2.23.2012

What have I been up to?

Just a few things:

Lime Spritzers
We have been getting the most deliciously green limes lately. We've been mixing them with sparkling water.  So refreshing! You'd never know it was winter here (granted, based on the weather you would never know it either, 57degrees today).

Made more raw Chocolate Chip Cookies. Got some help with the piping of the chips this time around.  He wanted the cookies, I told him he'd have to help pipe.

Checking on my kombucha.  We are pretty close to being brewed. This was at 2 weeks.
 This is almost one month.  It is growing really well!

Made some raw taco boats for a Favorite Things Party.

Sorry the pics are so dark.  These were delicious.  I used a walnut taco meat, cashew nacho cheese and zucchini and baby patty pan shells.  The toppings were fajita style mushrooms and bell peppers, cilantro and romaine lettuce.

Squash tacos:
Shells
Cut zucchini in half length wise, scoop the insides out with a 1/2 tsp.  Cut the top off of the baby patty pans, scoop out the insides with a 1/4 tsp.  Rub with oil, nama shoyu and sprinkle with a tiny bit of salt.  Dehydrate on 105 for about an hour.

Walnut taco meat
adapted from Matt Amsden's Rawvolution
1 c raw walnuts ground (I soaked mine overnight and then dehydrated)
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp mexican oregano
2 T nama shoyu
Mix all together in bowl.  You can warm in the dehydrator if you'd like.
(Optional,  add soaked and processed sun dried tomatoes)

Cashew Nacho Cheese
1/2 c cashews soaked and rinsed
1 T lemon juice
1 T nutritional yeast
3-4 T chopped red bell pepper (I just eye it and cut a chunk out of the pepper)
dash of pimenton
salt and pepper to taste
water as needed (prob about 1/4-1/2 c)
Blend all til smooth in vitamix

Fajita Style Veggies
Julienne bell pepper, slice mushrooms and grate 1 small clove garlic into bowl.  You can use any amount of veggies you want.  I did about 1/4 of a bell pepper, 5-6 musrooms and a very small clove of garlic.  You could add sliced onions. Splash veggies with olive oil and nama shoyu.  Be careful not to use too much.  I also add a touch of agave. Mix well, dehydrate 1 hour on 105.


Cheers!

2 comments:

  1. Pattypan is a summer squash. It can be yellow, white or green. They are stout and cute and taste pretty much like long yellow squash, but I love them more because they are cuter.

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