2 Feb, Thursday

Fish dinner with culinary student was a success! He can use the parchment paper cooking method for many other dishes. He has plenty of Basil Butter to use on other dishes like soups, fish, meats, salads – too!

11 October, Tuesday
Tags: Almond butter • Banana • Basil butter • Breakfast • Carrot juice • Chai tea • Coffee concentrate • Frittata • Hemp seeds • Rosette pine cones • Strawberry • Sun tea • Trail mix • Vegan bread • Vegan frittata • Yogurt2 October, Sunday
Another version of my Raw Pad Thai, served at a 3-day retreat.
Tags: Almond butter • Almonds • Basil • Carrots • Cilantro • Coconut milk • Ginger • Green curry paste • Green onions • Lemon • Lime • Medjool dates • Miso • noodles • Pad Thai • Pad Thai sauce • Peanuts • Pine nuts • Red curry paste • Scallions • Soul Spa retreat • Thai Young Coconut • Zucchini • zucchini noodles
I love love love the bamboo steamer, it cooks evenly and fast, and rinses clean. Just fill the pan with water, bring to high heat, put as many layers of bamboo units as you need and let it steam. Definitely need to use hot pads -oh, that’s a midwest term for “oven mits.”

9 July, Saturday brunch
Tags: French cuisine • French Laundry • Fundraiser • GourmetMix in blender or food processor: 1/2 can coconut milk (solids only) 1/2 cup almond butter 2 medjool dates 1 inch ginger root 1 lime, zest and juice 2 tbls red miso 1 tbls red and/or green curry paste 1/4 tsp Japenese Curry Garnish with thinly sliced basil Serve with bell pepper squares. For a [...]
Mix well in a blender or food processor: 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 red bell pepper, choppped 1/4 cup olive oil 2 clove garlic (minced if using food processor) 2 medjool dates (minced if using food processor) 1 tbls sun-dried tomato flakes 1 tbls vinegar (or lemon juice, orange juice or crushed pineapple) 2 tsp onion [...]
“Success with Spices, Herbs and Salts: Culinary Secrets for Raw Foods” Free demo 20 May, Friday, noon – 2pm The raw food demo at Williams-Sonoma, Stanford went swimmingly today. The consensus was – is that raw food “tastes really good!” I used spices, herbs and toppings from Williams-Sonoma’s spice shelf … and each of [...]