vicious sweet tooth

Me

So, last night was my first official real meal after coming off of The Master Cleanse and I felt it very appropriate to hit up our favorite Raw/Vegan Restaurant – Grass Roots.  I LOVE this place and could honestly eat here every day!  Tonight I decided to try something new from the Raw portion of their menu. 

We started with the avocado with blue organic corn chips for an appetizer.  The hubby had the Sabrina’s Favorite sandwich – “onion bread, hummus, avocado, sprouts romaine & sheeze“. I had the Peace Zah Pi – “Raw three Cheeze Pizza, messaged kale, sundried tomato, avocado, fresh tomato atop a raw crust.” 

Peace Zah Pi

The hubby and I shared dessert – a raw cashew torte – delicious!  

Cashew Torte

 I finished reading my book this morning and then started some breakfast for me and the hubby.  I am really wanting to start eating more raw foods and have found a lot of good recipes to try.  We don’t have a dehydrator – yet – but I still want to try to incorporate more raw foods in creative ways. 

So, this morning I made Cardamom-Orange Coconut Flaxjacks, a recipe I found over at Swell Vegan.  I love this site!  Lots of yummy looking recipes.  I also have a little cookbook from her that I purchased a while ago and love the recipes in there.  Anyway, this was yummy.  It makes 2 flaxjacks – so I had one and then the hubby said he’d eat one too – awesome! 

The ingredients are super simple and there’s no dehydrating! 

Flaxjack Ingredients

 After I mixed all of the ingredients together, I topped mine with strawberries, a sprinkle of coconut and then drizzled a little maple syrup over the top.  This was so delicious.  I’m really glad the  hubby wanted it for breakfast as well!  

Flaxjacks w/ Strawberries

After breakfast, the hubby and I went on a long bike ride over around Soho and Hyde Park – the weather was nice, it was kind of overcast, so it wasn’t too hot.  It was a fun time! 

When we got back, I fixed me something for lunch – a nice green smoothie 

Lunch: 

• 1 cup light soy milk
• 3 strawberries
• 2 handfuls of spinach
• 1.5 tsp of Cashew butter
• 1 Tbsp avocado
• Agave nectar 
• crushed ice

Green Smoothie

 Later on in the afternoon while we were packing, we busted out the chips  and I had a few – at least they’re baked 

Baked Ruffles

After packing as much as we could pack today, I got dinner ready.  I tried another new recipe, however, this one wasn’t a raw recipe, but it’s vegan and healthy, so I felt good about it.   

 Dinner:  It’s Coconut  Curry Chickpeas + Spinach over Quinoa that I found over at Greens for Good. I tried the red quinoa with this dish.  I’ve only ever had the white kind, but I saw this at whole foods and decided to give it a try.  It seemed a little nuttier – the hubby said he liked the red better than the white. I think quinoa is awesome – it packs a mighty nutritional punch!  Quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids, making it a complete protein.  It has a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron.  It also is supposed to be easy to digest and is gluten-free, which is necessary in our household these days. 

I got the quinoa going on the stove and then started on the main dish. 

Quinoa

 I rinsed the quinoa thoroughly and then 

Cooked Quinoa

I chopped the onion and garlic and used fresh garlic that I bought a while back that’s in a tube – the store was out of fresh ginger.  

Chopped Onion + Garlic

I tossed in all of the spices.  

Coconut Curry + Spices

Mixed it all together and then let it simmer for while.  

Coconut Chickpea Curry

Just before serving, I tossed in the spinach.  

Coconut Chickpea Curry + Spinach

 Here’s the final dish served over quinoa. 

Coconut Chickpea Curry w/ Spinach over Quinoa

I had this plus a little more.  It was so yummy and had a nice flavor and spice to it.  The hubby really liked it too! I also enjoyed a glass of Riesling with my dinner.  You should try this dish soon – it is awesome! 

Riesling

 For dessert, I finished off the cashew torte – so sad it’s all gone! 

The hubby and I are pretty tired after all of the packing we did today and are about to crash out. 

See y’all later!