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 Preparing food for our loved ones is one of the ways of showing that we care.
'If music be the food of Love, play on!' wrote Shakespeare in Twelfth Night.
For this is for Lovers of Food, and Life - and Love! And surely the true love of one encompasses the others? For the true lover of quality organic food undoubtedly Loves life, too. And, in Loving life, the true Eco kids unhesitatingly shows concern for life.
For there cannot be true Love without Respect. Hence, Food for Love is not just about nutritious foods but with that respect and appreciatiion for life which is inseperable from a respect and appreciation of the foods we eat.
When the preparations fun and the dish delicious - what more could one want from their food (or their loving?).
As the Bard once said 'Good digestion waits on appetite: and health on both!'.
Wherever possible be sure to use organic ingredients.
Valentine's Carrot Cookies
Roll them, cut them, nice and neat Put them on a baking sheet.
Bake them, count them 1-2-3
Serve them to my friends with tea.
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut
1 cup sultanas / dried cranberries
1/2 cup dates
1 cup grated carrot
grated rind of 1 orange
juice of 2 oranges
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup of organic coconut oil or Carotino (from red palm fruit)
Soften dates in water
Mix dry ingredients in food processor
Add rest of ingredients
Form into biscuit shapes
Bake in moderate oven approx. 15 minutes
Gingerbread Heart Shapes
1 cup bio-dynamic brown rice flour / organic flour/s of choice
1 cup organic coconut flour
3 teaspoons ginger
1 cup dates
Heart Cookie Cutters
Soften dates in water
Mix all ingredients together and more water if needed
Knead well
Roll out and cut into heart shapes
Bake in moderate oven for approx. 10 - 15 minutes
 3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup dates
4 bananas or 2-3 apples or pears
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon rind
1/4 cup dried apricots / 1/2 cup diced pineapple
1/2 cup sultanas
Blend oats and dates in food processor
Add fresh fruit, lemon juice, rind and process 'til well mixed
Add sultanas and apricots and process briefly to mix
Place spoonfuls of mixture on an oiled / lined tray
Bake moderate oven for approx. 20 - 30 minutes
1 cup ground rolled oats (put through food processor fitted with metal blade)
1 cup millet meal
1 cup coconut + extra for coating
1 dessertspoon lemon rind (use zester)
1/2 cup sultanas / dried cranberries
1/2 cup dates
1/2 cup yogurt
Soften dates
Mix all ingredients
Form into biscuit shapes and roll in coconut
Place on floured tray
Bake in moderate oven approx. 15 minutes
Toasties are so easy to prepare that little hands will love to create themselves - just get a grown-up to put toasties in the oven. Choose a tasty topping for a nutritious snack.
Valentine's Macaroons
1 cup organic flour
2 cups coconut
1 cup sesame seeds,ground fine
1 cup raspberries
1 cup orange juice
Mix dry ingredients, rub well to make a light crumble mixture
Add juice and raspberries
Place in muffin tins
Bake in slow-moderate oven approx.15 minutes
Treats - roll into small balls
1 cup organic peanut butter
2 cups organic shredded coconut
1/4 cup organic raw cashews
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/2 cup organic chopped dates
1/2 cup organic sunflower seeds / pepitas
1/4 cup organic honey
Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Mix well and roll into 2.5cm (1 in) balls. (optional - roll in extra coconut)
Place on an ungreased cookie tray and refrigerate until firm.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
 Virgin Coconut Oil goes very well in shakes and smoothies. Try it with banana + berries of choice, natural bio yogurt, a generous serving spoon of coconut oil, sprinkle of organic vanilla powder, and just sufficient milk of choice / fruit juice to blend.
Method:
Put all the chosen ingredients into a blender and whiz until smooth - and remember 'fresh is best'. This will work well with any fruit combination. If juicing fruit or vegetables, extract the juice first and then mix with natural yogurt and coconut oil, but exclude the milk. Let your imagination run riot and have fun! Leftovers are delish frozen in popsicle makers.
Carob Valentine's Treats
1 cup fresh organic dates, pitted and roughly chopped
1 cup organic dried apricots
2 tablespoons organic sunflower seeds
1 tablespoon organic pepitas
1 tablespoon organic desiccated coconut
2 tablespoons organic carob powder
1 cup organic desiccated coconut, extra, for rolling
 Process (except extra coconut) in food processor / blender to form a stiff paste.
Transfer mixture to a bowl, let little hands help you roll heaped teaspoons into small balls (makes 20)
Roll in extra coconut, shake off any excess coconut,Refrigerate the balls in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
APRICOT DAINTEES….process rolled oats, organic apricots, orange juice to make just moist and small amount of orange rind, roll in coconut.
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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