This recipe was adapted from ‘The Soul of a New Cuisine’ by Marcus Samuelsson, an Ethiopian born, Swedish raised chef with a restaurant in NYC. Then, quite by accident, I came across an article in the food section of the Tribune with a recipe calling for ginger beer and rum called a Dark&Stormy. Ginger beer can be found bottled in some super markets and international grocery stores.
The spiciness can be adjusted by either adding more or less ginger. But don’t be fooled, this is a great thirst quencher during the hot summer months.
GreenChef Vanessa Sherwood, makes a fresh organic Spicy Thai Ice Tea from scratch for G Living’s Real G Host Sarah Backhouse. This is the freshest drink you will ever make.
Chewy Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies (by Khatija Dadabhoy of Ghalia Organic Deserts)
On this episode of G Living GreenChefs, Boise Thomas helps out GreenChef Khatija Dadabhoy make vegan chocolate chip cookies. Life doesn’t get any better than this. Right.
This decadent Blackforest Chocolate Cheesecake by Vanessa Sherwood drew quite a knockout reaction when she posted it on the forum. I’m sure you can see why. It is bursting with sweet cherries layered between a chocolate crust and a creamy chocolate cheesecake filling. Vanessa advised the members of the forum they can purchase raw cacao butter and coconut oil for great prices at Organic Living Food. She also said it can be replaced with a dark Green and Black’s chocolate bar. I know what some of you will be making your loved ones this Valentines!
For the filling:
2 Cups Cashews, soaked 1 hour or more
1/4 Cup Agave Nectar
1/4 Cup Maple Syrup
1/4 Cup Water
1/4 Cup Cacao Butter, Melted
1/4 Cup Coconut butter, Melted
1 -2 Teaspoons Coffee Extract (optional)
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract or Seeds From 1/2 Vanilla Bean
If you are tired of heating up the water, and the other zillion little steps to make fresh Angel hair pasta, your in luck. Here is a very simple organic living food version which is completely plant based. Just a few simple ingredients and 15 minutes of your time, and you will have a very tasty Pesto Zucchini Angel Hair pasta.
“This was a beautiful and refreshingly sweet salad, perfect for a light lunch. The mixture of the fresh fruit and greens together with a sweet and tangy creamy dressing was a great combination. I don’t usually eat poppy seeds, but it worked rather well with this dish and added a nice crunch. It’s important to remember that poppy seeds contain opiates like morphine and codeine, although the cultivated western poppy seeds contain little opium if any. I’m sure they’re safe in small quantities as a garnish as they are usually used.” – Indulge
This pudding is so good, is so good, you just might want to skip dinner and go straight to the dessert. This is a completely plant based organic raw chocolate mint pudding. The recipe only takes about 4 minutes to make and will stay fresh for a few days.
G / Food Chocolate truffles for your sweetheart (or yourself) – rich, creamy and divine!
G / Food For this coming special weekend, I have put together 2 of my readers favorite desserts for your weekend treat. Enjoy
G / Food Pom Ice Cream Pops | I knew that blood-red elixir was bound for a special V-Day dessert the moment it landed on my door step.
G / Food Sexy Oreo Truffles | Only 3 ingredient! And no baking required.
G / Food Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes | I have to admit, I think I prefer these cakes to normal cupcakes. they were so light and moist. They near enough melted on the tongue.
G / Food More than merely cocoa-flavored, this dark temptress throws a one-two punch of no-holds barred chocolate intensity, powerful enough to send the most dedicated chocoholics spinning.