Raw & Healthy 'Buttery' Spread

Most people love to have butter or margarine spread on their bread and toast.  I used to in the past but not anymore.  Let me introduce a healthy and nutritious spread you can use as a sandwich spread and other times as a dip!

Durian, the "King of Fruits" in the South-East Asian countries.

This is good stuff!

I heard they say you shop til you drop! I dare say Alicia and I ate durians and never stopped!  I was so glad I also found a durian partner in Leish Saunders while we were on our family 8 days holiday in Singapore in December last year!   We were fortunate because the main durian season in Singapore is from June - August.  Then we heard about 'Wild Durians'

small wild durians

and found some at the Mari Mari Village in Kota Kinabalu.  Paul, my husband said they tasted better than the ones we had in Singapore.   Well, Alicia, Jordan (my son) and I disagreed and then we agreed to disagree!  Made any sense?  

Durian has always been my favourite fruit.  It is known as the King of fruits in Asia where I came from the small beautiful island of Singapore.  We import durians from countries like Malaysia and Thailand. As you can see from the pictures, it is a spiky fruit with many seeds of white creamy flesh. To open the durian, one needs to be very careful not to hurt your hands. Use a chopping knife to break open the hard outer layer of the fruit and then with a piece of cloth break wide the opening. Once it is open you can still open up another compartment of the fruit to reveal the hidden seeds.  The flesh of a durian is full of nutritional value in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins and fibre. It is a must fruit to try when one travels to South East Asia. You either hate it or love it! 

So Alicia and I finally came home to Perth and I decided to share on FB our Singapore experience with durians.  Let's look at the people's responses!

Baked Mushroom Patties

How do you turn this!

into this?

Sweet & Sour Raw Delight

I like this particular sweet and sour dish because it reminded me of the sweet & sour fish/pork which I used to love to cook. 

Joy’s Homemade Aromatic Dukkah

I like to eat my homemade dukkah with veggie sticks, gluten free bread (still in the oven at time of photo taking), accompanied with raw nuts, kale chips, vinegar (apple cider or balsamic) and lots of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil!

Enjoy! 

Green Kale Chips

1.     Prepare Kale Leaves

•              Remove kale leaves from the stems. 
•      Wash and break leaves into large pieces.
•      Dry using a salad spin.
•      Transfer to a big bowl.

Rich & Raw Carrot Cake

Just came out of the freezer

I love to drink my flesh carrot juice first thing in the morning.  Then 9 months ago, I decided to scout around for a good carrot cake recipe.  Guess what?   I finally found one and modified it to feed my 'craving' and delight my palate!

Chocolate Slice with Raspberry & Coconut

To serve, cut and enjoy!

Ingredients

Base

• 2 cups raw nuts
• ½ cup prunes
• 3 tbsp cacao powder
• ¾ cup raw honey