I have a disastrous history with granola. I've made it a lot of different ways - with butter, oil, dates, oat groats, baked, raw and dehydrated, maple syrup, honey and with plain old sugar. Only once has it actually worked out well. Other times I've been stuck with tupperware … [Read more...] about One More Kick at the Can Honey-Coconut Granola
Raw Food Recipes
Raw Beet Sushi and a Bloody Mess
It took a lot of tries before I got a picture of a beet juice-free plate of this sushi... Boy was I was sick of beet salad. There's just nothing gourmet and exciting about yet again shredding a few pounds of the juicy things and tossing it with apple cider vinegar, or lemon … [Read more...] about Raw Beet Sushi and a Bloody Mess
Beet, Carrot, and Apple Slaw
Generally, when I have a whole bunch of vegetables in my fridge and I don't feel like turning on the oven or getting out the cutting board, I ask myself, "How much of this can go in the food processor?" If the answer is "lots," I say, "Great!" and start shredding. No need to … [Read more...] about Beet, Carrot, and Apple Slaw
Sweet and Savoury Fig and Tomato Salad and How to Make a Decent Salad Dressing
Have I ever mentioned that I hate raw garlic? It stays on my breath for at least the rest of the day. Often it turns into "morning after" garlic without most of the fun of what that should involve. So when I make a salad dressing I'm torn. I want body and depth, and I want tang … [Read more...] about Sweet and Savoury Fig and Tomato Salad and How to Make a Decent Salad Dressing
Raw Food Gourmet: Zucchini Noodles with Cilantro Pesto, Carrots and Sprouts
Looks complicated, but it wasn't. I didn't break out a single pan. Just a food processor. Boy I love the shredding attachment on this thing. It reminds me of old "What's for Dinner?" cooking shows when one of the co-hosts, Ken, was afraid of the food processor because things … [Read more...] about Raw Food Gourmet: Zucchini Noodles with Cilantro Pesto, Carrots and Sprouts
Sweet Summer Turnip and Miso-Apple Dressing
Outside a smoked meat shop in Point St-Charles last week, two men sitting on benches across from each other in the late afternoon sun. As I walk between them, generally avoiding eye contact and anything resembling an encouraging smile, they comment, as only older Quebecois men … [Read more...] about Sweet Summer Turnip and Miso-Apple Dressing
T-15 Minutes Until Lucuma Ice Cream in Il Gelataio 1600
I set the timer and I walked away. That's what the instructions said to do. I'm currently waiting. Most of my lucuma powder is used up so this had better work. I'll only get one more kick at the proverbial lucuma ice cream can. So I kept it as simple as possible: 3 cups almond … [Read more...] about T-15 Minutes Until Lucuma Ice Cream in Il Gelataio 1600
Lucuma Ice Cream and my First Experience with an Ice Cream Maker
I tried out the smaller ice cream maker first. Less intimidating. It's a simple recipe: 3 eggs 1/2 cup honey 2 tbsp lucuma powder 4 cups milk (I used almond), divided 1/2 tsp almond extract You whisk two cups of the milk with the honey and eggs over medium heat until the … [Read more...] about Lucuma Ice Cream and my First Experience with an Ice Cream Maker
Lucuma Banana Smoothie
I brought back lucuma powder from Peru. Think of it as powdered brown sugar mixed with sweet potato. Yes you can powder sweet potato. The banana overpowered the lucuma powder, and as I don't have that much, I was careful with how much I used, but there's a natural sweetness to … [Read more...] about Lucuma Banana Smoothie
Lufa Farms First Basket: Fresh Cherry Tomato Salsa with Green Pepper, Cilantro, and Lime
I couldn't bear to cook these beautiful cherry tomatoes. So I gave myself two options: Gazpacho or salsa. Salsa won. Really gazpacho and salsa are almost the same thing (more or minus lime juice, different kinds of vinegars, or tomato juice). But most importantly, for gazpacho I … [Read more...] about Lufa Farms First Basket: Fresh Cherry Tomato Salsa with Green Pepper, Cilantro, and Lime