Pale Fire-Vladmir Nobokov

Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi barakatu.


I love you when you're standing on the lawn
Peering at something in a tree: "It's gone.
It was so small. It might come back" (all this
Voiced in a whisper softer than a kiss).
I love you when you call me to admire
A jet's pink trail above the sunset fire.
I love you when you're humming as you pack
A suitcase or the farcical car sack
With round-trip zipper And I love you most
When with a pensive nod you greet her ghost
And hold her first toy on your palm, or look
At a postcard from her, found in a book.

sushi

I just had a bunch of starchy sushis and i feel headache, lethargic, heavy, and gross. But my tongue liked the sushi. Ah, the tongue is so impartial to patience.

agheebo

Raw Journey Day 6

Kale Seaweed Salad

Ingredients:
Kale
Seaweed
Almond butter
Sea salt
Honey/any type of sweetener
Sesame Oil
Ginger

Directions:
Soak seaweed in water
chop kale very finely
Juice 2 apples with a chunk of ginger
Put this juice into your blender and mix with Raw almond butter, sea salt/soy sauce, honey, and sesame oil.
Now Liquify!!! Mwahahahahaha!!..ahem. ok
Mix the now softened seaweed and bits of kale in a large bowl
Pour your dressing onto the salad
Allow to tenderize for 20 minutes
Garnish with Sesame Seeds and Enjoy!!




Also, I've edited the previous recipe.
Cut out the jicama if you dont like it. Instead, use grated cucumber, grated carrot, and grated red cabbage as filler for your romaine lettuce wrap. Its delish!

Much Peace and blessings,
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Raw Food Journey Day 5

Well today I made a green juice in the morning, made a nice salad for lunch...and for dinner I had bought some jicama (pronounced hee-ka-ma) that I was trying for the first time. Well after some trial and error, I created a wrap was pretty good.

Jicarrvocado Lettuce Wrap

Ingredients:
Grated Jicama
Grated Carrot
Alfalfa Honey
Red Chili Pepper Flakes
Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil
Vinegar
Romaine Lettuce
Avocado
Sesame Seeds

Preparation:
1. Grate the carrot and Jicama
2. Squeeze all of the water out of the Jicama
3. Mix Vinegar, Honey, Soy sauce, Sesame oil and Chili Flakes(as desired) in a bowl.
4. Add the grated carrot and Jicama to the sauce and mix well. Garnish with sesame seeds.
5. Now cut the avocado and put it on a leaf of romaine lettuce along with some of the jicama and carrot mix as "filler"
6. Wrap it up and enjoy your fresh wrap!

NOTE: The smallest and heaviest Jicamas are often the most tender. Because the Jicama is so waxy and rooty, also make sure you have a good peeler and that the tough outer layer does not make its way into your delicious wrap. Jicama is often enjoyed in some Latin American Countries with Lime and Salt. Simple as that!

Happy Raw-Fooding.

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Raw Journey

Salaam Aleikum,

With the exception of a few eggs, cheese, and chocolates here and there, I've been eating raw fruits and vegetables for 4 days. So far, I've lost 4 pounds. My intestines feel lighter, and I am satisfied earlier in the course of my meals. So far, eating a Raw food diet has given me more energy and satisfaction. I've only encountered a few problems. At times I've felt tired or nauseous after drinking hot milk tea on an empty stomach..but I've definetly acquired a heightened awareness of my own digestive system. I did buy a juicer, and honestly, I feel fresh juice could be a potential replacement for my tea and coffee in the distant future. Forgive me for my lack of clarity in writing but hopefully with practice I can improve my blog composition (hehe).

For dinner today, I had a romaine lettuce salad with one avocado, sesame seeds, cheese, and a dressing I made in the blender with the following ingredients:
3 dates soaked in water for 20 minutes
olive oil
1 small tomato
1 small clove of garlic
a pinch of chives
peanut butter (crunchy)
lemon juice
sesame oil
It was DELISH!

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some thoughts

Salaam Aleikum

I don't know what's going to define and differentiate what I write on this blog or in my journal...Maybe just what I want to share with people..

Today I started reading a book that I bought at the thrift store by Jung Chang called "Wild Swans: Three daughters of China". In the first chapter "Concubine to a Warlord General" Chang tells her grandmother's story of being a concubine from 1909-1933. I was impressed with what Chang immediately offered culturally and historically. While describing the courting process between her grandmother, her great grandfather, and General Xue, Chang writes; "Yang had now given General Xue a chance to appreciate his daughter's beauty and intelligence. The final qualification was artistic talent"(38). This to me is a fine summation of what art is. I wrote this down as soon as I read the passage.

"A person's perfection of their art demonstrates their balance/prescence of beauty and intelligence"

...

I suppose my art would be to create...The point of writing this was just to share some simple thoughts I have in my head that come out...more complicated when written down or spoken.
peace,
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