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May 16, 2010
Today has been a cleaning and teaching day. Franny came over to try some of the raw food I make, she liked a few things, like almond milk, and sesame sunflower seed bread, but she didn’t like the green juice, or the chocolate almond butter mixture that I made. But she was willing to try them, and that is great! Most people would say “nah”!
I made these quick recipes today and hopefully tomorrow I can get the plums to go with this. I don’t know if I can order any from Skoors or maybe I will find them at Publix. I will find them. I have never seen blue or purple plums. Maybe I will find them, if not, them I will just use what plums I can find.
Syrup Ingredients
1 cup raw agave
1 vanilla bean, scraped
Combine ingredients and mix well.
Cream Ingredients
1 cup cashews, soaked 1-2 hours
1/2 cup water
2 T ginger juice
1 T raw agave
pinch of sea salt
Blend all ingredients in a Vita-mix until smooth. Keep cool.
Tomorrow I will look for lavender sprigs and red, yellow, blue, and purple plums:) Wish me luck!
“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.”~ Abraham Lincoln
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 5:25 pm. Add a comment
May 15, 2010
Today’s L.O.V.E. food class was a success!!! It was my last one at Whispering Pines, but my next one is June 7th in a different location. The next class will be the first one at SKOORS MARKET. I just love both of them. I am excited to work with them again. The Taste of Inverness was fun. I hope there is a lot of interest in this class and people sign up:)
I made this recipe tonight and put a twist of Christian and my ideas. I decorated the pie with ice cream scoops and he decided to put the candied walnuts from MK’s recipe. I think it turned out beautiful, but the camera is not exactly the camera I would choose to take a photo of this lovely pie. I need a camera to take beautiful photos. I shouldn’t complain, at least I have one.
My hands smell like vanilla and oranges. Ahhh it’s so inviting! I didn’t try any, but I will on Tuesday! I did try a bit of the ice cream and it reminds me of my Grandma Altomare’s anise cookies. I am going to take some of this ice cream to my father. Hopefully he will appreciate the ice cream’s flavor, maybe he will enjoy the ice cream just as much as he enjoys his mother’s cookies!
Filling Ingredients
cashews
water
orange blossom water
raw agave
coconut oil
water
vanilla extract
sea salt
vanilla bean
orange zest
All ingredients were blended in the Vita-mix until very smooth. The pie is in the freezer until Tuesday when I go to Gainesville Potluck. I hope they all like it there!
I have never worked with Orange Blossom Water before. My first glance of this ingredient was actually when I first started this project. I found it a local Indian supermarket. It doesn’t seem to be that popular because the dust was collecting on it and it had a low price of only 3.00. I love looking in ethnic food stores. It’s always so much fun to see what deals you can get, and the people are usually so friendly and willing to help with any questions.
I am going to read a book, I have been up since 6 am, so I am off to read, then bed. Tomorrow, I will spend some time with Franny who is wanting to learn some recipes. She starts Chemo this month. I want to help her as much as I possibly can. Keep her in your prayers, Please!
Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 11:24 pm. Add a comment
May 14, 2010
I am in between 2 recipes for now. I decided to make the ice cream. This is a simple recipe and I was in a hurry because I am packing my car for my morning L.O.V.E. food prep class. It’s my last one at Whispering Pines. I am very fortunate to have been there for the last 3 months. I hope God keeps blessing me with a place to do the work he put in my heart to do!
Ice Cream Ingredients
cashews
macadamia nuts
young coconut meat
agave
water
vanilla bean
sea salt
ground star anise
coconut oil
I blended all ingredients in my Vita-mix then poured it into the ice cream maker. I didn’t try it, I am waiting for the final product.
“Change is the essence of life.Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.”~Unknown
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 8:02 pm. Add a comment
May 13, 2010
Well, I didn’t get coconut oil like I was supposed to, but I had everything I needed to make these delicious basil wafers. I used my new plant that my sister gave me for Mother’s Day. It’s called Cinnamon Basil, I think it goes perfectly with these. The basil gave it a hint of cinnamon too. I was surprised with the flavor of these. They have a very unique flavor. I never realized that basil and chocolate would go this well together. I can’t wait to try them when they are dehydrated. This paste was thicker than I would’ve liked it to be. I am never able to make the cashews turn into a dry powder. It is often clumpy, and moist. So the consistency is very pasty. But I was able to spread them on the teflex sheet.
Wafers Ingredients
cashew flour
oat flour
sea salt
water
maple syrup
cocoa powder
basil leaves
vanilla extract
Mix flours and sea salt in a medium-size bowl. Blend the remaining ingredients in Vita-mix until smooth. Add to flour mixture and mix well with hands. Spread very thin long rectangles on Teflex Sheets and dehydrate 6 hours. Turn onto screens and dehydrate until crisp, another 8-12 hours.
My goal for tomorrow is to get all supplies for my class and GET COCONUT OIL!
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”~Mahatma Gandhi
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 9:25 pm. Add a comment
May 12, 2010
Today’s recipe was an easy one. I was going to make the complete pie, but I didn’t buy coconut oil today, and I didn’t have enough to make the filling. I will have to buy some tomorrow. I decided to go to the Gainesville Potluck this month, and I will bring this recipe.
Crust Ingredients
pecans
salt
cinnamon
orange zest
maple syrup
coconut oil, melted
date paste
The pecans were processed into a powder in the food processor and other ingredients were added and mixed into the pecans. I covered a pie plate with plastic wrap and put the crust into the plate. It is in the dehydrator now until tomorrow night.
I went to the gym today again:) I am feeling better than I have in so long. I have been watching my calories by using fitday.com. I love this website. I know many people say that don’t have to count calories while on a raw food diet, but I DO!! It helps me, I can eat all the time, so when I have had enough calories I quit. Many times, I do eat when I am not hungry, but lately I have been hungry and I have been listening to my body. I am very careful to not overindulge! It does take self control, especially making all this wonderful food. I HAVE the BEST HEALTH EVER!! *I changed this from I want to I have after reading the quote below.
AFFIRM YOUR GOOD HEALTH
During any moment in which you’re experiencing thoughts that make you feel sick or bad, do your best to change them to thoughts that support the idea of feeling good. Refuse to talk about disease, and work to activate thoughts that predict recovery and overall well-being.~Dr. Wayne Dyer
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 8:14 pm. Add a comment
May 11, 2010
I just finished Rock Band with my kids. It’s 11 o’clock and I know they should have been in bed 2 hours ago, but the game is addicting and once we started playing, well, I couldn’t stop. Good thing I made my recipe before I started playing.
I made the complete recipe tonight.
Mushrooms Ingredients
shiitake mushrooms
olive oil
salt
pepper
Sauce Ingredients
ginger
almonds
water
raw agave
cilantro leaves
salt
Spinach Ingredients
spinach leaves
olive oil
lemon juice
lemon zest
salt and pepper
Mushrooms-Toss shiitake slices with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then dehydrate on Teflex sheets for 30 minutes.
Sauce-Blend ingredients in Vita-mix until smooth.
Spinach-Combine all ingredients and dehydrate for 20 minutes.
Place a dollop of filling at the near end of the wrapper and fold over, corner to corner, to make triangle shapes. Scatter spinach on plates, top with bisteeya, and garnish with cinnamon and turmeric.
Jason ate this in 5 minutes. He really liked it. He never gets too excited, but I think he enjoyed it.
When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. ~Joyce Brothers
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 11:27 pm. Add a comment
May 10, 2010
Today has been an extremely busy day. Cleaned, gym, prepared for my raw food class this weekend, and now I have to go get the kids and do their after school activities. It sure is great not having homework. I received an A in A&P 2, I already knew that but my grade is up, so it’s official.
I made the candied almonds the other day, so today I made the wrappers.
Bisteeya Wrappers Ingredients
coconut meat
golden beet
1/4 t sea salt
Directions
I am getting better at these wraps.
Time to shower!
“The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.”~Bhagavad Gita
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 2:28 pm. Add a comment
May 8, 2010
We went shopping today. Sebastian really likes mango, banana, coconut, apple, and orange smoothies, so we bought the ingredients to make them. He specifically went into Skoors because he knows how I shop, I usually start talking and forget everything I am getting (unless I have a list). Glad he picked all the stuff out because he got to have his drink and it helped me decide which recipe I would make for today. I decided that I would make this recipe since we had all the ingredients for it. I had to buy mushrooms, tomatoes and onions. This recipe looked so fresh and inviting, I decided to pull out my Martini glasses and get to work!
I was unfamiliar about seviche, so of course I had to look it up. I am learning about many different recipes on my journey through these books. I am not only building confidence in my kitchen, but I am learning other ingredients and recipes that are popular in other parts of the world. When I look into these recipes, I always find something more than what I was looking for.
Seviche is a Latin American dish that is usually raw or cooked fish/shellfish in an acidic component such as orange or lime juice. Usually it has chilies, chopped tomatoes and herbs, and served as an appetizer. In entertaining in the raw, MK explains that the oyster mushrooms are the substitution for fish/shellfish. He does mention that he uses oyster mushrooms instead of shiitake because shiitake can have a musty flavor. I know exactly what he is talking about, oyster mushrooms take in the taste of the marinade, similar to how tofu works.
Seviche Ingredients
red onion
plum tomatoes, peeled seeded and diced
habanero chile
orange juice
lime juice
oyster mushrooms
avocado
oranges, limes and cilantro for garnish
In a bowl, I mixed the onions, tomatoes, habanero, orange juice, lime juice, and salt, then added the mushrooms. I placed it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Then mixed it to make sure the ingredients stayed together, and carefully stirred in the diced avocado then put the seviche in the martini glasses. I added lime wedges and cilantro on top.
I think the beauty of this dish is perfect for Spring Time. It’s is light and refreshing. I think it would taste great with mint sprinkled over it. I guess I am in the mood for mint today:)
If you like onions and mushrooms, try this. You won’t be disappointed! I will make this again tomorrow to enjoy for Mother’s Day!
“I was always an early riser. Happy the man who is! Every morning day comes to him with a virgin’s love, full of bloom and freshness. The youth of nature is contagious, like the gladness of a happy child.”~Unknown
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 11:35 pm. Add a comment
May 7, 2010
It is late for me. It’s been a long day and I am ready to go to sleep. I am listening to my little one yawn in the background and it’s making me even more tired. I made it to the gym again today and I feel like my body is changing. I am getting stronger and I feel like I don’ t get tired as easily as I was a few months ago. I am not eating like crazy like I was for many years. Working with food really makes you love everything about it. Including the taste. I am starting to appreciate just the simple meals throughout the day and looking forward to the MK recipes that I am making in the evening. This one in particular looks very good. I will pay special attention to the wrappers. I don’t want them to mess up.
When I decided to do this project I didn’t know very much about Matthew Kenney. I knew that I really liked some of the recipes in everyday raw. I knew that raw food real world had some delicious recipes as well. I didn’t know that he is such a caring and genuine person. As some of you know, I messed up on the dumplings yesterday. I didn’t call this to his attention, he is busy and I don’t feel it was the recipe that is wrong, it was poor judgement on my part. If you follow him at all you know he is busy with different projects that he is doing. I did post my bombed recipe on facebook and maybe that is where he read about my frustration, but he took the time to write me a quick email of encouragement. I think it is a true person who would take time to do a nice act such as that. It made me feel better about my past failure. Something good always comes out of something I think is bad. Sometimes I forget that. I never know what the outcome will be but I can always find something positive.
Thank you Matthew for your kindness and inspiration.
Candied Almonds Ingredients
almonds
maple syrup
vanilla extract
sea salt
cinnamon
maple powder
I used dehydrated almonds. In a large bowl, I coated the nuts with maple syrup. Combined vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and maple powder, and I stirred the almonds until they were coated. I will dehydrate them for 48 hours.
These will be delicious. Wish me luck on these. Hopefully they will turn out like I want them to.
To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams, to have goals in life and a drive to succeed, and to surround yourself with the things and the people that make you happy – this is success! -Sasha Azevedo
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 11:01 pm. Add a comment
May 6, 2010
I really didn’t even want to write this blog. I am so upset about this meal. I went to wrap the coconut wrappers around the filling, and they all tore!!! The black wrappers were a bit different in texture but I figured they would work. Well, I tried several of them and had NO LUCK!!
I am guessing that it’s because of the sesame seeds in the wrappers. I should’ve bought black sesame tahini online. So for those of you making these, I suggest getting the tahini and NOT making your own, or else they could look like this….
They all tore and I just got frustrated. The white ones were even ruined because I put the black on the outside and the filling on them and they all just tore when I tried to take off the filling. OH what a disaster:(
Well, all the recipes I do don’t turn out perfect, but I was hoping this one would work. At least I have the filling and miso sauce to eat.
Filling Ingredients
cashews
sesame oil
salt
nama shoyu (I used Liquid Aminos)
scallions
fresh ginger
Cashews were placed in a food processor and then placed in a bowl with other ingredients.
Miso Sauce Ingredients
cashews
tahini
white miso
nama shoyu
dulse
raw agave
ginger juice
All ingredients were blended in a Vita-mix.
*This was a bit too salty for me. I like less salt. I rarely ever add salt to my food, unless I am making a recipe that calls for it. The mixture of miso, dulse and bragg’s liquid aminos is too salty! I think that if I made it again, I would leave out dulse and use less bragg’s. But I love the ginger and tahini mixture!
I will attempt to make this recipe again. ONLY IF I HAVE black sesame tahini!
Better luck next time:)
“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”~George Orwell
Posted 15 years, 4 months ago at 3:40 pm. 1 comment
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