My journey begins ....

I had been talking about raw food for a few years, followed the raw food gurus, became a member of a raw food meet-up and bought all of the equipment and read all the books. So why wasn't I fully committed to living a raw food lifestyle? The answer: I didn't have the tools - the tools to plan my menus and the tools to prepare exciting, creative dishes that would inspire me and get friends interested.

In July this year, I sold my house and put all of my belongings in storage. I had been consciously focussed on getting to America for some time and decided to bite the bullet and go. First to Hippocrates in Florida to attend the 'Life Change Program' which literally changed the way I thought about food and health. Detoxing off coffee and stress and after three wonderful weeks, I was ready to start my raw food training.

My journey begins ...

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Eighth Day @ 105 Degrees

Today, we finish making the kimchee dumplings with sesame ginger foam.  The ravioli wrappers that are used to make the kimchee dumplings had been dehydrated and ready to use.
















Ravioli wrappers after dehydrating





















The wrappers are thin and pliable.  We cut the wrappers into squares.
















Ravioli wrappers cut into squares


Next, we made the kimchee filling.  This comprised of cashews, nama shoyu, sesame oil, tahini, agave and pre-made kimchee.

















Kimchee filling


The filling was then placed onto the wrapper and the moisture from the filling enabled the wrapper to stick when folded.
















Step-by-step folding kimchee dumplings 






























































Lastly, the sesame ginger foam was prepared using ginger juice, sesame oil, agave and lecithin.  This mixture was whipped with a stick blender and only the foam was used as condiment.

















Kimchee dumplings with sesame ginger foam


After a filling snack, we then started on Tacos with refried beans, guacamole and sour cream.  For the tortillas we processed zucchini, red capsicum, flax meal, lime juice, chilli powder, garlic, salt and cumin. This mixture was spread out on paraflex sheets and placed in the dehydrator.

















Tortillas ready to be dehydrated

Next, the spicy "beans" were mixed.  This mixture included sunflower seeds, sun-dried tomatoes, dark miso, cumin, chilli powder, coriander, olive oil, dates, garlic powder, spring onions and fresh coriander.
















Spicy "beans" mix


After processing, the spicy "bean" mix was placed on paraflex sheets and placed in the dehydrator.




Spicy "beans" ready for dehydrating

We will continue this recipe tomorrow ....

No comments:

Post a Comment