At the Veggie Grill with Kevin and Joe
I met up with the the publisher of VegNews Magazine, Joe Connelly, and the owner of Veggie Grill, Kevin Boyland, in West Hollywood for dinner last night.
Ani’s Raw Well-Being Recipes Featured in Food & Wine Magazine
I was featured in Food & Wine Magazine along with five of my raw food recipes for well-being and weight loss. The recipes included Zucchini Ribbons with Raw Tomato Marinara, Raw Sweet Corn and Cashew Chowder, Orange-Cardamom Date Bars with a Nutty Crust, Sunflower Seed Dip with Dill, Coconut Almond Balls with Dried Fruit. As with all my raw food recipes, these are made using only fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, and are free from dairy, wheat, gluten, and refined sugar. Food and Wine Magazine
Hiking LA in the Canyons in the Sun
After a night of rain, it's sunny and clear today in Los Angeles. The perfect day for outdoor play. To avoid using my Prius, Kanga and I ran a few miles to the canyon, hiked up what feels like an 80 degree cliff face, then ran down and back home. You can see the ocean in the right side of the photo above.
Baja Fresh Taco Boats Filled with Cilantro Cashew Cheeze, Fresh Corn and Tomato Salsa, and a Ground Almond Taco Meat
A delicious recipe I taught at the first ever raw food workshop in Phuket, Thailand. It was a packed house, standing room only. A great day of fun, food, and new friends.
Hanuman, the White Monkey
I just finished reading my Hanuman book. My Chinese astrological sign is the year of the monkey, and I love monkeys of all sorts. In Ubud, Bali, I visited the Monkey Forest, where I met these 3 cuties eating fresh fruits and all raw foods: leaves and fruits.
For the Love of Durian
I'm in love with durian. I love the flavor, texture, and yup, even the scent. So, I flew myself to the other side of our planet, all the way to beautiful Bali, Indonesia, to visit during their 2 month durian season. There, I was able to enjoy a fresh durian daily, and even visited a durian farm where I ate fresh durian straight off the tree. This was the highlight of almost all my gastronomical adventures in life. Many people in the USA have not yet seen or tried durian fruit. So, I shot this video in Seminyak, on the West Coast of Bali, as an introduction to the King of Fruit. I hope this video may encourage you to give this delectable fruit a try.
Almond Veggie Pate Nori Rolls
A delicious save-the-fish style pate made with almonds and cashews, flavored with ginger and lemon. The orange salmon-like color comes from sweet carrots full of beta carotene. Use this pate inside nori rolls, lettuce wraps, and scooped on top of a bed of greens.
Mango Breakfast Cobbler
Mango Breakfast Cobbler adapted from p 215 of Ani's Raw Food Kitchen (serves 4) CRUST 1 1/4 cup almonds 1 vanilla bean, scraped 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup pitted and packed medjool dates 2 Tablespoons coconut oil or butter FILLING 4 cups Mango, pitted and diced 1/4 cup agave syrup To make crust, place almonds, vanilla, and salt into food processor. Lightly process into small pieces. Add dates and coconut butter, process to mix well. Sprinkle half of the crust onto bottom of a loaf pan. To make filling, toss together all ingredients. Scoop onto crust. Top with remaining crust.
Pineapple Ice Box Dessert
A recipe for Pineapple Icebox Dessert. Cashew kream with fresh pineapple chunks are frozen before serving. A great treat for hot days.
Thai Spring Rolls with Almond Dipping Sauce
Thai Spring Rolls with Almond Dipping Sauce (makes 4 servings) Thai Dipping Sauce 1/4 cup olive oil 4 kaffir lime leaves 1 Tablespoon Nama Shoyu 2 Thai red chilies, to taste 1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons raw almonds 1 lemon’s juice 1 cup water, as needed Fillings 1 zucchini, julienne 1 cup mung bean sprouts 1/2 bunch basil, de-stem 1/2 bunch cilantro, de-stem 1/4 bunch mint, de-stem 1-2 Thai chili, finely chop Wrapper 3 large collard green leaves, de-stem and half To make dipping sauce, place sauce ingredients into your blender, adding water as needed. Blend smooth. To wrap, place leaves onto flat surface. Layer with fillings, and roll. Serve with dipping sauce.