Kung Pao Coconut
Here’s what happens when you take an old Chinese restaurant classic and turn it raw vegan. These are the kind of experiments that seem almost fruitless at first; it just doesn’t seem possible. Even when they make vegan ‘chicken’ it doesn’t taste much like chicken to me at all. I feel like saying, “Just stop! Call it what it is and stop messing with people’s heads!” Theres no way cauliflower is ever going to taste like chicken. And why would we want it to? So this is Kung Pao Coconut. You might say tomato and I say toe-mah-to but none of us be calling this ”chicken. That said, my inspiration…
Very Vegetable Nut Loaf
The best things about this vegetable nut loaf is its sheer simplicity and the fact that it can also be ‘messed with’ to create a bunch of other things. I like that. Form into balls and dehydrate for 3 or 4 hours and you’ve got meatballs that are just looking for some veggie noodles and a simple sauce to make a hearty raw meal. Alternately crumble into salads. Or serve on raw bread for a filling sandwich or in lettuce with a sprinkle of other veggies as a lettuce wrap. There are so many possibilities, the mind reels. It’s a playful little loaf, for sure. You may also substitute one…