Oooooohs and Aaaaaahs About The 'Photo-Only' Thread

[raw_danceruk]

yUM YUM Carmi.. you have my in choccie heaven right now!!

Been too long since I made chocolate..dont know whats keeping me!! wow-sers..wish we had magic transporters like in sci-fi ..then you could transport me some lovely chocci!!

YUM!! beautiful!!

[wyjoz]

Originally Posted by Carmella

Calm you down? What is this? A contact buzz?

I slept in till 8:50 see what that night teeeeeeeeeeezeing did to me??? and I had a lady coming @9 for RAW intro information! she came 9:15 saved me from mad rush !!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe!

Joz

[Carmella]

Originally Posted by raw_danceruk

Been too long since I made chocolate..dont know whats keeping me!!

Don't I know the feeling but but now you have no more excuses!!! I've unveiled the secrets of raw chocolate making here... Go girl, you can do it!

Originally Posted by wyjoz

I slept in till 8:50 see what that night teeeeeeeeeeezeing did to me??? and I had a lady coming @9 for RAW intro information! she came 9:15 saved me from mad rush !!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe!

Joz

Jozzie!!! *shaking her head*

[raw_danceruk]

I will Carmi.. shame I have to wait for cacao butter to be ordered..wish they just sold it in stores!!.. just coconut oil is a bit too soft..right? not nice and hard out of the fridge...

Tofu..those eggplant ravioli look awesome

[Carmella]

RD,
Coconut oil isn't as hard but most recipes I made in the last few days called for it rather than cacao butter. (See this post.)

Tofu,
Oh wow, those raviolis look like they're deep fried!!! Did you dehydrate them? Gonna run to your site see if the recipe is posted. *fingers crossed*

[tofu666]

Originally Posted by Carmella

Oh wow, those raviolis look like they're deep fried!!! Did you dehydrate them? Gonna run to your site see if the recipe is posted. *fingers crossed*

it's up now...

http://veganmenu.blogspot.com/2008/0...t-ravioli.html

[Rawforlifeforever]

Originally Posted by Carmella

Hiya lovelies!

Just so you know I haven't been forgetting about you... it's just that I've been in chocolate up to my elbows for the last 3 days! See, I wanted to come up with a chocolate candy feature in time for Mother's Day. A lot of work but boy, sooooo worth it! Don and I are in total choco-bliss!

I'll be posting the blog entry and recipes tomorrow, but here's a little something to keep you waiting...

- My Fruit & Nut Rounds
- Ferrero Rawcher
- Raw Almond Joy
- Coconut Cream Kisses

Carmella, I see that you are a chocoholic, I love chocolate, too. But in the summer time when there are a lot of fruit available I tend to forget chocolate

[Carmella]

Snowdrop!!!

I see that you're still cranking up those scrumptious desserts! *wiping drool off the keyboard*

How are things coming along with your recipe book project? Can't wait to see what all you've been creating lately!

[snowdrop]

Originally Posted by Carmella

Snowdrop!!!

I see that you're still cranking up those scrumptious desserts! *wiping drool all over the keyboard*

How are things coming along with your recipe book project? Can't wait to see what all you've been creating lately!

awww thanks carmi!
alas, i usually share photos of what i create with my buddies here, no surprises.
i have a few more tweaks to adjust and to format... then off to a
publisher i go!
i am getting excited about it all over again, this morning i awoke with a good plan.
yesterday i did a mind dump on paper and put it out there to the universe
that my next step is unknown to me and this morning i woke with the plan.
that's how my recipes usually come to me too...
the hour just before waking i have very creative dreams.
thanks for all your wonderful support here
and YOU ought to talk about cranking out the deliciousness, mmmm
xoxoxo
snow

[Rawforlifeforever]

Carmi, that hazelnut cake looks really yummy. I haven't made any cakes lately but I am drooling over your hazelnut dessert.

[Carmella]

Tofu,
I hopped over to your site for the recipe. THANK YOU!!! This one is definetely on my 'to make' list.

Snow,
That's how creativity works for me too. I'm sending you heaps of blessings and good vibes so your book project comes up together smoothly - for our own benefit, of course!

RFLF,
Thanks.

[Carmella]

Girlie!!!!

That all looks soooooo good!!! How did you like the maple ice cream?

[Fairygirl]

Oooh Carmi, I loved the maple ice cream!!! Delish! And you know how she says it'll last a few months in the freezer?! AH, well forget that, it lasted about 4 days at my house!

[Pansy]

Wow...your food looks wonderful!

Would you care to share your recipes for your cheesecake and o-rings?

Many Thanks,

Pansy

[Rawforlifeforever]

Originally Posted by Pansy

Wow...your food looks wonderful!

Would you care to share your recipes for your cheesecake and o-rings?

Many Thanks,

Pansy

Here is the recipes:
Raspberry Cheesecake by Veronica Clay

Crust
2 cups almonds
Salt
Vanilla
8 T dates
Filling
3 cups cashews
1 ½ cups almond milk
1 cup lemon juice
¾ cup agave
Salt
Vanilla
¾ cup coconut butter
Raspberries (topping)
On the pictures I have a chocolate crust. All I did was pulse chop the almonds little bit and added about 3-4 dates and some raw cocoa powder and pulsed more to get crumbles. I poured them out on the cake bottom and poured the filling on the top. When it was frozen enough I flipped the cheesecake upside down.

Fried onion rings

"Fried" Onion Rings

1 large sweet or Spanish onion cut into rings

1st coating
4 tbs. olive oil
2 tbs. water
Sea salt to taste

2nd coating:
1 cup ground golden flax seeds
1/2 cup ground unsoaked almonds
1-2 tsp. paprika
Sea salt and pepper to season

How to: Take each onion ring, dip it into the 2nd coating, then into the 1st coating and then back into the 2nd coating. Your goal is to get as much of the 2nd coating as possible. Once you have achieved that, gently take the coated onion rings and put them on dehydrator trays (without teflex sheets) and dehydrate the rings for about 10-14 hrs at 105 degrees F. or until crispy. Serve them with a tangy dipping sauce.
I used this recipe to make the Golden Onion Ring Bread. Only thing that I did different is added some turmeric and curry powder. Mixed the first and the second coating together along with the onion rings and spread it on the teflex sheet. I dehydrated it for 1 hr at 145 F and then flipped it on the other side and turned it down to 115 F until it was crispy. Next time I want to omit the onion rings and just do it plain to see if it will taste good without the onions.

Tangy Dipping Sauce

1 cup macadamia nuts (soaked for 2-4 hrs)
1/2 cup pine nuts
1-2 tbs. lemon juice
2 tbs. soaked sun dried tomatoes
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
Sea salt to taste

Add everything in heavy duty food processor or a high speed blender and process or blend till smooth and creamy. Add a little water if needed. Scoop out the mixture into a bowl and garnish it with chopped cilantro and diced red bell pepper. Serve aside warm onion rings.

If you have any more questions about the recipes, please, feel free to e-mail me.
Enjoy it