Raw meals in a non raw house

I posted a lot about this one on www.rawfoodtalk.com back in the day.  Here’s a few thoughts:

My husband is not raw, although he does consume a lot of smoothies, and will usually try out any new dishes I make. He loves the onion bread wrap sandwiches, and the sushi made with the nut pates. I think for him it is the hankering for “meaty-cheesy-greasy” tastes (those are his joking words) that make the nut pates and avocado taste so good. He also loves spinach salads.

I find it difficult to cook for him, in that I was never much of a good cook even if I did taste it along the way to gauge seasoning. Since I am not eating what he eats, it is difficult when I am stiring something, to not just dip in to make sure I put in enough flavor or whatever. The nice thing about eating raw foods, is that I don’t have to “cook” it. That was never my strong point. I spent so many years doing the anti-candida diet, and “mild foods” cleansing diets, that bland food tastes fine to me. I love the natural flavor of veggies and so it is hard for me to “season” right for others.

Now that I have graduated to trying more gourmet raw recipies, I have managed to get my husband more into this way of life. He has looked on for quite a while, and been really a positive supporter, even though he isn’t raw himself. He let me make an all raw dinner today. The raw pasta was a hit tonight. I can’t believe I went through almost 2 years raw without having a spiral slicer! This implement is the best!