Oh happy day! I’ve been looking at empty containers for almost a month, wondering when I’d get the opportunity to fill them up. Yesterday was the day! I had a lot of fun going to the market, especially since organic almonds were on sale for $3.00 per pound. I’ve filled the containers with buckwheat, almonds, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, cashews, golden flax, coconut shreds, mung beans, hard red wheat berries and pecans. I’m not too fond of walnuts. Next will be the macadamia, Brazil, and cacao. I have never liked chocolate, but lately my body has been nudging me for some. I took a cyber trip over to Gnosis Chocolate and started to drool. I guess my body is changing.

I’ve been really going with the flow concerning making meals. I just grab whatever appeals to me in the moment, whip up a dressing and make my salad. I’m hoping in the next few weeks to start making some foods to put up on the site that will include the recipe as well. Right now, I guess I just do all my measuring by eye adding a dab of this and a pinch (or shake) of that. I’m making things that would have never appealed to me six years ago. I made this dressing last night after getting all my new stuff and I thought is was kick ass.

Here is what I used, and it really was just a quick “bit of this and that” but in the end it came out to be a really nice blend:

• Olive oil
• Apple cider vinegar
• Agave
• Tahini (just a little drizzled into the mixture
• A little red pepper flakes
• Curry
• Cilantro (dried)
• Chili powder

I added some pumpkin seeds, thin slices of apples, and some cashews and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then I just poured the mixture over the top of arugula and added some grapes and cucumbers to the mix…it was really good. I don’t over power using too much of any spice, and I also only added the nuts to give a nice texture every once and a while.

I added a curtain to the window today, and I plan on adding the other curtain to the sliding door tomorrow. I decided to create a design for the six inch header under the counter top and I’ll be adding a bean, nut and legume mosaic. That should keep me busy for a few days!

Have a great rest of the July 4th weekend!

Tags: raw food staples