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Can I interest you in a slice?
Thumbing through Living in the Raw Desserts, by Rose Lee Calabro, I encountered a dilemma: how would I possibly choose what to make first?? Blueberry cheesecake, German Chocolate Cake, Fudge Brownies Supreme… Oh how I’d love to have 5 million sous-chefs so I could try all of the recipes that caught my eye. I haven’t made any of the recipes yet, but I already love the book because—for the most part—its recipes seem quick and simple, without a lengthy list of ingredients. And if you know me, you know I’m a big fan of quick, uncomplicated recipes. Recipes such as…
(The photo’s from the cover of the book.)
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Raw Piña Colada Pie
(Yield: 6-8 servings)
Filling:
- 2 cups chopped fresh or frozen pineapple
- 1 cup macadamias or cashews, soaked 1 hour
- 1 1/2 cups young coconut pulp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine the pineapple and nuts in a blender, and process until smooth, thick, and creamy. Add the coconut pulp and vanilla extract and process until smooth. Pour the filling into the crust and refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.
Suggested crust: Hmmm, I think I’d go with a Raw Macaroon crust for this one.
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Hopefully I’ll soon make one of the book’s recipes so I can give you a better review.
What’s your favorite cookbook?
And are you good at following a recipe?
I am lousy at following recipes. I’ll see one that looks good, and I’ll start to make it… but then my creativity gets away with me and direction-reading falls to the wayside, in favor of experimentation. (Either that or I’ll realize—halfway in—that I forgot to buy a needed ingredient!)
I don’t really have a favorite cookbook, since I use them so rarely. But I still remember my first cookbook: The American Girl cookbook!
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Pineapple has enzymes which make people’s lips bleed.
Cooking kills those enzymes.
Cooked pineapple is more fit to eat.
The Raw Piña Colada Pie looks mighty tasty and simple to make. (I like that!)
I’ll look at recipes and cookbooks for inspiration but I almost never follow them as written. I like to change up the ingredients so they work for my taste buds. Tends to turn out well..so I plan to keep at it. 🙂
I love that book! I just bought it and am excited to try every single recipe in the darn thing!
Sometimes I follow recipes, but most of the time I improvise, which doesn’t always turn out well, but sometimes it’s amazing!
I think my first real cooking experiences were with Samantha’s Cookbook from American girl! I remember making blueberry muffins and apple brown betty in the fifth grade.
I had that American Girl cookbook too! 🙂
YUM! This pie sounds amazing ; ) We are not good with recipes, we tend to do what we want in the kitchen, which has been challenging for us to actually write down what we do.
i have stacks of cookbooks! I have many favs, so a few favs right now are The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone, Feast by Nigella Lawson, but I also get lots of recipes online at Allrecipes.com, foodnewtork.com, and blogs. I can follow a recipe but most of the time I like to eyeball and tweak a recipe on my own.
YUM! The desserts you make always look perfect! That looks like a delicious treat to help me cool off from this Arizona sun (:
Yummy! That sounds so good and easy to make. I’m usually afraid of raw desserts because they’re complicated, but that sounds easy. I’ll have to look for the book. Thanks for the review.
I am just like you in that i don’t follow recipes very well! I usually just glance at the recipe list, and make up my own measurements and throw in (or take away) a few extra ingredients. Fun Fun!