Can you eat sandwiches on a raw food diet? Absolutely! Creamy cashew herb cheese pairs with crisp fresh cucumber slices on a dehydrated raw rye bread. These cool cucumber sandwich bites are both fresh and satisfying and are perfect for a Spring picnic. The bread recipe was inspired by Meredith Frantz’s rye bread in the very helpful, and free, ebook, Profoundly Raw.

Chef Hannah Mendenhall shares with us a bit of her dietary wisdom- "Raw food, in actuality, reigns, because it also makes you feel better. From cleansing, to rebuilding, to maintaining, a raw lifestyle basically…rules!"

Crispy spiced young coconut bacon, cultured peppercorn cheese and soft caramelized onion come together on a raw buckwheat crust to create this gorgeous explosion of flavor. It's raw pizza with a gourmet twist! This recipe has quite a few steps involved with various ingredients needing dehydration or culturing, but if you're looking for raw gourmet at it's finest this recipe is for you!

A celebratory combination of crunchy pomegranate, tangy grapefruit, and sweet lemon cream sauce. This recipe is great because there is minimal assembly required, but you still get a burst of a nearly cheesecake-like flavor. Look at how adorable this dessert looks in a little glass ramekin? Play around with the size and shape of your serving dishes to give this dessert a different spin every time. Try layering the fruit with the cashew cream for a parfait as well!

This is a hummus that will knock your sox off with just one bite. They're great as a snack and perfect for kids.

These snacks are a great  treat for when you're studying and need a good break. They're of course simple and easy to make so for anyone who feels like they're always in a rush, try to make these the night before your busy week starts s you have something yummy to munch on!

These snacks are a great  treat for when you're studying and need a good break. They're of course simple and easy to make so for anyone who feels like they're always in a rush, try to make these the night before your busy week starts s you have something yummy to munch on!

The cashew cream cheese is particularly versatile. I've even used this recipe to create a delightfully tart raw mango cheesecake. So, I leave you today with the simple recipe. I hope you'll use it in good faith and get yourself to lots of soirées this season.

Callie England drops a helpful tip along with her awesome Leek and Herb Nut Cheese, she says "besides the creative process, I love fermenting foods because it provides the body with probiotics that help with digestion and offer protection from harmful bacteria. In short, fermented foods are the healthier alternative to traditional dairy yogurt."

Lisa Pitman is back in her own kitchen from her long journey through parts of Asia and whips up these super simple to make thumbprint cookies. She tips: feel free to use your favourite jam, nut butter, chocolate sauce, fruit puree for your centres. I had some strawberry jam dropped off by a friend fleeing for her own three month world odyssey - so I thought I would put it to good use to evoke some sense of spring as the winter wind gusts outside.

Raw foodist Gena Hemshaw says "I love cashew cheese as a sandwich spread, a pasta topper, or in wraps. But I especially love it in a nice big scoop above a big green salad."

Do something rose infused this Valentine's! Explore the healing benefits of roses in this decadent dessert by Golubka. The rose ice cream will be served with a fresh, perfectly tart pomegranate sorbet and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

An easy peach cobbler recipe, an new-fashioned quick and easy recipe that is a popular one with many busy raw families. This peach cobbler may become one of your favorite peach desserts once you try this recipe.

Yet another simple cashew-based recipe that whips up quickly in the blender and will tingle your taste-buds!

Cheesy Kale Chips are great, but these are even better! The onion, brings a whole different awesome taste in your mouth that you won't be able to get enough of. Why not even try adding your favorite spice, who knows- it might be amazing!

Anzac biscuit with depth, more richness, and more caramelly-coconutty-oaty-sweetness. A delectable and simply sweet treat.

Serve it with Spiced Agave on the side and drizzle right before you eat.  Enjoy these for breakfast, dessert or make the cream and agave in advance and take it to work for the afternoon sweet tooth cravings!

This classic fruit dessert pastry features light and nice walnut crust filled with a sweet-tart apple mixture of cashews, cinnamon, lemon zest, coconut oil, and agave nectar.

These chocolate cherry truffles have a rich, creamy texture to the tongue, flecked with bits of dried cherry, encased in more chocolate. A perfect treat to give to others.

Before we leap into the new year, we'd like to share these festive little raw vegan doughnuts with you. Glazing and sprinkling them with different colours gave us a good dose of holiday cheer. Taste-wise, they are extremely rich and satisfying, much like regular doughnuts. Enjoy!

What do you do when you're blessed with an abundance of fresh herbs and you're looking to get creative?  You make raw ice cream!