Banana Cream Pie

GARBAGE BANANAS!

So I made this raw dessert mostly to use aging irish moss I had. It's used primarily as a solidifying agent as a substitute for fat products in raw foods. I don't recommend buying the stuff as its weird and smells like fish. So where I used 1 cup of irish moss, I would sub with 1 cup of cashews, blended to smithereens.

Crust:

1 c almonds

1 c cashews

1 c dates

1 T coconut oil

Banana Cream Filling:

3 garbage bananas

1 c coconut flakes

juice from 1 lemon

1 t vanilla

1 c irish moss

Not so creamy whipped cream topping:

1 c coconut flakes

1 c coconut milk

1/4 c coconut sugar

1/4 c coconut oil

1/4 c irish moss

Crust - food processor until you get the consistency of a Larabar.  About 3-5 minutes and it will start to clump together. Press into a pie pan and chill.  Filling things in a blender then pour into pie pan. Let chill between layers.  Let finished pie chill and set for about an hour.

Mega Salad to the Max

This one is a winner.  I had this salad at Fudenjuice in Nevada City (which is just awesome) and it was so incredibly good I immediately wanted to eat it again. So for a dinner party that very same day I recreated it. Well received.

Everything works just so right, I'm in love.  I've had it both cold and warm (cause I couldn't wait for the quinoa and tempeh to cool) and it's really pretty fantastic either way.

First note - the recipe calls for a cup of cooked grain further down, so I suggest you start that first before preceding.

Dressing
1/4 c miso
1/4 c tahini
1/4 c water
3 T rice vinegar
2 T tamari
2 T sesame oil
1 T maple syrup

Combine everything in a bowl and stir until smooth. If still pretty thick (kind of tahini-dependent) add more water (or oil).

Tempeh
8 oz package tempeh, cut into half inch cubes
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 T tamari
1 T lemon juice
1 T fennel seed
1 t basil
1 t marjoram
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1/2 t sage

Cover the tempeh with water in a saute pan and boil until water is absorbed. Add everything else and cook about 10 minutes, stirring aggressively to break up the cubes a bit.

Salad
1 bunch spinach
1 cup cooked grain (rice or quinoa)
1 apple
1/4 c seeds (pumpkin or sunflower)
1/4 c nuts (walnuts or pecans)

Chop and wash your spinach (spinach, along with leeks, are the only items I consistently wash - for reals that's dirty). Layer your spinach and pile a cup of cooked grain, your sliced apple, and then go nuts... or not. Top with your cooked tempeh and add your dressing.

Lemon Rosemary Muffins

A quick savory muffin recipe. Let's get baked!

1/2 c rice flour
1/2 c garbanzo bean flour
1/4 c arrowroot starch
2 T buckwheat flour
2 T quinoa flakes
1 T baking powder
1 T flax seed
1 T rosemary
1/2 t salt
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c coconut milk
juice of one lemon
1 tsp lemon zest
1/2 c butter-like substance*

Combine dry. Add wet. Stir. Bake at 350F for 15-17 minutes.

*For an extra fragrant savory breakfast treat, you can use herb-infused fat products. You know... like lavender butter or basil olive oil. Sounds fancy, right? Easier than you think. Put ~1/2 cup of ground herbs with 1 cup of oil or butter (or a 1:48 herb-to-fat weight ratio) and put in a crock pot with 1/4 cup of water on low for 8-10 hours. I've used this local brand of cultured non-dairy buttery product, but anything high in saturated fat will do: actual butter, avocado oil, coconut oil, palm oil, etc. would all do the trick!