Living Rawesome

Day #113 Roasted Pepper Hummus with Lime pg. 77 everyday raw

November 15, 2009

Today was a fun day of preparing food at Rutabaga’s. I made many things. Every time I go into work I realize how fortunate I am to have such an awesome job!

I decided to make this hummus for the gathering on Tuesday. It is oh so yummy! Our guest speaker does not like hummus made from beans so I made it in honor of her. I found a really cute serving plate with a space for a dip or sauce that I want to buy. I have to go tomorrow or it will be too late. It is a fall colored plate that is either sunflowers or daisies. Either way it is perfect.

I made this recipe slightly different because I didn’t have macadamia nuts. They are so hard to find around here. Organic is very hard to come by so I used cashews. It turned out superb!

Ingredients

2 cups seeded and chopped red bell pepper
2 cups cashews, soaked 1-2 hours
1 cup macadamia nuts, soaked 1-2 hours (I used cashews)
1/2 cup lime juice
3 T olive oil
1/2 cup raw tahini
1 t sea salt
1 1/4 cup water

I dehydrated the peppers last night and took them out tonight. I threw everything in the Vita-mix and bammm it was done. The flavor is so rich. I love it! Another knock out recipe. I think hummus is okay made with beans. I do enjoy D’Adjoa’s recipe with sprouted chick peas the most. This recipe is my favorite by far for a bean-less hummus. It will be interesting to hear what everyone else thinks on Tuesday night.

I watched some of Food Inc. last night. I became discouraged last night listening to a mother that was interviewed on the movie. She was explaining her reasons why she buys her children McDonald’s instead of making dinner. She said she doesn’t have time and it is too expensive to make dinner. I really think that eating raw food and preparing it is really cost effective. Raw food prep is so easy. I wondered to myself…what is she buying that she doesn’t need? And how could she squeeze in at least 20 minutes to prepare food every night? I think many people are so accustomed to buying cigarettes and sodas and extra junk food and extra expenditures that if they cut the bad habits out and formed healthy habits, I think the purchases would really be similar in cost. I understand many people don’t have alot of money to spend, but I think that a family can cut costs somewhere to better their lives nutritionally. I also think that we are so accustomed to getting things quick ie. fast food that we just think it is too time consuming to cook or prepare anything. I am not judging the lady on the movie or any other person but it is sad that many people don’t know of other options (co-ops, sprouts, neighborhood gardens, wild foods). I think having one prepared meal together as a family is important, it’s an excellent time to catch up on eachother’s lives without interruptions. I don’t do this everyday but we do try to do it most days of the week.

Speaking of wild foods I am going on a medicinal plant walk at the beginning of December. It should be very educational.

Well, Jason just got home and now I get a foot bath:) Ahhh Paradise!

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge-BERTRAND RUSSELL