Salad and fruity treats.

It's been friggin cold here lately and there was a snow storm today, so I've been craving and eating lots of soup lately and the only raw things consumed were apples and some salads. Here are a few from a couple of days back though.

Lamb's lettuce, red cabbage, zucchini & tomatoes with green olive tapenade and lots of chives and basil.



Banana, pear, raspberries & a date (gotta get more of those soon, I'm hooked) sprinkled with shredded coconut.



Blueberry-Banana Ice Cream (1/2 frozen, 1/2 fresh, 1/3 cup frozen blueberries) with a pear. This stuff is brilliant, even better than the raspberry one due to no annoying seeds being stuck between your teeth ;)



Well, back to hitting the books. Or should I say book, only 1/4th through the 500-pages one. We finally got the topics for the final exam though, so now I don't have any justification for procastination =p

Raw Eats

I've decided to eat more raw instead of having PBJ sandwiches all the time.



Banana sprinkled with cinnamon in romaine leafs along with dates & red grapes.



Yes, the penis was intentional. =p



Mixed salad with tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper and ABM-dressing.



Breakfast this morning was half an orange and for lunch I made a salad which I couldn't even finish.
Mixed salad with yellow bell pepper, fennel, red cabbage, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, red grapes, ABM-dressing and raisins.



ABM-dressing
1 small apple, cored and diced
1/4 banana
1/4 cup mango
dash cinnamon

blend until creamy

Salads, Soups and Oatmeal

Thai Curry (coconut milk, curry paste, soy sauce, zucchini, champignons, fennel, carrots, sauerkraut, tofu, bell pepper, broccoli, scallions, red onions, garlic etc.) over romaine & lamb's lettuce and cherry tomatoes.



Some tabbouleh mix over romaine & lamb's lettuce, cucumber and cherry tomatoes with a free soup mix on the side (with the Thai Curry leftovers mixed in).



And breakfast this morning. Oatmeal with cinnamon, ginger, a tsp. maple syrup and peanut butter, 1/2 mashed banana, fresh blueberries and 1/2 pear.

Raw Raspberry Banana Ice Cream & Pizza Veggie Wrap

1/4 banana blended with a handful of frozen raspberries and frozen banana slices. Can't wait for the hot days as I know what I'll be having for breakfast then. Try it out if you haven't yet!

1/4 avocado, lambs lettuce, romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, raw zucchini slices and a pizza pattie sort of thing.

Date Coconut Confect

New addiction after having bought these.



Just puree some dates and roll in shredded coconut. Not to mention Damn delicious!

Cauliflower Curry Soup

Not to toot my own horn, but damn this was good. Hot and spicy!

I don't know why, but I never taste my food while cooking. I just wonder which herbs and spices might fit, throw in an estimated amount, add tons of pepper just about every 5 minutes (seriously) and taste it for the first time about 5 seconds before serving it.

Cauliflower Curry Soup

(all of this is pretty much estimated; like I said I kept dashing in curry powder, more and more pepper and some of this and that, so adapt it to your liking if you're the kind of person who tastes stuff during cooking)

1 medium onion, chopped

2 medium-big cloves of garlic, minced

1 inch fresh ginger, minced

2 cups water (or more if you prefer a water based soup)

1 vegetable broth cube

4 cups cauliflower

1.5 cups broccoli

2 celery stalks, chopped

5 Tbsp. hot curry powder (estimated, I think I had more, but adapt to your liking)

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. oregano

1 tsp. paprika powder

1 tsp. ground caraway seeds

salt, pepper

1 Tbsp. fresh parsley

1/4 cup soy cream or soy milk (estimated & optional)

1. bring the water & broth to a boil, add onions, set heat to medium, cook for ca. 3 minutes

2. add garlic, cook for ca. 1 minutes

3. add cauliflower, celery, broccoli and spices & herbs, cook for ca. 7-8 minutes until veggies are tender

4. puree everything to consistence of your liking (I like it a little chunky), add salt and pepper to taste, adapt spicing if neccessary

5. add parsley, stir and add soy cream or soy milk

Cabbage Soup

Really simple and basic, yet really good! Can't remember where I got the recipe from, I just adapted the amount of cabbage thyme and added pepper & ground caraway seeds.



Cook the following for ca. 7 minutes:

1 1/4 cup water + vegetable broth
4-5 cups chopped cabbage
1 small onion, chopped
1-2 tsp. thyme
1/2-1 tsp. ground caraway seeds (or whole ones):
salt, pepper

add the following, stir and see if the cabbages consistence is to your liking

1 cup soy milk (for a creamier version use a little less milk and replace it with soy cream)
2 tsp. chopped parsley

Along with it I finished off the pattie things.