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29.7.2010

Mindful Monkey Mush

Filed under: Alakarppi,Elävä ravinto,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo,raw food,Vegan,Vege — Meri @ 16.00

Awwwhh, this was good! Continuing on the raw side of life this also turned to be not just paleo and low carb but vegan as well. So it really suits everyone doesn’t it? Here’s just the basic idea, you may vary the vegetables and season it with chili or garlic or peppers or oregano. Still, it’s a perfect dish for the hottest day of the summer that’ll also please you delicate tummy being easy to digest.

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Monkey Mush

  • generous amount of chinese cabbage
  • some broccoli florets
  • a tomato
  • a junk of courgette (aka zucchini)
  • 2 stalks of celery
  • coconut milk
  • quality salt

Chop the veggies a bit and mush them in a blender. Pour in some nice coconut milk to make it more like a stew or even a soup if you like. Spice it up with salt and whateva! Tasty as hell and filling, thanks to the coconut.

27.7.2010

Girls’ Cauliflower

Filed under: Alakarppi,Elävä ravinto,Gluteeniton,Kevyt,Maidoton,paleo,raw food,Vegan,Vege — Meri @ 5.27

I just had a wonderful weekend at my friend’s mom and dad’s summer house. As you may guess we also ate some brilliant food: self grown courgettes, freshly smoked salmon, strawberries, Asian fish stew and my friends also ate Maija’s freshly baked bread that at least smelled awfully good and cosy. And besides all this we also had some cauliflower salad that’s my friend’s family’s innovation. Yep, I think it’s an innovation; sort of a marinated and sort of a salad but better than each alone.

I made this already on Sunday to try it out myself and it turned out as good as it should. Also Meat Eater liked it tho he preferred onion over cauliflower.

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The Kiikala Cauliflower

  • a cauliflower or two
  • onion (preferably spring onion but red onion and other will do)
  • balsamico
  • good quality olive or other oil

Tear the florets from the cauliflower into a big bowl. Chop the onion/onions and add. Splash some generous amount of oil and add balsamico. Use maybe a third compered to the amount of oil. Mix well and let sit in the fridge as long as you can hold it. Works after couple of hours but is ultimate after one night. A brilliant side for fish, meat or to season a salad. And you can prepare a bigger amount and eat it several days in a row… If it’ll keep.

And once again, a billion thanks to all the girls! It was priceless. <3 Wanna do it AGAIN!

20.7.2010

Raw Rhubarb RRr-treat!

Filed under: Elävä ravinto,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo,raw food — Meri @ 19.14

This is goood. Very sour, acidic, tasty, gets your juices flowing! And totally (awesome!) raw. Suits a paleo person well indeed. Easy to prepare, inspiration from Okriina in Vegaanikahvila. Cheers, mate!

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Raw Rhubarb Mess

  • 0,5 litres or 7 or so stacks of rhubarb
  • cinnamon, cardamom
  • a pinch of salt
  • a splur of coconut milk
  • a little water
  • 2 Tbsp chia seeds
  • vanilla stevia

Remove the “bad” ends from the rhubarb stalks, you may also peel them if you like, I didn’t. Chop them up in the blender, blend until rough. Add a little water and some more coconut milk, season. Mix again and move into a bowl. Add the chia seeds and mix again, let it in the fridge until a gelé has formed (not too much, unless you prefer it: you may also need to add some more chia). Serve with coconut milk or organic whole fat cream. Can’t be bad?

The Raw Truth (f)lies in the Soup

Filed under: Alakarppi,Elävä ravinto,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo,raw food,Soppa,Vegan — Meri @ 19.03

A year ago thee green smoothie was a steady friend of mine as a breakfast. I wouldn’t have skipped it for anything! But since, things have changed and I rarely blend anything. I’m not a big fan of liquid food; not because I wouldn’t like it but because I believe most of the time whole food should be kept whole. Anyway, I dug up my blender and did some SOUP today! And a dessert as well. Tasted as good as ever and filled me nicely together with the nori rolls and offered some needed variation.

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Raw Tomato Soup (or “stew” – not so liquidy)

  •  2 ripe tomatoes
  • a piece of cucumber
  • 2 celery stalks (with the leaves!)
  • 1 glove of garlic
  • salt, pepper
  • herb mixture

Cut everything up and put them in the blender, let the blender do what it does best! Garnish with some sprouted beans.

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Nori Rolls

  • nori sheets
  • kale
  • sauerkraut
  • carrots

Place the kale leaves (remove the thickest stems) on the nori as shown on the picture, add sauerkraut and sliced carrot. Roll baby! Eat away.

18.7.2010

Sides and burgers

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Side order — Meri @ 18.50

Just some quick ones, two different side orders and “Mc Feast” paleo burgers. Burgers made by the same killer recipe as before, mayo tuned with lemon. Deeeeelish!

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Chantarelles and bacon

  • chantarelles
  • bacon
  • -doh?

Chop them, bake them in the pan! You’d never had guessed?

uuniside

Spring onion and cherry tomatoes

  • spring onions
  • cherry tomatoes
  • olive oil
  • salt, pepper

Cut the tomatoes in half, chop the onions. Put them on a baking tray and add a splash of olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Let bake in a hot oven until… done? A little char in the onions makes them taste sooo much better 😛 But any way you like!

Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo,Sushi — Meri @ 18.26

I really like nori, the seaweed used in maki rolls. Since rice is a no-no and I don’t have the money (or energy) to always use smoked salmon to make these and since variation is a nice thing, we came up with these two bunnies. The latter was inspired by some nnnice mayo and cheese filled ham rolls tasted in Tallinn… Might as well be made with mayo.

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Tuna rolls (no rice)

  • nori sheets
  • tuna in oil
  • mayo (self made or a quality one from a jar/tube)
  • lettuce, cucumber, carrot
  • pepper, salt

Drain the tune a bit (not all the oil out! That’s where the flavour is.) and mix with some generous amount of mayo, lemon mayo went well with these. Season with salt and pepper if needed. Cut the carrot and cucumber thinly lengthwise. Put a nori sheet in front of you and place two leaves of lettuce in the other end. Add tunamayo and veggie strips and roll. Eat like a HOTDOG! Adding some sauerkraut worked for me as well. Not for the Meat Eater tho.

hamroll

Ham rolls

  • quality ham (preferrably smoked)
  • hard boiled eggs
  • butter
  • salt
  • (chives)

Smash boiled eggs with a fork and mix some butter in the egg crumble. Season with salt and possibly chopped chives. Roll into a ham slice. Easy peasy.

8.7.2010

You’ve got Kale

Filed under: Alakarppi,Eksotiikkaa,Elävä ravinto,Gluteeniton,raw food — Meri @ 19.33

These brilliant transparent emerald treasures are kale chips! I know, don’t they look and sound appealing? No? I can assure they are delish! Crispy and salty and tasty. Filled with… stuff. You know, the healthy stuff. The GREEN stuff! So if you don’t wanna put it into a blender to make a green smoothie or eat it as a salad, try this. I have a food dryer but a normal oven will do as well. Inspiration from the lovely blog Appelsiineja hunajaa.

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Kale Chips

  • 2 bunches of kale
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • quality salt
  • paprika (grounded dried one, what is it called? Capsicum? The red stuff anyway.)
  • lemon juice

Tear the leaves and remove the thickest parts of the stems. Make a mixture out of a generous amount of EVOO, salt, spices and lemon juice. Mix it in the leaves thoroughly! Every leaf should have its share. Let marinade in the fridge for while and then let them dry in a dryer, several hours in 40 degrees worked. Tasty.

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