Day 5 - Battling a Butternut

I love to eat. I actually find it hard to think of a food that I DON”T like. And I love cilantro. And seeing ‘Sarma’s Cilantro Shake’ in We Like It Raw, my tastebuds soared. Then I saw the first ingredient. Grapefruit. I remembered one thing I don't like. Grapefruit. My tastebuds cried. I hate grapefruit. No matter how many times I have tried it. Or how many types I have tried. It doesn’t taste like grape. It tastes like battery acid to me. And it pollutes and overpowers every other flavor you put with it. I remember gagging when I was young as I forced it down when I was trying some crazy diet. But I thought this might be the way. The one way that I could stomach it. I used coconut water to water it down. Well, my first drink made my face crinkle. So more pineapple, more cinnamon, and ½ a banana went in. It was drinkable. I think I may have to give up on the grapefruit now officially. I think maybe tomorrow I will use half the amount of grapefruit and maybe put half orange.

Today I kinda just grazed and cleaned out my left overs. Last of Ani’s Gazpacho before I left for the HFS. Last of the Graham’s slaw w/Almond dressing after I came back. The last portobella topped with avo, cukes, sprouts and romaine before I made dinner. Oh I did put my organic Dijon on it. There goes the 100% raw.

For Dinner I made Ani Phyo’s Walnut Cranberry Squash “Rice”. I had my reservations. I love baked butternut. But raw? The recipe calls for cilantro, so there was hope. I used a few sweet cipello onions instead of the yellow the recipe called for. I used regular cumin powder since I didn’t have cumin seeds. I didn’t think I was gonna care for raw butternut w/o dressing or oil of some sort. But I was pleasantly surprised. Good w/o the hollandaise. It got better after sitting a bit, while I made Ani’s Hollandaise sauce to top it. Definitely good. Definitely filling. I actually think it even tasted more awesome after I added just a smidgen of raw coconut oil and a squirt of lime. Wow! And now I have a big bowl of it to last me a while.

After struggling with peeling the damn squash, I sliced it in half, and I noticed the seeds looked like pumpkin seeds. So I naturally thought, ROAST 'EM!! So I decided to "dehydrate" them in my oven. Gotta do what I gotta do until my little dehydrator comes. They came out pretty good with a bit of EVOO, garlic, vegesal, and cajun seasoning.