One thing we need more of in the USA are cultured foods. In Korea, we have fermented and probiotic rich pickles like kimchi and sauerkraut, which aid our digestion while helping rebuild healthy bacteria we've destroyed through stress and antiobiotics. Fermented raw foods are the highest form of living foods. The probiotics and friendly bacteria predigest this food for us.
Ani's Garden Pate (makes about 4 servings) 1 cup almonds 1 1/2 cup celery 1 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp garlic 1/4 cup carrots 1/8 cup onion 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 tsp sea salt 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tbsp lemon juice Place all ingredients into your food processor, then process to mix well. Wrap a few tablespoons of pate inside a collard leaf with a sheet of nori. Eat with your hands!
Ani's Raw Food Baja Taco Wraps: 6 min, 18 sec Watch video It may be hard to imagine eating a raw food, vegan, uncooked taco. But I assure you, this recipe is delicious. It was voted as the favorite recipe out of the 7 I taught during my 4-hour raw food workshop in Phuket, Thailand at Mom Tri's Villa Royale. This segment aired on Thailand's NBT Television on January 29th, 2010. I'll show you just how easy it is to make these fresh raw food Baja Taco Wraps. Watch video
Ani Phyo's Raw Food Kitchen at Mom Tri's Villa Royale, Thailand: 2 min, 41 sec Watch video This is an overview of the workshop I taught in Thailand at Mom Tri's Villa Royale in Phuket. It was edited and posted immediately after the workshop on January 24, 2010. This video ends with a view of the beautiful sunset over the ocean. The end to a perfect day. Watch video
A fun time was had in the kitchen preparing 8 dishes for my workshop on Sunday Jan 24, 2010 at Mom Tri's Villa Royale. Sylvie (in black) is the PR manager who made this all happen. With my language barrier...the kitchen staff finally understood that none of my food was being heated or cooked. Here I show them how to make Garden Pate filled Nori Rolls. Sylvie and I toasted to another great day in the kitchen with coconut water! I was in heaven in Thailand with all the Thai baby coconuts. And the chefs are super fast at opening them up and getting the meat out....amazing.
Mom Tri, owner of the resort, totally gets it. His spa uses edible coconut oil, he has an organic farm in Chang Mai with a cooking school, and looks super fit and healthy. This is one of 3 pools at Mom Tri's, and salt water too. Each morning I'd find a newly bloomed lotus flower. They're beautiful! This is just one of several decks overlooking the ocean for dining and drinking. What a view! This is the beach at Mom Tri's....turquoise water and white sands. I did get a minor jelly fish sting. I was with a doctor, luckily, who kept me calm, and though it left welts on my arm, it was really not a big deal. I tried to swim a mile a day in the ocean. It was bath water warm and such a treat.
It was super special to get to meet up with 2 longtime friends from SF in Phuket, Thailand. Dr D (which in Thai means 'the good doctor') runs the 21 Day Detox program, and he and his partner John Wood taught me all about detoxing almost 10 years ago. Dr D is currently living in Bangkok developing his clinic with cutting edge healing therapies. D Anthony Hall and I go way back to SF days of raves and web 1.0. He's an amazing photographer, and artist in general. We're both back in LA now...and combating jet lag! Anthony's British...perhaps that explains his stern expression. But, I did manage get him to smile..... Smiles and friends are two important pieces for fueling happiness. The sunshine and warm water and tropical environment helps too!
One way I like to entertain myself is with my camera, especially during long international flights. The sunrise during my very long flight back to the USA from Tokyo was beautiful. Most people were sleeping and missed this amazing view. I don't sleep well on planes, and you'll usually find me doing wall push-ups and stretching in the open area by the staff. Maybe that's why one flight attendant remembered me from my flight to Asia 6 weeks prior.
Carol came to visit me in Bali all the way from Los Angeles, and we met our friend Deborah on the west coast in Seminyak for sunset cocktails. Deborah, originally from LA, now lives in Bali in a gorgeous home overlooking rice fields. Lucky lady! The sun is setting off the west coast. I was staying mostly on the east coast in Sanur, and this was the 2nd sunset I got to watch on the island. A final shot as the sky turned a brilliant fire orange red. I love the fact that it stays warm always, even after the sun goes down. Sometimes, it can be a bit too warm, if there's such a thing.