Tina White from Newport Richey, FL is coming to share with us her excitement and knowledge of making raw foods that not only taste good but are good for you.  Tina shares our convictions that bread should be the mainstay of our diets, while embracing the idea that we all need to be eating more raw foods.

For many of us it is easy to compliment the main dish we are serving with a raw fruit or vegetable; but, wouldn't it be nice to serve a tasty raw main dish? What about desserts?  Even the most health conscious of us compromise when it comes to desserts.  What if you could make desserts that were not only great tasting but good for you and made with raw foods as well; desserts that would not make you gain weight but lose weight?  Desserts that you do not have to feel guilty about eating and could even enjoy for breakfast?  Imagine satisfying that chocolate craving with a raw chocolate pudding or raw fudge and lose weight in the process!!!  Tina will demonstrate and serve - all raw - Green and Sunny Fettuccini, Angel Hair Zucchini with marinara sauce, coconut cream pie, banana ice cream, chocolate pudding, fudge, and peach cobbler.  She will also serve a "better than coffee" shake made with all superfoods!

Since baking temperatures destroy the enzymes in raw foods Tina will demonstrate how to make Vegetable Flax Crackers in the dehydrator.  She will also make Marinated Kale Chips, Raw Oatmeal Cookies, Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms, Raw Pizza, and "Unsteak" Fajitas - all using the dehydrator.

 
When you register for the RAW FOODS CLASSES please indicate whether you will be attending either one or both of the classes.

OPTIONAL CATERED LUNCH ON SATURDAY SEPT 15, 2007

As an added treat, The Real Bread Company will cater lunch during the break between classes and will include a Turkey Sandwich, with lettuce and tomato on freshly milled whole grain bread (of course), a bag of natural chips, a chocolate chip cookie or oatmeal craisin cookie (made with freshly ground whole wheat of course!) and an organic green tea soda or water. 

The lunch is $7.00, available ONLY if you pre-order when  registering for one or both, of the RAW FOODS classes.  You may pay for lunch at the door when you check in; but, you do have to pre-order so we will know how many lunches to prepare!

Raw, Organic Agave Nectar (MADHAVA Brand)- This is a great tasting, all natural, liquid sweetener made from the extract of the wild agave plant.  Agave Nectar is suitable for any sweetening use and has both organic and kosher certifications.  We have chosen to carry only the raw variety assuring that the nectar has not been heated above 115⁰.  We have it in 3 sizes:

• 07341 - Organic Raw 23oz Agave Nectar - $5.33
• 07343 - Organic Raw 46oz Agave Nectar - $10.20
• 07345 - Organic Raw 184oz  Agave Nectar - $35.00

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While honey has no equal, agave nectar is a wonderful addition as an alternative sweetener with different characteristics than honey.  

• It has a neutral, very sweet flavor and will not alter the taste of the foods in which it is used, making it an ideal sweetener for mild flavored foods and drinks such as tea, lemon/limeade, fruit smoothies, and other beverages as well as yogurt and cheesecake.  
• This new sweetener is less viscous than honey, making it easier to use and pour, even when cold.  It dissolves easily and never hardens even in cold beverages or on fresh or frozen fruit.  It blends and dissolves readily in or on all foods. 
• It substitutes in recipes just like honey - use ¼ to ½ cup of agave nectar for every cup of sugar called for in a recipe.
• It has a long and stable shelf life, and will not solidify.
• In addition to agave nectar's very mild, sweet taste it has a very low glycemic index.  

We love using agave nectar to sweeten frozen strawberries and whipped cream.  It did not harden on the strawberries and added no flavor, just sweetened the whipping cream!  We use it to sweeten fresh squeezed limeade and our family likes it better than when sweetened with honey or even with the Savannah Gold Honey Crystals (sucanat with honey); again it is sweeter and adds no flavor.  We have only begun to experiment with agave nectar, but we are already excited about its many possibilities!

Honey has no equal in that it is the perfect sweetener given to us by God.  It will always be our preferred sweetener.  But agave nectar is fast becoming our second choice!!  Once you try it you will love its mild sweet flavor!!