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Celebration
Jul. 19th, 2009 10:03 pm
A purdy rose blossom from my back yard.
I'm baack...with a new camera.
Gosh, I missed sharing food with you guys.
Deviled Cucumbers --- revisited.
( Read more... )
A purdy rose blossom from my back yard.
I'm baack...with a new camera.
Gosh, I missed sharing food with you guys.
Deviled Cucumbers --- revisited.
( Read more... )
Wonderful wonderful
May. 26th, 2009 10:49 amA splendidly long weekend was had, and now it's Tuesday.
I love it when Tuesday feels like Monday, but it's not Monday.
I'll go into the details of my wonderful weekend later today in another post, too many happy details to recall at this moment....
Besides, I really just want to post some pictures of food, and Elmer too.
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- avocado,
- elmer,
- fruit,
- lucy,
- nut cheeze,
- puppy,
- raw burgers,
- raw food,
- snack
Weekend haps, and foodses too
May. 11th, 2009 09:41 pmHappy Belated Mom's day to all of you who don that title.
D's been out of town since last Friday so I had the Sis over and we rocked it "girlie weekend" style. There is something truly medicinal about laughing hysterically at yourself. We always managed to do this non-stop when we're together.
Saturday evening we watched three Buster Keaton flicks, and in between movies and snacks we managed to blow up roughly forty balloons to decorate my house with...for Mothers Day of course! What good is a holiday if you can't have balloons?? Needless to say the Mom was happy to see them strung throughout the house (and I'm leaving them up for when D comes home tomorrow --- a perfect way to welcome him back!!).
We had a ton of yummy snacks, played with the cheap party favors I picked up from my neighborhood drug store, and went around in a circle sharing stories that related to Mom and our childhood (one of my favorite things to do during family gatherings).
I came up with a couple very simple and YUMMY rawfood party snacks/treats that I'll share with ya'll under the cut...
But for now I'm gonna tease you with some pics...
( Weekend food, Mother's Day treats, and Tonight's dinner... )
As always - thanks for coming by!
D's been out of town since last Friday so I had the Sis over and we rocked it "girlie weekend" style. There is something truly medicinal about laughing hysterically at yourself. We always managed to do this non-stop when we're together.
Saturday evening we watched three Buster Keaton flicks, and in between movies and snacks we managed to blow up roughly forty balloons to decorate my house with...for Mothers Day of course! What good is a holiday if you can't have balloons?? Needless to say the Mom was happy to see them strung throughout the house (and I'm leaving them up for when D comes home tomorrow --- a perfect way to welcome him back!!).
We had a ton of yummy snacks, played with the cheap party favors I picked up from my neighborhood drug store, and went around in a circle sharing stories that related to Mom and our childhood (one of my favorite things to do during family gatherings).
I came up with a couple very simple and YUMMY rawfood party snacks/treats that I'll share with ya'll under the cut...
But for now I'm gonna tease you with some pics...
( Weekend food, Mother's Day treats, and Tonight's dinner... )
As always - thanks for coming by!
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Work lunch
May. 7th, 2009 02:12 pmEvery day of the week I bring lunch with me to work. I've been doing really good at this, with the exception of a couple mornings (here and there) when I'm running late and am lucky to leave with a bananan in hand.
D will usually be my cute on-call lunch delivery boy in these situations, since he leaves work right before my lunchtime.
ANYways...
Today I was running late, but managed to grab a couple of random things from the fridge and shelf (without really thinking), and tossed them into my leopard-print tote as I ran out the door. I'm posting a horrible cell phone picture of this, ONLY because it was SO yummy, satisfying, and filling...and I hate to share a recipe without a picture to go along with it.
So here's my lunch, simple, and tastey. I think I'm gonna have the left overs for dinner tonight.
Soaked (overnight) Oat Groats --- my favorite raw substitute for brown rice
Two small Avocados
A big handful of Sunflower-Parm
Cracked pepper and sea salt
A good dash of apple cidar vinegar dressing (I'll be posting the recipe for my favorite dressing soon)...stir it all up and enjoy!
I'll replace this crappy cell phone picture with a better one soon!
D will usually be my cute on-call lunch delivery boy in these situations, since he leaves work right before my lunchtime.
ANYways...
Today I was running late, but managed to grab a couple of random things from the fridge and shelf (without really thinking), and tossed them into my leopard-print tote as I ran out the door. I'm posting a horrible cell phone picture of this, ONLY because it was SO yummy, satisfying, and filling...and I hate to share a recipe without a picture to go along with it.
So here's my lunch, simple, and tastey. I think I'm gonna have the left overs for dinner tonight.
Soaked (overnight) Oat Groats --- my favorite raw substitute for brown rice
Two small Avocados
A big handful of Sunflower-Parm
Cracked pepper and sea salt
A good dash of apple cidar vinegar dressing (I'll be posting the recipe for my favorite dressing soon)...stir it all up and enjoy!
I'll replace this crappy cell phone picture with a better one soon!
movie-star dinner
May. 5th, 2009 07:02 pmI am seriously SO excited about the meal I had for dinner tonight. There's a bit of a story that goes along with it...so here it is.
Once upon a time Sarahfae was in her kitchen, thinking as she always does...about food, and creating something yummy to eat (and share with her online friends).
She remembered suddenly the two cucumbers in her refrigerator, and how much she enjoys eating them for lunches. So she pulled them out from their respective "crisper drawer", and began peeling off the skin with her newly aquired Titan Peeler. After the skins were removed her thoughts went to how much more enjoyable the cucumbers would be in a meal if they were spiral cut like pasta. So she did just that.
Hollowed out the insides with a mellon baller...
And as she removed the seeds from the cucumber she thought to herself:
"I can't throw away these seeds, they're totally edible, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with them"
So she set the seeds aside, and finished spiral-cutting her cucumber...
After the cucumber was properly spiral-cut, she packed it up in a container and placed it in the fridge - where it would wait for her until the following days lunch.
Meanwhile back at the kitchen counter, Sarahfae decided to get reacquainted with the cucumber seeds she had previously removed with a mellon baller. She poured a little bit of her favorite vinaigrette dressing over the balls of seeds, and set them in the fridge to marinate while she prepared the rest of her dinner.
Four leaves of Nappa Cabbage, and one Mango later, a dinner plate was almost ready.
Sporadically (as Sarah's thoughts often are when she's in the kitchen) her mind turned to raw nut cheeze powders and how yummy they are:
"I think I'll whip up a few different kinds so I can have a little bit more variety in my work lunches."
She grabbed up her pretty red coffee grinder (the BEST tool to have if you want to grind up your nuts and seeds!), and made three different types of raw cheese powder --- each one with a distinct flavor, and all equally very tastey!
Clockwise from top:
Flax-cheeze (tastes JUST like a ground up cheeze-it):
1/2 c Flaxseed Meal
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Paprika
3 tsp Nut.yeast
1 tsp dehydrated Red Bell Pepper (can substitute with an extra dash of paprika and a dash of raw cane sugar)
- dash of sea salt
Place all of the above ingredients into coffee grinder and grind evenly.
Pumpkin Parm-cheeze:
1 c Raw Pumpkin Seeds
2-3 tsp Nut.yeast
- sea salt to taste
Place all of the above ingredients into coffee grinder and grind evenly
Sunflower Parm-cheeze:
1 c Raw Sunflower Seeds
2-3 tsp Nut.yeast
-pinch of Raw Cane Sugar (optional)
- sea salt to taste
Place all of the above ingredients into coffee grinder and grind evenly
After Sarahfae had her three raw cheeze powders made she placed them in the refridgerator (for optimum long-lasting freshness!), and that's when she noticed a lonely Avocado...staring up at her...begging to be a part of her dinner.
Without hesitation she grabbed the Avocado and began slicing, removing the large seed and cold bumpy black skin. Placing the sliced Avocado in a shallow bowl, she reached for the Sunflower parm-cheeze and generously poured the raw cheeze powder on top of the Avocado, covering it completely.
It was then, at that very moment "Parm-Cheeze Encrusted Avocado" was born...
...and it went on to become the star of her dinner plate, the Mango of course becoming the perfect lovely co-star.
The rest was raw food history...in my belly.
The End.
Travel food
May. 4th, 2009 09:26 amWhen the sis and I headed to Brookings (two weekends ago) I hauled along a massive amount of food so we (myself mostly) could resist the temptation to eat out. For it only being my second time traveling while eating a mostly raw-food diet I think it was a success. Rae laughed at me while I excitedly ran around the produce section of the local market, not wanting to miss a thing - and shouting out meal ideas at random.
( What to eat when you're on the road... )
( What to eat when you're on the road... )
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It's not ALL pretty
Apr. 20th, 2009 11:24 amA Salad (of sorts) that I had for dinner the other day...
I was in a hurry to eat, but right before I gobbled it up I realized how unattractive it looked on the plate. Oh well, it's just proof that not everything I eat looks "pretty"
Now tell me that this doesn't look weird, and kind of gross. At least it tasted much better then it's appearance.
In Layers:
*Sprouts
*Sunflower Parm
*Spiral-cut Carrot
*A few dashes of Vinaigrette
*Minced Sundried Tomatoes
*Julienned Cucumber
*Julienned Mango
*Topped with Agave-Mustard-Avocado dip (sounds weird, but it's SOO good!)
I was in a hurry to eat, but right before I gobbled it up I realized how unattractive it looked on the plate. Oh well, it's just proof that not everything I eat looks "pretty"
Now tell me that this doesn't look weird, and kind of gross. At least it tasted much better then it's appearance.
In Layers:
*Sprouts
*Sunflower Parm
*Spiral-cut Carrot
*A few dashes of Vinaigrette
*Minced Sundried Tomatoes
*Julienned Cucumber
*Julienned Mango
*Topped with Agave-Mustard-Avocado dip (sounds weird, but it's SOO good!)
Little Italy salad - confused...
Mar. 12th, 2009 08:31 pmI'm feeling very accomplished this evening. Sipping on my "every-once-in-a-while treat", ice cold ginger-ale with fresh lemon juice. Sooo yummy.
At the moment I've got the dehydrator loaded full of goodies:
Strawberries, my home made sun dried tomatoes (tossed with: nut. yeast, balsamic vinegar, sea salt and pepper), and *drum roll*....daikon radish chips - tossed with evoo and sea salt. Those chips are going to be SO yummy with just about everything - from my "chickpea-less hummus", to guacamole, or just plain by themselves.
*Pampering Tip:
When working with evoo, or just about any oil in the kitchen...let it get on your hands. Don't wash it off - just pat your hands with a towl, and let the oil absorb into your skin. It's a quick and nice way to moisturize while you're getting dinner ready.
Without further ado - here's tonights dinner. I'm calling it "Italian Pasta Salad, Slightly Confused"
( Read more... )I think I've been doing really well with my commitment to phasing back into a mostly raw food diet. So far I'm only allowing myself one type of cooked food a day as a part of a meal. The cooked food most often ends up being a part of dinner, but on days when I don't bring lunch with me to work [like today] my lunch usually ends up being mostly cooked[as per my sweet hubby providing it], and so dinner tonight was all raw. I'm having a lot more fun this time around, verses when I first tried the transition last year. My mistake was mostly just jumping in head first, thinking "I can do this with no turning back". Being vegan and gluten free helped, but the lack of information and over-zealous approach I took was my undoing. This time around I'm feeling much more realistic, much more educated, and totally comfortable with my own pace and style.
At the moment I've got the dehydrator loaded full of goodies:
Strawberries, my home made sun dried tomatoes (tossed with: nut. yeast, balsamic vinegar, sea salt and pepper), and *drum roll*....daikon radish chips - tossed with evoo and sea salt. Those chips are going to be SO yummy with just about everything - from my "chickpea-less hummus", to guacamole, or just plain by themselves.
*Pampering Tip:
When working with evoo, or just about any oil in the kitchen...let it get on your hands. Don't wash it off - just pat your hands with a towl, and let the oil absorb into your skin. It's a quick and nice way to moisturize while you're getting dinner ready.
Without further ado - here's tonights dinner. I'm calling it "Italian Pasta Salad, Slightly Confused"
( Read more... )I think I've been doing really well with my commitment to phasing back into a mostly raw food diet. So far I'm only allowing myself one type of cooked food a day as a part of a meal. The cooked food most often ends up being a part of dinner, but on days when I don't bring lunch with me to work [like today] my lunch usually ends up being mostly cooked[as per my sweet hubby providing it], and so dinner tonight was all raw. I'm having a lot more fun this time around, verses when I first tried the transition last year. My mistake was mostly just jumping in head first, thinking "I can do this with no turning back". Being vegan and gluten free helped, but the lack of information and over-zealous approach I took was my undoing. This time around I'm feeling much more realistic, much more educated, and totally comfortable with my own pace and style.
food for thought
Sep. 18th, 2008 08:53 pmWhat a freaking lovely day it turned out to be! I thought for sure the mean looking clouds that followed me to work this morning would burst with rain by the early afternoon....much to my surprise the sun came out, and it reached the low 70's (that's hot for Eureka).
When I came home for lunch Lucy made me very envious by sprawling out in the sun in front of our large living room window.
Tonight's dinner was super yum. Sort of a repeat of my "primivera" - but much better!
~xoxo
When I came home for lunch Lucy made me very envious by sprawling out in the sun in front of our large living room window.
Tonight's dinner was super yum. Sort of a repeat of my "primivera" - but much better!
~xoxo
Back in the saddle again...
Sep. 14th, 2008 03:39 pmThe 49er's game is playing, while my sports fanatic hubby is napping on the sofa next to me. It's been a nice, fast weekend.
Friday night we "lived it up" a little bit too much (I don't remember the last time I danced so hard!), so of course I had a difficult time bouncing out of bed on Saturday morning...but miraculously I managed. We spent Saturday morning in Blue Lake, checking out the city-wide rummage sale. D found a bunch of tools, and "guy" stuff, and I found the coolest thing ever:
It's in amazing shape too!
Even though I don't ever plan to use it for it's original (or primary purpose), I'm elated to finally have one of my very own! I have a lot of early childhood memories that include the old fashioned meat-grinder...all of them revolving around good food, laughter, and bonding with my Mom. I sterilized the grinder this afternoon - and haven't decided what recipe I want to incorporate it into first.
I love old-world appliances!!
This afternoon I've been prepping my meals for the coming week.
I bought a new, incredibly inspiring rawfood book - and at the moment I have some raw flatbread cooking in the dehydrator. Yum.
( This way for a few pics... )
~xoxo
Friday night we "lived it up" a little bit too much (I don't remember the last time I danced so hard!), so of course I had a difficult time bouncing out of bed on Saturday morning...but miraculously I managed. We spent Saturday morning in Blue Lake, checking out the city-wide rummage sale. D found a bunch of tools, and "guy" stuff, and I found the coolest thing ever:
It's in amazing shape too!Even though I don't ever plan to use it for it's original (or primary purpose), I'm elated to finally have one of my very own! I have a lot of early childhood memories that include the old fashioned meat-grinder...all of them revolving around good food, laughter, and bonding with my Mom. I sterilized the grinder this afternoon - and haven't decided what recipe I want to incorporate it into first.
I love old-world appliances!!
This afternoon I've been prepping my meals for the coming week.
I bought a new, incredibly inspiring rawfood book - and at the moment I have some raw flatbread cooking in the dehydrator. Yum.
( This way for a few pics... )
~xoxo
Raw food day two
Jul. 11th, 2008 01:33 pmI'm on my lunch break so I'd better make this quick!
First of all - even though it's only been a little more than twenty-four hours I can feel a difference in my body. While I don't plan on eating 100% raw I do want to make a larger percentage of my meals raw - like 70-30, maybe more.
At this point I'm just going to see how long I can make it work, in the most healthy way possible of course.
Today's lunch:
Cream of Cucumber Soup - from "Raw Food Made Easy"
.....this one surprised me! It's got a bite to it (with the extra fresh cracked pepper I added) - and the herbs that it calls for: Tarragon, Mint, and Dill - make it so much more flavorful than I imagined. All in all it took me about ten minutes of prep to whip it up. 
