I received a call from this lovely lady:

So of course I had to take an errand break to have a late lunch as in a few weeks it won’t be so easy to catch up with my girls, when I head back to the Middle East

It was a no brainer, we had to hit up Wagamama

We shared some edamame with salt and their yummy sweet potato chips – so much for sticking to my non processed foods for the day following my Liver Flush. My quinoa salad at home would have to wait

I really wanted to grab one of their new salads, so I have no idea why I ended up ordering what I did:

Moyashi Soba. But it was delicious however I could only eat half, bringing the rest home to eat for r’on. (Later on)

I’ll be back later with holiday details for those of you possibly interested in a boating, island hopping, diving holiday in Thailand.

Last week I had a dear friend over for dinner and I wanted to wow her with my raw food that she keeps telling me she is dying to try but I didn’t want to disappoint her.

So I called on some trusty friends (although not an entirely raw meal).

A personalised version of Tuscan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto served with Brown Rice Crackers

Ratouille – taught to me by the father of 4 children I used to nanny in Scotland.

Sautee onion and garlic in pan til clear, add zuchinni, red capscicum, mushrooms, fresh basil, dried oregano and a large jar of passata and simmer for 30minutes.

Serve over steamed seasoned quinoa

And my favourite rocket (arugula), fennel, orange salad with honey & lemon dressing.

Finished off with banana soft serve

Served a top fresh kiwi and pineapple and topped with cacao nibs.

First class all the way.

What are your favourite GO TO MEALS?

After deliberating over where to go for my latest vacation (my number 1 choice was NYC) I finally decided on a trip back home to Australia. But first I had to stop off in Dubai for a few days to have some girl time.

My friend Hayley, who I used to live with in London, has been living in Dubai for 2 years and when she told me her housewarming party was going to coincide with my stopover I was thrilled.

So the last few days have been filled with pampering at one of Dubai’s many beauty salons, checking out some truly awesome sights – Atlantis on the Palm Island

Atlantis Palm Hotel

and getting lost in one of the most extravagant malls I have ever been to, the Dubai Mall – complete with it’s massive indoor aquarium:

Dubai is a 50minute flight from my home of Saudi, but I rarely get the chance to stop over there unless I am on my way somewhere else as I usually fly Emirates Airlines and their hub is of course Dubai.

Of course I made not one but two visits to my favourite café in the Dubai Mall, Organic Foods and Café, whilst picking up some food supplies for my stay with my friend (organic spinach for green smoothies in my travel blender, bananas, apples and mandarins).

Hayley’s apartment balcony has views of the tallest building in the world,

Burj Dubai

and just outside the Dubai Mall, on the hour every hour you can witness the fountain light show to music like I filmed here:

Travelling Perly also reminded me of the desert safaris with Arabian Adventures I am yet to do. Every time I make it to Dubai it happens to be too hot to endure the 4wd safari and desert dinner, so here’s hoping I make it there in the cooler months, however I think it might be very similar to the one we did in Qatar last year – just no riding of camels

I was also excited to meet some people at Hayley’s party who are very raw curious, so I  am hoping to do some workshops there in the near future but having said that, I also came across this wonderful opportunity for anyone in the Dubai area, who may be interested in attending a workshop inclusive of some delicious raw goodness and a brief talk:

So after my time in the Friday brunch capital of Dubai, I am now in Brisbane, Australia for some down time with my family. Funny thing is, my brother and sister and galavanting around Italy right now instead, so it will be just me and mum and dad hanging out at their new beachside townhouse in a mild Brissie winter. I’ll write more soon

Thank you to everyone for your kind and interesting comments regarding my life here in Saudi. And I loved hearing some of your stories about where YOU live and have lived. I think I need to schedule a follow up post as there is so much more I could have written, but now I know you are all so interested to find out more, then sure, I’ll promise to do a follow up including some video footage of where I live! Oh and I got the prayer times wrong. There are only 5 prayer times however 6 times are listed on any Islamic calendar per day, but this is because the first one just denotes sunrise. I had a few readers clear that up for me! Thanks so much, we are always learning!

Today I did something I haven’t done in quite some time and I broke out my juicer. For a girl who lives for her smoothies, I felt it was time to get some concentrated nutrients into my body, after feeling a bit under the weather.

I scoped out my fridge and before juicing up a storm I did my usual veggie baths (as most of the produce I get here in Saudi is inorganic).

Then I made this and served it on the rocks:

Green Cabbage, Apple, Carrot, Celery & Ginger

It was then time for the girls to come over for a night of Urban Cowboy as we had a native Texan in the house, and I love that not only her, but another of my friends (Kiwi funnily enough) rocked on over donning cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. Love John Travolta and Debra Winger. We all provided a plate of food and some chin wagging before hitting play on the projector. Was such a fun night, totally love the girl nights.

I didn’t specify to the girls what dishes to bring as I knew we had varied eaters in the house, but was sooo pleased that most of the girls brought Vegan, if not Vegetarian dishes bar one, who brought her native Turkish meal, but it was such fun to have different dishes to sample and not so much work for just one person.

I totally forgot to take some pics of the food beforehand but here are some after shots!

Here’s what I made:

Raw Zucchini Pasta, Marinara Sauce, Marinated Mushrooms

Raw Marinara Spaghetti

SERVES 4 OR 8 hungry sharing girls

4 small zucchinis spiralised

Marinara Sauce

1 red pepper/capsicum

1 cup sundried tomatoes

4 fresh chopped tomatoes

1/8 cup of fresh packed basil

2 cloves of garlic

1 T apple cider vinegar

4 pitted dates

1/2 t himalayan/sea salt

Process in food processor fitted with S blade until well combined but still somewhat chunky. Drain excess liquid with strainer (reserve the liquid to savour as it tastes like a spicy virgin Mary! Keeps the the vampires away too )

Marinated Mushrooms

1 punnet of  sliced button mushrooms

2 T olive oil

2 T nama shoyu/tamari

1/4 t cracked black pepper

1 t of lemon juice

Marinate mushrooms with combined ingredients for 20 minutes, until all mushrooms are completely coated.

Arrange zucchini noodles on a plate or in a bowl and place marinara sauce on top, and garnish with marinated mushrooms. Tonight I just threw all the mushrooms and the excess liquid into a large bowl with the marinara and noodles. Tasty little buggers.

Leftovers!

Dessert made by me:

Raw Chocolate Vanilla Torte & Mint Choc Chip Raw Ice Cream

Do you regularly make time for  your girls (or boys) and if so what do you do? Dinner parties? Movies? Clubbing? Book Club?

I’ll be back later with details of that giveaway!

For the past couple of years Kristen (of Kristensraw.blogspot.com & Green Mommy Blog)  has been my biggest support with my transition to a raw diet firstly through her sassy and delicious recipe books, then secondly through her online friendship. We got to know each other personally through regular emails and facebook chatter (I’m even pals with her very funny and popular mother) then I kept threatening to come and visit her in Arizona.

Finally I did it!

And as expected we got on like a house on fire! (a saying both Kristen and her mum now know hehe among other Australianisms I unwittingly shared.)

Firstly Kristen and her ma picked me up from the airport then took me straight to lunch at Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House and demolished a lentil soup and veggie wrap and iced chai latte with almond milk. No photo as we were nattering away.

As most of you already know, I’m a big fan of Wholefoods so by special request, I got to stop by their local store to pick up supplies including some of this chocolate I’d been dying to sample since Kristen’s review. We don’t have a Wholefoods in Oklahoma city

Um yep, it pretty much rocked! When I could keep it away from Kristen!

Don’t you just love their number plates?

Then it was on to meet the furry family including the very popular Miso who Kristen rescued a few weeks back.

(Courtesy of Kristen’s Blog here as I was too busy playing with the puppies to get any photos)

Then I had the BEST vegan pizza in the world!! Homemade with love by Kristen’s mum herself! I’m going to be dreaming of this pizza all week! The vegan cheese was daiya. Kristen tells me apparently this stuff has revolutionized the vegan diet. I wish we could get it in Saudi.

Add a side of Food Inc watching and some of Kristen’s food made by her especially for my visit.

Her Ginger spice carrot cake. Are you jealous? Mmmmmmm. Pictured in the middle with small pieces of Earth Cafe’s cheesecake’s Coconut Carob & Cali Lemon Style.

This was the hit of the night. My Raw Food guru preparing food for me! This recipe will be upcoming in one of Kristen’s books. Keep an eye out for it!

Before I left for my flight home today, Kristen made me a beautiful salad with her famous Sweet Capri Dressing from her Easy Raw Salads & Dressings Book. Did I mention I felt spoilt?

It was such a lovely time (including Miso stealing my dirty knickers haha) and despite this I am counting on a return vist very soon (I’ve got to meet the bubby of course)

I’ve said it already but I’ll say it again, thank you so much for having me Kristen and co. It’s see ya later, not goodbye xx

Who’s your hero?

Here’s a beautiful shot I got just after take off out of Salt Lake City, homeward bound to Oklahoma City ready to embark on week 3 at 105degrees culinary school.

Yesterday saw me heading to 105degrees for the Sunday Supper Menu presented by Sous Chef Kelly Dennis.

This was my first course:

Shaved Fennel with Blood Orange and Yogurt

Pecan Encrusted Portobello with Wilted Spinach, Heirloom Carrots

Coffee, Cardamom, Coriander / Date Custard with Candied Pistachios, Macadamia Mascarpone, Citrus, Saffron.

Couldn’t believe this was a raw dessert. Tasted reminiscent of the butterscotch sauce served with Sticky Date Pudding.

Yeah this pretty much rocked my world! All raw and deeelicious. Every Sunday Supper for $25 if you are ever in Oklahoma, you should check it out!

Onto today at chef school…

We tried out some wheatgrass – I am the freak in the group that actually enjoys the taste of wheatgrass.

Mixed with apple juice

Then it was time to do something with the seaweed we had soaked last week. I made a Kale and Seaweed Salad with a tangy spicy sauce

Now here is a bit of fun. Can you guess what these two vegetables are?

I’m meeting some very new and exotic ingredients of late. I’ll reveal what they are tomorrow, unless you already know?

I chased my lunch with a Seductive Strawberry Smoothie (I think it was strawberry, banana, almond milk, coconut butter and cacao). The Spring menu debuted today so I am looking forward to getting through it over the next 3 weeks

Can you guess what this is soaking away ready to sprout?

Then it was onto bread making, for burger buns.

Ready for the dehydrator…

Then I called it a day with a cup of hot Teccino Hazelnut Herb coffee. I have been wanting to try this for some time since my pal Kristen (of KristensRaw and Green Mommy Blog) has spoken of it. It’s a coffee replacement which helps to restore alkaline balance.

Ingredients
Organic Carob, Organic Barley, Organic Dates, Chicory, Organic Chicory, Almonds, Natural Hazelnut Flavor, Organic Figs. Contains: Almonds.

Not being a huge fan of coffee anyway but enjoying one now and then, this was quite a tasty alternative. Would be delicious with a tasty dessert.

Speaking of Kristen, my soul sister, I am sooo excited that we are finally getting to meet up next weekend. I first ‘met’ Kristen over 2 years ago, when I became interested in the raw lifestyle and I purchased her e-books and we became email buddies. Ever since then, we’ve maintained a great friendship and I credit her ALWAYS with my transition onto a high raw diet, she has been my biggest support! We call each other  Soul Sister (SS) as we have a lot in common and I even call her mum Soul Mum. And now we’ll finally get to meet Pretty exciting stuff.

Do you have anyone that you look to for inspiration or support in any area of your life?

Thanks for your comments on what intimidates you at the gym! Nice to know that we are all normal eh?

Any plans for this weekend? For those of you that follow me on Twitter, you will know that I had been toying with a road trip or a flight to Vegas to visit my pal who is here for a month also, but it looked to be too expensive a journey for such a short time so I am kicking Oklahoma style this weekend and it’s quite nice here. Yoga tomorrow morning (it’s been a while) and then an extra class at 105 degrees on Plant Based Beauty which I am totally looking forward to. I have been researching more natural beauty treatments and products for sometime (coconut oil as a make up remover spring to mind) but it would be helpful to gain more conclusive info. Then maybe I can sample a cocktail or two off the menu as it’s the weekend right?

Today at school we made almond flour out of our dehydrated almond pulp from our almond milk yesterday.

This will be used for a recipe at a later time.

Then we had a lesson on seaweed.

And soaked some ready for later. I chose Arame (my fave), Kelp (only because I love kelp noodles) and some dulse.

Then we learnt how to make a sour cream base

And mixed our own add ins:

I chose a Tzatziki style of garlic and cucumber. There were variations like basil and garlic, cucumber & jalapeno and lime, and avocado with cumin. Great with crudites.

Back to the seaweed – we learnt about Irish Moss as an addition to recipes (great as a setting agent once blended with water to form a paste)

Then it was onto raw maki rolls.

Here’s a video on how to make raw sushi with Russell

And dessert was yesterday’s icecream

This was the highlight of my day…and we all shared our own creations. Mine was choc mint (the one on the far left) with a vanilla, blood orange & ginger, another chocolate and my favourite, the mint choc chip.

After a big clean out of our training kitchen, we were dismissed for the weekend. So with the sun shining and the blue sky beckoning (I hardly see the blue sky in Saudi – it is more like dust coloured!) I took off for a jog/walk around Lake Hefner. And look what I found! The Kiter Boy back home would be uber jealous!!

Then I may have had a cheeky wine spritzer to end my week at sunset. What an end to such a glorious week! And my excuse for the wine was to celebrate the impending nuptials of one of my best pals, Katie to her groom, Ben in 2 hours time (in Australia). I wish I could be in two places at once However Katie has promised me she will don her dress again for me on my return to Oz with a celebratory drink or 2 of course

See you all tomorrow

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