Welcome to my blog about my LOVE for God's Raw Living food. Please join me on my journey towards health and wellness. I truly believe that pure natural raw living food is the doorway to a healthy body, mind, and spirit.
November 27, 2009
Today went by so quick. I made it to the gym today, then came home and did house work then studied. Wow exciting day..well I am grateful that I got to do the things I needed to do! Anyway, the boys got to hang out with their friends so the day wasn’t wasted at home. I always feel bad if they are only playing video games and not around anyone. I was able to study for about 3 hours, and finally realized how late it was, so I decided to make the filling for the pumpkin pie.
I juiced carrots and then added all ingredients to the Vita-Mix. Another winning recipe according to my boys. They kept wanting more. I know everyone will like it tomorrow. I wanted to make little leaves out of squash to decorate the pie, but I don’t have any. So I guess it will look like a plain pumpkin pie. This pie filling has thyme in it but I couldn’t really taste it. The mix of flavors is perfect. I like the flavor better than the pumpkin flan.
Filling Ingredients
cashews
maple syrup
agave
coconut oil
carrot juice
vanilla
salt
cinnamon
nutmeg
thyme
I still have to make a nut loaf, and an apple cranberry cheesecake for tomorrow’s gathering. So I am going to get started on it.
Do not protect yourself by a fence but, rather by your friends.
-Czech proverb
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 8:27 pm. 1 comment
November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving! Today was a relaxing day filled with love, family and food (My 3 favorite things). Cathy came over today and made her first raw vegan meal. She found the recipe online. The recipe was parsnip and pine nut “potatoes”. She came over here to make them because she didn’t have the equipment to make it at home. She peeled the parsnips and I chopped them up and placed them into the Vita-mix. Then she added water, pine nuts that were soaked, garlic, and braggs liquid aminos. The recipe turned out delicious. I think it’s great she is looking into raw food. I know what it has done for me, so it will be awesome to see if she continues to delve into the raw living food world.
Christian made gravy to go with his Tofurkey today. He was looking at the package and asked if he could make the gravy. Of course I encourage him to make recipes whenever he asks. He got everything ready and it came out wonderful. I am proud of him.
For the Thanksgiving meal I made the stuffing that D’Adjoa brought to the potluck last Tuesday. It turned out yummy of course. I still have some left so I am sure we will eat some at the Gathering on Saturday. It reminds me of chicken salad or tuna salad.
I decided to make the crust for the pie I am making for the Thanksliving dinner we are having on Saturday. I soaked the pecans last night and dehydrated them all day. Tonight I food processed the pecans first then added maple syrup, coconut oil, dates and sea salt. Jason covered a pie plate for me with plastic wrap and I filled it with the pie crust. I placed it in the dehydrator and it should be done tomorrow night. It is rather thin so I don’t think it will take long to dehydrate.
Crust Ingredients
pecans
maple syrup
coconut oil
date paste
sea salt
I also wanted to name the top 5 meals and top 5 desserts in the last 4 months.
Meals
1. Chili
2. Tomato Torta with pesto and macadamia ricotta
3. Tomato, Basil, and Ricotta Pizza
4. Rosemary Garlic Mash Potatoes
5. Bar-B-Que Crisps
Desserts
1. Raw Chocolate Chip Cookies
2. Raspberry Vanilla-Almond Granola
3. Lemon Macaroon Cheesecake Tartlet
4. Cherry Chip Ice Cream
5. Pumpkin Flan
I am very thankful for all of my friends and family and all the people that have come into my life and guided me to be the person I am today. I am most thankful to God without HIM nothing is possible!
What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 10:04 pm. Add a comment
November 25, 2009
I was thinking today that tomorrow will be the 4 months since I started my dedication to my year’s worth of making a recipe a day. I am almost 100% raw most days and some days when I am not I wonder why I make poor decisions. My body is cleaner than it ever has been and I feel like I just want to keep improving every part of me.
Tonight I decided to make the vanilla mint flan. The directions say to put the flan in ramekins but I am going to do something different. I am going to make a chocolate sauce and chop almonds and make wafers. I am going to freeze them and when they are hard I will put the flan between the wafers and make little mint ice cream cookies out of them. It will be different from the recipe but I don’t think it will take the taste away from the flan itself. I think it will enhance the flavor. I was reminded tonight of a thin mint pie I made at Rutabaga’s. These little wafers will be similar to thin mints. I will post the recipe that I use when I make them.
Vanilla Mint Flan Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked 1-2 hours
1/2 cup young coconut meat
1/2 T vanilla extract
1/4 t sea salt
1/4 cup agave
1/4 cup + 2 T coconut oil
1/4 t peppermint oil
I blended all ingredients in Vita-Mix until smooth. I placed it in a glass jar until I make the wafers.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I have so much to be thankful for. I am going to my parents to have dinner. I am bringing over some raw yummies for all to share. I have nuts soaking tonight for stuffing that I will make tomorrow morning. I thought about bringing a dessert but I am not sure what to bring. I might make ice cream. Maybe pumpkin flavor. Ahhh I love the ice cream maker. I will figure out which dessert I will make tomorrow morning.
It is supposed to be chilly tomorrow. Hopefully I will be able to take a walk and do my meditation. I will be with my family so it will be a blessed day!
Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow. ~Edward Sandford Martin
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 9:50 pm. Add a comment
November 24, 2009
It is early in the evening and I have been studying for quite a while. My two exams are coming up for A & P so I am starting to study earlier than usual. I woke up this morning rather early. I generally sleep 5 to 6 hours now, not because of raw food, just stress, I feel like my body is being taxed. I have gone through many emotions within this last 4 months and many things are becoming clearer to me as time goes on.
I have discovered many things: who I am, where my relationships stand with many friends and family, what my goals are, and my spiritual relationship with my Creator. I have decided that I wish to cut down on as much sugar as I can stand. I feel like my energy might be low at this present time but I also feel I am having a breakthrough. My energy is stable and I am not craving sugar and more sugar. Through raw food healing I have come closer to an awareness of myself that I have never thought possible. I am gaining a profound relationship with my Creator. I wish to be the purest that I possibly can be. I meditate everyday and if I miss I get depressed and feel like I am missing something. I exercise at least once a day for 5 out of 7 days of the week. This quest to make a recipe a day really has shown me that there are no limits in my life. If I wish to accomplish something I must make the decision and that is step number 1 and to follow through with the decision is to think back and feel the feelings and emotions that I had when prompting the decision at first and dedicating myself to it.
I absolutely love to prepare raw food and I wish to keep it a part of my life Forever! Everyday I make strides to learn more about healthy living and coming to my highest level of spirituality at this present moment.
This recipe was simple to make and it is sweet enough to have a few small bites then my sweet tooth was satisfied.
Vanilla Creme Ingredients
young coconut meat
agave
vanilla bean
lime juice
coconut oil
sea salt
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Wayne Dyer
Abundance is a word that I keep hearing over and over again this month. With Thanksgiving in a few days, many of us choose to count the blessings in our life and see the abundance that God has given us. I truly feel that if I am at one with myself and God then my life will overflow with Abundance. The closer I am to God the more I recognize and appreciate the littlest things. Today, I was admiring the way a cardinal just goes about his business looking for food. I watched the cardinal for about 5 minutes and for those 5 minutes I felt harmonious. It reminded me that we are all one with every creature, and living being on the planet! And that God will not let us go without!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you my Father, Creator!
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 7:08 pm. Add a comment
November 23, 2009
I wanted to tell everyone about what I thought of the Hijiki and the Sweet Tahini Dressing. I am sorry to report that it was the second most disgusting recipe yet. Apparently the taste of hijiki makes my taste buds want to expel the flavor. It was so bad. I tried one bite and thought oh my gosh I can’t eat this, but I’ll try another bite, maybe it gets better, NOPE, I ate the second bite and then I placed it back into the refrigerator. I don’t know why I did, nobody else in this house will eat it. It is still sitting there and I am sure it will remain there until I throw it out.
Tonight I decided to make another ice cream. We all enjoyed it so much the other night. I think that Jason and I will be the only people eating this flavor, but I don’t mind, more for me:)
I had to have Jason run up to the store. I didn’t have any peppermint extract. I felt bad that he just got home and he always asks what I want from the store before he gets home. I didn’t want him to stop because I miss him. He knows that I usually do my recipe at night, and I usually need something, but tonight I didn’t think I wanted anything. When I decided to look in the recipe book I kept looking at recipes with peppermint extract. So out of the kindness of his heart, he went. Even though he has a paper due in less than 24 hours.
It was so easy to make, I threw cashews, coconut meat, water, instead of agave I used stevia and sea salt into the Vita-Mix. I blended it quickly and waited for Jason to return with the peppermint extract and vanilla extract. I poured a tablespoon of each into the mixture, the recipe calls for 2 T peppermint extract, but it seemed like it would be overpowering, so I started with one. It was a good decision. After I tasted the mixture I threw in coconut oil, and we poured it into the ice cream maker. I am surprised that it is working with the stevia. I feel like I get a headache from agave. I wanted to test it out with Stevia and see how I feel. I love stevia. It doesn’t seem to bother me the way agave does. Agave is high in sugar, so after I have some it also makes me feel like I want to eat more sugar then go to sleep. I hope this is still considered to be M.K.’s recipe. I never really alter his recipes, I just wanted to try it with Stevia.
Mint Cacao Chip Ice Cream Ingredients
1 cup cashews, soaked
1/2 cup young coconut meat
1/2 cup agave ( I used stevia)
1 1/4 cups water
1 T vanilla extract
1 vanilla bean, scraped
pinch of sea salt
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 T spinach juice (optional)
2 T peppermint extract (I used 1)
1/4 cacao nibs
All ingredients poured into the ice cream maker.
It took 25 minutes to make the ice cream. Jason and I are going to enjoy some yummy ice cream. Can’t wait. He is serving it in beautiful glasses.
Oh my gosh it is so refreshing. I love the flavor! It reminds me of Breyers Peppermint ice cream that they bring out around the holidays. My mom would always buy that ice cream during Christmas time. I still remember it with the pink and green colors. This is so much better:)
I am sleepy and ready for bed. I can’t believe it is already 11:30, a bit late for ice cream, but it so much fun!
“Without ice cream life and fame are meaningless.”
— Unknown
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 11:41 pm. Add a comment
November 22, 2009
Today is Sunday, so I started my morning reading the Word, then went off to work. I started around 7:30am then at 10am went to Unity. It was a great service today. I really am so thankful Rev. Lauri is back. I really needed the meditation. I have been meditating everyday but she has such a special voice. Her voice always takes me to that special place. After service I went back to work and didn’t get done until 9:15pm. It’s a long day on Sunday to be on my feet, but I love it.
I made 3 new recipes today at work. I am excited and I hope the customers like them. I made squash muffins, cashew cheese stuffed red peppers, and quinoa with apricots and walnuts. It is always fun on Sundays, I get to crank the music and I listened to Daniel Vitalis’s interviews. I admire his work. I haven’t heard as much from him but I feel like there is much to learn from him. Sunday’s allow me to be free of all the cares in the world. Sunday’s it’s just me and the food. I am grateful that I have a job that I completely adore:)
Tonight was the night to make the meal complete. I made the dressing for this salad two nights ago. I didn’t have the hijiki so I had to buy it tonight. I have to be honest, this was by far the most expensive recipe yet. A little bag of this cost me $20.00. I keep thinking the price must be wrong. I don’t think it is though, the price is unbelievable. I doubt I will ever buy this stuff again. I haven’t tried the salad yet, I am sleepy and ready for bed. I will try it tomorrow.
I soaked the hijiki for 30 minutes in warm water, peeled the kohlrabi and cut into my desired shape. I couldn’t garnish with sesame seeds, I forgot to buy them. I love seaweed, I think it will be a good meal. I hope it’s worth the 20 bucks!
Hijiki Ingredients
Hijiki soaked
1 kohlrabi, peeled and thinly sliced
Garnish
salt and pepper to taste
Chives
sesame seeds
When I put this together it reminded me of the ocean so I got somewhat creative and made a shell and starfish. I am far too tired to get elaborate with this meal. I just wanted to have some quick fun!
“Love is like seaweed; even if you have pushed it away, you will not prevent it from coming back.”- Nigerian Proverb quotes
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 10:46 pm. Add a comment
November 21, 2009
Today was a special day for Sebastian, his first Florida Gator Game. We left our house this morning at 8:30am. We had to stop at Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy him a jersey with Tim Tebow’s number 15 on it. He has been so excited about going he kept talking about it all week. Jason went in to buy the jersey and surprised me with a basket for my bike. Now I can go shopping for veggies and put them in the basket instead of on my back. He is so good to me! I love him!
Christian and I went to the Devil’s Millhopper and went to the bottom of this magnificent peaceful place. After we left we went to eat something before the movie. I laid a blanket on the ground at the movie theater. It was a perfect day for sitting in the shade outside. It was actually a bit chilly under the shade. I read some of my book and then we watched the movie The Fourth Kind. It was a disturbing movie. I used to love scary movies but now they make me think too many negative emotions. I know Christian really wanted to see it so I decided to go. This movie really played with my emotions. It is a movie that causes you to think about the truth about alien abduction. I keep questioning if she really was abducted or was she hallucinating all of it. I would like to see it with Jason so we can discuss what might have happened.
Overall it was a pleasant day. When I got home I decided to make the Cherry Chip Ice Cream. It was super easy to make. I didn’t soak the cashews (oops) so the prep time took 5 minutes. Jason arranged the ice cream maker. The base was frozen so it was ready to go. I mixed the ingredients in the Vita-Mix, then we poured it in the ice cream maker. The ice cream took literally 15 minutes to make. What an awesome treat for all of us. Sabby didn’t like it but Christian and Jason are still eating it. I am sure we will make it again. I want to make it with stevia instead of agave. I have been cutting down on my sugar consumption, so I sorta have a slight belly ache. But it is delicious. It reminds me more of gelato, not ice cream. There are various types of ice creams in M.K.’s book. He gives other suggestions to make different ice creams. I want to make marshmallow, with chocolate pieces. Oh my that would be amazing. Pumpkin ice cream will be amazing too. The pie I made is gone, I know that the ice cream would be gone in one night. I am sure the ice cream maker will stay on our counter for a few days:)
Cherry Chip Ice Cream Ingredients
1 cup cashews, soaked 1-2 hours
1/2 cup young coconut meat
1/2 cup agave
1 1/4 cup water
1/4 vanilla bean, scraped
pinch of sea salt
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup + 2 T frozen cherries, thawed and chopped (I didn’t thaw them)
1/2 cup Chocolate pieces (Mine were frozen)
I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~Jason Love
I may have used this quote before. It holds true to me, even though a good body would be nice:) I know I am healthy and making the choices to be the best I can be. Thank you God for me!
Goodnight!
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 9:12 pm. Add a comment
November 20, 2009
Today was an exciting day in my kitchen. I made several recipes. I made the wraps that I talked about last night. I was craving them. I also made sunny pate’ and fermented saurkraut.
For my Matthew Kenney recipe I decided to make the sweet tahini dressing. This dressing will be a lovely addition to hijiki. I haven’t had any seaweed in a while. I was thinking today that I should eat nori. I make nori rolls with the sunny pate’, after I roll them, I dehydrate them. They are a raw vegan resemblance of a slim jim.
Sweet Tahini Dressing Ingredients
raw agave
tahini
water
miso
lemon juice
salt
The dressing is a perfect blend of salt and sweetness. I do love tahini. We finally got a new type of tahini at Rutabagas. The brand is
Krinos, it is the creamiest and smoothest tasting tahini I have ever had. I haven’t bought any tahini in a while, because the store has only been able to purchase roasted. When I bought this brand I realized how much I miss the flavor of my favorite dressing.
Tomorrow I will be going out of town to hang out with my family. It should be a great day. Jason and Sabby will hang out by themselves for a while, and I will hang with Christian. I miss hanging out with Christian. I feel like he is growing up so fast and I am missing him. He is at that age that he wants to read in his room and doesn’t say much about his day. It will be great to see a movie with him and of course he wants to go to Barnes and Noble. I love it that he loves to read so much. He always has. Some of my best memories of him have been reading books to him. Glad he chooses to read in his room, it’s alot better than what other 13 year old boys are doing. He does do more than read, but I would say that is his choice of relaxation.
My boys are the best!!
Goodnight, I am going to get ready to listen to the free Longevity Program Seminar. I can’t wait to hear David Wolfe.
Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.
— Brad Henry
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 9:20 pm. Add a comment
November 19, 2009
I have been craving something to add to a salad, instead of tahini. I use tahini alot now. I make an awesome dressing with tahini, garlic, lemon juice and water. So simple and so divine! I decided to make this cheese for my salad tomorrow.
I always loved Feta Cheese when I was vegetarian (lacto-0vo). I would put in on a tabouli wrap and ohh it was splendid. I think I will make it raw if this is delicious. I would like to make some wraps for it too. I love Cherie Soria’s Red Pepper Wraps. That recipe is my ultimate favorite by her.
Macadamia Feta Cheese Ingredients
2 cups macadamia nuts
2 T lemon juice
1 T nutritional yeast
1/2 medium shallot
3/4 t salt
I put all the ingredients in the Vita-mix and mixed it up really fast. Spread it on a dehydrator sheet and placed it in the dehydrator and I will get the cheese out tomorrow morning.
Now I keep thinking about making the wraps. Tomorrow I will make them. I need to get the ingredients for them. They are made from Red Peppers and Zucchini, Avocado and some psyllium. I can’t wait. The wraps with parsley tabouli, and feta cheese. Just like old times but raw vegan! I love the ability that we have to create. The human species is the best animal there is:)
I went for a long bike ride today and I met a friend. I lonely horse. I rode the bike for an hour one way and at my turn around I saw this beautiful horse. He seemed to be waiting for me to come pet him. He was so sweet. I had to get my pic with him. It was a beautiful ride. My legs feel like they really got a nice workout. I love being outdoors. It never feels like exercise, when I am outside, hiking, biking or walking. After I returned from Floral City I ran down to my spot by the lake. I read my Wayne Dyer book and then did some deep breathing and enjoyed the silence. It was such a perfect day. I hope I get a day like today tomorrow. I am addicted to biking.
My family is waiting for me to join them to watch the movie Up. So I better get off of here.
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. ~John Howard
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 8:01 pm. 1 comment
November 18, 2009
Gazpacho Ingredients
lemon cucumbers (I used green cucumbers)
deseeded and diced tomatillos
golden tomatoes
lime juice
jalapeno pepper
salt
olive oil
I mixed all ingredients except olive oil in a large bowl; seasoned to taste. I placed 3/4 of mixture in a food processor and process until smooth. I added back to bowl and stirred to combine.
I have never had tomatilloes before. They remind me of a melon but it is similar to a tomato. I bought yelllow pear tomatoes today at Rutabaga’s and I bought the tomatilloes at Sweetbay. I really didn’t even know how to pick the tomatilloes out. I figured they should probably not be too hard to the touch, so I picked them out just like I would tomatoes. The recipe calls for lemon cucumbers, unfortunately, living in a small town doesn’t allow for me to get many gourmet items. I would’ve liked to get some, but I don’t know where to get them. I thought about calling Whole Foods and asking them if they have some, but I didn’t have time to drive there, they are over an hour away. So Jason looked up on the internet about a substitute for lemon cucumbers and it said green cucumbers, so I used the good ol’ regular cucumbers.
The dish did turn out great. I love that it isn’t loaded with fat! I will eat the meal tomorrow. It is late at night and I must get to bed, honestly I am really not that hungry:)
Goodnight!
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.-ALEXANDRE DUMAS:
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 11:29 pm. Add a comment
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