Saturday

I am SO happy to report that I have been eating so great!

Lots of greens and fresh fruits!

I have also been doing some cooking in my kitchen again.  This time alone with my food, music and thoughts is so good for my mind and soul right now.  I am in the process of creating a few weekly staples, meaning I am in the middle of making each piece of several things at once.

For instance, I am making tarts.  This requires the tart crust, a spread and also, veggies for the top.  The tart has several components of it's own.  The veggies need to be marinated then dried some.  I am also making kale chips and this time, using a new method that requires some extra work.

Making my own food is really a matter of STAGES.  The more I embrace the whole food/raw lifestyle, the more I realize how important planning and patience are to the success of it all.  I have to accept that my meals have to be prepared in these stages and I must make the effort and secure the time.

I have a ton of recipes that I've collected over the years!

And magazine clippings that all go into these special recipe binders.

Notes! So many recipe and shopping notes.  I keep them all!

I cut the guts out of my tomatoes before I marinate.  How cruel of me! Hee hee.

Marinating asparagus: oils and salt+pepper soften the hard stalks.

My Mom bought me this super fresh flat kale for chip makin'.  Thanks Mom!

Cheezy dip!

I put my kale inside a bag this time to really soak up the flavor.  I can't wait for my chips!

This here is ATV sour cream, used to make SO MANY other things.

My tarts with wet and dry ingredients: another ATV recipe.

I pat them into tart perfection before drying them.

A lot of my recipes are knock-offs from yummy things I have bought, like this Kookie Karma banana bread cookie.  It is SO GOOD!  I can't wait for my bananas to ripen so I can make these again!