The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
- Thomas A Edison
Our wow of the week? Thanks to Andrea Gillhoolley, a journalist for the Lebanon Daily News, requested permission for The Herbal Peasant to blog in their on-line community section. WooHoo! The topics will be vegetarian, vegan & raw food recipes, herbal projects and I'll sneak a little gardening into it as well. That would make sense, the food and herbs' home is the soil.
This week our hands-on culinary classes recipes are dedicated to Valentines Day:
Savory Little Tart: three layers of unusual food combinations.
Asparagus Soup: most recipes call for pureeing, we keep the ingredients in bite-size pieces.
My Heart Beets for You Salad: heart shape cookie cutters are employed to cut red beets.
Salmon Mousse: no fish were harmed in creating this recipe.
Bundled Ribbons: a trio of vegetables hugged by radishes and scallions.
Tear Drops of Happiness: homemade, unsweetened bitter chocolate sauce laced with cinnamon and complemented by sweet fruit.
Hmmm, what is under the ramekin? A Savory Little Tart! The top layer: saute mushrooms and carrots, add a splash of balsamic vinegar and a pinch of sage. The filling: sunflower seed puree, sesame seed oil, spinach and curry.
The base layer; prunes, sauteed onions, chili powder, cayenne and chia seeds. Put it together and what have you got? A mild combination of a little sweet, thanks to the maple flavor of the fenugreek in the curry, carrots plus the prunes. The creaminess of the seed puree filling adds richness. The addition of the savory mushrooms and onions rounds the flavors.
Bringing all the flavors together by adding chili powder and cayenne.
Asparagus soup: chop asparagus, cauliflower, parsnips, onion and garlic.Saute. Add vegetable broth, tarragon and lemon juice.
To the right - slice beets thinly, use heart shaped cookie cutters.
Cut dried apricots into heart shapes and layer onto the beets
To serve: place
baby spinach and arugula on a plate. Drizzle with an herbal dressing of olive oil, white wine vinegar, garlic and parsley.
Add feta cheese or any non-dairy cheese and seeds or nuts. Arrange the beets and apricots for a lovely presentation. Now go wash your red beet stained hands!
Oh, but it was worth it.
Bundled Ribbons: julienne colorful veggies. Slice rounds of radishes. Hollow out the center.
Feed the vegetables through the middle, trim edges. Tie a scallion leaf around another bundle, trim.
Make the dressing: tahini, white miso, turmeric and curry.
Salmon Mousse: cut a long strip of nori. Cut out a heart shape
.
To make mousse: add cashew butter, Dijon mustard, chopped sweet onion, a goodly sprinkle of paprika, wasabi and dill to a bowl.
Give the mixture a hearty stir. Spoon a thin layer (shmear) of mousse onto the heart shape nori (or use beet, jicama, apple slices, cucumbers - the ideas are endless).
Using the thin strip of nori, outline the heart. Fill with the mousse, top with chopped red pepper.
Let's make chocolate!
We did not use a sweetener in the chocolate sauce because the dried fruit is loaded with sugar. Adding cinnamon to the mixture helps to metabolize sugars plus gives the chocolate a gourmet touch.
Add refined and unrefined coconut oil to a mixing bowl. Add cocoa powder (or carob) to the bowl. Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon, stir. Dip fruits - for Valentines Day we used teardrop shaped fruits such as dried figs and upside down strawberries.
You are cordially invited to join our culinary classes where you will experience
the hands-on fun. The best part is you eat what you make!
All supplies are provided.
All supplies are provided.
To register contact:
The Goggleworks Reading PA 610-374-4600 http://www.goggleworks.org/
or The African Shop (think 10,000 villages)
located next to JOY Bookstore on Penn Ave
located next to JOY Bookstore on Penn Ave
in Sinking Spring PA Angie; 610-670-4400 http://www.africanitems.biz/
Or The Tea House and Gift Shoppe on State Hill Rd in Wyomissing PA
Ming; 610-374-8821 http://www.teahousegifts.com/
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