Delivery Day....and the oatmeal fresh ginger and California Flame Grape Raisin cookies are fabulous...caramely and very spicy..they have spread out like a brandy snap, and have the texture of a British flap jack cookie..these would be great with fresh berries, or a cup of tea...no doubt my clients will enjoy them.
Also I have been racking my brains out find a suitable alternative to Calfoute..(the Yorkshire Pudding based fruit dessert the French pinched from UK all those years ago) so I have invented the sponge cake calfoute..this week a lemon and strawberry calfoute...deliciously gooey and travels well...just add an extra egg to any cake recipe and cook for a longer time until set..it looks fabulous.
The wholewheat double fiber pot pie came out great, and the salads are interesting..I made the tabouleh with the mini oranges from my garden without onion or cucumber as is traditional as it is to be served with fresh fennel and greens, and I prefer the fennel to stand out on it's own.
The Provecal Veggies are fabulously slaked to perfection and I am serving them with a roasted cashew and sweetcorn turmeric wholewheat couscous..for extra crunch, although the beans are cooked al dente
The orange and jalepeno salad is a great mix of black beans with a cilantro orange jalepeno dressing, extra pickled jalepeno peppers, own grown baby salad greens and herbs with some raw pumpkin seeds again for crunch..this is a Spicy salad but great for the warmer weather.
Also no matter what you have seen on TV it is better to pick herbs and veggies before the sun comes up to noon position or ideally before the sun actually hits the plants..this way they will stay fresher, longer.
Also unless very stringy stems or tough leaves don't dress a salad until you are about to consume it as the vinegar/fresh lemon juice and oil will cause vegetables to break down and you will lose valuable nutrients...also vinegar makes a lot of herbs go black.
And please lightly dress your salads and chew slowly...the more fiber you break down the easier it is on your innards and the more nutrients will be absorbed into your bloodstream through the mouth..so you save money on Dr bills.
Enjoy the following photos to get those juices flowing:
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| the cookie dough before baking..I always use parchment now as nothing sticks |
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| the wholewheat, extra wheat germ, rice bran, pie crust |
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| finished cookie..the fresh ginger root gives them a Zing! |
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| these would be great dipped in dark chocolate |
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| my re-invented lemon-berry "calfoute" |
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| tabouleh mix with cooked bulgur wheat, own mint, parsley, tomatoes..not dressed |
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| peeling an orange to segment |
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| orange segments for the salad |
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| wholewheat Vegetable pot pie |
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| the jalepeno dressing with pumpkin seeds and oranges for salad topping later |
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| Provencal vegetables packed |
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| Provecal Vegetables side view |
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| cooked steaming couscous, drying |
Hope you enjoyed this blog and it gives you some incentive to be more creative in your own kitchen..more later this week.
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