little bit of everything

hello.

...well almost, but close enough.

first: 

it's been about a week since i've taken my diet to high raw and a few things ive noticed:

 .i had a blister on my ankle from july that is lightening.

.my digestive system is working better, not as many upset stomachs.

.my energy level is at least the same if not more then when i was drinking coffee.

 .my skin is softer.

.i just feel better.

second: 

this is ridiculous.

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Anti-Energy Drink 

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its an article about an "anti-energy drink" that filled with melatonin, Valerian root, and rose hip.

i suppose i could have seen this coming. why not add something to the market to make you calm down? after consuming all that caffeine from soda, coffee, and regular energy drinks one would need another chemically processed drink to calm down to normal mode.

logical. 

third: 

 charles and i have fun

 

 

today was laundry day, meaning we have clean clothes!!!

fourth:

has anyone seen the movie Avatar? 

i've heard it was good. i'm just not convinced yet.

any other good holiday movies out there?

what are you doing for new years eve?

fifth:

raw blueberry chocolate coconut cookies

- they need work = not posting recipe (yet).

when the husbands away, the wife will make smoothies

lovely.

this tastes like chocolate and looks like grass.

i feel like im indulging.

contents:

vanilla coconut milk

spinach

a packet of sun crystals

tahini

ice

dehydrated banana

yes please!

and in other news:

 

maximus says hello.

missing you dearest

charles is gone for the weekend hunting in south carolina.  :(

i am alone.

i am sad.

he has been gone for no more then 2 hours and i am sick - i feel like i am going to cry. pathetic, maybe.

and so i come home from work, eat, and sip my tea while i watch juile and julia thinking of my love and what he must be doing, what he must be thinking.

so heres to you charlie: 

 

 

 

a fresh start.

this morning i start a challenge for myself:

eating more raw food and being consistent.  


so the question is posed: why not blog about it? I mean isn't this blog called "Organic Life?"

Why not document what I am doing, pictures, recipes, etc? exactly.

and so it begins - my transition into RAW.

breakfast:

     smoothie:  banana - vanilla coconut milk - avocado - pineapple - pineapple juice - sweetener (sun crystals) - ice

      pear

      cottage cheese (this is not technically "raw" but I am working on it)
   
      tea

energy level = good. I am awake, alert, and ready to start my day. (its only one pm, hahaha)



so then lets take it to lunch time.

SUSHI BABY

first time making a raw sushi.

I started with a sheet of dried seaweed.

and made a paste that comprised of:

    cauliflower - avocado - lemon juice - salt - Cajun seasoning - water - carrot - butternut squash - Dulce powder - soy sauce - rice vinegar - agave nectar.

 * note! - when making a sushi paste, keep it simple. i went too far with adding ingredients and trying to correct what i did.

   carrots

   cucumber

   spinach

   my moms homemade dill relish

 

 

 

it was great.

granted, it could have used a little fresh ginger and wasabi, but considering this was a first attempt, I cant complain.

and the husband decided to have this for lunch:

 

ill leave him to his pizza.

weekend trip

this weekend Charlie and I went to Florida for a wedding.

 

 

 

lots of laughs, fish, and chili arms. heh

it was nice to see family and celebrate Christmas with them.

:)

currently:

I am making Sourdough bread.

I am watching an ABC Family Christmas movie: Snow.

I am enjoying Christmas break.

I finished class with a dessert platter assignment:

MENU:

.White Chocolate & Cranberry Florentines.

.Peppermint & White Chocolate Financers.

.Fig, Nut, & Dark Chocolate Spiced Bar Gateau.

.Red & White Chocolate Macaroons.

.Jam-Filled Linzer Cookies.

unfortunately my camera died right after this shot.  blah.

anyway - this the season.

CHRISTMAS IS 2 DAYS AWAY!!!

Epic Friday

Good Morning, its EPIC FRIDAY.

this day marks several events:
 - last day of school (Winter break)
 - last day of work (for the weekend)
 - last day in Georgia (for the weekend)

However I am relieved to be taking a break - I feel as if I have been running non stop. The payoff has proved to be worth it though.

Lets talk about school:
  Today is final day of the class, which means why not end it with a two-day practical? We are assigned a dessert platter consisting of five different types of petit fours. Its up to us to present our platter any way we want. My theme: Christmas. I finish today = pictures later (dont want to give too much away now)

 Moreover we had another practical earlier in the week on Opera Cake:
     I think I did better on the writing on this cake and worse on the cutting (not enough time to set up), however my grade was still satisfactory (92).

Opera Cake Round Two:

I had left over ganache and thought, "hmm..what can I do with this?"

Behold -

UGLY TRUFFLES:

 They aren't pretty, but the taste seems to be pretty good. :)

Buche de Noel.

Its a classic Christmas dessert that comes from the France in the late 1700s. Families would burn a yule log to cook Christmas diner and it was believed that the ashes from this log would keep away evil spirits, diseases, etc.

Other traditions were started when the construction of homes without fireplaces was prevalent. The presence of a cake that looked like a yule log served as the replacement for the actual yule log.

There are many different version of this cake, many different styles. The important thing behind this cake is the theme that is presents: Being with family during the holidays, community.

Here is mine:

Have you ever had an Applepear?

They are super juicy and really tasty. I ate one for breakfast.

Along with butternut squash sprinkled lightly with sea salt and chives.

mmhmm

Im turning into more of a tea drinker, not that I dont jump at a chance to drink coffee, but I find tea more soothing, not as harsh. Kinda like a bubble bath at the end of a hard day.

And so im offering a simple phrase to kids from one to ninety two.

although its been said many times many ways.....

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!

Thanks Jeremy

A friend Jeremy Schuh took this picture of me while we were shoot about six months back:

thanks. :)