So here I am at the end of Emmy weekend, and I have survived!!!!!!!! I am in LA, and with the Emmy’s and all, I was running around a lot and making a lot of meals and snacks for various people. Now I am exhausted and about to pass out… and I don’t have to make another meal for people now until …Tuesday! 🙂
So I wanted to mention to you guys that one of my new, seasonal ingredients that I’ve been working with is raw, organic sweet white corn. I’ve really slammed corn in the past (see my blog “When Good Veggies Go Bad”)- but that is the commercialized, pesticide-ridden, government-subsidized kind of corn that is produced in ginormous quantities, much of which eventually gets turned into high fructose corn syrup or feed for animals in factory farms. The kind of corn I’m talking about it is in season right now, and you can pick it up at your local farmer’s market or a health food store.
Make sure that the white corn you get is organic (!!!) and local, if at all possible. You only want corn that you can eat shortly after being picked, otherwise it will become too starchy. Corn has a lot of fiber- but most people cook it, grill it, steam it, make some variety of corn on the cob!! You don’t need to cook organic white corn. In fact, it would be a great idea not to, especially in my taco salad recipe, since if you keep the enzymes intact it will digest much easier. You can just shuck it and then carefully saw the corn off each side with a long knife. Corn has some vitamins, like Vitamin C, which will be preserved if you eat it raw. It is just a great ingredient to spruce up a salad here and there. I particularly like it with dulse (sea vegetable), which provides an organic sodium source, and onions chopped up in a salad.
One day, I took a break after making lunch and went to the pool for a little bit…
And admittedly, I think I put my face down in this fluffy grass and passed out for a little bit! It was a glorious day, and…
After all, on this particular day I was making food at THIS HOUSE!!!
Today, after everything, I made it back to Santa Monica beach, where I am staying, in time for the sunset!!
And got a great meditation in. I didn’t even watch the Emmy’s tonight. 🙂 Ssssshhh don’t tell!
Hope you had a great start to your week!!!!
All my very best,
Kimberly
I know white corn (is that the one with really big kernels?)from Peru,where it is quite common.
Um, no, it doesn’t have to have really big kernels….just white, not yellow! Very sweet and yummy. 🙂
Looks like fun on the beach! xoxo
Beautiful salad!
Thanks Jennifer!! 🙂
Kim,I have candida, how would you recommend my diet should be? Do you really need to stop fruit?
Hey Kim,
Be sure to check with a physician about candida! It is generally recommended to stop eating all sugars (including fruit) for at least a month to “starve” the candida, which feeds of sugar and starch. There are some good products out there like Candex that you can look into, or ask your doctor about! Also, probiotics would be great for you, to rebalance the body, as well as gravity-centered colonics.
Let me know how you do!
xx Kimberly
What is your opinion on polycarbonate in the excalibur dehydrators?? do you have the excalibur??
I do have the Excalibur dehydrator, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone and everyone that is interested in one. The Excalibur is the industry standard, and is used by every single raw chef I know and in every single raw restaurant I have ever been in.
The Excalibur’s Tray Screen Material is made from FDA Approved Polypropylene #5 which is one of the safest plastics for direct food contact. They use polycarbonate as the Case material because it is virtually indestructible; however, we use polypropylene #5 for the parts that your food sets on because it is the safest plastic for food contact available. ** Please note that food does not come into contact with polycarbonate- the plastic that your food sets on in the Excalibur is polypropylene #5 NOT polycarbonate**
FDA Approved polycarbonate is safe when used at low temperatures and will not give off harmful fumes like low-quality plastic dehydrators. It is important to make sure that you have FDA Approved for Food Contact polycarbonate as there are different types of polycarbonates.
What people should really be concerned about is the carcinogens that are created by HIGH temperature cooking- especially grilling.
Hi Kimberly! I am a pretty new reader of your blog 😀 How long are you in Santa Monica? That’s where I live … maybe we could go for lunch or dinner while you’re in town! I love meeting new, like-minded people!
Hi Jenny,
I just got around to all these comments! Sorry I missed you, I’m back in NY now. But sometimes we have events around LA, and I will be sure to post them before I come. It would be great if you could come to one of those and we could meet!
🙂
xx Kimberly
Glad to hear you having fun in Cali…so jealous of the beautiful weather you are enjoying!
Hello! I’m a friend of Meech’s in Sacramento and discovered your website through her. I’ve really enjoyed looking through information on your site as well as videos of you on various programs making your smoothie. I plan on buying your book and getting a Vitamix as soon as I can! i’m very into nutrition and do my best to educate myself on the best foods and supplements. My question for you is regarding dulse. My mother and aunt harvested a lot of what they call seaweed from the Mendocino coast and I’m wonder if it’s the same as dulse or if it’s something else. They dehydrated it and I eat it as a snack. It’s quite tough and turns a bit slimy once it rehydrates in your mouth. They don’t know the correct name but just that it’s “good for health”. I know dulse is good for you so I’m hoping it’s the same thing or equally good! Thanks!
My dear friend Stella is celebrating her 100th birthday today. Besides having great genes (her mom lived to 103, her sister to 96, & her dad to 89), she has eaten a mostly (maybe 90%) organic diet for decades now, has used a neti-pot every morning for the past 50 years or so, hand washes all her clothes & sheets (does not want to use detergents), takes vitamin supplements, went many decades without taking any medications whatsoever even antibiotics, etc. Yes, in her 90s I saw her chew on white organic corn on the cob! She also likes to get organic fruits & veggies delivered from the stores on nearby 86th Street in Bensonhurst & make juices out of them daily with a blender. She is one amazing lady with 100 years of treasured memories basking in all her glory in Brooklyn today just as she deserves to. Fitting I saw your piece about raw organic corn on the cob today!