Reader Question – What do I take to dinner parties?

In the environments I spend most of my time – home and work – it’s fairly easy to ensure I have a bunch of healthy high-raw options. I mean, I’m super prepared most of the time, plus Revive is nearby when I’m not.

A reader asked how I maintain a high-raw diet if I’m invited to a dinner party? And the answer is simple and the same: Be Prepared.

Salad, Marinated Mushrooms, Cashew Spread, Flax Crackers

The preparedness policy that serves me during the week also extends to other scial situations, like dinner at a friends or a picnic at a music festival. Preparedness shouldn’t be seen as some massive burden either. It’s just a little forethought into what you can take with you that suits your surroundings and your diet.

I jump at any chance to show my friends the sort of food I’m eating and why. Inevitably, it leads to them stealing both my food and my recipes.

My absolute staple dinner party fare is a big salad with Tahini dressing and marinated mushrooms.

Marinated Mushrooms are great for barbecues and so easy. All you need to do is marinated the mushrooms in a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar before cooking them on the BBQ or a pan. They’re also tasty raw, but need at least 4 hours marinating to be “cooked” by the marinade.

You can actually add anything to the marinade. I sometimes add Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic, Rosemary, whatever I feel like. (Or, in all honestly, whatever I have lying around)

Mushrooms have a great meaty texture that fits in well as my “steak” at dinner parties, but lacks cholesterol, bad fat and significant indigestibility of meat.

And like all Raw meals, this is easy, healthy and tasty. If my experiences are anything to go by, you’ll have the most coveted meal at the table.