Rawpower

by Omid Jaffari, Botanical Cuisine

• Magimix Food Processor
• Semak Vitacrush or Powermill Blender
• Dehydrator

1. Place all the prepared hazelnuts and cashews in the Magimix food processor and pulse into a coarse flour.
2. Add all remaining ingredients except the cinnamon powder and lightly pulse until well mixed.
3. Press into four mini tartlet pans* with removable bottoms.
4. Place bases on a mesh dehydrator sheet and dehydrate at 45C for two hours. They should now be firm enough to remove from the tart cases so you can continue to dehydrate them for a further six hours.
5. Dust cinnamon powder over the tartlets to make them look as if they are slightly burned.

1. Mix cashews, water and probiotics in the blender until smooth.
2. Allow to sit in a glass bowl covered with towel in a warm place for 14-16 hours to culture.
3. When finished culturing mix in the remaining mascarpone ingredients by hand and refrigerate for four hours or until set.

Assemble

Pour mascarpone filling onto the tarts and garnish with pink peppercorns and sour cherries.

UPCOMING BOTANICAL CUISINE EVENTS

Friday night with Omid Jaffari

• Sydney - October 28th.
• Melbourne - November 4th 

Could Steve Jobs have lived longer by doing it naturally?

by Anand Wells, Live Food Education

I was amazed at the wave of emotion I felt at hearing of Steve Jobs death. My life has certainly been touched by both the man and his legacy.

There has been much talk in several natural health newsletters about Steve’s passing saying that he died prematurely and that he could have healed himself if he avoided chemo and radiation therapies and did it naturally.

Maybe. Maybe not.

As a lover of Reality, I believe that Steve died at the exact moment and in the exact way he needed to. To argue with this and say he should have healed himself naturally, lived longer and brought us more cool gadgets etc. is to argue with Reality – it is a losing proposition every time. Have you noticed that when we get into playing armchair Gods by saying things like “he should have lived another 30 years” that Reality is completely unmoved?

Steve accomplished more in his 56 years than most people will achieve in 56 lifetimes and he is now trailblazing new territory (death), and the reality is we are all going to follow him when the time is right for us.

Having said that, I still like stacking the odds in my favour for a long healthy life. I keep to left hand side of the road when driving and try not to speed (too much), I eat organic foods and superfoods with plenty of raw, I exercise, and above all else I aim to enjoy this moment as much as I can because the Reality is I have no say when this amazing trip called Anand’s life will end. Byron Katie has said that it can be a trap to be too obsessed with health of the body – you could get hit by a truck tomorrow.

Enjoy today!

Anand

BRISBANE  EVENT

Dr. Gabriel Cousens will be delivering a presentation title "Spiritual Nutrition" providing deep insights into live plant-based foods as the optimal diet for health, wellness, longevity and spiritual growth. Dr Cousens will also present recent research including that on caloric restriction, insulin resistance and anti-ageing. At the Bardon Conference Centre in Brisbane during the evening of Thursday December 1st. 

For more information call 07 5313 3577 or visit www.lotusholisticmedicine.com.au/events

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