The Good, The Bad, and the Yucky!

I love experiments....most of the time. A couple of days ago I played with my surplus of "Carrot Cake" from Sheila and made some pretty tasty carrot oatmeal cookies by adding raisins, dried cherries, oatmeal, almonds, honey to the "carrot" base and dehydrating it. Turned out to be a good and healthy "cookie"!

This morning I used more of the same carrot base and other ingredients, only instead of honey, I substituted pineapple add some greens powder. My thinking was more would be better. OK, nutritionally maybe, but not as a matter of taste. What I actually did accomplish in this culinary experiment was discover the formula for the taste or essence of... vomit. Really, I did. The pineapple together with the greens powder has the same acidic/bile taste we all know and hate. Win some loose some. These green "cookies" are not going to waste though... I'm picking out the raisins and giving them to Molly, my dog. She apparently is quite fond of them...then again I have seen her eat her vomit.

New Week, New Things to Try

I love opening up my fridge on Tuesday mornings and looking at the variety of good things I can select to eat that I don't have to make any effort for. It keeps me from getting bored or overhelmed. On today's menu I've got some Asian Cabbage Slaw and a spicy Thai Pineapple Cucumber Salad.

Best of all I'm gleening little bits of knowledge and ideas from my RawTogether friends. Just when I think I know it all someone comes up with something new. I'd have never guessed one could sprout things like sesame seeds and cumin seeds to increase the nutrition of even the smallest of components in a recipe. Thanks Sheila, who'da thought...

Chip Chip Hooray

I'm cheering for Kale now that Yvonne has introduced me to these Kale in a Crunch inspired chips. These are a satisfying way to curb the snack monster while also rewarding my body with the nutrients it really wants and needs.

Chip Update 2/11/09 - Out of Yvonne's chips!!! Oh Nooooo! Must have more!!! So I've started a batch; can't wait for them to get out of the dehydrator. I didn't have cashews, so I improvised the sauce with pine nuts. We'll see tomorrow how this has worked. (it did work!)

Charlie Trotter's Raw Pad Thai

It took me two days to prep "Young Coconut Pad Thai with Almond Chile Sauce" from Charlie Trotter's Raw cookbook with Roxanne Klein. Last night I dehydrated the Spicy Cashews that will top the dish. Today I was a chopping/blending maniac.

It turned out good...very spicy. Next time, I'll use 1/2 the amount of garlic. The raw garlic is pretty strong. Now it's time to clean the kitchen (boy is it a mess!!) & pack for the swap.

Oat Milk

Had to soak oat groats overnight for some cookies I'm making for RawTogether. After I ground up the groats, I had to squeeze out the liquid. Voilà! ...a nice think and creamy oat milk. I added a little honey and cinnamon. A nice surprise ended up being a yummy and nutritious way to start my day.

Quinoa. It's what's for breakfast.

This morning I had sprouted quinoa (KEEN-wah) and fruit for breakfast. {thanks for the yummy fruit Sheila!}

First let me share...I never imagined I'd be eating this kind of stuff for breakfast, let alone sprout them myself...second that I'd actually be craving this stuff...and third surprize is the absolute unbelievable energy I'm having. I think I'm going to have to go down to the office gym and jump on the treadmill to release some of it...it is sooo hard to sit in cube land when my cells are awake and raring to go.

Garlic Breath

Anyone have a mint? I had Shanti Gabriel’s Live Fettuccini Alfreda for lunch today. The raw garlic was strong and spicy in this. I won't have to worry about vampires today! It was good. I shared with a couple of people in my office and they also liked it...they thought the raw zucchini was cooked "noodles". I can see having this again...maybe forgetting the parsely and doubling the fresh basil to suit my personal taste.