Gourmet raw…
In general, I HATE cooking. However, I’m really enjoying preparing raw gourmet foods. On 3/10 I prepared some gourmet raw food for a CD release party. Some people came to me later and told me they did not think they would like the food and they were pleasantly surprised at how good the food taste.
The menu included Faux Salmon; stuff baby bella mushrooms with cheese made out of raw cashews and other ingredients, dehydrated to give the mushrooms the semi-cooked appearance and taste; Cashew spread including other ingredients; dehydrated flax seed crackers made with various types of vegetables; and dehydrated kale marinated in olive oil, cayenne pepper, garlic, fresh squeezed lemon, Braggs liquid aminos and apple cider vinegar, and two Ethiopian spices (Berbere and Awaze). I should mention the dehydrated Kale is semi-equivalent to potato chips, but instead of them being made from potatoes, they are made from Kale. The Kale chips absolutely melt in your mouth. I am having some tonight (yum, yum). I can’t wait.
Since I’ve been on the mostly raw diet, I’ve lost a total of 32 pounds. I think my weight has stabilized. The weight is definitely noticeable. With my height (5’8"), I’m beginning to look skinny to people. I wear a size six now. I was in a restaurant recently and the waitress blurted out, wow you have lost a lot of weight. She said she almost didn’t recognize me. The good thing about the diet is – you can eat as much as you want without the guilt and the pounds.
I have a friend who owns an African centered bookstore/center and she asked me to sell my Kale chips and crackers in her store. I told her, I don’t have the right equipment to mass produce any items at this time and I will think about her offer.
Cynthia – this is awesome!! I love to learn about getting back to natural foods and products, and even grow some herbs and tomatoes on my little balcony, and try to do homemade items for everyday use. If you market your food I will buy
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I need to get all of this processed crap out of my system….
Comment by EmergingPhoenix — March 27, 2007 @ 10:47 pm
Sounds delicious. I love cooking but could do better eating more raw things. Where do you get recipes for this stuff?
Natalie, sorry it took me so long to respond. There are great books out on gourmet raw. This book by Noni Shannon is my favorite.
Comment by Natalie — March 28, 2007 @ 9:41 am
Hey there,
Would you mind giving me your recipe for the Kale Chips. I’ve had some made with almond butter, which are delicious, but I’d like to try them without so much fat. Does the Noni Shannon book have the recipe you like so much for them?
Thanks,
Martha
Comment by Martha — May 2, 2008 @ 4:15 pm