Ani's Raw Food Essentials (75 page)

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RAW FOR DOGS

I MAKE KANGA
a birthday cake every year to celebrate the day I found and rescued her. Or rather, the day she rescued me.

Dogs help to relieve our stress. Kanga, my Rhodesian Ridgeback, makes me laugh all the time. She reminds me to take breaks to walk her and hug her and acts as my compost bin, eating all my leftovers. Kanga loves everything I make.

Dogs should not eat onion, macadamia nuts, or chocolate (all are poisonous to them in even small amounts), and sweets. The following recipes are good to use to make your pooch treats that he or she will love you for.

PART 3

RESOURCES

I
n this section I'll offer some tips and inspiration for helping to tower our carbon footprint when traveling and while in our homes I list several Web sites, including my own,
AniPhyi.com
, where you can find uncooking videos, recipes, kitchen tools, appliances, organic ingrredients, and water kefir grains. And, I'll recommend a few of my favorite films that'll hopefully change the way you view our world. They did for me.

I do as much as I can every day to reduce my carbon footprint. Although these suggestions aren't doable for everybody, here's a list of ideas to help you tread more lightly on the planet:

As you can guess from my recipes, I eat as much local, seasonal foods as possible, buy in bulk to reduce packaging and waste, and shop at farmers' markets. Planting a garden and cutting back on animal products has a huge impact on our planet. This is from my book
Ani's Raw Food Desserts
, and I'm repeating it here again: switching to a totally local diet saves 1,000 miles of driving per year. Replacing red meat and dairy with vegetables just one day per week saves resources equal to 1,160 miles of driving per year. And, switching to a completely vegan diet is the equivalent of driving 8,100 fewer miles per year! What we choose to eat has a huge impact on our environment.

Not only were my parents early raw fooders, they were also the first recyclers I knew. I've been trained by my folks to conserve by using and buying less, which saves money. I replace items only when needed, reuse and recycle, compost, and buy recycled products, including clothes and furniture. Remember, it takes resources and energy to recycle, make recycled products, and package, warehouse, and distribute them.

Visit
www.myfootprint.org
—take the quiz at this Web site and estimate the size of your ecological footprint. You may be surprised at how big your footprint is. I was.

It's important to dispose of toxic substances properly to keep them from contaminating our ground water and environment. The U.S. Geological Survey found medications such as antibiotics, birth control hormones, and antidepressants in more than 80 percent of the rivers they tested.

Visit
www.Earth911.com
—type in your zip code and what you want to recycle, such as paint or compact fluorescent lightbulbs, to find nearby drop sites.

http://www.aniphyo.com/category/recipes/
http://www.aniphyo.com/category/videos/
http://www.youtube.com/aniphyo
Visit my Web site, SmartMonkey Foods, where I offer recipes and inspiration—
http://www.smartmonkeyfoods.com/
.

I buy my water kefir grains from Cheree, and you can also buy kombucha culture from her store at
http://www.stichingtime.com
on eBay, or
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/stichingtime
, or e-mail at [email protected].

 

If Cheree's temporarily out of stock, here's another source:

And Dom's site is packed with information on water kefir, kefirkraut, and other fermented foods and drinks:

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The recipes in this book have not been tested with metric measurements, so some variations might occur.

Remember that the weight of dry ingredients varies according to the volume or density factor: 1 cup of flour weighs far less than 1 cup of sugar, and 1 tablespoon doesn't necessarily hold 3 teaspoons.

1 teaspoon = 1/6 fluid ounce = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon = ½ fluid ounce = 15 milliliters
2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce = 30 milliliters
¼ cup = 2 fluid ounces = 60 milliliters
1/3 cup = 2 2/3 fluid ounces = 79 milliliters
½ cup = 4 fluid ounces = 118 milliliters
1 cup or ½ pint = 8 fluid ounces = 250 milliliters
2 cups or 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces = 500 milliliters
4 cups or 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces = 1,000 milliliters
1 gallon = 4 liters

¼ teaspoon = 1 milliliter
½ teaspoon = 2 milliliters
¾ teaspoon = 4 milliliters
1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters
¼ cup = 59 milliliters
1/3 cup = 79 milliliters
½ cup = 118 milliliters
2/3 cup = 158 milliliters
¾ cup = 177 milliliters
1 cup = 225 milliliters
4 cups or 1 quart = 1 liter
½ gallon = 2 liters
1 gallon = 4 liters

1 ounce = 30 grams
2 ounces = 55 grams
3 ounces = 85 grams
4 ounces = ¼ pound = 125 grams
8 ounces = ½ pound = 240 grams
12 ounces = ¾ pound = 375 grams
16 ounces = 1 pound = 454 grams

½ in = 1½ cm
1 inch = 2½ cm
6 inches = 15 cm
8 inches = 20 cm
10 inches = 25 cm
12 inches = 30 cm
20 inches = 50 cm

100°F = 38°C
200°F = 95°C
250°F = 120°C
300°F = 150°C
350°F = 180°C
400°F = 205°C
450°F = 230°C

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you, Jae Phyo, my mother, and Max Phyo, my brother, for your endless supply of unconditional love and support. Thank you for this life I am blessed to live. Thank you, Ruben Cartegena, for taking great care of Mom, for continued medical discussions, and for photography advice.

Tyler Golden, thank you for the delicious food photographs and your meticulous attention to detail. Andre Schnyder, thank you for your creativity, patience, and for the beautiful lifestyle photos. Antonio Sanchez, my dear friend and family, thank you for continuing to grace my books with your beautiful illustrations. You are the world's best illustrator.

Carol Conforti, thank you for being gorgeous in every way, and for your excitement to help with everything from location scouting, to production assisting, to styling, to testing and prep. So Young Lee, my friend and family, Korean recipe consultant, and beautiful supermodel, thank you and Jennifer Kang and Sean Kang for your support and for jumping in to join my production.

Chris Elwell and Kory Odell, thank you for hosting me at the Odellwell Manor and Retreat Center, for being my eager testers, for believing in me all these years, and for being my good friends. Christopher Autry, my cosmic twin, thank you and Grant Nvision for loving my food. I miss having you both here in L.A. Joe Arancio, thank you for being my biggest fan. Kato Banks, thank you for your bright energy and love.

Shadi Azarpour, dear friend and fellow doggie mommy, you are a gift. Thank you and Eric Weissler for believing in me, for your valuable legal advice, and guidance. Tina Wexler, thank you for taking great care of me and my books. George Ruiz, thank
you for being my champion, and for introducing me to Tina. Bill Ahmann, thank you for continuing to protect my SmartMonkey IP, you're an angel.