Living Rawesome Day #55 Portobello Meatballs pg. 97 entertaining in the raw
September 18, 2009
I made a few delicious recipes today. I have been wanting to make a cheese from carageenan. So I finally made up the recipe. I am quite impressed with this new creation. It’s a red pepper cheese. I used Matthew Kenney’s recipe for the red pepper sauce that I made on Sept. 1st. I changed it a little bit, then I added carageenan. It’s so yummy. I can’t wait until it hardens. I will have a sandwich on some onion bread.
I attempted to make a dessert from carageenan. It turned out to be a disaster. I threw it out. I could not tolerate it. It tasted like seaweed and stevia, but worse. The smell of irish moss/carageenan reminds me of riding on the Pirate’s of the Caribbean at Disney World. I don’t know why, but it always comes to mind every time I smell it. I want to make a delicious dessert that has low sugar. I will make something soon I hope.
My recipe for today is portobello meatballs. They turned out very meaty flavored. The mushrooms and walnuts together make the flavor of meat. I made them this morning before work, I stuck them in the dehydrator so I could eat them when I got home. Oh my they were so good, with zucchini spaghetti, and raw tomato sauce. These portobello meatballs go with another meal that I will make tomorrow.
Portobello Meatball ingredients
portobello mushrooms
walnuts
tahini
olive oil
zucchini
parsley
salt and pepper
I cut up all ingredients and placed them into the food processor.
I pulsed it several times. Until the consistency was pasty.
I used a tea spoon to make the balls. They formed fairly easy. They are not completely round but they look nice.
When they were done they were exceptionally darker than when I made them at first. They actually looked like meat. They were very good, I would make these again. Jason suggested making burgers with this recipe. That would be great with a melted cheese and dehydrated carmalized onion. Oh man, I want to make that now. I think it’s a great idea.
I had a delicious lunch today!
I absolutely love this project. I am having so much fun with it. I am pretty much eating a diet of all living food, some of it is not, but I’m not really concerned too much with a percentage. I know how I feel, and I FEEL INCREDIBLE. i will continue to do what I’m doing:)
“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”