Eating Raw-ish

I've been fascinated by the Raw Food Movement.  I wasn't even aware of this diet when I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian several years back (before a meat-eating husband came along).  But, lately, it's popped up on my radar.  I've read quite a bit about it after discussing it with health-conscious pals and coming across it in natural living articles.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_foodism

From what I gather, a raw food diet is exactly that.  You don't cook the food you eat.  And, though it doesn't touch a stove or oven, the food seems to require a lot of preparation in the way of pre-soaking, chopping, blending, dehydrating, and some super-duper creativity.  For example, I'd never know how to make a "raw" apple pie.  Don't we bake pies? Apparently, you don't have to! Check out this recipe for Raw Apple Pie from Food.com:
http://www.food.com/recipe/raw-apple-pie-225462

Or, try some "raw" chocolate pudding.  This rates high on the yummy and texture scale.  You can easily mix 1 avacado, 1 banana, 2 tbsp. cocoa powder, stevia to taste, and almond milk as needed for mixing.  Don't let anyone know it contains avacado until after they eat it!  You'd never know.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/alexs-raw-chocolate-pudding/

I think I'm more raw-ish at this stage.  Some items I consume just have to be cooked.  My sort-of-raw proejct for today includes blending up some homemade pesto sauce to toss with whole wheat pasta and veggies.  I've got an abundance of basil growing in my garden right now, so this suits me well.  Ok, some raw emerald-green basil and pinenuts has to give me some points.  Or, I could go further by making some raw zucchini noodles.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pesto/

I find the raw diet my ideal way of eating food, but I've got a long way to go.  I don't own a dehydrator and I don't know how committed I am to all of the food prep involved in many of the recipes.  I'm not sure how this would work with a family-- I doubt my husband would fully embrace it and give up certain processed items.  He's healthy for a guy, but total rawness isn't going to happen in our lives right now.  It's inspirational and pushes me to think about recipes differently.  I guess I am more raw-inspired with my cooking. It's my goal to head in that direction by consuming more living fruits and vegetables and avoiding all things highly processed.  I'd like to have more lunches from Pat Greer's Raw Vegan Kitchen here in Houston and it has inspired me to grow my own wheat grass (for making wheat grass juice). http://www.patgreersrawvegankitchen.com/

 I'd like to start these habits now when my daughter is young and impressionable, while I'm in my child-bearing/nursing years when good nutrition is essential, and when our family habits/traditions are still being formed. Have you been inspired by the Raw Food Movement?  How have you incorporated it into your diet?