Posts under ‘Look, I can cook!’

Recipe: Vegetable Paprikash

This has become one of our favorite dishes. It’s quick and easy to make, especially now that I finally have a food processor to take care of all the slicing and dicing.
Vegetable Paprikash

2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup zucchini, sliced
1 cup carrots, sliced
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 [...]

Tropical Fruit “Yogurt”

I made this for breakfast yesterday and it was delicious!

Tropical Fruit “Yogurt”

1 small papaya
3 bananas
1 medium pineapple
1 can coconut milk
a pinch of crystal salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
Blend on high until mixed well. Enjoy.  You can also add a mango or some guavas.  The more fruit you add, the thicker it becomes.

Potato Pancakes with Herbed Tomatoes

I made this recipe last week and it was absolutely fantastic, so I thought I’d share it with  you.  We will definitely have this again!
Potato Pancakes with Herbed Tomatoes
Pancakes:

5 medium potatoes, cooked and peeled
¼ – ½ cup flour or your choice
1 onion, finely chopped
¾ cup coconut milk
2 tsp dried oregano
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sea [...]

Dessert Recipe: Raw Cashew Custard

I grew up with fresh fruit salad and thick creamy custard, so I was happy to discover this recipe for raw custard sauce in my collection.  It was delicious!
You can serve it with fruit salad, or any raw dessert.

Raw Cashew Custard

2 cups raw cashew nuts

juice of 3 oranges
1 small pineapple, chopped
½ tsp pure vanilla essence

Soak [...]

Recipe: Cashew & Vegetable Paella

Wondering what you can eat for dinner come Monday? Allow me to suggest this delicious recipe.
I made this last night and we both really enjoyed it.  I don’t quite know why it’s called paella, since it doesn’t actually contain saffron, but I’d rather eat it than split hairs over the name.  Besides, I can’t think [...]