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May 31, 2010
The meal was extraordinary! One of my faves and so easy to make. That is what I love about Matthew Kenney’s recipes, they look so gourmet and they are, but they are easy to make. If you own these books don’t feel like you can’t do these recipes. I am telling you they are not hard. This recipe is well worth making. I love love love the cilantro cream, I am glad I have extra, because I will use it for my salads.
I made the filling and the chutney today.
Filling Ingredients
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 warm water
1/4 cup ginger juice
2 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms
1 t minced ginger
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
1/4 cup chopped almonds
Soak raisins in the water with ginger juice. Toss shiitake with minced ginger, olive oil, salt, and pepper and dehydrate for 1 hour. Drain raisins and combine with shiitake and almonds.
Chutney Ingredients
2 cups sun-dried tomatoes, reconstituted
1/2 shallot
2 roma tomatoes
2 T fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
3 T raw agave
1 T salt
1 t chili pepper flakes
1/4 cup ginger juice
Pulse chop sun-dried tomatoes and shallot in a food processor. Place mixture in bowl with Roma tomatoes. Blend remaining ingredients in Vita-mix until smooth; add to bowl. Stir until well combined.
I know this sounds like alot of ingredients and time consuming but I can assure you it is not. If you make it, email me and let me know what you think.
Does anyone really ever read this?
“Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody”~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Posted 15 years, 5 months ago at 8:06 pm. Add a comment
May 30, 2010
Today I went for a quick jog in the hot sun, I was so thirsty. Sabby and Jason and I found blackberries and Jason and Sabby picked about 3 cups of them. So I had a little bit of water from God’s special food. We were even blessed with a bag to carry them home in. I love to see Sabby’s face light up from all the blessings:)!
I made the cilantro cream for our dinner tomorrow night. It was a quick and delicious cream, it’s perfect for a salad dressing too.
Cream Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked 1-2 hours
1/2 cup coconut meat
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 t salt
1/4 cup cilantro
Blend all ingredients except cilantro in Vita-Mix until creamy. Add cilantro and blend for a few moments. Refrigerate.
I can’t wait for this meal. I have a really good feeling about the flavors. I guess I am really hungry for a delicious meal. I have never had dosas until this project. I am learning many interesting things.
In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
Posted 15 years, 5 months ago at 3:11 pm. Add a comment
May 29, 2010
Sabby and Christian are with their friends today, I just did my recipe, so when Sabby gets home I can hang out with him. I am thinking about mowing the lawn. He is a good driver on it, so maybe we will do that to help Jason out. He has studying to do this weekend and I am sure he would do the lawn, but I love to help him around the house as much as I can. Now that my recipe is done, I won’t have to worry about it later on.
Dosas Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flax meal
1 cup chopped yellow squash
1/2 cup chopped coconut meat
1 T fresh lemon juice
2 cups water
2 T agave
1/2 t salt
1 t cumin
Blend all ingredients in a Vita-Mix until smooth. Spread thinly into 6-7 inch rounds on dehydrator Teflex sheets. Dehydrate 5-6 hours until dry but very pliable.
This recipe make my mouth water! I know it will be fantastic to have for Memorial Day. That way everyone can try it at my parent’s house.
Ok, now on to finish some cleaning.
“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.”
E. B. White
Posted 15 years, 5 months ago at 1:28 pm. Add a comment
May 28, 2010
Finally!!! I made the entire recipe, I feel like this has been dragging on for weeks. I couldn’t get the fava beans, so I used English peas. It is a tasty treat for a mid day snack. I enjoyed this meal. I would say try making this even though it is time consuming, well it was for me, but mainly because of my lack of shopping and finding the ingredients.
I haven’t had any knew faves, since the sesame wraps. Those are absolutely over the top! I wonder if I will find any recipes in the next couple of months that I will love just as much.
Asparagus and Tomatoes Ingredients
asparagus, I used green
olive oil
salt and pepper
cherry tomatoes, I used grape
Vegetable Stock Ingredients
celery
carrot
tomato
water
thyme
peppercorns
Fava beans and Mushrooms Ingredients
fava bean, I used english peas
olive oil
salt and pepper
mushrooms, in the picture I didnt’ have any on this plate, I realized it after
Now I am going to Sabby’s baseball practice to see him hit some balls. His first All Star Game is next week. They are out for summer and ready to chill!
“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.”
Tom Bodett
Posted 15 years, 5 months ago at 3:29 pm. Add a comment
May 27, 2010
Well, once again, I didn’t finish the recipe. These last few months of recipes have been a pain! I love doing it but the ingredients are tough to find. I managed to find at least these ingredients. I am on a mission again tomorrow.
Harissa sauce is somewhat spicy. This meal will be perfect for summer. Even though it is somewhat spicy, it is light and refreshing.
Harissa Ingredients
red chiles
sea salt
caraway seeds
smoked paprika
ground cumin seeds
garlic
red pepper
tomato
red wine*I omitted, which I am sure it changed the flavor dramatically, red wine doesn’t like me
lemon juice
olive oil
salt
Blend all ingredients except salt in a Vita-Mix until very smooth. Season with salt as needed.
Well, tomorrow is the last day of 7th grade for Christian and 3rd grade for Sabby. Sabby had an award ceremony today and they signed the song “The Climb” by Mylie Cyrus. Oh my gosh! I wanted to cry!! He has changed so much over the last year and will continue, it is so hard to see my baby grow up so fast! He is such a smart, sweet boy, I just am so touched by how fantastic they both are doing in this life. God has special plans for them, and I support them and will FOREVER!!
Always kiss your children goodnight – even if they’re already asleep. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Posted 15 years, 6 months ago at 8:37 pm. Add a comment
May 26, 2010
This recipe calls for Marcona Almonds. These are considered to be the “Queen of Almonds.” This ingredient is another that I needed to buy and I had never had a Marcona Almond before. The Marcona Almonds are imported from Spain. They are smaller, and softer than the California Almonds. To me they are not as sweet. All almonds are amazing! I love almonds and especially almond butter.
The almond paste is my first step to this recipe. Quick and easy. The only time consuming part will be the wrappers. I have already made these back in September, but I ate them. I need to make them again along with the cream and greens. I have been stalling for a week now, I wanted to order Thai coconuts and I they didn’t have organic, so I waited. I hope they arrive because I need to make a few recipes with them. I guess I will have to buy some tomorrow, it’s just cheaper to buy a case.
Almond Paste Ingredients
marcona almonds
lemon juice
water
olive oil
salt
nutritional yeast
I processed all ingredients in a food processor for a few minutes and it became a beautiful paste. I has a strong scent of olive oil, hopefully it doesn’t taste like olive oil.
Tomorrow, my goal is to finish the rest of this recipe and pg. 120.
I also made Graham crackers today for Sabby’s class tomorrow. They came out so perfect. I still have to make the cream. He asked me to make the grahams for his class. I think it’s great he asked for something raw:). So I will be joining him tomorrow for his presentation and party. I can’t wait:) My baby will be done with 3rd grade this week. They are growing way too fast!
A life lived in love will never be dull.~- Leo Buscaglia
Posted 15 years, 6 months ago at 8:56 pm. Add a comment
May 25, 2010
I just got home and made my recipe of the day. I made it through a very exciting and energetic day! Marsha and I did a class in Royal Highlands and made it back just in time for the potluck. What a fantastic turnout. We watched the movie inGREEDients and David and Robyn Burton did a question and answer session afterwards. I really learned so many new things!
I am very tired, so I will make this short. I made couscous tonight I am hoping to finish this complete meal tomorrow, or the next day. I need to find RAW fava beans. I don’t even know if that is possible, but I will try.
Couscous Ingredients
jicama
pine nuts
nutritional yeast
olive oil
salt and pepper
Process jicama and pine nuts until very fine. Add remaining ingredients.
This will be a really refreshing light meal.
“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.”~Brandi Snyder
Posted 15 years, 6 months ago at 11:10 pm. Add a comment
May 24, 2010
I finally assembled the Blueberry Linzer Cookies. Jason tried them and he liked them. He said he can taste the cookie more than the blueberry filling. I don’t see that as a problem, because I love the cookies. I have been eating them without the jam. I love the lemony flavor. I prefer to have lemon and blueberries together. What makes these even more special is that the blueberries were hand picked by me:)
I made lime powder for the sweet pea flan that my mouth is watering for this week. I will have to find sugar snap peas. Can’t wait!
Lime Powder Ingredients
Lime Zest
Spread on Teflex sheet and cover with a dehydrator sheet. Dehydrate overnight until completely dry. Place in Vita-Mix and blend into a powder. *I only used about 1/2 cup (4 ounces) of lime zest. I figured I only need to “sprinkle” the powder, so I made what I feel I will use. Besides, a pint (16 ounces) of zest is what the recipe calls for. That’s alot of limes and even more zest! Anyway, I figured I have halved other recipes so I quartered this recipe.
I was in the mood for Batman today, so here goes:
Robin: “Holy molars! Am I ever glad I take good care of my teeth!”
Batman: “True. You owe your life to dental hygiene.”
Posted 15 years, 6 months ago at 10:48 pm. Add a comment
May 23, 2010
Final Product, aren’t they cute?
Filling Ingredients
coconut meat
cashews
irish moss
water
sea salt
nutritional yeast
lemon juice
yellow pepper powder
dried oregano
Blend all ingredients except dried oregano in a Vita-Mix until completely smooth. Pulse in dried oregano. Pour into tart crusts.
I am getting things ready for my busy day on Tuesday. I am presenting Leesburg area about Raw Food. I am making 3 quick meals. Green Smoothie, Not Tuna Pate, and Avocado Cacao Pudding! It’s a beginner’s course, I love seeing everyone’s faces light up when they try God’s delicious fresh food.
Afterwards will be the Raw Food Gathering with David and Robyn Burton. We will all have a potluck meal and then watch inGREEDients the movie. What a special time this will be!
I am getting the kids ready to head to bed for their LAST week of school! My oldest will be an 8th grader next year, and my little one will be in 4th! Time flies. They are such a blessing in my life. I love them more than anything in this entire world! They are my life! I am looking forward to this summer with them. I haven’t been home all summer in years. I know it will be perfect!
“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s right with the world.”~Ada Louise Huxtable
Posted 15 years, 6 months ago at 10:11 pm. Add a comment
May 22, 2010
Today is a busy day. Baseball game, party, now on the way to go to a movie with my fam:)
Quick recipe!
I made the shells and now they are dehydrating, with the yellow pepper. The shells should be able to be filled tomorrow.
Shell Ingredients
pine nuts, soaked
nutritional yeast
salt
water
Pulse nuts in food processor to break up. Add yeast, salt and water; blend until smooth. Spread in small plastic-lined tart shells.
Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster. ~Joe Adcock
Posted 15 years, 6 months ago at 6:25 pm. Add a comment
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