Date October 1, 2011 11:00AM - 2:00PM

Location: Beets Cafe, 1611 W 5th Street, Suite 165, Austin, TX 78703 - 512-477-2338

• Hot Red Pepper Chips
• Salsa
• Authentic Guacamole
• Enchiladas de Verdura con Chili Sauce
• Mexican Seasoned Cabbage
• Tropical Fruit Tart
• Plus…Fun

Getting this started had been quite a project, fun and challenging at the same time.  The space is beautiful and smells like fresh food.  I love it.  come by and try us out.  Oh by the way, the desserts are amazing!

I am postponing this class until we are in the Cafe. YEA! It’s happening and I can see the progress! We will hold this class in the space of the cafe. The date will be posted as soon as we know. Thank you for your patients and soon we will see you at Beets Living Food Cafe. Location will be at 1611 W 5th Street, Austin, TX 78703…See you in July!

The Raw Diet doesn’t have to mean living on salads, energy soups, and fruit. The comfort food fare in this class will satisfy even the heartiest appetite.

In All-American Comfort Foods you will learn:

• How to make creamy non-dairy shakes.
• How to use cashews to replace sour cream in dips and dressings.
• How to use a dehydrator to make burgers out of sunflower seeds and veggies–serve with all the fixin’s on a lettuce leaf bun for lunch or dinner.
• How shredding and marinating collards and other dark leafy greens makes them as tender as cooked, without loss of nutrients.
• How to make a classic Southern peach cobbler in less than 30 minutes.

Menu: Old-fashioned Chocolate Milkshake, Vegetable Platter with Mock Sour Cream and Chive Dip, Garden Burgers with BBQ Sauce, Coleslaw, Southern Greens, Peach Cobbler

Date: April 26th
Time: 10:am - 1:00Pm
Location 15101 Back of the Moon E (green house above the garage)
Cost: $75.00 mail check to Sylvia Heisey - Back of the Moon Address or

If you have any questions please call me 512-698-3746

Chef Sylvia Heisey

Join us for Latin American Fiesta, Feb 22, 2009

We will show you how to prepare delicious and satisfying traditional Latin American foods that will tantalize your palette and leave you feeling energetic!!!!

Learn to make:

Hot Red Pepper Chips
Salsa Fresca and Guacamole
Enchiladas de Verdura con Chile Colorado
Mexican Seasoned Cabbage “Rice”
Flan

www.EZrawfood101.com

Exciting News!
I am very excited to announce Chef Alicia Ojeda has joined the Beets Café team.
Chef Alicia was one of the senior instructors and the Executive Chef at Living Light Culinary Institute in California, and most recently the Production/R&D Chef for Roxanne’s Fine Cuisine. Chef Alicia is classically trained and has an extensive culinary background both in raw food preparation and instruction. She’s taught classes worldwide and is very excited to now call Austin home.
Alicia will begin teaching here in the Hudson Bend/Lake Travis area in a few weeks.
For more information on Alicia www.ezrawfood101.com

Our Class schedule is as follows:
Sunday, March 1 – Forget Cooking
See below “Forget Cooking” Description

Sunday March 15th, 10 am – 1 pm “Green Up Your Diet”. Learn how to get more greens into your diet with Chef Alicia Ojeda of EZ Raw Food 101. Learn to prepare these simple and delicious recipes such as kale salad, crunchy kale chips, super power green smoothie, espinaca a la Italian blended soup, living sprout salad with creamy spirulina dressing, and decadent chocolate kale spirulina brownies with raspberry coulis. Also learn valuable culinary tips & techniques to save you time in the kitchen. Investment in your health is only $75. Visit www.ezrawfood101.com for more info and to sign up for this class.

Sunday March 29th, 10 am – 1 pm “Mediterranean Feast”. Learn how to prepare these delicious delectables with Chef Alicia Ojeda of EZ Raw Food 101: creamy hummus, falafel with tahina sauce, Greek salad, carrots with Moroccan spices, dolmas with Middle Eastern marinara, and shaved apple torte. Also learn valuable culinary tips & techniques to save you time in the kitchen. Investment in your health is only $75. Visit www.ezrawfood101.com for more info and to sign up for this class.

When: March 1, 2009, 10:00 am – 12:00pm
Where 15101 Back of the Moon, Austin, TX 78724 — The Green house in the garage apartment
Cost is $50.00 you can send a check to the above address or buy now through pay pal below
Call if you have any questions 512-698-3746

Forget Cooking! Class Description

Eating healthy foods has never been so delicious and easy. After this class, you will have the skills to prepare a variety of dishes for daily breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Basic knife skills and equipment use (blenders and food processors) are covered.

In Forget Cooking! you will learn:

• How to make non-dairy nut and seed milks.
• How to make creamy vegetable soup in less than 10 minutes.
• How shredding and marinating kale and other dark leafy greens makes them as tender as cooked, without loss of nutrients.
• How to turn nuts and seeds into protein rich pâtés.
• How to transform zucchini into delicate angel-hair noodles–it’s pasta without the starch!
• The secret ingredient in raw chocolate mousse that replaces butter, cream, and eggs.

Menu: Almond Milk, Cream of Zucchini Soup, Mediterranean Kale Salad, Not Tuna Pâté, Zucchini Noodles Marinara, Chocolate Mousse

Asian Fusion Class Description

Everyone loves to eat with their hands and to take food “to go”–which explains the popularity of finger foods such as sandwiches. But the typical sandwich is high in carbs and can leave you feeling weighed down. Asian wraps, such as spring rolls and nori rolls, are the solution to energizing food on the go. Pair these wraps with other delicious entrées, sides, and dessert for an over-the-top pan-Asian feast!

In Asian Fusion you will learn:

• How to roll picture-perfect vegetarian sushi and spring rolls.
• How to use fresh, young coconuts to make homemade Thai coconut soup.
• How to make a vegetable teriyaki that tastes just like the traditional version—without heated oil, MSG, or white sugar.
• How to make a light, colorful, and refreshing tropical fruit sundae—the perfect finale for any Asian-themed meal.
• And a surprise…not telling you now!

Menu: Vietnamese Salad Rolls with Mock Peanut Sauce, California Rolls, Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad), Mango Avocado Salad, Tom Kha (Thai Coconut Soup), Vegetable Teriyaki, Mango Ice Cream with Tropical Ambrosia

When:  February 7, 2009  10:00AM - 1:00PM

Where: 15101 Back of the Moon E, Austin, TX 78734

Cost: $75.00

Send check to Sylvia Heisey mail to the Back of the Moon address or Pay Pal option below.

This is class is limited to 15 so reserve your spot right away. See you in class.

Join me for an introduction to an Living Food. Delicious food full of living energy, you will not believe you can eat this way and call it healthy, it is the best of both worlds.  Can you imagine that?

Class Description

Eating healthy foods has never been so delicious and easy. After this class, you will have the skills to prepare a variety of dishes for daily breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Basic knife skills and equipment use (blenders and food processors) are covered.

• In Forget Cooking! you will learn:
• How to make non-dairy nut and seed milks. How to make creamy vegetable soup in less than 10 minutes.
• How shredding and marinating kale and other dark leafy greens makes them as tender as cooked, without loss of nutrients.
• How to turn nuts and seeds into protein rich pâtés.
• How to transform zucchini into delicate angel-hair noodles–it’s pasta without the starch!
• The secret ingredient in raw chocolate mousse that replaces butter, cream, and eggs.

Menu: Almond Milk, Cream of Zucchini Soup, Mediterranean Kale Salad, Not Tuna Pâté, Zucchini Noodles Marinara, Chocolate Mousse, plus a bonus demo

When: January 25th- 10:00 am- 12:00 pm

Where: 15101 Back of the Moon E, Austin, TX 78734

Cost $50.00  To register : mail check to Sylvia Heisey at the Back of the Moon address. OR

Class is limited to 15 so register and save your spot.

See you in class

Click the shopping link to the right and see the recommended raw prep books  some of them have more extensive soaking and spourting charts

Nut or Seed                    Soaking Time

Almonds                             8 - 12 Hours

Sunflower Seeds                6 - 12 Hours

Pecans                                1 - 2 Hours

Walnuts                              1- 2 Hours

Pine Nuts                           do not soak

Pistachio                            do not soak