getting settled at home!

so i finally got home and trying to settle in... it's been a week actually. the weather has been so hot and i'm running around catching up on errands, trying to get my act together. you get the gist.

in the midst of it all, i discovered that my palate has changed. i remember reading somewhere that it takes 3 weeks to develop or break a habit. so i guess the 3 weeks in fort bragg is life changing. two nights back, i decided to have my absolutely favourite swordfish & salmon sashimi. one of the many stuff i miss when i was away. interestingly, when i ate the sashimi, initially it was wonderful, after all its top quality fresh sashimi. i was enjoying it until perhaps the 4th slice, probably when the first few start making its way to my stomach... i felt as it my stomach was invaded by aliens. it was such a strange feeling. gosh, i never ever thought that i would feel lousy eating sashimi. as i was telling some of the girls from class, i think there's no turning back. i have to go raw! and i am not talking about sashimi raw, i mean vegan raw.... that night, i just felt so sick. never again.

this transformation has been so enlightening. i no longer crave for any of the food that i used to love, and that includes of course all the very unhealthy stuff like char kuay teow, laksa and even tim sum!

oh yes, i made pizza flax crackers. i was a bit nervous at first doing it, since it's the first time i am doing it at home. but happy to say, after 36hrs in the dehydrator, it turned out perfect! except that i will not follow the school's recipe next time, which called for carrot pulp! i think i will add more tomatoes, cause i think it'll give it more flavour. this time round. it had a very strong flaxmeal taste. i think i will make almond cheese to go with it.. may hide the taste better... or maybe tomato pesto? hmmm... i am enjoying this!

and after some prompting, i made the chocolate fudge coconut cream dream bar, which to me was a disaster. brought it to my girlfriend's home for tea, i think they were shocked at how rich it can be. i also discovered i do not have a sweet tooth. i much prefer savoury food (yes, rhoni, i can see you saying... i told you so!) i could barely touch a bite of the bar, although i do recall enjoying it so much when i was in fort bragg. perhaps it was the much needed sugar boost in class! well, i think my girlfriends were too polite to say it tasted disgustingly rich and probably disappointed and thinking, you mean this is raw gourmet! i failed badly at the first test!

so i'm planning a dinner for when paul & michael comes back from their trip so i can impress them with my new cullinary skills... i think i shall try to do the almond pesto torte like we did for the catering. will have to ask mukullikaa for advice! i like the menu we served at the catering, not too heavy and taste just perfect. :-) i also do like day's avocado appetizer, which is so light and refreshing... so many choices!

this is making me hungry and its 9am! have a great day!