Crispy Sunchokes

After a lunch of veggies dipped in hemp dressing (Delightfully Raw),

I was ready to try a moonie pie from Sweetly Raw.  TH's friends had devoured them last night, but I'd been too full (from licking the blender/food processor blades) to eat one myself.  Wowsers.  These things are awesome.  I didn't have cacao butter so I substituted a chocolate coating made of:

1 cup melted coconut oil
1 cup cacao powder
1/3 cup maple syrup (or to taste)
splash of vanilla

The chocolate coating worked great, hardening instantly when the cold moonies were immersed in it.

I'm not gonna lie, these suckers were time consuming to make.  However, they taste incredible and the recipe makes a huge batch.  

I couldn't find an intriguing recipe for raw sunchokes, so I tossed them with olive oil, garlic, salt and a little cayenne and then roasted them with Brussels at 400 degrees until the edges were caramelized and crispy.  Now, I can imagine that even toe jam would taste good roasted in olive oil and salt, but these puppies were sure tasty.  My sunchokes, a nice Malbec and another moonie pie and I blissfully chased away the Sunday night blues. 

Brussels and Sunchokes 

Gremlins

I had a little bit of a Saturday high today, filled with an overwhelming sense that life is so good.  The only thing that popped my happy bubble the tiniest bit was opening up the red and white envelope that arrived in the mail.  So, I swear that I have Netflix gremlins.  I am consistently confused upon discovery of some artsy, foreign, LeFilm Festival winner in my PO box.  Said movies sit on our shelf night after night, sadly listening to our evening conversation.

Me:  Want to watch a movie?
TH:  What do we have?
Me:  "The Brave Little Toaster".
TH:  Ummm, forget it.  I'm too tired to read subtitles.

Wtf?  Where do these mystery movies come from?  I have to admit that NPR reviews and I might play some small part in this.  My memory has been a bit faulty lately.  TH says I have successfully killed any former Netflix excitement he used to harbor.  I think he should blame the Gremlins.

Post Kenpo workout snack:

buckwheaties

frozen blackberries smooshed with honey and lemon

almond milk

For lunch I blended up another batch of curry sauce from Delightfully Raw.  It is so fantastically delicious.  Last week I used it to make kale chips, a kelp noodle dish and dipped veggies in the leftover sauce.  I needed to make more to pour over veggies and warm up in the D.

I'm in the process of putting together my first Moonie Pies from Sweetly Raw.  All the separate parts were quite tasty, so I'm expecting heaven when I put everything together.

Question:  Anyone made any yummy raw recipes with sunchokes?