I am aspiring to become a good cook. I am going to start out with some basic recipes that are more traditional like pastas, casseroles and such. After I get a few of those under my belt (successfully) I will move on to more elaborate dishes.
So, my radar is now primed to be on the lookout for recipes. This one caught my eye the other day from the top of my gmail page:
Wha?!
For real?
I had to click on it, so I did. It is for real and I am real scared.
Bon appetit!
Billy made me a salad for dinner tonight at my request. The ingredients were organic butter lettuce and carrot from our local farmers market as well as tomato, pine nuts topped with a light yet tasty dressing that he made up of (from what I can tell) olive oil, fresh lemon juice (organic/local) , and fresh ground black pepper.
He bought me the pine nuts because he noted that I was really into them on a dish we had ordered last week. Aww. I got to thinking about pine nuts and I was trying to remember if I had heard if it was not ok to eat them raw or not. I have eaten them raw before but, being the protective incubator of this baby, decided to search on google anyway. In my search, I came across this blog in which the guy was sharing his 30 day raw food adventure. This link was quite a bit off the topic I was researching but my interest in raw foods kept me reading. It was interesting to hear his tale and to learn more about what it is like to eat raw and how one could do it. I have only read his last 2 posts, which alas are the very end of his 30 days, as well one of his earlier posts when he was in the beginning stages of the diet. I intend to read his entire tale to inspire me and feed my curiosity about eating raw. He links to some tasty sounding recipes (like Creamy Avocado Gazpacho) that I want to try. I think he may feel similar to the way that I do in that eating raw is wonderful, but, its just not something I will do everyday.
Oh, and, as it turns out, it is safe to eat raw pine nuts.
bon appétit!