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Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly Plants. -- Michael Pollan

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Fortunately, there is a world of deliciousness out there, and it can all be had in a way that not only doesn't harm your health, but in a way that benefits you hugely.

I think it's important to eat stuff that satisfies you, that keeps your blood sugar stable, and that gives you stuff your body really needs to run optimally.

But baby, it's gotta taste good.

I really like getting experimental in the kitchen. I love cooking, I love layering flavours, and I love coming up with really super yummy food. I have very strong opinions about what constitutes food, and there are a lot of things I won't touch in the kitchen. Bottom line? Pretty much everything I make is ridiculously good for you even if it tastes decadent. Although there are occasional big fat cheats ... but even those stick to real food, my friends.

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Saturday 2 November 2013

Thanksgiving Roast with stuffing











ingredients:

2 1/2 cup gluten flour

1 cup water
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp thyme
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 onion (200g)
1 carrot (75 g)
1 sweet potato (50g)
shiitake mushrooms (100g)
1/4 cup chia seeds, finely ground
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp red miso

directions:
1. in a food processor, reduced the  vegetables, water, and spices to a puree
2. in a bowl, stir together by hand the gluten flour and the pureed concoction
3. flatten the result into a large rectangle
4. fill with stuffing
5. roll up
6. bake in the over basted with coconut oil, and decorated with oyster mushrooms, and sprinkled with rosemary and sea salt
7. bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours in a large baking dish (I lined mine with parchment)
8. make sure it doesn't dry out ... 




filling:
wild rice with apricots and celery -- 2 cups of stuffing plus 1/4 cup extra chopped apricots



Wild Rice Stuffing

cook:
2 cups boiling water
1 cup wild rice
a few dried mushrooms
a few celery leaves
1/2 tsp sea salt or less

after:
saute onion and celery in coconut oil
add the cooked rice
add sea salt and thyme and marjoram to taste
add 1/4 cup diced dried apricots (unsulphured is best)

if it starts to stick, add a little more water


outside:
oyster mushrooms tossed with coconut oil and sea salt


sprinkle of rosemary

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