I made tabooley and a rice dish to take over to Christmas dinner tomorrow. The intent is twofold - to have something to eat that's vegan and to have enough to share with others if they're interested. For my own consumption at home, I also made guacamole and date balls.
Tabooley (all sorts of variant spellings): Washed and trimmed four bunches curly parsley, 2 bunches spearmint, 4 bunches green onions and 6 tomatoes. Made dressing of equal parts lemon juice, water and tahini but also added olive oil and juiced extra lemons for zing. Seasoning was black pepper. People can add salt at the table. I chopped all the veggies in the food processor and mixed everything together with bulgur that I had softened the day before. It tastes yummy!
Rice with Raisins and Walnuts: Cooked brown rice yesterday and packed it loosely in Mason jars. Today I sauteed 3 chopped red onions and 4 minced cloves garlic in olive oil with a lid on to soften them. Then I took the lid off and added raisins and chopped walnuts and sauteed some more. I put in the rice and seasonings and mixed everything up. Seasonings were a little cinnamon, a little garam masala, black pepper and lime juice. It tastes pretty good IMHO!
Guacamole: Very simple - one jar of prepared salsa, juice of one lime, two mashed avocados, minced garlic, chopped onion.
Date Balls: Pitted medjool dates and softened them in the microwave. Put in food processor the dates, a trail mix from Natural Grocers (pistachio nuts, cashews, cocoa nibs, goji berries, gold raisins), walnuts and vanilla extract and ground it until it formed lumps. It's a coarse consistency. I roll it into a ball and pop it into my mouth - very delicious!!
Today's walk was two out-and-backs on the ski hill bypass route. Too many cars but I wanted something quick so I could come back home and get cracking in the kitchen. Spouse came home early from work and thought it wise to hide out in the public library whilst I monopolized the kitchen. This is the beginning of his Christmas vacation.
I took pictures of the snowy woods along the bypass. I haven't uploaded them to the computer yet. I want some snowy desktop photos!
Peace on Earth. Goodwill toward all.
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