Living Rawesome Day #316 Crispy Lime Macaroon pg. 134 entertaining in the raw
June 4, 2010
I have made many macaroon recipes during this last year. I really love the smell of these macaroons. They are shaped differently than previous recipes. I had to spread them thin on a Teflex sheet. They turned out pretty with the specks of lime zest among the coconut and almonds. As I was making these, I thought that they would be even better with Macadamia nuts! Making these provoked thoughts of Hawaii in my head. I know Macadamia nuts grow there and the smell of coconut always reminds me of a tropical vacation. I guess that stems from my tanning days in the sun and spreading on Coppertone oil. I always loved the smell. Boy how things have changed, for the better, I no longer lay in the sun for hours, just about 20 minutes a day. I still spread oil on my skin, but it is coconut oil. I still love basking in the sun, and I am fortunate to live in Florida and I can soak up the rays all the time. Maybe I will make these one day with Mac nuts.
Macaroon Ingredients
coconut flakes
almond crumbs
almond flour
sea salt
lime zest
maple syrup
coconut oil
vanilla extract
I mixed all dry ingredients together then added wet ingredients and mixed it up. I spread the mixture out as thin as I could. It is difficult to spread it to 1/2 inch. Now they are in the dehydrator. The macaroon appears very thin in the photo in entertaining in the raw book,mine, however, are not, but they will be very tasty I am sure. I love coconut!
The kids have been asking me all day to go to Grandma and Grandpas house, so I guess I should. I am pretty tired from the exhausting workout today, but it feels so good to exercise. It becomes addicting after I get into it. I can tell my metabolism is kicking in more, it only takes 10 minutes to start sweating on the elliptical compared to my 20 minutes a few months ago. I do sweat easier than I used to. My muscles are loving all the attention;-). It will be fun to do it again tomorrow. I love my iphone, I always listen to youtube during my workouts. My new fave is Trevor Hall’s “KING”. I am looking forward to his new CD release this month. If you want to check him out, here it is!
Well, I am off to make my children happy!
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.”~ Henry Ward Beecher