Viv Likes Irish Moss

I am excited to say that success was mine in my first ever Irish moss experimentation!  I followed the directions from Delightfully Raw to make a gelatinous paste.  Basically it involved a lot of rinsing, soaking and blending.  (Not the most water saving ingredient.)  Mixed up with the Irish moss was a lot of sand, some dirt (?), a little fishing line, and tidbits of anchor rope.  What the heck?  You would think for the price someone could at least pick out the inorganics before mailing it to me.

Anyhoo, I decided to try out my wad of paste (which, unfortunately, looks like something that could get a girl pregnant) in Raw Grasshopper Pie from Pure 2 Raw.  I'm loving this Irish moss business.

The crust on this pie was delish.  I was happy because it was nut free, and tasted like chocolate cookie crumbs. 

The banana cream layer was lovely, but I was kind of "eh" about the mint layer.  I had to add a little sweetener as it didn't call for any and my sweet tooth did not approve.  All together, with a little improvised raw chocolate chips (1/2 cup cacao, 1/2 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup melted coconut oil, dash of vanilla and sea salt), the pie was yummalicious.  Thank you Pure 2 Raw!  

It warmed up to -10 today, so we set out on a walk to feel the sun on our faces. 

A little dehydrated quiche warmed us right up post-walk.  It's actually quite rich- I ate the missing wedge and then had to revert to raw veggies.  

Question:  Do you think Irish moss is stinky, or that it smells like fresh, salty, sea air?  

Package Delights

I love getting packages at the PO, and this weekend's delivery from The Raw Food World was extra exciting because along with my standard order I purchased some new goodies to play with. 

Standard order:  

New to me: 

Soy lecithin and irish moss are ingredients in many raw recipes, but I try to avoid soy and I've been totally intimidated by irish moss shenanigans.  I'm going to try the sunflower lecithin as a replacement emulsifier for soy, and face my fears with the moss.  I hope to have experimentation pictures to post before long.

Eats:

Curry Corn Chowder from Delightfully Raw

TH is having crockpot barbeque moose (not the ones from our yard!) with veggies.  I also made his favorite ranch dressing from Sunny Raw Kitchen.  This dressing is insane.  I started substituting all the spices (except for the salt and fresh garlic) for two tablespoons of Costco's organic no-salt seasoning, because I'm lazy.  Sooooo good.  

Think I'll have leftover raw pecan pie for dessert. The chocolate sauce is raw cacao, coconut oil, agave, sea salt and cinnamon.  

Question:  Has anyone used sunflower lecithin with success?  What kinds of recipes did you try?