Seventeenth Day

Seventeen days raw and I'm feeling good!

This is a picture of raw Japanese rolls that I made. Aren't they cute? So far they are my favorite raw confection. They're time-consuming to put together, but they are so yummy! I gave one to a co-worker yesterday and she was amazed that it did not have any meat in it. "You sure there's no crab? It tastes like you put crab in it." Nope. No crab.

To follow up on a couple recipes I've tried recently: My raw raspberry-cocoa pudding turned out dreamy! I think I could eat it every day. The raw corn salad was okay; I loaded it with too much onion, but I discovered that it is perfect on top of some mixed greens.

Made raw tabbouleh yesterday for today's lunch. Instead of cracked wheat, I used sprouted quinoa. I learned that quinoa does not have to be cooked to be eaten. I soak it in water for 3 hours, then drain and put it back in the bowl covered with a damp towel, and let it sit overnight. The little quinoa grains sprout little tails! It's pretty cool.

Today for dinner I made tacos. The "meat" was walnuts seasoned with sun-dried tomatoes (soaked overnight & drained), chili powder, sea salt & a sprinkle of cayenne, combined in the food processor. Stuffed it into quarters of a fresh green bell pepper & topped with chopped avocado. It was decent. Not spicy enough for my taste. Next time I'm going to add onion powder, garlic powder & cumin to the mix.

Hubby's leg is getting stronger nowadays, so he has the stamina to clean the kitchen for me. Yea!