I wanted to give a brief synopsis of the recipes. I have missed some pictures and wanted to report on the final recipes. I was dedicated on my vacation to my project. I made a really refreshing salsa. I made it on Saturday night, and it marinated in the refrigerator overnight. I ate it for breakfast the next morning with my sprouted lentils.
Most of the recipes I make I try to let at least 4 people try them. Usually it is Jason and I, I try to include my kids but if they don’t want to try it I take the recipes to work and Rich and Sarah try them. Destiny, Donna, and Celynn, have tried some of the recipes. If I’m lucky customers will try the recipes and let me know what they think. I want to do a count down of the top 5 recipes that I feel are the best and also what others have claimed to like the best.
# 5 is raspberry vanilla-almond granola
I remember D’Adjoa and Joanne and Destiny really enjoying this granola. I remember going to the dehydrator and saying “okay, this is the last handful” several times. It was delicious. Not too sweet and very filling. Jason enjoyed it very much. I will put in more raspberries next time I make it, but this was very memorable.
#4 is the vanilla-almond macaroon
These are dehydrated. I loved them out of the dehydrator but after I put them in the refrigerator they became very chewy and again, they are not too sweet. Very Delicious. I even calculated the calories for them using Sparksrecipes. They are approx. 147 calories, but well worth it.
#3 are BBQ crisps
After my children decided they were going to fight over the last 2 I declared that they are well worth the top 5. They are divine. I remember eating them for lunch several days in a row.
#2 is the lemon macaroon cheesecake tartlet
This is absolutely unforgettable. I have never had a raw dehydrated pie crust. After having the crust in this fashion I really never want to have the crust any other way. It is so much like a flower crust but so much better. I love to chew and this is chewy. Everyone who tried this recipe loved it.
There is a tie for #1 Warm Brownie and Chocolate Truffles
My kids liked the warm brownie but still are asking me to make the chocolate truffles. Sabby asked if I would make them for his lunch for school. Even tonight he asked if I could make them tonight. He really wants them again, so I will make them this week.
The warm brownie was loved by the adults. Corliss tried them today and loved them. Rich asked for more after I gave him some the other day. The girls at work loved them too.
Of course everyone loves chocolate. Wish David Wolfe could try each and give me his opinion, after all he is the cacao king. I would love to serve him yummy cacao yummies:) AAhhh I can dream.
It is quite obvious that all of us love the desserts. I can’t wait for Matthew Kenney’s new book to come out. All desserts. That will be the best ever!
Posted 16 years, 1 month ago at 10:29 pm. Add a comment
Tonight was prep. Soaking nuts, chopping, zesting, juicing, measuring, and processing. I should really take a picture of my kitchen on a night like this. It’s incredible how many things I can fit on my small counter top. I am used to working in small quarters, but tonight was a bit ridiculous. I had dishes and food from dinner still on my counter and I began making my 3 recipes. I say 3 because I made a frosting for my heart shape brownie. I am bringing it to the potluck tomorrow night in Gainesville. I was going to bring it on my vacation but I forgot it when I went to St. Augustine, so I am sure raw food friends in Gainesville will love them.
I started with zesting the 6 oranges. Zesting takes time! Especially with my cheesy little zester that I got from Walmart.
I added 1/4 cup of agave to the zest. This is supposed to “candy” the zest.
I was going to do this last night so I could complete the recipe tonight. My head was extremely tight and I was in so much pain last night, I am surprised I even finished my daily recipe. Needless to say I wasn’t able to do it last night, I actually forgot about it. I normally don’t get headaches. I was worn out from the weekend and probably stress from all the upcoming events. School starting, switching schedules and deadlines. So tonight I had to candy the zest, but I also prepared the rest of the ingredients for the creamsicles and put them into a glass bottle.
Tomorrow the only thing I have to do is put the ingredients into the Vitamix and stir in candied zest. I am not going to stir in the candied zest into the entire recipe. I am making these for my kids and I’m afraid they will not like the zest pieces. I will do some with the candied zest but most will have the zest blended in. I can’t wait to try them. I used to get vanilla ice cream and orange sherbet when I would go to Disney World with my family. Gosh that was a long time ago. I still remember going to the stand with my Dad and ordering the twist cone of yummy creamsicle. I know this will taste even better:) I will have to save 2 for my Dad and I so we can compare flavors and reminisce.
Ingredients for Creamsicles
zest of 6 oranges, 1/4 cup agave, young thai coconut meat, water, more agave, fresh orange juice, vanilla extract, sea salt, *coconut oil ( I am adding this tomorrow). All other ingredients are in glass bottle. Thai coconut is in container.
Next I made the preparation arrangements for my citrus maple granola. I saved some orange juice and 1 T orange zest from my creamsicle recipe. The pecans, almonds, and walnuts are soaking until tomorrow morning. All other ingredients that needed to be processed in food processor were prepared. This included apple, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sea salt, fresh orange juice, lemon zest and orange zest. This smell reminded me of Christmas time. It was pleasant. My grandmother makes baked nuts that are sugared and flavored with citrus flavors. She gives the nuts as gifts. I always liked them. Now I will have a new version that maybe she will like better:) The recipe calls for raisins, pumpkin seeds, and dried cranberries to add to the mixture. I went ahead and added them to the mixture. Tomorrow, I will complete the recipe by processing the nuts and mixing all ingredients together and put it in the dehydrator on unbleached parchment paper. I used white raisins, and pumpkin seeds. I don’t really like cranberries, so I left them out. He suggests other options for the fruit that can be added. The Himalayan raisins are sweet and chewy. I love them, so much more than Thompson raisins.
Only a few catastrophes happened to me tonight. I had my recipe book on top of the nuts I am soaking and I picked up my juicer and dumped the nuts and water everywhere. My book is ok. No damage:)
The second was my zesting experience with the lemon, I pulled on it too hard and cut my self. That little zester is pretty sharp. Now I have a sponge bob band aid on my hand. So glad my nurse was here to assist. The further I get into this project, Jason is obtaining greater responsibilites. Dishwasher, Coconut Opener and now Nurse (He is almost one anyway). I am fortunate to have him:)
I wonder if this will taste better than vanilla granola I made several weeks ago. I’ll let you know.
Posted 16 years, 1 month ago at 9:26 pm. Add a comment
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