Rest in Peace Mr.P

I have been out of it this whole week, trying to make sense what’s going on with my life. I haven’t been successful eating raw mainly because of the stress build up from frustration from inner emotional turmoil over dealing with my cat’s chronic UTI which eventually ended in his abrupt death today. Totally did NOT see that coming. I found myself walking into coffee joints ordering warm soy beverages, Indian tiffin combos at Veda with chocolate coconut truffles, and gorging on Ohagis (sticky rice covered with red bean paste) to fill the void.

Now with cherries in season, I have little excuse not to make a cherrybomb pie! Except that these days have been pretty hectic for me with school and a very ill cat. A perfect dish to use up those blood red cherries fast and easy is Ingrid’s Cold Cherry Soup with Fresh Mint on RawEpicurean.

I made this for lunch today but had to make some compromises as raw cashews was a bit out of the way, so I had to make almond cream instead of cashew cream. I imagine cashew cream would have a much silkier consistency compared to almond. Mint topping was another thing I had to compromise as I couldn’t wait any longer to try this. It was really rich, satisfying, nutty and fruity blend. Yum!

As some of you might know, I don’t own a dehydrator and thus never had the chance of trying an extensive array of raw dehydrated treats. I went down to the health food store to get my cat some cranberry extract when I saw lil’ darlings:

1) Biosphere’s raw chocolate cookies

Ingredients: organic cashews, organic raisins, raw cocoa nibs and organic peppermint

About 8-10 pieces for CAD$4 ++

2) Sunza’s Raw Kale Buckwheat Crackers

Ingredients: Sprouted organic buckwheat, organic brown flax seeds organic kale, organic oregano, organic extra virgin olive oil, Himalayan salt crystals

Have you eve noticed why Ikea’s logo is such a big hit? It’s probably because they used complementary colours for their logo. In art school, we learn about colour theory- how opposing colours off set and complement each other. Some great colour combos:

forest green & deep red

navy blue & bright yellow

purple & mustard yellow

Indigo & orange

Greens & Yellows

Putting guacamole into colour theory- creamy yellow corn chips do complement red salsa sauces, but how about blue corn chips? Blue corn chips are actually not blue- they fall between purple and indigo.

I wanna say a big thank you to Earthmother for featuring my Raw Mini Mango Berry Pies on her blog In The Raw’s Feast For The Eyes. She made it for her birthday and enjoyed it. I am very honoured and became one happy baby ^w^ all over again. Thank you Earthmother! *hugs* In the Raw is one of the first few raw blogs that I have started following, it features delicious raw foods and up-to-date news of the raw community. Spectacular resource for raw.

Is there a more exciting way to eat melon balls than this?

Here’s something I tried that I really have taken a liking to this summer: Watermelon balls with Raw Parmesan Cheeze topping (see the end of post Zestful Zuchinni Spaghetti- Nutritional Yeast + Ground Raw Walnuts. It’s a nice mix of sweet and salty- sweetness from the watermelon and salty from the yeast and walnut mixture. Quite tasty, I have to admit it’s better than eating it on its own.

I made this recipe from Fresh by Sergei and Valya Boutenko and it was great.

I used my garden herbs: sage, lavender, curry and purple basil instead of cilantro, added black pepper and cayenne pepper and had it wrapped between lettuce greens.

Hmm….very nice lunch. I wish I could eat two more but gluttony is a sin. Scroll down for the recipe.

1/2 cup Cashews

1/2 cup dried Tomatoes (soaked in water 10 minutes)

1/4 bunch Cilantro

1/2 teaspoons Olive Oil

1/5 teaspoon Salt

1/5 cracked Black Pepper

Yields: 1 patty