Drum Roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O.K. The Recipe you have all been waiting for!

First I want to thank Gabrielle and Thomas Chavez for hosting me at their Sunday Supper event that happens through the Living Raw in Portland Meetup group organised by Brion. Here is the link: http://www.meetup.com/LivingRawPDX/

Essayem, one of the assistant organizers of Living Raw in Portland volunteered me to make a raw Eastern Indian meal for the Sunday Supper and was supper helpful in the preparation that took 2 full days. Andy another assistant organizer was also very supportive and helpful!

So many of you asked for this recipe and I was not going to give it out because I was saving it for my book! Some people were pleading with me and I so much appreciated the compliments that I am giving it to you now. I am also going to email it to everyone who has joined my meetup group Nourishing Elements, the link is provided above.

So now another drum roll...............................................................................................!

Almond Sunny Dal!

1 cup almonds + 3 cups water for making the milk soaked 8 hours

1/2 cups sunflower seeds (soaked overnight)

1 big chopped tomato

1 medium chopped zucchini

1/2 bunch spinach finely chopped.

5 T coconut butter

1/2 T minced ginger

1 1/2 T cumin seeds

1 T black mustard seeds (ground in a coffee grinder)

1 red hot chili optional or to taste (be careful these can be very hot)

1/4 t hing

1 1/2 t turmeric

1 /t salt or to taste

Fresh coriander leaves for garnish

Melt coconut oil slowly on low heat till soft with the turmeric, cumin seeds, hing, ground black mustard seeds, salt, fresh chili, and diced ginger. Put veggies in a glass jar then pour the oil on top . Let sit while you make the almond milk and process the sunflower seeds. Make the almond milk (soak1 1/2 cups almond overnight, rinse and blend in vita mix with 3 cups water, strain through nut milk bag. Soak sunflower seeds overnight, and then process in a food processor till smooth.

Put all ingredients in the jar and warm it in the dehydrator at 105 degrees for about an hour so you can serve it warm.

Oh and I am on day 10 of my juice fast or feast! I feel great!

Love to you All!

Shanti Moon~!~

Juice Fast Day 3!

Hi everyone,

I am on the 3rd day of my juice fast and aside form feeling a little spacey I feel good. With about 3 quarts of juice a day my body feels energetic and strong. Strong enough to walk to the top of Powell Butte today, a nature park in Portland. At the top of the hill little young stinging nettles are popping up all over the place. This past week they have been calling to me. They are my favorite green plant. Find out why at these sites:

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Nettle.html

http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/04/08/weekend-adventure-forage-for-stinging-nettles/

I will be juicing mine right after I type this blog. I have enough for a few days! Then I'll go back out and pick some more this week end.

I'll let you know how it feels to drink the juice. In the past I have mostly just blended them in my green soups and dried them for sun tea.

Love,

Shanti~!~

100 Day Juice Fast~!~

Hi Everyone,

My new friend Andy has set the bar! I'm going for a 100 day Juice Fast. I have been wanting to do a fast for a few years and was able to finish 19 days last fall. I believe that giving my digestive system a rest will allow for some very deep cellular healing. I'll keep you posted every day about how I am doing. Also, be watching for some videos I'll be creating soon!

Love You All!

Shanti~!~

Here are the Indian Recipes! Finally!

Hi!

I'm finally posting my Indian Recipes that I make for the Sunday Supper a few weekends ago.

Thank you to everyone who came! I hope you enjoyed yourselves. I did!

Andy, Sam, and Dave helped prep this meal, and Sam was by my side for two days! Thanks Sam!

So, here are some of the recipes:

Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes) and Cabbage Vegetable

1 Cabbage (sliced very thin)

4 Jerusalem artichokes (cut in ½-inch cubes)

4 tablespoons coconut oil

1 small chili pepper (diced finely)

1 tablespoon black mustard seeds (ground)

¼ teaspoon turmeric

1 tablespoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 small slice of lemon

1 avocado cut into cubes and added last

Melt coconut oil on very low heat with, mustard seeds, chili, salt, coriander powder, and turmeric. Warm veggies in steamer or double boiler on very low till the veggies are warm enough to keep the coconut oil soft. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Add the cubed avocado!

Samosas

1 c almonds (soaked overnight)

2 c cauliflower

1 c peas

Coconut oil

1 chili

1 ½ t salt

1 t cumin seeds

¼ t hing

1 T garam masala

1 t coriander powder

1 cup ground flax (soaked over night)

Melt coconut oil with all the spices and keep warm while you prepare the rest. Pulse almonds and cauliflower in food processor till course. In Vita Mix only, blend about 1/2 cup of the soaked flax meal at a time add a little water if needed. Blend till it looks like bread dough. Mix all ingrediance in a bowl. Shape into little 3 inch triangles and coat in flax meal, (ground flax seeds) dehydrate for about 8 hours. Remember to take them off the T-flex sheet half way through.

Tomato Chutney

6 ripe tomatoes (cut in small pieces)

6 thinly sliced and dehydrated tomatos

1 T coconut oil

1 small pepper (minced)

½ t black mustard seeds (ground)

1 t fresh ginger (grated)

½ t celtic sea salt

4 dates

1 T coriander powder

Blend tomatoes, fresh and dryed, with coconut oil, mustard seeds, sea salt, dates, coriander. Add minced chilies and ginger. Warm in skillet with hand till it is warm, but not too hot for you to keep your hand in the pot.

Puris

2 cups golden flax (soaked overnight)

1/3 c coconut oil

Salt

Dates

Blend about 1/2 cup at a time, only in a Vita Mix till it looks like bread dough. Add a little water each time if needed. Shape into round flat bread on T-Flex sheets about 1/4 to 1/3 inch deep. Dehydrate till firm but still soft enough to bend for about 6 to 8 hours. Remember to flip them half way.

Enjoy!

Love, Shanti