Thursday, January 6, 2011

Chocolate Orgy

     The other night I decided to throw together some crackers for the D, but about midway through the recipe I realized I didn't have any flax, which acts as a binding agent.  Luckily,  I practice substitution wizardry, as I often start recipes before determining if I do indeed have the called for ingredients.  I decided to use chia seeds to replace flax and the result was pretty tasty.  Here's what I did.

In the FP, I chopped up:

  • 2 cups zucchini
  • 2 cups squash 
  • 1/2 yellow onion
  • 1/2 cup soaked sun-dried tomatoes


I moved that mixture out of the way in order to grind:

  •  4 3/4 cups of soaked walnuts 
In a large bowl, I mixed all of the above with:
  • 1/2 cup water
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 cup nooch
  • a dash of ACV
  • 3/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1 T Himalayan sea salt
  • 2 T Costco no salt seasoning
I spread the batter on D Teflex sheets and left it in the D overnight at 105, turning if off in the a.m.   I forgot about it until the next evening, when I removed the Teflex, flipped the mixture and left it in the D at 105 for another 3 hours.   I then cut the sheets into crackers and pizza crust slices.  I snacked on crackers topped with avocado slices today and quite enjoyed it.  

I made pizza for TH this evening, topping the chia crust with pasta sauce from Delightfully Raw (so simple and delicious!), Cheezy Hemp Nacho Sauce from yesterday, spinach and mushrooms marinated in a little EVOO, Bragg's and garlic.  I hesitate to tell you that TH covered his pizza with moose meat (left over from his tacos the other night) when my back was turned.


For dessert I had a little bit of a chocolate incident.  I filled a crust (almonds, coconut, dates) with a chocolate ganache that I found in the back of the freezer.  Unfortunately I have no idea how or when I made that ganache as it is redunkulous.  I decided that wasn't enough chocolate, so next came some of the raw ice cream from last night, and then chocolate cinnamon sauce swirled on top.  Oh, what was I thinking?  TG I couldn't eat the whole thing.  Believe me, I tried.  Chocolate. Coma.  
Question:  Do you have a food you get greedy with?  It seems like this week I've been all about the chocolate.  (Oh, who am I kidding, I'm always all about the chocolate.) 

7 comments:

  1. Those crackers sound awesome! Wish I had a dehydrator... I dehydrate stuff in front of our monitor heater and it works--sometimes! I'm right with you on substituting all along. Psyllium's a possible replacement for flax too. Psyllium and flax probably both yield a slightly more pliable and less 'crack'y result.

    'Chocolate incident'-I love it! Sounds so good. I can definitely find chocolate very addictive indeed, and it also gives me instant bad symptoms, so it's an unfortunate combination. But when I made all the chocolates this last holidays, I didn't have any appetite for them. Mint and chocolate will always get me, though. Fortunately, I actually like carob, and it goes esp well with mint.

    love
    Ela

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  2. Hi Ela! I just received psyllium in the mail, how funny. Good on you for monitor dehydrating!

    Sometimes when I'm making goodies I end up not eating them as well, but that might because I do so much taste testing along the way. I bet you didn't even engage in any of that funny business.

    I wish I liked carbo, but that's all I was allowed to eat as a kid and it seems to have ruined my taste for it. I've never had cacao side effects until last night- I ate way too much. Do you have any fun carob and mint recipes?

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  3. woah that chocolate everything looks amazing!!! I think it's hilarious that your fella covered the pizza in moose meat. I think it's great that he tries your stuff! I never ever cook. I pulled some pasta sauce out of the freezer that I made one time and my guy tried it and politely ate like 3 bites of it before he ate popcorn for dinner. He's such a picky lil stinker! Anybody else who has tried it seems to love the heck out of it. Anyhoo... I remain interested in your entire diet. You're definitely eating more delicious things than I am!

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  4. Yes, TH is a great taste tester. He's way less picky than I am, and will eat anything I put in front of him. He really enjoys raw food, but likes to get his moose fix in every so often.

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  5. I get greedy with COCONUTS!!! I cannot get enough of them! Love them to bits. Hey what is ACV in the pizza recipe? And the pizzas look to die for btw. Gosh your blog is really making me hungry girl xx

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  6. PS wish you remembered how you made the chocolate ganache!

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  7. Oh, I loooove coconuts as well. I can also eat coconut oil by the spoonful. :

    ACV is apple cider vinegar. I think that's what Carmella calls it, and I have to copy everything she does, so that's what I call it now. :)

    I have a faint memory of the ganache as something that seized up on me in the blender. (Ever had that happen?) I'm sure I tucked it away in the freezer as I refuse to throw away pricey ingredients. When I found it I put it on the wood stove, stirred it, and it was lovely. Wish I knew what it was too! :)

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