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^matthew kenney's book.sweet.

(thanks to chadd for inspiring me to revisit this book:)

so i wanted to see if i can actually post something from my iphone to my blog.

It's a little different than a regular phone or a blackberry.I would say it's a flaw in apple technology at this point that you can not send a picture in a text message on an iphone.What is that about?

I think that they are planning on saving it for a newer version of the iphone so that people will feel like they HAVE to upgrade,i don't really know,i just feel like they have something up their sleeves.Why else would something that a simple razor phone can do, like take video and send a text with a picture,an iphone ie...small handheld computer can't do?? It's just not logical.

possibly not a flaw at all but intentional.

food this week

This is what I made for dinner tonight.It's from matthew kenneys living food book (everyday raw,pg 83) 

seaweed salad!! 

2     C mixed greens

1/2 C  dried wakame in 1inch pieces (soaked 20-30 mins and drained)

1/2 C  julienned green mango 

1/2 C  julienned cucumber

1/2  C julienned beets?(up to you)

SEA SALT

*I added avocado and carrots omitted the beets,just because thats what i had on hand.

1/4 C  dressing ..... 

Ginger Miso:

1/2 C white miso

1/3 C agave nectar

1/3 C apple cider vinegar

1/4 C sesame oil 

1/4 C lemon juice 

1 1/4 C fresh chopped ginger

blend all ginger miso ingredients in a vitamix or a high speed blender until completely smooth

assembly of seaweed salad:

place 1 C mixed greens in center of each plate.

mix seaweed with julienned vegetables in medium bowl add salt to taste.place sea veg mix on top of greens.

just before serving,drizzle generous amounts of dressing and sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions.

serves 2

This is soooo good.Especially the dressing....i would make copious amounts of it were I you:)

you can use the dressing for many other things throughout the week.

G living-the darker cooler side of green

going green for cool people.

i totally dig this website because sometimes i feel like an alien on planet NC over here doing stuff and eating stuff that no ones heard of....lol....but,someday they will.so you have to check out this site it has some very awesome and enlightening content.

this is a chocolate mint pudding recipe on video produced by G living and it's great.

 

choc mint pudd

The Ingredients:

1 Cup of Coconut Water  thai coconuts

2 1/2 Cups of Baby Coconut Meat

1/3 Cup of Mint Leaves

1/2 Cup of Raw Chocolate Beans 
 *(i suggest using raw cacao powder)

1/2 Cup of Fresh Dates

1/2 of a Vanilla Bean

1 Thumb Size Ginger Root

1 Teaspoon of Coconut Butter 
(use more like 2 T of coconut butter)

1 to 2 Teaspoons Almond Butter

1/3 Cup of Agave Syrup
*damntandemonium suggestion 

urban chicken coop

So after a year of wanting we finally made the chicken coop happen.

It's in my backyard in the city limits of charlotte.It's awesome.We have co-built it with our good friends.We share 9 chickens all hens no roosters.We plan on getting some "bitty's" this spring to make sure that we still have eggs in the years to come.

      We've had them for almost a month,and they are just now this week beginning to lay eggs like we had hoped.Yesterday we got 7 eggs,which is the most ever in one day.It's so crazy to go out there and see eggs in the nest!! I'll have to take a picture  next time i think about it.

  Our chickens are free to roam around the backyard and forage,but they are also given a mixture of laying mash and grains.They are also given fresh veggie scraps(leftover from cooking or juicing etc)Oh and plus they  have available in separate bowls....grit for their digestion and oyster shells for added calcium.Plus they have found the spot where i composted organic scraps before i had chickens....tons of worms in there.These are some really freakin happy birds.I will also sneak in some superfood supplements when i think of it...ie.... Peruvian maca root and bee pollen...........

Goats are next....well,after some ducks and some peacocks and maybe some quail.....hehe

ruby red mango cocktail

I haphazzardly threw this drink together right before christmas and was asked to duplicate it several times.....mostly due to my good friend emily....she always is blowing my head up and full of flattery,which is always welcome.

so I am posting it for future reference and so i don't forget the recipe:

Ruby red mango cocktail
1     pint citron vodka
1     pint Ruby Red vodka (absolut makes one)

1     pint ruby red grapefuit juice

1/2 pint pear nectar

1/2 pint mango juice 

2     pints sparkling white grape juice 

garnish with a lime or 2

chickpea curry

this is my newest recipe i guess its a fusion of morrocan,indian and asian...whatever it is it will satisfy your curry craving....enjoy......



2 T E.V.olive oil
4 garlic cloves minced roughly
3-4 T red curry paste (panang) can be found at asian market
2 cans organic garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1 1/2 cups of tomato juice (like V-8 etc)
6-8 slices of eggplant or frozen breaded eggplant cutlets (got mine at trader joes)
1/2 C frozen peppers (red,yellow,orange)
1 bag of spinach
handful of golden raisins
1 T honey or agave nectar
1 T cumin
black pepper

oil first,then garlic,spinach last.


serve over quinoa or cous cous or fav grain
coconut milk can be added if you wish.


this is on the spicy curry side.

use your feet

bring yourself to your next destination by using your feet.

rather than using your feet as a part of your workout,why not use them as part of your way of transporting yourself from point A to point to B?

I love looking at it this way.

eat pie for breakfast

I get a craving around 3-4 pm for SOMETHING and it's going to be something as soon as i find something to consume............so i have found that having a raw vegan dessert for breakfast or before lunch knocks out that afternoon i wanna be bad ill eat whatever craving.....

however i never beat myself up anymore if say i do eat that piece of chocolate that someone brought in for christmas.

raw vegan key lime pie:

crust:

1 1/2 c  almonds or pecans or any other nut you really love processed in food processor

1 1/2 c fine almond flour

6 or more dates soaked chopped

3/4 c agave nectar

1/2 c coconut butter/oil

2 tsp vanilla bean paste

large pinch of sea salt

mix together in a food processor

can be cut in half....it makes alot of crust

press crust into a pie pan or two...you can also make mini pies

key lime filling:

1 c raw cashews soaked at least 4 hours

1 c fresh young thai coconut meat 

3/4 c agave nectar

3/4 c coconut butter

1 T vanilla bean paste

1/2 c fresh lime juice more juice if needed

1/2 T lime zest

sea salt to taste

first blend the coconut meat then add cashews with the lime zest and juice...then add the rest in a food processor.

pour filling into prepressed pie pan then chill for at least an hour the coconut oil will harden and set the filling.

eat pie for breakfast

one way to change your lifestyle

One thing that truly changed my eating habits.

I make my food in advance either the night before or set a day aside and make a couple of different things to keep it interesting  throughout the week.

Therefore I have food with me at the moment that i feel any hunger which means less chance of any impulse eating.

i spend less money on lunches and i usually have healthy food already made for me at home.

i keep the ingredients whole food and the less ingredients the better.easier to prepare if you aren't prepared in advance for a ravenous hunger.

red quinoa for breakfast

red quinoa

add to red quinoa....

little olive oil

a few sundried tomatoes

tamari or nama shoyu to taste

make the night before bring it to work.

real simple.