Fermented Goodies in Indiana & Gluten Free Delights!

After my diagnosis of Celiac Disease I have been working on treating intestinal permeability, among many other things.  One very helpful item for my protocol  is fermented foods.  Hidden Pond Farms is a small local business that makes raw fermented foods.

Two of my favorites are the Ginger Kombucha and KimChi.  You can order on line for home delivery by visiting their website.

Fermented foods feed the good bacteria in the gut & aid digestion.

  Fermented foods are highly beneficial for everyone because they give you natural probiotics, which are critical for immune health.

The Sweet Beet has a great article which tells of the benefits of ferments and links for making your own.

Hidden Pond Farm is located in Centerville, Indiana

Another items on my daily regimen is ginger.....so I decided to make ginger lemonade...

1 thumb of fresh ginger

2 c. of water

Blend in Vita Mix 

add lemon juice & liquid stevia to taste

ice 

Ginger is anti inflammatory, great for digestion, warming to the body and just plain taste good!

Whole Foods has a great article on the benefits of ginger, tells you how to store it and uses.

My teenage daughter is also gluten sensitive and carries the gene allele for Celiac, therefore we have been doing a lot more gluten free cooking & uncooking.  

On Friday we made a gluten free pizza using Bob's Red Mill Gluten free Pizza crust.

I created a new cheese sauce because of our varied food intolerance's &  sensitivities.

You may also make a raw crust for your pizza & use tomato slices instead of tomato sauce and any other toppings you prefer. Mariated mushrooms & Onions are good...just soak in Bragg's Liquid Amino's or Coconut Aminos for a soy free option.  I really enjoy using sweet onion bread

SWEET ONION BREAD

recipe from Raw on $10 a Day

I doubled my recipe and used sweet red onions instead of yellow/white

makes two trays of bread

Mix together in large bowl until seeds gel~

2c. ground golden flax seeds

2 c. water

2 t. salt

Add:

5 carrots chopped up in Vita Mix

4 large red onions sliced in Food processor

3 T. EV olive oil

mix together with hands until throughly amalgamated

dry on one side, flip and dry until desired doneness and cut up with kitchen scissors

my bread is moist but firm and delicious

RawTidbit's Cheese Sauce

In Vita-Mix:

1 c. coconut milk

1-2 T. extra virgin coconut oil

1/3 c. of dried onion flakes

3/4 c. nutritional yeast

3 cloves of garlic

dash of Himalayan Salt

1 T. toasted sesame oil

3/4 c. raw cashews

dash of tumeric

1 dried chili pepper

Blend  until smooth and creamy. Use on pizza, raw or lightly steamed cauliflower/broccoli or on any other dish you like.  May also be used as a dip or spread on roll ups.

 

We used Jovial crushed tomato's for the sauce.  Their tomato products are gluten free, vegan and sugar free!!......and delicious.

Dessert

Blueberry Soft Serve

In Vita Mix

1/4 c. of almond milk, coconut milk or water

small handful of spinach

Blend until soupy

add:

1/2 frozen banana

1/2-3/4 c. frozen blueberries

Blend until you get a soft serve consistency

and top with cacao nibs.

Enjoy!!

Celebrating my daughter's sweet 16 Birthday!!!

Raw Pizza & No Bean Hummus

Pictured above is my lunch for today...

Raw Pizza's, no bean hummus, slice of a cuke and some baby carrots.

The bottom picture shows the progression of layering the pizza's.

After finishing this lunch I am stuffed.

About 1/2 hour before eating I drank a glass of wheatgrass, barley grass and spirulina powders mixed with coconut water.

Raw Pizza

pre-made raw crackers

marinate sliced wild mushrooms in Bragg's Liquid Aminos

Marinate thinly sliced tomtoes and red onions or whatever veggie toppings you want in Bragg's Aminos & chopped cilantro

Spicy Mac Nut Cheese (recipe below)

Assemble pizza's by spreading on cheese topping and layering veggies and top with sprouts

Spcicy Mac Nut Cheese

  1 c. of raw macadamia nuts and 1 c. of raw sunflower seeds soaked for 1-2 hrs. then drained

1 red bell pepper seeded

2 cloves of garlic

1 c. water

1 red jalapeno

2 T. lemon juice

1 T. real seal

Blend in a high powdered blender until smooth and creamy...this will thicken a bit after refrigerated

No Bean Hummus

1 c. of almond pulp (leftover from making almond milk)

2 T. raw tahini

1 T. lemon juice

2 garlic cloves

dash of cumin

blend in high powered blender until smooth and creamy

I took another two cups of almond pulp and placed it in a glass jar covered with a towel for 8 hrs. to ferment to make nut cheese....I will flavor this later with something??

Looking ahead to the New Year!

I hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas with your family and friends and that you took time out to remember why we actually pause this time of year. It is still the only day of the year when almost everything closes down to observe this day.

I hope that Jesus is a part of your everyday life.... because He is our Life and the giver of Life.

Now we are on the verge of beginning a new year. My hope for you is that the new year will bring you closer to God through Jesus Christ and this for the salvation of your souls.
This is my longing...to know Him more. Also, to stay balanced and not allow the things of this world to distract me from my purpose here on this earth. The Bible tells us to, "...Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" Mt. 6:33. May this be our goal for the new year.

I do plan on continuing to blog and post my eats with new recipes as we go into the new year. I may not post every day as I need to make sure that my priorities are in place and I do not rob my family of myself.

Since I began blogging I have consistently maintained a super high raw diet, about 98-100%. This is the best diet for me. Remember that each of us are unique and have differing needs according to our individual health concerns. I encourage you to eat as much organic raw fruits and veggies as you are able and can tolerate. Try to incorporate more of these items into your diet each week and eliminate the processed foods from your diet at a pace that will achieve your success.

Blessings and Peace to you from God above!


today's eats~
banana
lucuma/mesquite
raw almond milk

herbal mint tea

Carrot/celery/apple/ginger juice~24 oz

SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIE 1 qt
raw almond milk
banana
green powder w/ probiotics and superfoods
chia seeds
cacao nibs
lacuma
mesquite

New Recipe today~

Kathy's Raw Cheezy Chips~my potato chip substitute

Daikon~sliced on a mandolin
sprinkle with
nutritional yeast
onion powder
salt of choice

mix together. you can eat these raw to get a water dense chip or dehydrate until crisp
*if you let these sit too long before eating they will get very wet

Raw Pizza
raw crackers
Rich Cheddar Sauce~recipe below
marinated portabella mushrooms sliced
marinated fennel and roma tomatoes

I also ate some sliced cukes on the side

Dessert/snack~ banana slices topped with chocolate sauce and pecans
chocolate sauce~cocoa, lucuma, mesquite, vanilla, water to thin

RICH CHEDDAR SAUCE
adapted from "Rejuvenate Your Life: by Serene Allison
1/2 large red bell pepper
1/4 c. water
1 c. raw cashews, sunflower seeds and/or almonds (soaked overnite)
1 T. tahini
2 T. nutritional yeast
1 1/2 t. sea salt
2 t. onion powder
1 clove garlic
2 T. lemon juice

blend until creamy. add more water if it is too thick. this will thicken after it is refrigerated

Marinated Mushrooms/fennel and tomatoes

clean and slice small portabella mushrooms place in a shallow dish (keep separate from tomatoes and fennel

clean and slice fennel in a food processor very thinly inluding the tops
clean and slice roma tomatoes thinly
place tomatoes and fennel together in another shallow dish

marinate both with Braggs liquid amino's and olive oil for at least 30-60 mins.

To make pizza's spread cheese onto crackers then top with other mixtures and make sure you get a little juice on the pizza also. Do not let these sit long because the cracker will get too soggy.

My Favorite Raw Pizza~

Rawpuchinno

32 oz of Green Juice

Mid day~
1 1/2 c. Blended Soup~yesterdays leftover blended salad..blended until smooth and topped with shredded carrots

Raw Pizza
Raw crackers, smeared with Macho Nacho Sauce~topped with marinated portabella mushrooms (1/4c Braggs, 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil, dash of cayenne)
sprinked with shredded carrots (I gleaned my idea from "How We All Went RAW"~uncook book)the recipe is in yesterday's post, just scroll down a bit.

snack~
2 Celery stalks stuffed with grape tomatoes and sprinked with granulated dulse
followed by a Dandy Blend Rawpuchinno

dinner or whatever?
blue corn chips with Macho Nacho Sauce

strawberries & Kombucha Tea~GTS gingerade, my favorite




Green Juice
2 bunches of celery
1 bunch of Rainbow Chard
2 carrots
4 lemons
1 lime
ginger
stevia


I worked on my Yoga certification for a while today and got to practice YOGA during my studies.
I was a little stressed today and ate a small handful of organic jelly beans. I had purchased them this past weekend for my kid's. If I don't have that stuff in my house I don't eat it.. but.. oh boy, if it is here and the conditions are right (like today) I don't think. It really didn't hurt me, but I prefer not to indulge in that kind of stuff because it can lead to other not so healthy cravings. Sugar also compromises the immune system. Check out the link on the side bar. 76 ways sugar can ruin your health "THE DANGERS OF SUGAR".
It is so important to keep our immune systems strong especially during flu season and one way is to eliminate sugar. Tomorrow is another day.......