Living Rawesome Day #250 Mochi pg. 218 entertaining in the raw
March 30, 2010
Today was a stunning day outside! It was the kind of day where you feel free, with no worries and every part of you just wants to roll around in the fresh spring wild flowers and feel Mother Earth around every inch of your body! I am cherishing my days with this marvelous weather. I have been in the sun more these last few days. I missed it for 2 years, working indoors. Don’t get me wrong I love to work, but I need the sun. I was born and raised in Florida, and I have spent so much time in the sun, that I know my body craves it if I ignore it for too long. Thank you Mighty Sun for your constant companionship!
I decided to make the Mochi tonight. I didn’t know what Mochi was so I had to google images of them. Some were beyond words. They are really beautiful. There is a company out of Hawaii that makes them. They are not raw vegan but worth looking at, Bubbies. A brief description is given in entertaining in the raw. Mochi means “rice cake”, and are traditionally eaten for the Japanese New Year. The origin of the name can be translated 3 ways, “full moon,” “from God,” and “stickiness.” I like the word origin, “from God” and “full moon”, because I believe all this food is God sent and we have a full moon tonight. It’s not the new year, but I like to think of every night as an end and moving into a new beginning. So I feel these are appropriate at anytime, and they are so darn cute!
Mochi Ingredients
cashews
thai coconut meat
agave
coconut oil
sea salt
vanilla extract
almond extract
oat flour(made by grinding oat groats in a high speed blender, I had to use oatmeal)
coconut flour (made by grinding dried coconut flakes in a high speed blender)
Mochi directions: Blend first 7 ingredients in Vita-mix until very smooth and creamy. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl and stir in flours until it is very well combined and lumps are smoothed out.
Line a 9 x 13 pan with plastic wrap on bottom and sides. pour dough into prepared pan and spread very thin, approx. 1/2 inch thick. Place in freezer until firm.
It’s in freezer now, I will make one ice cream tomorrow and the next day. I don’t know where to get Lemon Grass, so I doubt I will be able to do that flavor, maybe I can make another flavor. I will try to find something else. Maybe Meredith can send me a different flavor ice cream to make the mochi with. I will ask. That would be fun, combining two different recipes, new with old. I love this project!
I had my test today, and I feel good about it. I will receive the grade on Thursday, until then, I have to wait.
Goodnight! I am going to enjoy my hubby being home with me:)
While sometimes changes happen in the twinkling of an eye, more often they take months or even years of diligent attention. But either way, if you desire to change, you will.~The Quest A journey of spiritual rediscovery