Many raw food pate recipes call for the more expensive ingredients, such as macadamia nuts, cashews, walnuts, red peppers, etc. Sunflower seeds easily replace more expensive nuts. Although the taste will obviously vary, here is a flexible and simple pate recipe that will work using sunflower or other seeds, along with what you have in the house or garden:

-2 parts seeds (sunflower, pumpkin)
-2 parts moist, fresh veggie (such as any bell pepper or fresh sprouts)
-1 part "kick" (such as onions, garlic, leeks) (optional)
-1/2 part something acidic (such as apple cider vinegar, lemon juice)
-salt and spices to taste

Eat more sprouts! That’s what you will see on the Sprout People web site. Although I like to support ethical, mom-and-pop businesses, I recommend first checking with your local grocer and health food store to see what you can find locally and inexpensively.

After that, Sprout People is THE best business I have found on the internet for sprouts. They have everything, including extensive sprouting tips. They also have my favorite super-easy sprouter.

Search for ANY sprout, and they are likely to have instructions on their site for how to successfully grow that sprout.

If you want to keep things simple and memorizable:
-Most sprouts need to be soaked for 6-12 hours in room temperature water.
-Buckwheat groats are the exception: only 20 minutes!
-After soaking, rinse the sprouts thoroughly every 6-10 hours until they look ready to eat.

Find your local farmers’ market. Here is a great website to find a farmers’ market in your area. Ask your local grocer if you can buy a case and save. Or ask for the “too ripe” bananas which are often less than half price and, in fact, perfectly ripe. Look for local coops. And if you find success with none of these, start growing and shop in your own living room or back yard!

Patti Moreno, “The Garden Girl” has videos, articles, and an active forum about using whatever space you have to grow a garden.

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