Rather than a lovely little anecdote or passionate rant, I have something different for you today:
A video.
Take it as my addition to the popular “S**t ________ Say” movement on YouTube.
Just click on my extremely focused-looking face (below) and then make fun of me to your heart’s content. Side note: I’m playing a character. This isn’t actually how I act. Or sound, for that matter. :)
Also, these cookies are really good. They are the EXACT texture of true shortbread, but they’re a bit lighter and healthy and RAW! :)
Raw Cocoa Shortbread Cookies
1/2 cup raw almond butter
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup raw coconut flour
1/2 cup raw almond flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
vanilla liquid stevia (To taste – I strongly advise taste-tasting the dough)
1) Mix all ingredients well in food processor.
2) Roll into log with diameter of 3-4″ and place in freezer for an hour.
3) Slice log into 1/2″ thick shortbread slices and place on dehydrator tray.
4) Dehydrate for 7-8 hours at 103˚
YUM!! I am going to make these for sure :) Love the vid!
HAHAHA this video is hilarious – spot on with the raw movement :D As a former die-hard raw foodist, I shamefully admit to a lot of those statements, haha.
HAHA, Liz! Right? I knew I was getting a bit too into raw foods when some of those statements started coming out of my mouth. :)
I can’t even express how funny that was (the video, not the shortbread recipe). My favorites: “$36? That’s a really good price” and of course the whole “adir-RAW-L” bit. You’re hilarious!! Thanks for the laugh this evening. :)
Thank you, Ricki! I love making people laugh! :D
P.S. Feel free to re-post or share! I would love that. :)
hahahahaha…….ha
Desi,
Loved the video…what a great way to start the day with a good bout of laughing as I am enjoying a bowl of your chai oats recipe :). I am doing a 21 day jj virgin food intolerance challenge and stumbled upon your blog…what a delight! My husband, daughter and I are off corn, gluten, all sugar (maple syrup and honey too :( ), egg, dairy, soy, peanuts. My daughter enjoyed reading your “no poo” article and is working on that one. I guess you could say my daughter has actually given up 10 things when you consider the morrocan oil shampoo, conditioner and oil!
I next plan to try your millet recipe…..first time for millet for me. And I may make these shortbreads….what brand of vanilla stevia do you use?
Hi Susan! I’m so happy to be of service to you and your family! I’m excited for you to try millet. It is my FAVORITE of the grain/pseudo-grain family. :) Anyway, I really love NuNaturals alcohol free liquid vanilla stevia. In my experience, it is the best tasting stevia by a long shot. Let me know if you have any other questions or if I can help you through your food intolerance challenge in any other way! Best of luck! xo
I just remembered, my oven doesn’t go down to 103 degrees. I roasted nuts from a recipe and it said to set temp at 150 and the lowest mine would go was 170.
Ah yes. This is a problem for most people who don’t own a dehydrator. I’m not quite sure what to do because I have not done it in an oven before… but you could try baking them as you would regular cookies and just see what happens! I can’t make any promises that they’ll taste good, though… ;)
Desi,
What dehydrator do you recommend and are they carried at Target or Bed, Bath and Beyond or is it something I will have to order online?
Hi Susan! The dehydrator that I use is this one made by Nesco. I bought it on Amazon. It works just fine. The dehydrator that most people salivate over is called the Excalibur. If you can afford it, I say go for that one! According to their websites, both Target and BBB sell a variety of dehydrators, though none of them are exactly either of these two I have recommended.
Hope that helps! :)
I can’t wait to try this. I’m now sugar free and looking for great recipes!
Ooooooh! Then hopefully these will do the trick! ;)