To make the base:

• 100g buckwheaties
• 50g mulberries
• 2 fresh dates
• 1 tablespoon cacao nibs
• a little water

Put 70g of buckwheates, the mulberries and dates into a food processor and process until you have a crumbly mixture. Add a tablespoon or two of water and process again and the mixture should start sticking together. Add the rest of the buckwheaties and the cacao nibs and process briefly so that there will be some crunchy bits left. Press into a cake tin.

Fruit layer:

Take about 500g of fresh cherries, remove stones, chop into quarters and spread out on the base.

Topping:

• 2 mature (brown) coconuts
• 5 tablespoons lucuma powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla powder
• 1 teaspoon agave nectar
• about 10 cherries with stones removed
• a few squeezes of lemon juice

First make coconut cream from the coconuts: open, remove flesh and chop into pieces. Blend until fluffy. Squeeze through a nut milk bag to get the coconut cream.

Stir the lucuma,vanilla powder, agave and lemon juice in to the coconut cream.

Blend up the cherries and mix them in. Hopefully the mixture should be relatively thick now (but still liquid enough to pour), if not you might need to add some more lucuma.

Pour over the cherries on the base and place in the fridge to set.

Hope you like it!

While you’re waiting for me to get sorted, why not try some of the new flax crackers we’ve got in the Funky Raw shop: fire flax crackers, supergreen flax crackers, raw onion, olive and basil bread and onion and vegan cheese bread, all made with sprouted seeds.

• Free raw advice / Q+A with Rob and Jolita
• Freshly made raw cake £4 a slice
• Free herbal tea
• Browse our library of raw and wild food books
• Buy from the Funky Raw shop
• Paintings and ceramics by Jolita to view and purchase

We’re just 10 minutes walk from Walthamstow Central tube/train station. If you want to attend, full details are here.

A raw cake counter with butternut vanilla and cinamon cake, raspberry cheesecake and chocolate orange cinnamon cake plus three types of raw chocolate and white chocolate. The only problem now was which one to have, I’m not used to this much raw choice! After much deliberation, I went for the raspberry cheesecake:

It was of course delicious, I highly recommend it… now I just need to try the others.

To give you a taster, here is my raw food resource guide to London: cafes, restaurants, shops and markets. You can download it as a PDF (762kb) or click the map below to enlarge.

If you have any updates or anything to add, please leave a comment. I already have one update: Wholefoods Market (Kensington) are now selling flax crackers, onion coriander & leek bread, raw vegan cheesecake, chocolate orange and cinnamon cake and raw chocolate supplied by Dragonfly Wholefoods.

Here’s a photo I took of some sheep’s sorrel. It’s got a strong lemony taste. It’s not good to eat in large amounts due to it’s high oxalic acid content, but because of it’s strong flavour you usually only want to use it in small amounts mixed into a salad.

Finely chop a piece of leek (about 20g) and tear up some fresh coriander leaves and marinade them in lemon juice and flax oil. (If you don’t have leek, I’m sure onion would work just as well.)

Slice some mushrooms and mix them in well.

In a seed grinder (or blender) grind a couple of handfuls of pine nuts. Then add a handful of coriander and a little water and grind until smooth. Mix this in with the mushrooms and it’s ready to eat.

Chavutti Thirumal (Indian Rope Massage)

This is an ancient Indian massage which originally comes from Kerala. The masseur holds on to a rope for balance while using one foot to give the massage with long sweeping strokes from the toes to the head. I’ve had this massage and it is very relaxing, recommended for a unique experience. 1 and a half hour massage: £60

Swedish Deep Tissue Massage

Harder or lighter pressure can be used depending on the clients wish. Wonderful way to relax and feel invigorated at the same time.

45 mins: £30
1 hour: £40
1 ½ hours: £55

Thai Yoga Massage

An ancient healing bodywork which combines many techines – leaning pressure, refleology, energy line work, stretching and yoga. Good for clearing all obstructions, facilitating energy flow within the body.

1 ½ hours: £55
2 hours: £70

For more information or to book a session please call Jolita on 07939 367040.