Raw Food Recipe - Carrot Almond Balls

This recipe came about because I don't like to throw away good stuff. It's a great way to use up leftover pulp from almond milk and carrot juice. I'm a fan of simple things so it's also a very simple and easy recipe. It's a great snack for children and of course us adults(who said children should have all the fun). :)

Almond Carrot Balls

1 cup almond pulp
1 cup carrot pulp
sweetener

 
Method
Roll together into balls.  Add a little water if mixture does not form and stick together properly. Easy peasy - enjoy!

Potato Leftover Casserole

I am a fan of leftovers. I don't like to waste good food. So for today's recipe I used some leftover things I had in the fridge. This post will be a bit different because I am including pictures of the process for a little more detail.  This first picture is of the finished product:

Potato Leftover Casserole

Frozen potatoes (the kind used for fries)
Salmon (canned, crushed)
Vegetarian baked beans
1 cup shredded coconut
1 onion (coarsely grated)
5 cloves garlic (finely grated)
Celery (chopped)
Parsley (chopped)
Curry
Sea salt
Apple cider vinegar (1/2 tsp)
1 cup water


Method

Grease casserole dish. Place frozen potatoes at the bottom of the casserole dish. Set aside.  In a separate bowl mix all remaining ingredients.  Add 1 cup water.  Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.  Spread mixture over potatoes.  Cover with foil and bake in 475 degree oven for 20 minutes.  Uncover and leave for another 5 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve and enjoy!

Now for pictures of part of the process:

Frozen potatoes:

Leftover salmon:

Leftover vegetarian baked beans:

 Shredded coconut (leftover from making coconut oil):

 Celery (both leaves and stalk):

 Parsley:

Garlic:

 Chives:

The mixture:

Layered on top of the potatoes:

The finished product:

 Hope you enjoyed the pictures.  Let me know if you tried it how it turned out.

Raw Food Recipe - Banana Green Smoothie

I've added a leaf or two of lettuce to our smoothies before but decided to take the leap and make a green smoothie of my own.  My hubby and the boys enjoyed it and that made me feel good.  I don't like to have bits of leaves in my mouth so I blended it for quite a few minutes to ensure that the leaves were broken down really well.

Banana Green Smoothie

6 large lettuce leaves
6 bananas
handful of parsley
handful of celery
vanilla essence
almond essence
sweetener


Method
Place all ingredients in the blender.  Blend well for a few minutes to get the greens really broken down and serve.  It can be served with ice or without. 

Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

I love soups and this one came out tasting fantastic (thinking about it - is there a food I don't like? LOL!).

Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

Lentils
Sweet potatoes
Tania(yucca)
Cabbage
Sea salt (to taste)
Onions
Garlic
Plantains

Method
Bring lentils to a boil and let simmer until partially cooked.  Add rest of food except garlic and let boil until foods are soft.  Add garlic and turn off the stove.  Mix garlic in and let sit for about 2 minutes.  Serve and enjoy.

The amounts are not included because I used whatever I had on hand.

Raw Food Recipe - Almond Drink

I have been having quite a bit of fun making up and experimenting with different raw food recipes.  This drink is a delicious one and will definitely be done again.  Our son Judah helped to make this one by operating the blender.

Almond Drink

1 cup almonds (soaked and peeled)
3 cups water
1 tsp almond essence
sweetener
ice cubes

Method
Blend almonds and 2 cups of the water on high in the blender for a couple minutes ensuring that the almonds are well broken down.  Strain with a fine cloth or nut milk bag and return liquid to blender reserving the pulp for future raw food recipes.  Add remaining water, ice cubes, essence and sweetener.  Blend for a few more seconds.  Serve immediately. 

Here's another view of the glass of almond drink and another picture showing what it looked like in the blender:

 

 

Delicious is what I say and again very simple.  I love simple. 

Baking Powder Bread

I've been baking a lot lately but those who have been long time readers of my blog know that my hubby is the one who regularly bakes our bread. He is a master at it, I must say. Here's another of my bread experiments I did last week:

Baking Powder Bread

2 cups whole wheat flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 cup milk; about
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt

Method
Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Add milk (or non-dairy substitute) and mix well.  When smooth, turn into a greased pan.  Cover with another pan inverted and let stand for about 5 - 10 minutes.  Bake about 45 minutes in an oven that's not too hot.

I found the recipe here and since we don't do dairy I used plain water instead. It was really good. I've been used to yeast breads so this was a bit out of the norm but I liked the results.

Raw Food Snack - Snack Balls

My boys enjoyed this snack and are asking for an encore.  They had fun helping to form the balls.

Snack Balls

1 cup oats
handful of raisins
honey
shredded coconut
sea salt
water (just enough to moisten to form into balls)

Method
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.  Form into balls and enjoy.

This picture is not so clear but here are the boys forming the snack balls:

The mixture before forming:

Salad of the Day - Lettuce Sesame

A simple salad and delicious too!

Lettuce Sesame

Lettuce leaves
Sesame seeds
sea salt
honey

Method
Shred lettuce leaves in large bowl.  Add quantity of sesame seeds according to your personal preference.  Sprinkle sea salt.  Drizzle with honey.  Toss and enjoy!

Raw Food Recipe - Faux Fish Flakes

My boys and hubby enjoyed this when I prepared it for them.  This recipe can be used as a snack, breakfast, lunch or supper and served with whatever sides you desire. Here I served it with tomato slices and shredded lettuce for breakfast:

Faux Fish Flakes

1 cup oats
1/8 cup coconut oil
1/4 tsp sea salt

Method
Mix all ingredients well ensuring that all the oats are coated.  Serve.  Another simple recipe.

Notes
I slightly altered the recipe from Storm and Jinjee's ebook on raising raw vegan children.  You can use olive oil instead or as they recommended - hempseed oil

Snippets of our recent ministry trip to St. Thomas

This post is long overdue. Here are some pictures of our trip to St. Thomas. Fun times and times of ministry. Gotta love the Lord!

On the aircraft:

Christmas lights somewhere up north:

My attire for the New Year's Eve Service.  This was taken in the Annex opposite the sanctuary where they hold the after school program and the Sunday School classes and also the dining area and kitchen:

Hubby preaching at the New Year's Service:

My outfit on the Sunday following the New Year's Service.  This is outside the church office:

This one is outside the sanctuary:

During the singing on the Sunday following New Years Day:

Hubby ministering on the Sunday following New Year's Day:

Family times. Having breakfast with my best friend and her family who we stayed with while there.  They are also pastor a church they planted and hubby stayed a couple extra weeks after I left in order to minister at their church as well.  This is everybody except hubby:

Here he is. LOL! :

 Cocoa tea:

 Callalou:

 Tomatoes (duh!) LOL!:

Pick up saltfish:

 Fungi:

Butter bread:

That's all folks.  Hope you enjoyed the recap as much as I did.