the shame

In English, the Greek expression tis drro-pees translates to "the shame," and describes the feeling one has when taking the last slice of pizza from a pie, or the last of anything from any meal with a group. In the title of this post, however, I am referring not to this type of shame, but rather the shame I feel when informing you that my raw food diet lasted less than 48 hours.

Truly, it is challenging to stop cooking when you are a lover of food.

That being said, pride alone has prompted me to include the recipe experiments that I did attempt during my raw dieting. The first being slaw, and the second being cabbage wraps.

I prefer a vinegar-based slaw to one with mayonnaise the majority of the time, most likely because my granny always served the former. This recipe was adapted from her; the only change I made was to add the carrots and black pepper.

Vinegar Slaw:
1 cup vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
large pinch of salt
lots of cracked black pepper
1/2 head cabbage
2 carrots

I used a box grater on the carrots, and just sliced the cabbage relatively thinly. Obviously, the amounts can vary as heads of cabbage can vary greatly. Just give the mix a taste, and adjust it to your preference. I like mine with a lot of tang, so I typically use a little less sugar. Let it refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving.

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I used this slaw, along with some salsa that I whipped up (I forgot to record my recipe, but it was relatively simple. Basically just tomatoes, cilantro, lime, onion, hot sauce, salt, & pepper), to make cabbage wraps with the remaining 1/2 head of cabbage.

Cabbage wraps:

Slaw
Salsa
Spinach
Sprouts
Avocado
Cabbage (not sliced, just peeled away from the head in whole pieces so they can be used like a tortilla)

This is all I used, but you could really add any green/accoutrement. Make sure you sprinkle the insides with salt and pepper before rolling them up, too.




And that about does it for my healthy post. To follow is a Thanksgiving brunch extravaganza sure to make up for the lack of calories displayed here.