Living Rawesome

Day #318 Black Sesame Tuile pg. 22 and the complete recipe Creamy Mango Pudding, Cardamom Kulfi, and Crispy Lime Macaroon pg. 134 entertaining in the raw

June 6, 2010

I made the lime powder several days ago, so I figured it is time for me to make the Black Sesame Tuile. I love working with Black sesame seeds. They look so exotic to me, almost untouchable. This recipe says to grind them, but the photo in the book appears as if the seeds are not ground, so I didn’t grind them. I like the way they look when they are whole.  The photos in this book  sometimes look different than the way the directions say to assemble them. I guess I go on my own sometimes, and use my own judgement on what I should do. Since this is my project, I guess that is acceptable. It is so freeing to make up my own RuLes!

Beginning Tuile in the Dehydrator
Tuile Ingredients
1/4 cup ground black sesame seeds
1/2 cup flax meal
1/2 cup chopped yellow squash
1 T lemon juice
1 cup water
1 T agave
1/2 t salt
1/4 t coriander seeds
1/2 t cumin

I placed the whole black sesame seeds in a bowl; set aside and blended remaining ingredients in my Vita-mix. I combined all ingredients into the bowl and stirred. Then I spread the mixture onto the Teflex sheets, they are dehydrating now and they will be until tomorrow morning (8 hours). When they are dry but still pliable I will cut them into triangles. Then I will lay them over a rolling pin to give them a bent look and I will dehydrate them more.

Last night I finished the final part of the mango pudding.  I am serving the mango pudding and macaroons tomorrow at the class.I put the pudding and kulfi into containers, so it would be easy to serve.  The macaroons will be served on the side.  I am anxious to see how the class goes. It will be my first one at Skoors and I am so excited to get there and get started!

I was preparing for my class and separating the mango pudding into small cups. I didn’t plan on putting them on the plate that I did, but they all fit, and then I had just enough lids for the cups. I love when that happens. I love the reassurance that I still have “it”. Those things always used to happen to me when I worked at the deli. For example, if I needed salt for a recipe and I only had a little, it always turned out to be just enough, or if I had to package things I would grab just enough containers to package the food. I know it seems foolish, but I was always grateful for the small things that happened. It seems so long ago that I worked there now, funny, how easily someone forgets things when they are not where they once were.

I enjoy my days now with the kids, going to the gym and making lots of raw food in my own kitchen. At first I missed my job, but I love all the blessings that I have and the wonderful things I am able to do!

Off to finish the final touches on the class tomorrow, then off to bed. Goodnight!

James 1:2-4

²Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. ⁴Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.