Baingan Bharta
Some vegetables are tricky to eat raw. Heating and cooking changes their texture and sometimes, you need a little heat to enhance the flavors. The dehydrator is perfect for helping spices to marinate and soften vegetables without stripping them of the nutrients that are too often cooked out of food. Take eggplant for instance. Not something most people consider good for a raw meal, but we have already proven that it’s perfect given a little time in the dehydrator with our Eggplant Carpaccio Caprese and our Babaganoush Dip . Craving Bharta, I figured I’d give it a whirl. Back in Los Angeles there is a fantastic restaurant called Akbar. Best…
Thai Coconut Soup
This is the soup I’ve been wanting to make. Ridiculously quick and easy, this soup will warm you up on a cold day. I made this Thai Coconut Soup in the dehydrator, but as Marie informed me, you can heat it on the stove as long as you check the temperature while heating to keep it raw. This is one of my favorite soups and I have to apologize for the photo, it sucks. But it shouldn’t be a reflection on the delicious flavor of this soup. I was hungry and too impatient to keep taking photos when all I wanted to do was eat. I warned Marie that I…
Coconut Curry Vegetables with Mango
Turmeric, coriander and cumin are the base for many a curry. Here’s a fun fact: curry doesn’t actually refer to a spice, but a sauce. That’s what ‘curry’ actually means: ‘sauce’. Most curries are reliant on a blend of spices that vary depending on the area they’re from, but most likely turmeric, coriander and cumin are going to be big players in the curry chorus. By itself, turmeric is a super spice with so many health claims it would be hard to list them all. Most notably turmeric is recognized as being a source of curcumin which is known to have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. In fact, curcumin…
