tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43593101486858949222024-02-06T18:13:49.619-08:00California *UncookedR A W - L I V E - V E G A N - D E L I C I O U SB. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-29420812764333151622012-05-15T14:55:00.000-07:002012-07-20T20:46:37.090-07:00The Dreaded Chinese Take-Out Craving<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Just about every
time I’ve overheard or been involved in a conversation regarding comfort food
or sudden cravings, one particular category of fare inevitably dominates the
discussion: Chinese take-out. Now, I say
“take-out” to describe and differentiate the battered, sugary, caloric
wasteland of American Chinese food from the traditional ethnic foods of China; chow
that’s often harder to find and not what most Americans mean when they say
“Chinese food”. For some, take-out consoles
the spirit during or after a crazy work day; for others it’s relentlessly
hormonal. Still, most will not deny that
the food itself is greasy, gross, grosser after the first ten bites, and most always
leads to an immediate stomach issue: indigestion, heartburn, or dare I say it-
the runs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Having likely been
one of these people at least at some point (as have I!), you probably already
know what’s going on – why someone would eat, let alone crave, something that
is not only bad for you, but admittedly gross in taste and sensation. In times of stress, physical or emotional,
the brain craves food that will provide immediate fat. As we know, nothing does that better than
sugar and carbs! So in a world where our
lifestyles put us in a constant state of pressure and anxiety, this survival
mechanism can quickly become a big problem (the U.S is the most obese country
in the world! Look it up!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Seeing as how our
lifestyles and the particular cravings that come along with it aren’t going to
change anytime soon, we need a solution in the form of substitution. That is exactly what my raw food philosophy
is all about – trick the brain, delight the palate, and vitalize the body! The challenge of coming up with an adequate replacement
for take-out, however, was a harrowing one.
The dish had to meet three criteria: one, it had to be sweet enough to
subdue the afore-mentioned survival mechanism; two, it had to have meaty chunks
to satisfy the belly; and the third and most important criteria was that it had
to be FAST! One of the driving factors
in people resorting to take-out is that it is convenient – fast and everywhere. As you’re all aware, raw food is not known
for this.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwmCndOqbX6HzJPbF3lW7rkuXRLoAUrnMwciM6Ez4r4Bvo-fZcZbyzCaJ0ekySLtlBJy52S8ZFrfN-Dw2YSKXH7DekMmoRCsQhewFjSWNJv5chqRyX3zYqk-qLwG1OERMXXIbuahHVVvS/s1600/Use+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwmCndOqbX6HzJPbF3lW7rkuXRLoAUrnMwciM6Ez4r4Bvo-fZcZbyzCaJ0ekySLtlBJy52S8ZFrfN-Dw2YSKXH7DekMmoRCsQhewFjSWNJv5chqRyX3zYqk-qLwG1OERMXXIbuahHVVvS/s320/Use+2.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">After weeks of
experimenting with these three criteria, I finally came up with a truly quick
and delicious recipe that I promise will, at least overtime, replace your favorite
take-out dish. Behold: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sweet and Sour Take-Out</i>! </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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dish is ready to eat in literally half the time it would take to order traditional
take-out</span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">, taste surprisingly authentic, and doesn’t dirty
more than a bowl, knife, and your favorite pair of chop-sticks. Better still, this dish can be altered a
number of ways to fit your individual taste or seasonal availability. For example, I have a friend who can’t stand
figs – she can very easily replace them with more papaya or even plums. If you find the dish too sweet, replace the
honey with more maple syrup. Moreover, for
those of you who aren’t strictly raw and want a meal that will stick with you
during the rest of your work day, spoon this recipe over some brown rice. I challenge you to try this recipe next time
you have one of those cravings – you may be pleasantly surprised at the outcome.</span></div>
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fruit, and sauce into a large bowl, stir thoroughly, and sprinkle sesame seeds
over top of dish to serve. Dish can be
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Use maple
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</div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-71288843544053473532012-01-03T22:41:00.004-08:002012-03-15T12:19:37.473-07:00Sneaky, Sneaky Raw<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It’s cold, rainy, the middle of the winter, you’ve been fighting off the sniffles for days and nothing sounds better than a nice steaming-hot bowl of soup. This is usually the exact point where the raw food novice throws in the towel – assuming of course that he or she made it past the month and a half of traditional holiday goodies. Well I’d like to inform that person that a truly health-conscious raw foodist can have her cake and eat it too! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Below I present to you two very delicious, very hot versions of raw soup. The idea is simple: hot broth over sliced raw goodies! If broth temperature is controlled (i.e. it is not allowed to reach boiling) it will not be hot enough to blanch any of the fresh ingredients, let alone cook them. Plus, even if some blanching does occur, most of the vitamins, minerals and nutrients that comprise the advantage of eating raw in the first place will remain intact. The idea of using any level of heat or any level of, for lack of a better word, cooked-ness, has of course been a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hot </i>debate in the raw food movement for years (yes, pun intended). But the way I see it, especially when faced with the above scenario, it’s better to get raw veggies in somehow rather than no-how! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As one final tip, these two soups are GREAT for crowds (double the recipes as needed)! In fact, I got the idea while at a friend’s house around dinner-time. Her mom had made a huge pot of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">posole</i>, which is a traditional Mexican broth-based soup eaten with any assortment of toppings. The toppings are placed in bowls on the table or on a plate, and each person gets to pick exactly what they want in their soup. It’s fun, festive and communal, and what better a way to treat all of your friends, vegetarians and carnivores alike, to a delicious hot meal!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGCKKUNcuLZxKhghyphenhyphen8FSnqg6BWHj6oelEZ78BFpUOSDnRIxB9HJvCeLkKzZ8SAx65wbOnJtn5eH_89J5OG-I84TxIcA2nlizjvg7nw633ixxASt_7nq2fq3tUTfh3fIoVLcbXzrCQpv6o/s1600/raw+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGCKKUNcuLZxKhghyphenhyphen8FSnqg6BWHj6oelEZ78BFpUOSDnRIxB9HJvCeLkKzZ8SAx65wbOnJtn5eH_89J5OG-I84TxIcA2nlizjvg7nw633ixxASt_7nq2fq3tUTfh3fIoVLcbXzrCQpv6o/s320/raw+027.JPG" width="320" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">¡Posole Loco!</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Serves 2</span></i><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Josefin Sans","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Broth</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 c vegetable broth</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 c water</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 large clove garlic, pressed or minced</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ tsp ground cumin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ tsp ground coriander </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ tsp oregano leaves</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¼ tsp garlic powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¼ tsp onion powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">pinch rubbed sage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">pinch ancho or chili powder </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">dash paprika</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">dash cayenne powder </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">fresh ground black pepper to taste</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">salt to taste </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Other optional toppings:</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 c kelp noodles, rinsed well</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 baby bok choy, cut into separate stalks </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> ½ c bean sprouts </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">8-10 snow peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">fresh mint sprigs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Simmer pods and bay leaf in water and vegetable broth for about 20 minutes. While broth is simmering, prepare all topping ingredients as indicated, placing each ingredient into separate bowls or in separate piles on a tray for serving. Once the pods and bay leaf have simmered, place remaining broth ingredients into the pot. To serve, put desired toppings into soup bowl and spoon broth over the top; enjoy!</span></div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-47480173197586123312011-12-07T20:13:00.007-08:002012-03-14T21:38:52.525-07:00Holly-Jolly without the Belly like Jelly! Delicious, Festive Gingerbread Cookies!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AOCwwY1twXPq1GL8bq4H-OtvhlA4bnkTthfYtCrSZWdCkZVZxqQTnWY7VJil25daTwyXzf6mB8Bc0lsQ6dCyMq-bUECL6sCeJyT0vJ0QYRGY01KpvimnaGILuSjjlGJgwhQmkwYG6svZ/s1600/raw+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AOCwwY1twXPq1GL8bq4H-OtvhlA4bnkTthfYtCrSZWdCkZVZxqQTnWY7VJil25daTwyXzf6mB8Bc0lsQ6dCyMq-bUECL6sCeJyT0vJ0QYRGY01KpvimnaGILuSjjlGJgwhQmkwYG6svZ/s320/raw+016.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Christmas is that special time of year when social obligations lead us down a magical month-long path of sensory over-stimulation, taffeta, and gastronomical overindulgence. But whatever your opinion on Griswold-style lighting and exaggerated costume, it can be agreed that food is the main attraction. All of those wonderful things we know not to eat the rest of the year are suddenly everywhere and at our fingertips. Molten brie cheese topped with brown sugar, fruitcake, fatty preserved meats, buttery crackers topped with more cheese and meat, pecan pies and sugar cookies are the fare of the day, and if one is as lacking in self discipline as I am during the holiday season, this can only mean one thing: you’re going to eat a lot of crap and that crap is going to accumulate in pockets around your midsection and/or thighs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Now, I would never ask that someone not go a little overboard during the holidays – after all, its tradition. However, a streetwise raw-foodie has a little extra piece of Christmas, Kwanza, Ramadan, Chanukah, or Solstice magic that the rest of the population does not: that is, we can have our cake and eat it too! The internet is loaded with raw deserts and treats, pretty much all of which are going to be healthier for your “bottom-line”. Moreover, I enjoy the raw desserts more than traditional sweets because they are not loaded down with as much sugar as the recipe can hold – for people who eat healthy on a regular basis, one sugar cookie can recall the time back when you snuck into your Halloween stash and tried to eat the whole thing, stopping only when the nausea began to dominate the experience. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYckZ26n8FToCnZEYadEo1yiwsKaaAP0G3aG9X5SfuxllJuPS0HoOb03WDXaBTu-UQZN0KKnqyzbyEYJ_XLtY-0SWsE0OJqfIw9rHJogBQCXxwwSS7g0WwmgJouUw25ECZTjAeBmpEcbdy/s1600/cutters.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYckZ26n8FToCnZEYadEo1yiwsKaaAP0G3aG9X5SfuxllJuPS0HoOb03WDXaBTu-UQZN0KKnqyzbyEYJ_XLtY-0SWsE0OJqfIw9rHJogBQCXxwwSS7g0WwmgJouUw25ECZTjAeBmpEcbdy/s200/cutters.png" width="142" /></a><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Finally, an additional and perhaps surprising plus to raw deserts is they are easier to make than baked goods. Most deserts only require blending via food processor and maybe some dehydrating, which brings me to the purpose of this post; my favorite holiday delight, the gingerbread man! For me, it would not be the holidays without aggressively biting the head off a spiced, baked human effigy. Thus, with a twinkle of my nose and a sparkle in my spoon (whatever that all means), I plundered my pantry for all the right fix’ns to make quick, delicious holiday magic. These cookies have a true gingerbread taste and a cookie-like texture, and I did not hold off on any of the traditional zing! The dough can also be rolled out and cut with cookie-cutters, and the resulting cookies can even be decorated. Best of all, prep time can be as low as five minutes! So go ahead and indulge – ‘tis the season! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 c almonds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ c pecans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3 Tbsp maple syrup</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 Tbsp chopped dried fig</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 tsp molasses</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 tsp fresh grated ginger</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 tsp ground ginger</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 tsp cinnamon</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¼ tsp each of the following:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> ground clove</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> nutmeg</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> ground cardamom </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODLW8ai0N3KH2kmWE_dliYxVNhJ0x1WriqSRkC2yJug6w2xpPR3n4SUXnKzD7vAltp6yip1ha9u5WeQ9XfnhqBwX3W9O_o1kSC30kRycrzkgAs2nZIReyS7Fv0c4wzWmbeZE49nmGE_E-/s1600/farmers+market+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODLW8ai0N3KH2kmWE_dliYxVNhJ0x1WriqSRkC2yJug6w2xpPR3n4SUXnKzD7vAltp6yip1ha9u5WeQ9XfnhqBwX3W9O_o1kSC30kRycrzkgAs2nZIReyS7Fv0c4wzWmbeZE49nmGE_E-/s320/farmers+market+011.JPG" width="236" /></a><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Perhaps market <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harlot</i> would be a better way to describe someone who has a ravenous, insatiable need to shop local farmers markets for fresh and delicious produce, but I suppose the term <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">starlet</i> is satisfactory. Much has been said over the last decade about the benefits of shopping and eating local farmers markets. True, if you eat and shop local it benefits the environment, supports local economy and agriculture, promotes better health through fresher, more nutrient rich food, etc., etc… but what I am most interested in as a raw foodist is the fact that fruits and vegetables from local markets simply taste better.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Case in point: the summer squash. One of my favorite dishes was summer squash sautéed with onion and butter, but as much as I enjoyed this dish, I never found raw squash to be very palatable. Most squashes, as they mature on the vine, become tougher, woodier, and inevitably taste more… well, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">squashy</i>. This is how the larger (6+ inch) squashes sold in most supermarkets tend to be. At the farmers market however, one can find the younger, more tender and sweet summer squash that makes a delicious addition to any salad or dish (see Summer Squash Salad below). Additionally, root vegetables, such as beets and turnips, may not even be digestible in uncooked form unless they are young, fresh and tender (beet recipes promised for the fall!). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If you’re asking yourself when was the last time you had a sloppy fruit encounter, then here’s what I suggest you do: go online and search the name of your city/town with the term “farmers market” - you may be surprised by how many are offered in your area. Most markets operate from early in the morning until about noon or 1pm, and most only take cash (bring plenty for your first trip!). If you’re after the cream of the crop, go early. If however, you prefer good bargains over pretty produce, then hit up weekly markets about an hour prior to closing. The vendors at weekly markets know that most of what they don’t sell by the end of that day will go to waste, thus they practically give their delicious inventory away within that last hour. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZt_LZluQFeVRD_dR15Cagwgmu_lpqOc_ekD5Hrj_9Zbw5cV_Bs46P7RlVIHW3MZQIibWz48ZXFVpLehMWB1vf3qFcOjFXvSvjrcPT1KzbIlR56CK7i-_onWWcuFt5vKavzXrb7-yVoyv/s1600/farmers+market+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZt_LZluQFeVRD_dR15Cagwgmu_lpqOc_ekD5Hrj_9Zbw5cV_Bs46P7RlVIHW3MZQIibWz48ZXFVpLehMWB1vf3qFcOjFXvSvjrcPT1KzbIlR56CK7i-_onWWcuFt5vKavzXrb7-yVoyv/s200/farmers+market+003.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Finally, since produce from farmers markets is so fresh, letting it sit in your fridge as long as you might let grocery store produce sit in your fridge is a bad idea. Depending upon what type of food item you purchase (peaches vs. onions for example), you may find it turning south within a day or two. If you need to move some food, get to eating, dehydrating, or bring over some friends for an actually delectable veggie dish. No matter what you chose to do with your food from the farmers market, I promise you’ll keep coming back for more!</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">6-8 young summer squash (approx. 2 c chopped)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 c sweet cherry tomatoes, halved</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 heaping Tbsp fresh chopped basil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 Tbsp capers </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 large garlic clove, crushed</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 ½ Tbsp olive oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">pinch ground fennel seed</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">pinch red pepper flakes (optional)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">salt and cracked black pepper to taste</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .2in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.2in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Prepare squash, tomato, and basil as described and place in medium sized serving bowl along with capers.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .2in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.2in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mix remaining ingredients together in a separate bowl and pour over squash medley to serve. </span></div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-38896302070490727752011-06-18T14:47:00.001-07:002012-03-15T12:26:09.396-07:00Cuckoo for Coconuts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEMhdWBm3esE-LbyKyrH0wkZoVKBCCsNr3iemplgcvs5k4bK2nvR3mbHamXueWQ15SXpvZVnp8P4JkG6jpZR-UxmCPukfBd5HpK5onpvEteOFKjPZedCq84GmQ7uwSwIy2ibv2mG3qT3i/s1600/coconut-water2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEMhdWBm3esE-LbyKyrH0wkZoVKBCCsNr3iemplgcvs5k4bK2nvR3mbHamXueWQ15SXpvZVnp8P4JkG6jpZR-UxmCPukfBd5HpK5onpvEteOFKjPZedCq84GmQ7uwSwIy2ibv2mG3qT3i/s1600/coconut-water2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In one of the courses I teach for a living at a career school, I introduce my students to the concept of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">scotomas</i>. A scotoma is a blind spot in one’s vision caused not by a malfunction in the eye, but rather by the brain’s seeming unwillingness to register the thing you are looking directly at or for. You may also carry a scotoma towards a concept or idea, but the whole point is that you don’t know you have one until it’s </span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">gone – and <u><b>everyone</b></u> has them</span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. A relatively banal example is the dreaded car keys scotoma: you’re running late, and after a frantic search in which you up-heaved couch cushions, furniture, laundry and bedding, you find the keys sitting right where they belong or worse, in your hand (evocative of my average morning).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So it was that I discovered I had a coconut scotoma. For nearly two years I had ignored raw recipes that called for young coconut because I was under the impression that they were not sold in my area. This is because I was looking for big, green husked orbs like one sees hanging from the palms – a far cry from what they actually look like in the store. I guess I had gotten this idea from a photo I had seen when I was younger of a vendor selling them that way on a beach. The really sad thing is that I had actually seen young coconut in the store before, but I had passed them by thinking they were something else – perhaps some oddly prepared monster jicama? Who knows… </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLiaHLf3qI7FW7VpLn6KZlKZvlYcIj1Z8GQZYs30fbwSZ_j3R7MFE9LKHI9Sn1nNDTpA16RH4TyVPDVipPaBvobg3VUjYZ5PaZBASHZZ7x7-TsMoXxEQYTLXFI4LfWQ7xlln9xwolUceX/s1600/129460730733645000_400_0_0_0_False_Color+%255BEmpty%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLiaHLf3qI7FW7VpLn6KZlKZvlYcIj1Z8GQZYs30fbwSZ_j3R7MFE9LKHI9Sn1nNDTpA16RH4TyVPDVipPaBvobg3VUjYZ5PaZBASHZZ7x7-TsMoXxEQYTLXFI4LfWQ7xlln9xwolUceX/s200/129460730733645000_400_0_0_0_False_Color+%255BEmpty%255D.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If there’s any preventing a scotoma, it’s first by ridding one’s self of as many assumptions as possible, and second, by arming one’s self with knowledge. Thus here is the skinny so that one may not, like me, be a fat-head:</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Young coconuts are sold in the refrigerated produce section of many grocery stores. The green husks have been shaved off, leaving behind white pith shaped into a cone-topped cylinder. You wouldn’t want to take the husk off yourself – it would require a machete and for most of us, a trip to the ER. Coconuts in this form are highly perishable – many will not last in the fridge for longer than two or three days. While opening the young coconut can be intimidating at first, by the second or third try you’ll already feel like a seasoned veteran! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To open the coconut, take a large chopping knife and shave the rest of the pith from off the top of the coconut (where the cone is), revealing a portion of the wooden shell. Once this crown is exposed, pummel around its circumference with the blunt end of the knife until the crown pops open. I have found that the quicker you can rotate the coconut whilst pounding and the crazier you can get your eyes to look while attacking it, the sooner it will crack. This is why it may be necessary to incorporate a war cry into this task. I personally prefer “BANZAI!!!” or “FüR VATERLAND!!!”, but I suppose “Remember the Alamo” would work just as well.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Carefully jimmy the crown off the rest of the way with the sharp end of your knife, taking pains not to spill much of the delicious coconut water. Pour the water into a glass and gently harvest the coconut meat with a downturned spoon. The meat should peel off in a few large chunks. Discard the shell and pick off any pieces of woody shell lining that may still be attached to the coconut meat. Once you have accomplished this, the coconut is your oyster! </span></div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-61373095122546141232011-05-31T23:06:00.000-07:002011-06-04T17:36:20.040-07:00Memorial Day: The Unofficial Start to Burger Season!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvu-LEUaMD3P3j03xak7NwdZ731ncEqV2cgc45DbNm-7srypCEP1zj7TuO6v0rfB5HLZn1x8ffLlgoe6K_GOKmrGeBWyq6Vaf1RitfBvCrj2UPlJddIWeM1LdS8SfnasXZfguaNESIG27/s1600/may+raw+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvu-LEUaMD3P3j03xak7NwdZ731ncEqV2cgc45DbNm-7srypCEP1zj7TuO6v0rfB5HLZn1x8ffLlgoe6K_GOKmrGeBWyq6Vaf1RitfBvCrj2UPlJddIWeM1LdS8SfnasXZfguaNESIG27/s400/may+raw+029.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Little else says summer quite like a fresh juicy hamburger. So when I quit eating mammal flesh about two years ago, I knew summers were going to be problematic for me. I had opted out of mammal meat for a couple of reasons: one, because I didn’t like the idea of eating something I would be unwilling to kill myself; and two, I always felt bloated and lethargic after ingesting red meats. Getting my body used to new forms of protein was a bit of a challenge of course, but once my body readjusted, my energy level increased, my metabolism sped up, and I dropped about twenty pounds! That’s what I call a win/win! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I would never have been able to accomplish this however, if I had simply deprived myself of all meaty comfort foods – especially the burger. For me the answer was simple: substitution instead of deprivation – a veritable “have my cake and eat it too”! Thus when my first meatless summer arrived, those greasy hamburger patties of yore turned first into turkey burgers, then into black bean patties, and then finally into the garden burgers that would inspire my raw recipe. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">These raw veggie burgers are probably my all-time favorite creation because they consistently surprise my skeptical meat-loving friends. No, the patties are not enough to convince them to come to the Dark Side, but they at least get my friends thinking more highly of vegetables. This is likely due to two things: one, because the raw veggie burgers taste delicious; and two, because this hearty, protein-packed recipe satiates the belly similarly to meat. The texture is not too far off either, and you can dress these burgers any way you would a beef patty. Now if only there were a raw version of standing next to a crackling, smoking grill with a cold brew in hand, my summer would be complete! But trust me: I’m working on this… </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 342.65pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Raw Garden Burgers</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Makes 6-7 Burger Patties</span></i><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Josefin Sans","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ yellow onion</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3-4 large garlic cloves, mashed</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 large red bell pepper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 small to medium yellow bell pepper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 large carrot </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 large celery stalks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 ¼ c raw sunflower seeds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¾ c flax meal</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 Tbsp nama shoyu sauce or Bragg’s Liquid Amino Acids</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 ½ Tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 Tbsp olive oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 tsp dark molasses</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2-3 drops liquid smoke</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¼ tsp of the following:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">fresh ground black pepper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">paprika</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">savory or sage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">pinch of the following: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> rosemary</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">thyme</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">cumin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> cayenne powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> ground bay leaf</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .2in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.2in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Chop vegetables into large chunks and place in food processor. Pulse the blade a few times in order to make room for remaining ingredients. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .2in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.2in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Add all remaining ingredients to food processor and blend until sunflower seeds become small pieces. You may need to take a spoon and scrape bottom and sides of food processor in order to get all ingredients blended well.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .2in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.2in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Place wax paper or plastic dehydrator sheets on dehydrator racks. For each patty, scoop ¼ cup of mixture onto covered tray and smooth into a circle about ½” thick.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .2in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.2in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dehydrate at 105˚, flipping at least once, until patties are firm and dry to the touch. This should only take about 4 to 6 hours.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .2in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.2in;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy patties warm from the dehydrator, or serve later at room temperature. Store any leftovers for up to a week in the fridge, placing squares of wax paper in between each patty so they won’t stick together. Reheat patties in dehydrator after refrigerating. </span></div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-41340132021315332912011-05-22T22:39:00.000-07:002011-06-04T11:17:35.540-07:00Victory Dance: Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As you may know, I have been waiting to perfect my Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce recipe until the day I have actual, fresh Thai basil in-hand; regular Italian just wouldn’t do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the course of one month, my quest has taken me to two grocery stores, one co-op, one Whole Foods, two plant nurseries and two Asian marts, all to no avail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t until today that my epic search finally came to an end. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was rushing home after two teas and an afternoon of errands, when I drove past a tiny Chinese-Korean market that I hadn’t been to in years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eager as I was to get home, something about the dingy and dank little place said THAI BASIL SOLD HERE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t get my hopes up however - at least not until I was greeted at the door by that cohort of all authentic Asian markets: the wafting, pungent odor of dead sea-life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bypassing several isles of brightly colored packaged goods, I headed straight for the produce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was there, tucked away in a secret little corner next to some Dali-esque mushrooms and quail eggs, that I finally found a tiny but beautiful bouquet of the coveted leaf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conquest was mine!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The short of this story is that I am now able to bring you my recipe for delicious, authentic, chunky Thai peanut sauce!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite thing about this recipe, aside from its captivating flavor, is that it only takes a few minutes to create (not counting the month of ingredient hunting of course).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus after having eaten multiple spoonfuls of the stuff, I now believe that even if you don’t use actual raw peanut butter, or have to resort to using regular basil, the recipe should still taste quite fantastic!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now plan to use it on everything from PB&J sandwiches to salads, to ice cream and crackers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in case you were wondering, I will be growing my own Thai basil plant on the living room windowsill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">¼ c raw peanut butter</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">¼ c raw almond, cashew, or hemp seed butter</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2-3 Thai red peppers, de-seeded</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4-5 large Thai basil leaves, no stem</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1 Tbsp sesame oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1 Tbsp nama shoyu sauce or Bragg's Liquid Amino Acids</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1 Tbsp honey</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2 medium sized garlic cloves, mashed</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1 tsp fresh grated ginger</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. Place all ingredients in a food processor to blend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may need to stir sauce and process again in order to break down any large pepper or basil chunks, and to ensure that all ingredients are well combined</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2. Serve immediately or store sauce in fridge for up to one week</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-35134466538308779352011-05-21T21:52:00.000-07:002011-06-04T11:19:02.692-07:00Book Review: Ani’s Raw Food Asia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have been writing raw Asian recipes for some time now, thus I was really nervous when I saw that Ani Phyo would be coming out with a new cookbook titled Ani’s Raw Food Asia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why nervous, you may ask?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As silly as it may sound, I was a little apprehensive that some of Ani’s recipes would be too similar to the ones I have developed – after all, there seems to be only so many ways to create a raw version of a particular food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nevertheless, after waiting months for Raw Food Asia to finally launch, I Amazon’d the book and found it waiting for me in the stairwell of my fourplex some three days later.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Immediately I flipped to the “wraps” section in order to compare my Thai spring rolls with Phyo’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sweet relief was mine when I saw that, while quite delicious sounding, her spring rolls were nothing like my own!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After having checked the ingredient lists of a few more recipes and finding all but maybe one quite satisfying, I was finally able to relax and enjoy the book that Phyo had undoubtedly worked quite intensely on.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Organization of the book was a little peculiar to me at first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had expected that it would be divided by region: Japan here, China there, etc., etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead there were sections for noodles, wraps and pancakes, rice dishes, soups, and so on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nearly every other page hosted a gorgeous full color photograph of either a food dish or a travel scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were so many in fact, that one could easily forget they were reading a cookbook – a far cry from Ani’s first (apparently nervously published) raw-book. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Though the book itself is beautiful and the recipes expertly crafted, I can’t help but find issue with just a few of the book’s features.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the chapters are scattered essays on life, spirit, and the environment, as well as quick tips and quotes, both of which are accompanied by little category symbols.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While this will not be an issue for most readers, I found it quite distracting when looking at or for recipes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more I gave these elements thought however, the more I realized they were quite appropriate. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ani’s Raw Food Asia is more than a cookbook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phyo has done her time sweating over recipes, appeasing publishers, doing TV circuits and news clips – she is now at a place in her raw career where she can write the book she’s always wanted to write.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is why Raw Food Asia reads more like an essay collage on a holistic, Asian inspired, enlightened lifestyle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a journey into sights, sounds, smells, flavors and sentiments that only a Californian Korean-American like Phyo could impart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I would not recommend it as an actual cookbook for new raw foodists, I feel that it is an excellent addition to a raw food library. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you, Ani!</span></div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-7621901834489718912011-05-14T12:15:00.001-07:002011-06-04T11:23:40.285-07:00Tools of the Trade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H3fSiU_piDUVGbIPZeIb2sR7a4tCnx4j_tLi82QGknBXNfxe_qVI_3vU5drbgOZbjgUTxywlWzgePebsDxDCVxO5KOYQSxjTRazGsuQXytvPLwgFGUdxA3-t6gEoTlLuzG4kYLcJkULz/s1600/banana+chips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H3fSiU_piDUVGbIPZeIb2sR7a4tCnx4j_tLi82QGknBXNfxe_qVI_3vU5drbgOZbjgUTxywlWzgePebsDxDCVxO5KOYQSxjTRazGsuQXytvPLwgFGUdxA3-t6gEoTlLuzG4kYLcJkULz/s200/banana+chips.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When I first started raw food, I had a really jank hand-me-down dehydrator - one of those circular ones with the stacking trays that had been around since the 80’s. It worked great for dehydrating banana slices, but once I began to experiment with raw “breads”, the doughnut shaped trays just weren’t cutting it. Thus I put it out to the universe that I needed a new rectangular dehydrator and, fast forward to Christmas, my wish came true! Moreover, Old Roundy found a brand new home and to this day is still happily making banana chips.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Equipment can make or break your raw food experience depending upon what you want that experience to be. Plenty of raw dishes, like salads, slaws, and my Thai spring rolls don’t require any special paraphernalia. But if you want to make bars, “breads”, “meats”, most desserts, and other simulated un-raw foods, than you’ve got to get serious about your tools. Since raw food on this level parallels science, it pays to invest in top-of-the-line, high quality gear. The cheap stuff will only cause headaches, wasted food, and lacerated or gouged fingers (speaking from experience!). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thus a well stocked raw kitchen should include the following equipment:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Dehydrator - rectangular with heating device mounted on the back instead of the bottom</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Blender – any run-of-the-mill blender will do, but a Vitamix blender is highly recommended. It’s pricy, but for good reason! Universe, it’s what’s next on my list!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Food Processor – used mostly for making “meats”, flours, and desserts; you can’t raw without it</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mandolin Slicer – essential for thin, even vegetable slices. Again, quality is key</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Other helpful tools one would be sensible to pick up along the way may include:</span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Juicer – smoothies can be made out of veggie and fruit bits left over from recipes!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Citrus Juicer – if you have weak hands like I do, this one’s a must</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Zester – many recipes just wouldn’t be the same without fresh zest!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Coffee Grinder – used for grinding flax or spices, and for making small batches of fine, powdery flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mortar and Pestle – for grinding herbs and mashing seeds or other accents</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Spiralizer – I don’t use one, but if you want spirals, why not?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cheesecloth or Micro Sieve – essential for making “milks” and doing other heavy-duty straining</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Wide-mouth Mason Jars – I keep all of my dry ingredients and most of my leftovers in these. Plastic containers tend to absorb the odor and sometimes flavor of what was stored in them and worse yet, can sometimes leave a plastic aftertaste to foods. Mason jars are also really handy in making sun teas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ice Cream Maker and Popsicle Molds – I would never expect anyone to go raw without providing them with sunny, summer day alternatives</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Stationary Bike Power Generator – crafty earth-conscious folks have found a way to rig stationary bikes for generating some serious wattage. You can thus run your kitchen appliances off the grid, while getting your exercise! Kits can be found on-line or in some bike shops. Again, I hope to acquire one of these at some point!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">And there you have it: the tool shack of raw! If these two lists seem overwhelming, you needn’t worry – there is no reason to go into debt on a raw tool shopping spree. Simply gather one piece of equipment at a time as you try out various recipes. Start perhaps, with a dehydrator and work up from there. I call this the 'one meal at a time' approach. If you go gung-ho at the get-go, you may quickly burnt out or worse yet, decide you don’t like the raw lifestyle and thus have wasted much time and money. Be sensible, and as with all things, seek balance.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Look for upcoming posts on keeping a raw kitchen stocked, seasoned and spiced!</span></div></div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-85600299746140041082011-05-08T23:10:00.001-07:002011-06-04T11:30:38.960-07:00Thai Spring Rolls: Gone Like Hotcakes!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uSWhXevvQpOT1gSRoOXhQUqrvm1HX0vdvH9s7esEBT8I-UK8ZVYSAWwyJJVZjHTxnuQwybueypZ4ba99JjC6zteXD7_s5uDgaN7Cm7gk2yhh5xlxYzharcMc26XGdPbu5bttXEbqNX5t/s1600/springrolls+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uSWhXevvQpOT1gSRoOXhQUqrvm1HX0vdvH9s7esEBT8I-UK8ZVYSAWwyJJVZjHTxnuQwybueypZ4ba99JjC6zteXD7_s5uDgaN7Cm7gk2yhh5xlxYzharcMc26XGdPbu5bttXEbqNX5t/s320/springrolls+-+Copy.jpg" width="228" /></a></div></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 139.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It never fails – the second you start a blog, life decides to make you busy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moreover, life decides to bring a shortage of appropriate ingredients to your area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been holding onto the ingredients for my Thai Spring Rolls recipe for over a week now because I have been unable to locate Thai basil anywhere!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But since today was Mother’s Day, I thought I’d kill two birds by using my mom’s expanse of prep space (in comparison to my own) while also treating her to the dish; she loves little more than healthy pretentious delights.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 139.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 139.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Three trips to three local stores yielded no Thai basil, so I settled for regular Italian and hopped over to mum’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also cheated by picking up a bottle of fancy Thai peanut sauce instead of making my own raw version.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I already have a recipe written for raw peanut sauce but it’s currently too involved and ingredient heavy for me to pull off last minute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In case you are wondering, I do write first and test later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Food is too expensive for me to leave all to chance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is why standing next to my mom’s sink, as I whipped up the perfectly planned ingredients for my Dipping Sauce (see recipe below) I realized that I fancy myself the Nicola Tesla of raw: invent in the head first, draft and build later!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 139.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 139.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Assembly of the rolls took much longer than I had anticipated, most likely because I chop and julienne like someone with a bad case of arthritis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had also barely caught my cilantro and green onions in time, so they needed extra care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, one of the great things about finally testing a recipe, time consuming or not, is how chef’s intuition kicks in once the heat is on (pardon the cooking pun).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had bought a papaya a week ago for another recipe and took it to my mum’s only because it too seemed moments away from going towards the light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided last minute to make it the “meat” of the dish and I’m so glad I did!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the one ingredient my alter ego, Tesla, had missed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One-hour-plus and a characteristic mess later, a beautiful platter of rolls lie in wait for the feast… and thus we did until there wasn’t a sprig of cilantro left.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 139.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 139.5pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Thai Spring Rolls</span></b><b><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Josefin Sans","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Serves 2-6</span></i><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Josefin Sans","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">head of Boston bib lettuce </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">½ papaya</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1 c kelp noodles*</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">½ cucumber, julienned</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1 medium carrot, julienned</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">½ red bell pepper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">raw slivered almonds<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">6-10 Thai basil leaves</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">fresh cilantro sprigs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">one green onion, diced</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">one recipe <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
*<i>Kelp noodles are raw, clear noodles made from kelp. I buy them at my local co-op, but I imagine they can be found online or at Whole Foods.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
<u>Dipping Sauce</u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1 Tbsp water</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1 Tbsp agave nectar</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">2 tsp nama shoyu sauce or Bragg’s Amino Acids</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1 recipe <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spicy</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thai Peanut Sauce</i> </span></u><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(coming soon!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Corbel;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Prepare <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce</i> according to recipe</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; 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mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Corbel;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Slice papaya into 2-3” long slabs, cut bell pepper into thin sticks, and prepare<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vegetables and herbs as indicated</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Corbel;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Blend ingredients for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Accent Sauce</i> and pour into dipping bowls for serving</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Corbel;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Place lettuce leaves on a serving platter – each leaf will make one wrap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amount of each ingredient per wrap will depend upon leaf size, but start with placing about one heaping Tbsp of noodles per small leaf at one end of the leaf, and layer following ingredients atop noodles: bell pepper, cucumber, carrot, basil leaves, green onion, papaya</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Corbel;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #383939; font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Spoon a dollop of peanut sauce along the length of each roll and top with almond slivers and a couple cilantro sprigs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To eat wraps: pick one up, gently wrap leaf around contents, dip in sauce and enjoy!</span></div></div>B. Bearflaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554768364967484037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359310148685894922.post-44171539219321651462011-04-16T19:13:00.000-07:002011-06-04T11:31:41.924-07:00Greetings from the Golden State!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKeU86EYXgahtqqgrEjh-VE2ZXqS9mJrPrK8GCmjcd-2L4U4MWEveuKUn_sPxxRwBPUS7mxoP-0o7xoa5l1hhnwgc3OCh2KqaqicEb4_yF-TRaaZ3AvaWlJShjAQgERAx4i6u9u2h0B3p/s1600/ca+salad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKeU86EYXgahtqqgrEjh-VE2ZXqS9mJrPrK8GCmjcd-2L4U4MWEveuKUn_sPxxRwBPUS7mxoP-0o7xoa5l1hhnwgc3OCh2KqaqicEb4_yF-TRaaZ3AvaWlJShjAQgERAx4i6u9u2h0B3p/s320/ca+salad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I will never forget my first encounter with the raw food movement – I was perusing the isles of a bookstore in a desperate attempt to walk off the pounds of greasy Asian food I had eaten for dinner just an hour before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt bloated and tired, as one often does after such a meal, and I could barely keep my eyes open as I searched for an interesting title.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no idea what brought me to the cookbook section; after all, who could think of food in such an engorged state?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet there I was, and there staring at me from atop a high shelf, sat a beautiful glossy book. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was Juliano Brotman’s RAW: the UNcook Book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was intrigued by the cover’s paper-bag façade, colorful veggie lettering, and wildly exotic recipes and ingredients found inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What truly fascinated me however, and left me haunted for weeks, was the idea of raw food itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never before had it occurred to me that raw food was even an option – I grew up cooking food and that’s just the way it was. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I didn’t end up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purchasing Juliano’s book that night, though I later would.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, two weeks of not being able to get the concept off my mind finally lead me to purchase my other favorite raw book, Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen, by Ani Phyo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her book was much less flashy and way less gourmet, but that’s what made it perfect for a raw greenhorn like me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started with the easy stuff: salads, soups, and shakes, and slowly built my repertoire from there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took me several paychecks and a great deal of organization before I could tackle the serious dishes like “breads” and “meats”, but before I knew it I was altering recipes and making my own raw concoctions. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Corbel","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yet it wasn’t until I had amassed a large raw cookbook collection that I realized I should write my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was altering so many recipes – too many – in order to make them more palatable or more realistic for the average person’s cooking skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moreover, I had a story to share through my food that the others did not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What had been almost an entire decade of struggling with my weight ended up a victory speech, which I feel would not have been possible without my passion for raw food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s more, my concerns about the inhumane and ecologically unsound practices associated with factory-farming vanished, as I was no longer consuming animal products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My lifestyle didn’t change overnight, and I’m still not 100% raw, but what raw food did for me was open a door to a better, healthier, happier world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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