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!

Hey laney, here’s something you can grab on the go! This is one of the simplest treats you can make, like MAGIC, requires no baking or dehydrating. If you are patient enough to wait for this confection to become solid (1 hour’s time in the freezer tops), you’ll have a nice, perfect bar. For those who can’t wait, cheat like me and eat some before reluctantly putting the rest into the freezer.

1/4 cup  Carob Chips or Chocolate Chips (Vegans- use non-dairy) or Cocoa Nibs (add a bit more if you`re using cocoa nibs)

1 cup Walnuts

If each nation were to pick one dish as its ambassador, I think Thailand would probably go with Pad Thai, Malaysia- Beef Rendang,  Montreal (ok its a state, but…)- Poutine,  France- flaky crusted pastries (drool!), America- all American Cheese Burger, Germany- Bratwurst, Korea- Bulgogi or Soon doobu Chigae (I can’t decide), China- Handmade Shanghai Noodles and Dumplings and then Japan- it’s either ramen or Sushi. ( This is a very limited list I know, and yes, I am being a foodist) but it is hard to break out of conventional pigeon-holing when my cultural experience in this world is anything but wide.

Considering how the first pie I made was an effing success, I intend to make pie my everyday dessert treat! Maybe that’s tad bit too much but…shouldn’t we all celebrate life a little? I decided to make Wednesday Pie Porn day, where CherryBombPie will feature various kinds of raw pies and if I ever run out of ways to make them, (God forbid) I’ll feature cake-pie hybrids and cakes will have to be my last resort.

Carob Chip Crust

1 cup Raw Almonds

1/4 cup Hemp Seeds

1/3 cup Sesame Seeds

Haphazard Naked Salad #2 and mizu blue earrings- Thanks Laney!

Being overly sentimental might be deemed as a flaw, but my whole being seem to embrace it, even thrive on it. Can I ever practice detachment like the Zen monks and DADA artists have mastered so marvelously?

Things I hold too dearly, I crush and destroy. Like the cherished house lantern made of casually painted clay. It broke into pieces one day, with an accidental slip. I cried then but now I realized it was a blessing in disguise.

I am learning to let go, to let things fall apart.

Something’s brewing: buu buu bubbles

Here’s a dinner smoothie of plant blood. It contains two bananas, 3-4 dates, 1 orange and a handful of spinach. No sugar added. Hurray!

My boyfriend, one of the most open-minded people I know, recently found out that I was going RAW. He was like, “That’s all good but where are you going to get your protein?” I can’t imagine what my folks and some friends may think when they find out about new eating habits.

Despite being born on a tropical island in the equator, I never really ate fruits, except for an occasional piece of apple or watermelon slice and then, perhaps a coconut or two. There was just too many other yummy things to eat, everyone was main-course crazy anyway. And then, there was cake or pie. PIE.

I’ve been missing home lately. The types of fruits that visually reminded me of home. There would be abundant fruit stalls everywhere selling sliced guava with preserved plum powder dressing, pineapple slathered with dark soy sauce and fresh cut chilli peppers… you know, the works.