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July 6, 2010
Nut Flour Ingredients
walnut halves, soaked and dehydrated
pecan halves, soaked and dehydrated
almonds, soaked and dehydrated
maple syrup
vanilla extract
sea salt
cinnamon
maple powder
In a large bowl, coat dehydrated nuts with maple syrup. Combine vanilla, salt, cinnamon and maple powder and stir until the nuts are well coated. Dehydrate for 48 hours, then the nuts need to go into food processor to become flour.
These are dehydrating now. I have to start a new recipe and then come back to this entire meal.
Off to the movie with my fam….
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. ~Napoleon Hill
Posted 13 years, 9 months ago at 7:00 pm. Add a comment
July 5, 2010
I have become adventurous after eating one of the most interesting ice cream flavors. I am anxious to try this. I never would have thought about mixing basil into an ice cream base, but after trying the rosewater ice cream, I trust that this will be just as good.
The ice cream will go along side of a tart topped with Green Tomatoes. I think it will be interesting to have such a rare combination. It may just taste like an Italian tart and cream. I looked up basil ice cream and there are so many recipes of basil ice cream. Most of them involve eggs and heavy cream. According to one website, July 1 is Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day. I would say this falls into that category. There is even a recipe for Bacon Brittle Ice Cream. I think I will stick to herbs. I guess you could make eggplant bacon and make the Bacon Brittle with that. Hey that might be something for the next book that Matthew and Meredith write. Until then, I am trying this out.
Ice Cream Ingredients
cashews
coconut meat
raw agave
water
sea salt
coconut oil
basil
All ingredients were blended until smooth, then placed into the ice cream maker.
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”~Napoleon Hill
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 8:32 pm. Add a comment
July 4, 2010
I just got back from celebrating the 4th of July with all of my family at my parent’s house. It was a relaxing and fun filled day. We had a nice dinner, I made raw pizzas and barbeque sauce. I have to say that the sauce was not as good as I wanted it to be. It was edible, but not the best.
My sister made a beautiful American Flag out of blueberries, strawberries and bananas. It turned out so adorable.
Even Sabby enjoyed it, he loves fruit.
I made the Cherry Sauce tonight when I got home. I had no idea that the flavor of this cherry sauce with the rosewater ice cream would enhance the flavor so much. It brought me to total Bliss. I didn’t want to stop eating it. I had a serving of 3 small scoops of ice cream with the sauce. The rosewater ice cream was really pleasant without the sauce, BUT, with the Cherry Sauce added, it sets this ice cream over the top! I highly recommend this dessert. It would be perfect for a gathering of friends that like gourmet ice cream. It is unlike any ice cream I have ever eaten.
Matthew Kenney is a pure genius! I love how he enhances his recipes. This ice cream became dazzling with just 3 simple ingredients! Ahhh, I can’t say enough about it. It will be hard to decide which of the recipes are my favorite after making all of them.
Cherry Sauce Ingredients
fresh cherries
agave
raspberry leaf extract
I put the ingredients into Vita-Mix and blended until smooth.
I still have plenty of ice cream and sauce left. I am debating if I should even make the citrus tart again. I know it wasn’t the complete recipe at once, but all parts are made. I don’t know if this ice cream can get any better! The Citrus Tart was one of my favorite recipes too. The combination of the tart, ice cream, and sauce may set me into a dizzy dessert frenzy.
I will talk to Jason about it, maybe he will tell me what I should do. Make it, or not?!
I am off to sleep, I am exhausted. It’s been a long weekend.
“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
Benjamin Franklin
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 11:32 pm. Add a comment
July 3, 2010
Mushrooms Ingredients
water
lemon
lemon zest
cashews
raw agave
salt
pepper
oyster mushrooms
Caviar Ingredients
hijiki seaweed
sesame oil
raw agave
nama shoyu
Foam Ingredients
leek
white truffle oil
salt
Brazil nuts
water
nutritional yeast
chard
I finally bought chard; I’ve been wanting it for a green smoothie. The chard I found was beautiful! So that worked out, I needed it for my recipe. Things like that just happen for me:). I guess they probably do for many people but I just choose to recognize it. My hubby laughs because I always think there are signs, and that often determines my decisions. I like it that way. My son does it too. I know it is having a more positive outlook on life and I just adore it.
This is another hijiki recipe that I made, and I am very sorry to say, “I JUST DON’T LIKE HIJIKI”. I know it has many health benefits, but I would rather disguise it in my green smoothie. This recipe turned out beautiful, but the taste isn’t for me.
I just received an email from Meredith and she sent me 2 new recipes. I am super excited to try them out. I know my family will love them. We all Love Chocolate!
I will make those soon. I want to finish the rest of yesterday’s recipe too.
By the way, the rose water ice cream is really different. I ate some last night, even though I didn’t want to. The taste and smell made me think of having a tea party in a Victorian home. I don’t know why I drew those pictures in my mind, but that is all I thought of. I imagined sitting in the sunlight on the porch of a Victorian house and chatting with ladies dressed in Victorian dresses. The only thing I can say is, “very interesting.” I did enjoy eating it, it made me step into a different time and place. For that I give the rose water ice cream 2 thumbs up!
Christian just called, I have to pick him up. Post pic later…
Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage. ~Catherine Douzel
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Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 6:57 pm. Add a comment
July 2, 2010
I wanted to finish pg. 108, but I really needed to have ice cream;-). I already made the pie for this recipe, but I will have to remake it. It will be great for this weekend’s celebration. I couldn’t find Rosewater when I first made the citrus tart. I finally found the Rosewater at Fresh Market in the Villages. That store is so much fun to shop at. They have very different items there. It looks like an upscale Whole Foods Market.
Ice Cream Ingredients
cashews
macadamia nuts
coconut meat
raw agave
water
vanilla extract
rosewater extract
sea salt
coconut oil
Blend all ingredients in Vita-Mix until smooth. Pour into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer’s instructions.
I have the ice cream in the freezer for Jason when he gets home. I know he will love it! I have to save some for the photo of the tart, second time around, and the cherries and rosewater ice cream. I didn’t make the cherries yet either.
The ice cream is divine! The ice creams are always so heavenly.
“I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted – stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container.”
— Bill Bryson
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 9:59 pm. Add a comment
July 1, 2010
I am hoping that these turn out good this time. I didn’t have black sesame tahini last time I made these wraps. I will know tonight if they are good:).
Dumpling Wrappers
I am on the way to the gym and then off to Football meeting and the Eclipse movie.
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. ~Napoleon Hill
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 3:28 pm. Add a comment
June 30, 2010
Black Olive Pesto on Ani Phyo’s Sesame Bread
Well, this is the last day of June and tomorrow starts the very last month on this project! I am excited to almost be at the end of it. I counted the recipes and I think I have only 2 left in Everyday Raw and if I counted correctly I only have 5 recipes left in Entertaining in the Raw. I was busy helping Sabby with his homework while I was counting the remaining recipes, so I may be wrong. I am sure I will stretch out the recipes to try to keep this project going for an entire 365 days. If not, at least I can say that I did ALL the recipes. Maybe I will get some more dessert recipes:).
Tonight’s recipe was so delicious! I could have sat on the couch and ate the entire batch. I stopped myself because that would’ve caused me to feel very ill. We had chipotle burgers tonight and I put about 1 Tablespoon of the Black Olive Pesto on my burger with Ani Phyo’s Black Sesame Bread (which I made with white sesame seeds)! An absolute perfect meal together. I highly recommend this pesto. I am going to give my father some when he gets here. He is picking up a movie from us.
Black Olive Pesto Ingredients
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, soaked 1-2 hours and drained
1 cup pine nuts
2 cups kalamata olives, pitted
2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1 cup fresh parsley
1/4 cup olive oil
Combine sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, and olives in a food processor; pulse until chunky. Pour into medium bowl and set aside. Add basil, parsley, and olive oil to food processor; pulse to form a chunky pesto. Add basil mixture to bowl with sun-dried tomato mixture and mix well.
If you like Olives, you will absolutely love this recipe. I have to say it’s the best olive recipe I have ever made in my life!
Well, my father is here so, off I go!
“Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.”
Napoleon Hill
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 8:08 pm. Add a comment
June 29, 2010
According to Wikipedia, Sōmen (素麺) are very thin, white Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. The noodles are usually served cold. My son loves Udon Noodles. These are different than Udon. Sōmen is stretched Udon is cut when making the noodles.
Broth Ingredients
1 cup water
1 cup nama shoyu
2 T dried dulse
1 T dried wakame
1/4 cup brown rice vinegar
2 T agave
1 T fresh lime juice
First 4 ingredients were blended until smooth. I strained them and added the remaining ingredients.
I then added the somen.
Somen Ingredients
2 cups young thai coconut
2 T black sesame seeds
1 1/2 t shichimi spice
2 T finely sliced scallion
I made the thai coconut meat very thin to resemble “noodles”. I then sprinkled the remaining ingredients over the somen and broth.
This meal was too salty for me, although the presentation made my mouth water.
We found Sabby his iPad. It’s been a long day, but now we are home and setting up the iPad so he can try out all the apps and Netflix. He is super excited!
Here is the Sweet Pepper Soup:
Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.~Richard L. Evans
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 7:30 pm. Add a comment
June 28, 2010
I just got back from Orlando. I had to get my iPhone fixed and we attempted to buy Sabby his new iPad. He achieved one of the highest honors today at Kumon, G by 3! He did amazing and he is the first 3rd grader to achieve Algebra by Third Grade at the Citrus County Kumon Center! We are so proud. He has been waiting for months to receive his special prize. He started doing Kumon before he started Kindergarten and has been working diligently since. He works hard everyday and amazes his Father and I! When we went to the Apple store, we found out that they were sold out of all the iPads and all the surrounding stores didn’t have any either. He doesn’t want to wait a week to get one, so we will try to find one tomorrow.
I made all parts of the recipe before I left today, and I will put them together tomorrow. We ate at Sweet Tomatoes, so we are not interested in trying anymore food tonight. I could put it together, but the little baskets will get all soggy and I don’t think they will be good tomorrow. All 4 recipes are waiting in the refrigerator until tomorrow.
Soup Ingredients
cashews
water
coconut meat
salt
pepper
lemon juice
nutritional yeast
cayenne pepper
Aleppo Pepper Spice
red bell peppers (dehydrated for 2 hours)
All ingredients were blended until smooth.
Filling Ingredients
I made this back in August too. It was so delicious!
Dinner tomorrow will be so delicious!
Today was one of the best days we have had. Even though Jason is still working and going to school, he seems to be a more excited about getting to the end of Nursing school and starting his new career! I am so proud of him!
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.’ Frederico Fellini Film Director
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 8:46 pm. Add a comment
June 27, 2010
I just got home and made these recipes real quick. I cracked the hazelnuts from the shell this morning and soaked them all day while I was at Marsha’s Raw Ladies Potluck. I have made the Basil Wrappers before back in August. I never got to complete the meal so this is my second time around.
Yogurt Ingredients
hazelnuts
coconut meat
water
lemon juice
salt
All ingredients were blended and placed in refrigerator until tomorrow.
I will finish this recipe tomorrow.
Now onto updating my Tamale Recipe photos.
Faith makes all things possible. Love makes them easy.~ Unknown
Posted 13 years, 10 months ago at 7:41 pm. Add a comment
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