The last couple of days were totally insane, full of emotions, tears of joy, tears of pain, decisions waiting to be made and a happy ending. It was intense. As a start on Easter we spend the day at our village house enjoying the sunny weather and the garden full of tulips, it was amazing and peaceful. A couple of hours later… my mom got a second brain stroke. Today she is fine and we are taking her home from the hospital at noon. She can walk, she can talk and even smile, we are happy again :)
Thankfully she is also willing to listen and embrace the healthy living lifestyle with a majority of raw vegan food in her diet, healthy fats and an easy exercise routine. I do believe that with our help she will be as good as new soon.
To end the days of sorrow we decided to make a little celebration yesterday with my niece and my brother’s wife. It was a simple dinner with a healthy raw pie, green salad, berries & nuts dessert and a bottle of red wine. Prepared with the help of my niece Alina, it’s so great to have some help in the kitchen! The pie ended up pretty delicious, but a little bit too moist for my taste. I had no time to dehydrate the base, so I just left it in the fridge for a couple of hours to harden. It did harden enough to be served, but was not crunchy at all. So if you are making this pie, do dehydrate the base for 8-10 hours to create a crunchy base with a creamy filling, it will be divine.
raw pie base
- 2 cups raw almonds
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
1. Soak the almonds for 10 hours or overnight and peel them.
2. Soak the cashews for 2-3 hours.
3. Blend everything together until nice and creamy, but not too liquid. Using the S knife it should take 3-4 minutes.
4. Spread the base in small pie forms or in a big one and dehydrate for 8-10 hours.
raw pie filling
- 4 cups mixed greens
- 1 avocado
- 1 small lime juiced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Instructions:
1. Cut the greens with a knife, don’t blend them!
2. Smash the avocado with a fork and mix it with the lime juice.
3. Mix the avocado and the greens, add salt to taste.
4. Pour the mixture over the pie base and garnish with cherry tomatoes.
5. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast right before serving.
Time for preparation: 1 hour. Serves 4.
Nade, I am so happy for you and for the happy ending! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you mother to get better every day! She is lucky to have your love and support!
The pie looks truly delicious :)
Thank you Maggie! :)))
I am so sorry to hear that but thankfully it had a happy ending! That pie looks scrumptious!!
Thanks Samantha! :)
Love this pie idea. Those flavors all are great together. Such beautiful pictures too.
Thank you Bitt :)
I can see that crust being converted to holding a raw chocolate mousse! ;) But this looks really great! Mmmm….
I love the picture of the tulips, it’s beautiful! What kind of camera do you use?
Yes, I saved some crust for sweet pies too :)))
I use Canon D3100 with the kit’s lens. Planning on buying some fancier lens, but haven’t done that yet…
I’m so sorry to hear about your Mother. I hope she gets better soon. Take care.
She already feels better, thank you Jennifer :)
So glad everyone is doing okay now! It must have been such a scary time, but so happy for you guys that everything ended well!
This pie sounds absolutely delicious and looks gorgeous!
Thanks Peggy! :)
WOW, I’ve been a bit out of it lately and was sad and then relieved to read this post. Thank goodness your mom is doing fine now. I can only hope her health will continue to improve and I’m sending you all a lot of love and healing energy…and lots of hugs.
This raw pie looks amazing!! Can you recommend a dehydrator? I think it is absolutely time we purchase one so we can begin our adventure into a more “raw” diet.
Thanks!
Thank you Jen! My mom is ok now and feels much more better with each day :)
As for the dehydrator, I use Excalibur and I love it, it’s only flaw is that it’s too noisy. But if your kitchen is in a separate room that won’t be a problem :)
Thanks…I’m definitely going to look into that dehydrator now. So very glad your mom is doing better!