ginger carrot cake with vanilla lime icing

ginger carrot cake-

4-5 cups grated organic carrots
30 ounces pineapple, crushed or tiny peices
1 cup peanut oil
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1-2 Tbs ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1-2 Tbs fresh chopped ginger

combine wet and dry ingredients separately, then mix slowly.  bake at 375 in large prepared dish until cooked through, about an hour.  let cool and remove or ice in the pan using vanilla lime icing.


vanilla lime icing-

2  250g pkgs whipped organic cream cheese
1/4 cup butter or non hydrogenated margarine, melted
2 cups powdered sugar

1 lime, juiced and use half its peel's zest

combine cream cheese and butter first, then add sugar and lime juice slowly in bits, beating well to avoid clumps.  add zest and let stay overnight to increase lime flavor.

garrnachos

please roll your rr!  ;)  this is a modification of a belizian recipe, garrnaches, i had the great fortune to learn from a lovely family i visited one christmas.

chips
2 cans veg refried beans
1 can coconut milk
1 small cabbage, cored and diced
1/2 onion, diced
1 pkg whole milk cheese (white mexican cheese)

heat beans with coconut milk until it thickens to your taste.  mix onion and cabbage.  make nacho plates with some chips, then beans, then veg, then cheese.  enjoy!!! 

ginger lemon basil chicken

this is a good way to use up that big bunch of basil you have lying around and those extra limes or lemons as well.  items like that often come in large doses so its nice to have something easy and delicious to do with them :D

1 free range organic chicken
1 large handfull of basil leaves
2-3 lemons or 3-5 limes, halved
1/2 onion, quartered
2 large bulbs of ginger, sliced
2 Tbls olive oil
salt and pepper

stuff limes, onion and basil into chicken and truss.  rub chicken with olive oil, salt and pepper.  place slices of ginger on top of breasts and in with the drumsticks and wings.  bake at 385 degrees to 170 degrees and reduce to 365 degrees for last 10 degrees.  this will ensure your chicken will be moist and delicious!

goddess dressing

tonight i wanted goddess dressing on my lovely heirloom and avocado salad, and had none, so i whipped this up and devin thought i ought to post it.

1 T tahini
1 T soy sauce
2/3 T soy milk
dash garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

so easy and so yummy!  not really MY recipe, goddess/tahini dressings are very popular because they are so delicious!