Doin' it raw

Living in Germany has taken its toll … mainly on our girth.

It’s customary to drink a beer with every meal (yep! A nice lunchtime buzz!) not to mention beer is considerably cheaper than soda, juice, tea – even a glass of water. Said beer, mixed with rich, hearty soul food mashed up into your favorite Schnitzel with a side of Käsespätzle. (okay – that shit is good. Think German mac and cheese) topped with a Laugenbreze (a pretzel, of course) makes for a delicious full calorie plate of goodness. (bellyache at no extra charge).

As warm and fuzzy as we feel inside from consuming months of comfort food, it’s time for a change.

Jeremy and I decided that dieting really isn’t our thing, so we are settling for a temporary-to-long-term life change – in the raw. We are now consuming only (okay mostly) raw foods and getting along nicely with our backyard friends.

But raw doesn’t have to be boring. Tonight I whipped up an adventure of garden goods to create a raw stuffed mushroom.

Here’s my improvisational recipe if ya fancy:

Step one: chop up cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, yellow peppers and spinach (or veggies of choice) into tiny little bits – marinate in teriyaki sauce. (or sauce of choice)

Step two: finely chop one clove garlic, add to mixture – along with juice from a ½ lemon. (to cut the garlic a bit) and a few pinches of chives.

Step three: tear off the base of mushrooms and stuff with mix - top with avocado.

Step four: make the mmmmmmmmmmmm sound.

The possibilities of new recipes are endless and Jeremy and I are über excited to try random made-up creations. We are officially on our way to becoming granolier than thou.