I swear I do a lot of normal things. But first, I change them to fit what I need and want.
Todays Thoughts:
Ethiopian Food. Have you ever had it?
There was a lot more than lentils involved! I met up with Katelyn from Chef Katelyn on Friday night for Ethiopian food and a little nutrition/health chatting. It’s great to meet young people who have such an evolved interest in health, fitness, and food. We happen to have 15 years between us, but we also work out at the same gym and eat the same way, so we had tons to talk about–she’s a great girl with a huge and amazing future ahead of her. Oh, the places you’ll go, Baby!
How many people in your neighborhood like to eat kale for breakfast and dream about making fun stuff in a vita-mix and food dehydrator?!
Oh, and because Natural Oasis was so good Friday night with Katelyn, Joe and I went there on Saturday for dinner too. We ordered many of the same things from Friday night, plus some things Joe wanted to try. I didn’t take pics…but Katelyn did, so go check them out on her blog!
Next Up: Yams
Initially, I said I made a new sweet potato recipe. I’m pretty surprised I said that, because I actually researched the difference between sweet potatoes and yams once…so I knew they weren’t the same thing. Anyway, my sweet potato recipe was actually made with yams (and I’m sure it would taste good with either one!).
First, I made coconut butter (dump shredded raw coconut in the food processor and process and scrape the sides until it turns into “paste.” It takes about 20 minutes!). Then I removed all except 3-4 tbsp of it. Next, I added 10-20 drops of vanilla stevia to what was left and processed again…At that point? I took a roasted mini yam, peeled it, and threw it in the food processor.
The result? Fluffy, yummy, bright orange (beautiful!), warm Coco-yam-mash. I don’t like yams (or sweet potatoes) much, but I loved this—ate it for breakfast once, and dessert the next time.
Sprouted Soccas
Upcoming post titles:
Hormone Casserole
Work Your Metabolic Machine with Food
*Everything is always subject to change on a whim 🙂
What “normal” things do you change into something else to fit your life?
Can't wait for the upcoming posts!
I looove sweet potatoes…so I bet I'd like that sweet potato/coconut mash! =D
i'm jealous that you have a food blogger w/ similar tastes in your neighborhood!
I'm always changing “normal” things to fit my lifestyle…especially w/ being a vegetable loving gluten intollerant person!
Ahhhh remember when you told me about the coco sweet potato mash?! I peed basically, I can't wait to get my hands on some yams so I can try it:)
Slash seriously, why are they NOT eating it?
P.s. what is that delicious looking grape tomato combo?!
P.p.s. I saw Eke today and thought of you. I can't wait for his class on Tuesday, girl we are going to be JACKED
It is SO wonderful to meet up with other like minded bloggers 🙂 Glad you guys had fun and loved the food. The chickpea flour looks INCREDIBLE! Ah! I want some 😉
I stuck a clove of garlic in the middle of a grape tomato…a little spicy,
but oh-so-good!
Wa-hoo—can't wait for Tuesday! I went to spinning this morning—it was
great…but gotta hit the arms 🙂
i love Katelyn!! and i love socca!!! never tried sprouting though!
Everything in this post looks sooo good!
I cannot wait to try this! <3 thanks for the bajillion pictures and tips girly girl! you rock!
We're leading parallel lives, it seems. I just had Ethiopian food last night. 😉
oh I like your chickpeas! Yes! Socca is better thinner to me too. Sounds like you had quite a weekend, full of good food and good company.
😉
So glad you posted about having success with making your own chickpea flour. I plan on soaking chickpeas tonight to cook tomorrow b/c I want to make my own flour for socca as well.
I made socca yesterday and it was SO good! Yams would be really good with it 🙂
i'd LOVE to try ethiopian food!! i think there is one restaurant in my city but i am not sure who i could get to be adventurous and try it with me!
i think it's wonderful to have friends of different age groups. some of my friends are early 20's while others are 50+ and i love getting a fresh life perspective from them.
i need to try making socca! it's all over the bloggie world and sounds really good!
enjoy the rest of your sunday eve, lisa!
How far of a drive are you from Rochester NY? I'll take a road trip and go
for an Ethiopian dinner with you! 🙂
That's so cool that you guys had a meet-up! I need to find bloggers in my area! The socca looks so good! I've still never tried it. Need to get on that ASAP! 🙂
If that's raw garlic stuffed in a tomato I want to switch teams and marry you.
Hmmm, I always buy dried chickpeas at the Persian deli down the road- but when I attempted it at home they were sort of soggy? ugh, very discouraging…
wow this looks good!
i've never tried Ethiopian, but i definitely would love to! if it's spicy, i'm game. i haven't seen any African restaurants in downtown Sydney, but there must be some out there…
(er, sweet potatotes and jams aren't the same thing?) 🙂
i mean yams, my bad.
Indeed it is! In fact, I'd like to marry myself for this one 🙂
The tomato and garlic flavors complement each other perfectly! I squeezed
out some of the seeds before I stuffed the garlic in…mmmmmm.
I can't wait to make socca! And I'm obsessed with yams so that mash is right up my alley!
What unusual and wonderful sounding recipes. Anything with coconut is a hit in my book. I am always looking for more ways to use it. Thanks!
Yum I love Ethiopian Food!! We have several good places in DC for that genre. I really enjoy the vegetarian plates with little tastes of lots of dishes. It's a fun interactive way to enjoy a meal! 🙂
– Beth @ DiningAndDishing
I've never tried Ethiopian food… but you might have just hooked me! 🙂
Wow we eat lots of yams and sweet potatoes in Brazil… also tapioca is sooo good! And it tastes delicious! 🙂
Gal the foods you make! Yummmmmm! 🙂
The more i read the more i think i neeeeed a dehydrator. I think my boyfriend may kill me if another kitchen appliance gets put on my counters!!!!
Just reading this made me realize how much more time I need to make for food prep. I tend to blow this type of prep off because of the time constraints but it all looks so good! I've never tried Ethiopian…not sure we even have it in our area…but I'll have to look!
I LOVE raw garlic cloves and eat them all the time… and stuffed in a tomato is just brilliant!
Thats so funny, never heard of anyone going out for “Ethiopian Food” sounds good though!
I like using my mini prep for jobs like that too. You're right, so easy to just scrape the sides!
yams….yum!!! looks like some good eats 🙂
Oh Yum 🙂 Your sweet potato mash looks absolutely delicious! I've never tried Ethiopian food, but only because it's not available in our town–I have, however, tried Kenyan food and loved it!
I LOVE the new look of your blog!
Socca looks so good. If I made it I might be tempted to eat it with maple syrup, they look so much like pancakes!
I do not like coconut but that coco + yam whipped mixture looks so delicious — almost like sweet potato pie with coconut butter instead of marshmallows mixed in!
Yumm I love Ethiopian food. I took my family to an Ethiopian restaurant for my 20th birthday and they all hated it and complained. That did ruin the mood a bit.
I also love sweet potatoes AND yams. I know the difference but I tend to say “sweet potatoes” more often because I don't like the word “yam.”
I feel the same way—yam is definitely not as appetizing sounding as sweet
potato!
Wow, the sweet potato puree looks amazing! I did not realize how to make coconut butter, I will definitely be trying that. What else to you use it for?
yam-coconut mash? Oh my! Sounds AMAZING!
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