Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian and Home Cooking Fun in the Kitchen
08 Sep 2009 Leave a comment
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: banana, Cashews, coconut, cookies, dessert, quick and easy, raw, snack, vegan, vegetarian
These were super good! I love banana and coconut and this was such a great combo! If you want them gooier take them out of the dehydrator earlier. Enjoy 🙂
Banana Coconut Cookies
1 cup of cashews
4 cups dried coconut
3 ripe bananas
02 Sep 2009 4 Comments
in Home Cooking, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: avocado, chicken, quick and easy, raw, salad, sides, vegan, vegetarian
Have I mentioned lately that I have been in love with summer fruits and veggies, well I am! The peaches that we picked in the Hampton’s are long gone but we still got to enjoy a few local peaches with this salad. I have been freaking out about the fresh east coast corn as well. It is so sweet, crisp and fresh. (It also just makes the most perfect quick and deelish snack too! just shuck and eat!) And of course the addition of avocado in any dish is welcome in our house 🙂
The Grilled Chicken is a basic go-to quick cooking dish, but of course we still have to give it some flavor. Michael thought it paired nicely with the salad. As for me, I was beyond happy with a huge bowl of that yummy salad! mmmm
Grilled Chicken
Whisk 1 tablespoon olive oil, lime juice, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in 11×7-inch glass dish. Add chicken and turn to coat. Marinate 30 minutes, turning occasionally.
Prepare bbq, oven or griddler to medium-high heat.Grill chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Cut into thin slices.
Peach, Avocado & Corn Salad
Whisk 4 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, scallions, shallot, vinegar, thyme, and mustard in large bowl. Mix peaches, avocado, corn and greens into dressing and toss.
This is the salad before I added the greens and the avocado. Check out those colors!!!
31 Aug 2009 1 Comment
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes Tags: agave, dessert, quick and easy, raw, sauces, vegan, vegetarian
I was planning on making banana ice cream with fruity topping but realized I was out of my frozen bananas. I had made another peach cobbler with all of our Hampton’s peaches so I figured that would be super great with fruit topping. I was right!!! I could have probably just eaten the topping but it went so well with the cobbler. I am sure this would be great with any dessert and I bet you can switch out the blueberries for other fruit as well.
Super simple Blueberry Topping
Blend blueberries and agave together until till smooth More
27 Aug 2009 2 Comments
in Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: avocado, chips, flax, quick and easy, raw, sides, snack, vegan, vegetarian
These were really great with my Cheddar Cheeze Dip. They are also yummy with salsa or just by themselves. They really have a kick, so they make for a great snack! These make a lot of chips, so if you want fewer, just halve the recipe.
Raw Spicy Corn Chips
5 cups golden flax seeds
2 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
1/2 ripe avocado
1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked beforehand
4 tsp. white sesame seeds
1/2 onion, minced
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 tsp. paprika
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cayenne powder (depending how spicy you want them)
2 tsp. Celtic sea salt
1 pinch of white pepper
water
26 Aug 2009 3 Comments
in Home Cooking, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: chicken, raw, salad, sides, vegan, vegetarian
I love bright summer vegetables! It is so lovely walking through the markets seeing all the gorgeous veggies! I always like to take advantage of using them as much as possible.
This is a large dish, so if you have less people just halve the recipe. Enjoy!!
Orange Chicken and Mixed Greens Salad
Recipe adapted from Bon Appétit
serves 7-8
2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup honey
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
3 oranges, peel and white pits removed
6 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 large shallot, minced
1 pound mixed greens
1 red bell pepper, chopped
25 Aug 2009 3 Comments
in Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: comfort food, figs, green, pine nuts, quick and easy, raw, sauces, vegan, vegetarian, Zucchini Pasta
I love love love figs! They are so sweet and quite possibly the best fruit ever! This dish has so many elements and so many flavors yet works so perfectly with the figs. This was very filling as there was so many ingredients involved. I loved the whole dish as it was so delightful! I always appreciate zucchini pasta but this was one of the best preparations I have seen so far. The summer brings us so many gorgeous vegetables and this dish really takes advantage of them. Enjoy the figs while they are still in season!
Fig Fennel Pasta
Recipe adapted from Living Light
Serves 4-6
4 medium zucchini
1 tablespoon sea salt
Dressing:
1 cup basil leaves
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup pine nuts
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 fresh figs, destemmed
2 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon ground fennel seed
Salad Ingredients:
1 cup tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup yellow or red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup carrots, shredded
8 fresh black or green figs, sliced
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons fresh basil, cut into long thin strands
1 tablespoon scallions, very finely sliced
2 teaspoons fresh tarragon, minced
2 teaspoon parsley, minced
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
24 Aug 2009 3 Comments
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: agave, almond milk, comfort food, dessert, quick and easy, raw, snack, sorbet, vegan, vegetarian
I am so obsessed with fresh summer fruit and I have always loved frozen treats! For me in the summer there is no better dessert. Cool, sweet, fruity and refreshing! Deelish!
This mixture would work great in an ice cream maker, but if you do not have one you can simply freeze this in ice cream trays. After it is frozen add the cubes back to the blender for the perfect smooth treat!
You can also substitute raspberries, strawberries or any other fruit you want for the blueberries. I am sure it would come out delicious every time! Enjoy!!! 🙂
Blueberry Sorbet
makes 4 servings
2 cups blueberries
1 1/2 cups almond milk
3/4 cup agave
1 tbs. lemon juice
2 tsp. vanilla
Blend until smooth. Chill and then process through an ice cream maker or freeze in 2 ice cube trays and blend.
23 Aug 2009 6 Comments
in Raw Vegan Recipes, Superfoods, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: banana, chips, comfort food, flax, raw, sides, snack, superfood, vegan, vegetarian
I use flax seeds all the time to make dehydrated snacks and breads. When the people over at FlaxMatters offered to send me some of their fabulous Organic Whole Golden Flax Seeds I jumped at the chance to try them out. They were gorgeous in color and ended up tasting great! Thank you so much FlaxMatters!!
I knew when I saw the flax seeds that I wanted to make something special. These Cinnamon Raisin Flax Crackers were delicious, chewy and really amazing! I have always loved raisin bread and these were the raw version of that. The bananas in the mixture made them chewy and the raisins made them so sweet, so good! When I soaked the flax seeds they became gelatinous, very similar to chia seeds. I love the gels that these seeds make!
Look at that golden gorgeous color!
Cinnamon Raisin Flax Crackers
Recipe adapted from Brigitte Mars
Makes about 2 -3 dozen crackers
Ingredients:
2 C flax seeds
4 C water
1 1/2 C raisins + 1 1/2 C raisins
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 bananas, peeled
1 tsp. sea salt
Preparation:
Soak the seeds in the water for about 2 hours, and do not strain. Set aside 1/4 of the flax seeds and then combine the rest of the flax seeds and all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stirring in the additional 1 1/2 C raisins and the set aside flax seeds by hand. Spread the mixture onto three solid dehydrator sheets. Dehydrate for 4 hours at 110 degrees. Remove the dehydrator sheets and flip the crackers onto mesh sheets. Score the crackers and continue dehydrating until that side is dry around 6-10 more hours. When dry, the crackers will keep for several weeks in an air-tight container.
20 Aug 2009 1 Comment
in Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: Cashews, comfort food, dip, nutritional yeast, quick and easy, raw, sauces, sides, snack, tahini, vegan, vegetarian
As gross as it sounds I have always loved nacho cheese! This dip is similar and of course made with much healthier and non-processed ingredients. I ate this with raw corn tortilla chips and carrot sticks. I am sure this would also be delightful over broccoli, mmmm! Enjoy!
Raw Cheddar Cheeze Dip
Recipe adapted from Vibrant Living by James Levin & Natalie Cederquist
1 cup red bell pepper
3/4 cup cashews, soaked
1/2 cup water
3 tbs rolled oats
2 tbs nutritional yeast
2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs tahini
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Add more water or oats until desired consistency is reached.
17 Aug 2009 1 Comment
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: agave, cake, Cashews, Cobbler, coconut butter, comfort food, dates, dessert, quick and easy, raw, snack, vegan, vegetarian
I was loving all the gorgeous peaches that we picked yesterday so much that I decided to make a Raw Peach Cobbler. I know one of Michael’s favorite desserts is cobbler and I was so happy to make a raw version for us. We thought it tasted amazingly close to the original version! Either way it was so good!! This dish was also beyond fast to make and then to serve. The original recipe called for Pineapple in the glaze over the peaches, but instead I just used more peachy goodness.
Luscious Peach Cobbler
Recipe adapted from Purely Delicious Magazine
Serves 6-8
Filling:
4 fresh organic peaches, with seeds removed
1/2 C fresh dates, pitted
2 fresh organic peaches, with seeds removed
2 T honey or agave nectar
1 T lemon juice
1/2 tsp. alcohol-free vanilla
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Topping:
1 C cashews
1/2 C pecans
1 T coconut butter
1/4 C dates, pitted
1/2 tsp. alcohol-free vanilla
pinch of sea salt
Preparation:
Slice peaches very thin and place them in a medium-sized bowl and set to one side. Process remaining filling ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour over peaches and gently toss to coat well. Place mixture in cobbler dish. To make the topping, place all topping ingredients in a food processor and blend until well-combined, with the nuts finely chopped. Sprinkle over peaches and enjoy!
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