raw hummus!

today i made raw hummus!!! the base is zucchini instead of sprouted (or cooked) chickpeas. it was very easy and very inexpensive- my jar of raw tahini was under $5, which i was worried would be much more expensive.

this is one of the best hummuses (?) i've ever had. it was amazing!!! i halved the recipe and it made nearly two cups- way more than one person can eat in a serving, but enough to hopefully last me a couple of glorious hummus-filled days. the only thing i'd change is using a little less salt than the recipe calls for. in this instance i used half the garlic, as well, but that's because the garlic i had was super-pungent since it's more than just a few weeks old.

here's a (blurry) pic!


anyways, as you can see, i had my hummus with carrots and celery (locally grown!!! awesome!). so filling!! i wish i had a better camera... i'm going to be getting one sometime soon, since i want to get one before i head off to arizona. we'll see!

there are lots of great options when making home-made hummus... you can add red pepper, jalapeno, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, basil pesto... anything! yummmm. i can't wait to try more flavors and combinations.

what a relief to have had this delicious dish- i thought i'd never find a hummus recipe that was raw! before i went raw, cooked hummus was my favorite food in the world, so this is good, gooooood news! :) my thanks to GoneRaw.

now go try the recipe!! :)
peace,
sam

Chocolate "milk!"

1 Cup almonds, soaked for a bit in water
2 big T cacao powder... mmm
2 T sweetener (I used Wisconsin Grade B Maple syrup... yum)
cinnamon to taste!
2-2.5 C water

BLEND IT!!! I strained mine by cutting the foot off some pantyhose and putting the blended mixture through there. Then, I had chocolate almond milk! I've never made almond milk before. It's great, try it!!

I'm starting the Master Cleanse tonight!!!!! Check in to see how it goes.

Peace,
Sam

Eggplant and Avocado Salad!

This was a fabulous weekend! I'm still struggling with my carbohydrates but am really excited to have completed a successful vegan weekend at home- something that is hard to do, considering the amount of (delicious) non-vegan food my mom keeps in the house. We all managed to stay vegan and ended up making really nice vegan pizzas. We had one with sauce and veggies and one with BBQ sauce, pineapple, and veggies! They were so good. We also made great smoothies with fruit, mostly bananas, strawberries, and kiwi! Shana also ate some delightful plums, and I tried Pom tea for the first time. Interestingly enough, Hillary told me they're cruel to animals I found this article as well as a couple others that topic.

"And now for something completely different!" Here's the link to that delicious recipe-- the raw Eggplant and Avocado Salad!

Living-Foods.com is a wonderful resource. I think white onion is the best choice for this recipe. We used white as opposed to red onion during our vegan dinner and it was a perfect compliment to the sweet honey and the delicate avocado. Hillary and Shana actually tried it with red onion a couple nights ago and found it to be a little less than perfect.

In other news! I'm going to try fasting a couple days this week, probably with juices, since we recently acquired a deluxe "Jack La Lanne" Power Juicer! Once I find some good resources about juicing and gather up a few good recipes I'll post them, for sure.

We're off to watch the L word and have vegan chocolate peanut butter pie! And perhaps to watch Hillary dance around the living room topless. Love and peace, all! -Sam

New Recipe!

I made something delightful for dinner! It's called....Italian Tofu Burrito. It's very cosmopolitan!

Ingredients:
1 flour tortilla
1 small roma tomato, chopped
1 1/2 cups baby spinach and/or basil
1/4-1/2 cup firm tofu in small chunks
extra virgin olive oil (cold-pressed)
1 t. dried oregano
Onion or onion powder/flakes to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Sautee tomatoes and tofu in oil for a bit (approx. 5 min).
Add spinach and continue to sautee until wilted
Add seasonings

Serve on a warm tortilla!!

It's simply fantastic, and absolutely fast. You could definitely go organic on all the ingredients; this meal isn't raw at all, but it's completely vegan! I hope you try it and please feel free to post any recipes you may have or invent along the way! -Sam