I like to have cultured foods in my kitchen as often as possible, so I usually have a gallon or two of my home made sauerkraut and kim chee fermenting in the fridge. Kombucha has also been a lot of fun to make at home, but one of my favorite things to culture at home is coconuts.

When the whim strikes I head to the Asian market and pick up a couple of cases of young Thai coconuts, bring them home and open them. To see how to open a coconut at home, watch this video.

When you open your coconuts (you may want to start with just one case), pour off the water into jars or a large bowl. I like to have both fresh coconut water and kefir in the fridge at the same time, so I pour a quart or two of water into a jar and put it in the fridge. Scoop out the meat with a spoon and set that aside in a bowl of its own.

Cultured Coconut Water
To culture the rest of the coconut water pour it into a blender and add a wide-spectrum pro-biotic capsule. I use one called Ultimate Flora.

You will want to blend the water until the temperature reaches 100F. I pour the warmed coconut into 1/2 gallon jars and leave them on the counter at least overnight, but usually for a day or two, and then put them into the fridge.

Cultured Coconut Cream
Put the coconut meat into the blender, add a cup of the warmed water and blend until smooth. Scoop the coconut cream into a jar and leave out overnight, or for a day or two.

I was watching Jamie Oliver, The Naked Chef, on Netflix today and decided to make a mango lassi after watching him make one that looked SO delicious.

I just happened to have some fresh organic mangoes and some of my home made cultured coconut cream in the kitchen, so I was very fortunate.

The recipe for this mango lassi is beyond easy:

3c mango chunks
1c cultured coconut cream

Blend until smooth.

I will follow up with a post on how to culture fresh coconut.

Our test kitchen has been dormant for a while, and I thought it would be a great idea to test something that I’ve wanted to try for a good long while, a low-glycemic raw sprouted grain cereal.

Many of us have enjoyed the Two Mom’s In the Raw cereal / granola / addictive yummy treats. At nearly $10/bag, those can be a little spendy for most of us to enjoy regularly. I did some research and believe I have put together a perfect combination of ingredients that will be simple to prepare and quite nommy.

Stay tuned for the results of these ongoing tests!

UPDATE: Do not try this at home. These were WAY too much work and tasted awful. BLECH!

This is an important film for you to watch: What in the World Are They Spraying?.

There is nowhere on the planet we can hide from this threat. Click on the links to the film segments on YouTube. Educate yourself, and act as you choose.

What in the World Are They Spraying? – Segment 1

What in the World Are They Spraying? – Segment 2

What in the World Are They Spraying? – Segment 3

What in the World Are They Spraying? – Segment 4

What in the World Are They Spraying? – Segment 5

What in the World Are They Spraying? – Segment 6

What in the World Are They Spraying? – Segment 7

If you guessed David Wolfe, you would be correct! If you guessed that I’m at the Longevity Now Conference, you would also be correct!

I met David this morning as he was unloading his vehicle. He looks and sounds excited for an amazing conference and weekend. The conference starts tomorrow!

I’m excited to have met David, and to have already seen the lovely and amazing Angela Stokes-Monarch, also unloading the Raw Food World mobile with what looked like enough food to feed an Aztec army!

Stay tuned, as I’ll be interviewing many raw / living food leaders and luminaries over the weekend. Those videos will be posted here.

For a more immediate stream, you may follow my Twitter feed at @Thubten.

You can find out more about the conference at The Longevity Now Conference.

This is my first time visiting one of Portland’s fresh produce markets, Limbo:

On August 21st I participated in a raw vegan dinner with my friend, Lisa. I brought some coconuts and made this “how to” video:

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This segment specifically covered raw cacao.

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the sixth segment in that series.

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the fifth segment in that series.