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February 13, 2010
I just realized my Day #202 didn’t post yesterday:( I don’t know what is wrong with my computer:( I might cry. Well, I did do it yesterday, but something is definitely wrong with my computer, even now the words are typing really slow, and I can’t even load YouTube. I guess I need to have it fixed.
Today was the last day of Soccer season. Sabby’s team played 3 games and all of them he did SUPER! I will miss him playing soccer. I have the best time ever watching him. We signed him up for Baseball today, so I have that to look forward to .
Today I made ice cream and the prune sauce that is for the assembly of this meal.
Ice Cream Ingredients
cashews
coconut meat
agave
water
vanilla extract
sea salt
coconut oil
cloves
cinnamon
coconut flakes
thai coconut meat
All ingredients were put into Vitamix except Thai coconut. That is added after when it is put into the ice cream maker.
Prune Ingredients
prunes
water
agave
The prunes were soaked in water and I cut them up after, then added them to agave.
I am going to watch SpongeBob with the boys. They asked so I can’t turn that down.
Goodnight!
Moss always points to civilization. – Spongebob Squarepants
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 7:43 pm. Add a comment
February 11, 2010
Today was my first day not working at Rutabaga’s. I am sad that I had to depart from my favorite job ever, but for the health of my family, husband and myself, I decided that staying home is the best for us right now. I know I was only working 1 or 2 days, but yet, on those days it took time away from my family and chores at home. I know the good Lord has a plan for me and I know it is in Divine Order:) I do have FAITH, at times, I feel that is all I have, and it gets me through.
I went to the Dr. today to get blood work, I have been feeling a little off lately, could be stress, but I wanted to make sure that everything is going okay on the inside:) I am also getting a nutrition analysis next week, so the results will be here in about 5 weeks.
I decided to make my layer cake recipe in the afternoon today. I had to take Christian to get his haircut and then pick Sabby up from Jason, I wanted to get it done early so I could do some reading for my Unity class. I missed homework from last week, so I have catching up to do. The cake was easy, but the flour was not completely into powder form. The cashews never seem to powder like almonds, or flax. I am sure it is the oil in them, and the recipe suggests a tami. With all the pieces not powdered, my cake has some chunky pieces in them, but it will still be amazing!! I used a plastic lined round pie plate to lay the batter in until it is dehydrated enough, then I will cut it into rectangle pieces and dehydrate for 4-6 more hours.
Layer Cake Ingredients
cashew flour
cocoa powder
salt
cinnamon
agave
water
vanilla extract
I mixed the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mixed well with my hands. I lined a pan with plastic. I pressed the mixture into a 1-inch layer. The cake will dehydrate overnight. I will flip the cake onto a cutting board and trim edges. The cake then will be placed on a dehydrator screen and it will dehydrate another 4-6 hours.
My goal is to have this entire recipe done on Valentine’s day for my family! I already know the kids love the Truffles. They will be delighted to have these delectable treats again. At least they will have some yummy organic, raw treats for Valentine’s Day instead of the mainstream treats. Aren’t we blessed?
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. ~Albert Einstein
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 7:38 pm. Add a comment
February 10, 2010
This dessert that I will be making for the next few days, is going to be another “WINNER”. I decided to start with the caramel sauce because it was quick and easy. I got home late from work and I was tired. I have made a sauce similar to this before. This dessert has 7 desserts in one. So it will be a process to make, but I am sure it will be worth it:)!!!
Caramel Sauce Ingredients
1 cup raw agave
1/4 t salt
1/4 t cinnamon
Blend in Vita-mix for 20 seconds, then refrigerate. If you are going to serve it on that same day, chill in freezer for 2 hours.
“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction”- Winston Churchill
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 11:42 pm. Add a comment
February 9, 2010
I did it!! Finally! I finished the recipe.
I love the way this recipe turned out. I love the presentation on my NEW plate from IKEA. I just got back from Orlando from our shopping trip and made this beautiful appetizer for my hubby and I to try. We were out so late, but I had the kids come out of their room and look at it too. They even said it looked so pretty, and the chop sticks went well with the balls. Although they didn’t ask to try any, I appreciated their remarks and honesty.
These were very simple to make after the other prep was done. The rice only took about 3 minutes to make. The rice was easy to press onto the balls. I love the black sesame seeds on the white “rice”. The balls are so dainty and elegant, they would be great for a dinner party.
**I again, failed on the jicama. I couldn’t even find any in Orlando, so I used Parsnips. I have to say they were very yummy.
Sticky “Rice” Ingredients
3 cups jicama (I used parsnips)
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 T brown rice vinegar
2 T raw agave
1 T salt
I processed jicama (parsnips) and pine nuts until they were finely minced, similar to rice granules. I dried the mixture to remove the liquid, then I added the remaining ingredients. I covered the portobello balls with a thin layer of “rice” by hand, squeezing into a circular form. The rice stuck very well. Then I sprinkled the seeds on top of the pearl balls. I used mini lettuce leaves to decorate it and mango sauce on the side.
I am so proud again. I love making these exquisite meals. The camera doesn’t do the presentation justice at all. One day, my hubby will buy the camera he hopes for. I am grateful for my camera, it does me well:)
I finished my test today in a much better mood than I have been in. The tests always stress me out, I study so hard for them and feel like I don’t know enough of the material, because there is so much to learn. I usually study the right material, I did miss some because I misread the directions, but I am hopeful that I received an A. I feel confident, and I know I did my best.
By the grace of God I have the strength to succeed!
“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 11:03 pm. Add a comment
February 8, 2010
It took all of my power and spirit to not even put this marvelous mouth watering orgasmic yummy mint dessert in my mouth! I turned my back and ate a celery stick. It will feel better later on I am sure:)
This recipe was made with so much love. It’s on the table waiting for my hubby to get home. I couldn’t wait for him to see it so I sent a photo to him, I know, I know, I can never keep a surprise from him. I was so proud I just couldn’t wait! I wish everyone could try it, just so I could see all the faces and smiles:) I have to say, it is either it looks great, or I just have been studying all day and anything is more enjoyable right now than to look at another picture or word about the Cardiovascular System.
I made the Sauce today. Here are the ingredients:
Sauce Ingredients
agave
cacao
carob
vanilla
sea salt
coconut oil
All ingredients were blended in Vita-mix. It smells so divine I just want to bathe in it!
The wafers were still wet, but they were easy to cut up and now they are in the freezer, where they will stay.
This project really brings me so much joy! I am grateful for Matthew Kenney and his crew. These books have become so much a part of my life and many of my woes disappear when I am engrossed in the pages and recipes. Thank you MK!
This is what I write in my recipes when I have completed the entire recipe:
“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.”- French Proverb/em>
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 7:26 pm. Add a comment
February 7, 2010
Still no Jicamas! This recipe smells so good though, probably even better, because I am trying to not eat any sugar. I have been on a downward spiral, ever since I ate Ezekial Bread! I don’t know why, but I am fine to have one piece then the next day I have like 4, then before I know it I am on a sugar binge, and breaking into my kids cereal. So for the last 2 days I have been cleaning out again. Hopefully this time, I have finally learned that bread and sugars are not good for me. I read an interesting article on the Huffingtonpost site. It was about foods that you should avoid to keep cancer away. The food of course that stuck out for me was, SUGAR. The more I read about sugar, I realize the havoc it can have on the human body. I did have a few strawberries today, but no agave, bread, or other fruit. So I am feeling better than the last few days.
This recipe is fairly easy to make. The longest part of it was peeling the cacao beans and chopping them up. I bought pistachios from work tonight and had to crack them and chop those up too. Which wasn’t too difficult, just more time consuming.
Panna Cotta Ingredients*I halved the recipe
cashews
coconut meat
agave
water
vanilla extract
non alcoholic peppermint exract
sea salt
coconut oil
spinach juice
pistachios
cacao nibs
All ingredients except pistachios and cacao nibs were placed in the Vita-mix. After it was smooth, I poured the mixture into a bowl and added the nibs and pistachios to the bowl. I lined 4 dessert cups with plastic wrap and poured in the batter. They are in the freezer now.
I am still dehydrating the wafers from last night. They are still sticky. Maybe they will when I take them out because of the coconut oil.
Hopefully tomorrow I will find jicama, so I can finish my meal from 2 days ago. I am also going to make the chocolate sauce tomorrow. Then this dessert will be complete.
Tomorrow is my last day to study for my Cardiovascular test. I am quite nervous about it. I have been studying but I still feel like I need 3 more days. I have tomorrow, and Jason is off, so maybe we can study together.
I need to get to the gym tomorrow too. Neither one of us made it as much as we would’ve like to this week. Too busy!
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 10:54 pm. Add a comment
February 6, 2010
I COULDN’T GET ANY JICAMA! So I couldn’t finish my recipe from yesterday:(. I decided to make this lovely dessert for my family. While I was making it, Christian asked me to make the vanilla ice cream sundae that I made a few days ago. I told him to make it. I showed him how to melt the coconut oil and how to soak the cashews. He thought it would be ready right now, so he was kind of disappointed. I am sure he won’t be once he makes it.
This recipe looks so delicious. I love mint ice cream. It’s actually called panna cotta. According to Wikipedia, Panna cotta is “an Italian dessert made by simmering together cream, milk and sugar, mixing this with gelatin, and letting it cool until set. An Italian expression which literally means “cooked cream”, it generally refers to a creamy, set dessert from the Northern Italian region of Piemonte. It is eaten all over Italy where it is served with wild berries, caramel, chocolate sauce or fruit coulis.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panna_cotta). The photo in entertaining looks so decadent! Anyone who loves mint ice cream, I imagine, will love this. Everytime I see the photo, I want mine to turn out just as delicious looking. Most of the time the flavor makes up for the appearance. I am working on it though!
Wafer Ingredients
3 cups fine cashew flour
1 3/4 cups almond flour
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup maple syrup
4 t vanilla extract
4 vanilla beans , scraped
1 1/2 t sea salt
lemon juice
1/2 t cinnamon
I mixed all ingredients into a small bowl with a spoon. It blended extremely well, then I smoothed it on a Teflex sheet. I placed it in the dehydrator for 5 hours. I took it upon myself to try to put the lines where the cuts will be. After 5 hours the directions specify to cut the wafers then, so I am sure I will do it again. They smell delicious!
Marshmallow Whip
cashews
coconut meat
agave
coconut oil
water
vanilla extract
sea salt
marshmallow extract (Thanks to my Dad:)
Blended all ingredients in Vita-mix until very smooth. I am chilling in freezer for 3-4 hours then I will whip in blender.
This a going to be perfect to serve to my fam!
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 6:12 pm. Add a comment
February 5, 2010
It’s meatballs tonight! Jason and I had a discussion about how he doesn’t eat enough healthy and living food. I told him I promise that I will try to make him more meals. He does eat what I make but he really eats alot of pizza at Papa Johns. He makes it with no cheese or meat, but to have that day after day, I think that it is really making his joints ache and he feels a state of unhealthiness:( . We both were doing very good for a while, I would make green smoothies and more salads, but lately I haven’t. I do make them for me, but I always feel like I burden him about eating healthier. Besides, he looks amazing. I don’t like telling him what to eat when I don’t eat the way I should. I want him to stay well, stress from work, nursing school and just life is taking a toll on him, physically and mentally. I can’t wait until he is finished with school:) So my new goal is to make him healthy food. I want my husband around forever! I need to take care of him.
Tonight I made the portobello meatballs, I have made another recipe like these before, but not with jicama on them. They have to dehydrate until they are solid on the outside and somewhat moist on the inside. The last time I made them I didn’t even finish the entire recipe because I ate them all, so maybe I will finish that one too with these meatballs.
Portobello Meatballs Ingredients
4 portobello mushrooms
1/2 cup olive oil
sea salt to taste
black pepper to taste
2 T fresh thyme
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup walnuts, soaked for 8 hours
I chopped the mushrooms and tossed the olive oil and spices and lemon juice. After the meatballs were covered with the oil, lemon juice and spices I put them into the dehydrator for 45 minutes. I processed the walnuts and garlic together then I added the mushroom mixture. I tried to follow the directions of just chopping the mushrooms and not processing them, but I wasn’t able to form balls. I added all the ingredients to the food processor, then I was able to roll the mixture into balls. I am dehydrating them until they become firm on the outside and moist on the inside.
I am having my first glass of Nettle Tea. I am only drinking a small amount, I am always concerned when I try anything new, especially herbs. I got really sick one time off of Horsetail. They were pills, not leaves, but it made me feel like I had the flu. I have been hearing and reading how great Nettle Tea is, so I bought some and now I have the honor of drinking it! Hope it works for me. I have been reading Susun Weed’s books. She mentions the Nettle Tea in most of her books, she explained in one of them that it can be used everyday. I also bought Spearmint, so I am going to try that next. In her book she explains that the best way to take the herbs is trying one thing at a time, so if you have an intolerance you will know what it is. I chose to start with the Nettles. I started 5 minutes ago and I am still fine:) I will let you know if anything goes wrong. I hope not. I am so excited about making infusions. I feel like a medicine woman in my own kitchen. I do have to say, the Nettle tea is not the best tasting, I prefer, a slightly sweet tea. I am drinking it plain. It would probably taste better with Stevia. I love Stevia!
BE INFINITELY PATIENT
Being infinitely patient means having an absolute knowing that you’re in vibrational harmony with the all-creating force that intended you here. You know that everything will happen at just the right time, at just the right place, with just the right people. Dr. Wayne Dyer
This is such a great inspirational quote. I have been wondering where I am really going in my life. The only thing I am really sure of is that I really do love Anatomy and I am excited to do Dietetics. I love preparing raw food. Everything else has me in question. I asked God today to please speak to me and tell me what I should do. I am still listening. I haven’t sat in the silence yet, so I will hear the answer when I choose to REALLY LISTEN! I love it when I find out in my dreams. Until then, I guess I am waiting.
Good night!
Posted 15 years, 9 months ago at 6:33 pm. Add a comment
February 4, 2010
This picture looks so appetizing in the book. The little balls looked so inviting. I am making this recipe with alot of love for my hubby;-). I decided to make the salsa tonight. I wanted to work on the portobello meatballs but I needed to soak walnuts, so I am doing it now. I was surprised that this salsa is made in the Vita-mix. I think it’s more like a sauce. I fell in love with Tamarind from our last recipe. I call it “ours” because Jason loved it! So when I realized there is Tamarind in this I NEEDED to make it!
Mango Salsa Ingredients
1 cup mango, diced
1 red chile, seeded and diced
2 T fresh lime juice
2 T chopped cilantro
pinch salt
1 T raw agave
1 T tamarind paste
water
All ingredients go into Vita-mix, I didn’t add water, I didn’t feel like it needed it.
Tomorrow I will serve this to my LOVE!
Today was a very stressful day for me:( For no particular reason, I just felt really down and stressed. Probably has something to do with that bread stuff:( Any way, I am not going to beat myself up for eating it. But honestly my choices have not been good for the last few days. Sprouts are ready, so they will save me:) I love those little dudes!
I am studying for my cardiovascular test that is on Tuesday. I almost have the blood tracing down:) It’s not too bad if I keep writing it over and over. I can’t wait to study with Jason, it is always the best studying session ever!
BE KIND
Treat yourself and others with kindness when you eat, exercise, play, work, love, and everything else. When you think, feel, and act kindly, you hasten your ability to connect to the power of intention.-Wayne Dyer
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 7:40 pm. Add a comment
February 3, 2010
Jason’s favorite yet!! I made this for him tonight. I finished the filling and took it up to his work. I folded the wraps and ripped them a few times. I attempted to put the scallions around them and many of them were not long enough, then when I made them long enough, they ripped. I don’t know how MK and his team do the scallion tying but when I go to his school, I will find out:) I was getting frustrated, but I know that not everything will come easy. I do need lessons in making the meals presentable to the public. My hubby will eat anything and love it, if I make it, but I really wouldn’t have served this at a restaurant, nor most of the stuff I have been making. The appearance is so important, but I know that it is the best food ever!!
This meal is definitely worth making again. I wouldn’t make it without the tamarind fondue. I actually rolled tomatoes, and spinach with the sauce and tamarind sauce before I served it to him. I really loved it. I was only going to have one, but my taste buds overpowered me again! They seem to be winning alot lately against my better judgement.
Raw food is so enjoyable to me I feel like I want to eat all the time. I have been out of sprouts and I have been craving sugar and fat! Sugar is my poison ‘x’ ! One day I will be able to say I have control now:)
Until then, I know there is a lesson in everything I go through!
Filling Ingredients
carrots
scallion
cabbage
mushrooms
salt
black pepper
olive oil
I folded all ingredients together, then added chile sauce to mixture.
I just got home from work, and I am super tired, but I want to hoola hoop for a few minutes. I have been doing great for Fitness in Citrus. I did 2 hours of exercise today! Not bad! Yoga is my fave right now:) The fast paced walking with my dogs feels like old times. They are the best walking partners!
There is a voice in the Universe urging us to remember our purpose for being on this great Earth. This is the voice of inspiration, which is within each and every one of us.-Dr. Wayne Dyer
Posted 15 years, 10 months ago at 11:16 pm. Add a comment
Living Rawesome 
