I love my dehydrator.

28 Feb

Quite possibly the most fun piece of machinery of 2012.

It’s so ridiculously easy, don’t be scared of the dehydrator.

It even provides a nice white noise overnight.

I sliced up a couple green and fuji apples and put them in the dehydrator overnight. Better than the ones in store because there is zero sugar!

Odd things: I don’t really care for cantaloupe, but I’ve had freeze dried cantaloupe and liked the flavor.

Dehydrated cantaloupe was a winner too!

I tried my hand at sweet potato chips but those were a major fail. I think I  need to use a peeler next time to make sure they are ultra thin.

Next up on the to do list is going to be carrot and sweet potato chips. Hopefully, they turn out this time.

x

Casey

 

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The Snazberry tasted like Snazberry

27 Feb

*Giveaway Announcement*

The winner of the Aloe Gloe Giveaway is Mari

Congrats Mira, send me over an email at insatiablyhealthy@gmail.com with your info so I can send you your drinks!

Don’t forget to enter Wednesday’s giveaway if you haven’t already.

I had a great weekend hosting my cousin, Saryn, who was visiting Denver for her interview for postgrad at DU.

Here’s the brief foodie recap….

City’o'City.

I’ve been to both City’o'City and Watercourse Foods now. I really really want to love them because every vego and vegan I know recommends them, and I’m willing ot give it another shot because I think I order the wrong thing every time.

Macro Plate: Togarashi blackened tofu with quinoa and wakame pilaf in miso broth with steamed greens, pickled carrot, and kimchi

The only flavor I could taste was salt and the tofu was a very odd consistency.

Saryn got El Jefe: burger with cheddar, sauteed mushrooms, onion rings, hot-sauce aioli and a fried egg

I snuck a couple bites and it was absolutely delicious. My dish paled in comparison to the homemade bun and crunchy onions.

So not all hope is lost for City’o'City

The next day we got to Root Down about five minutes before it opened in the hopes of snagging a table for brunch.

Apparently we were not the only ones with that idea…

Introducing the hottest nightclub in Denver at 10am…..or just an insanely good organic and sustainable restaurant.

We ventured a block or two down to Lola Restaurant in the Highlands.

Famed for their flavors of mimosas.

Couldn’t resist the Willy Wonka theme: Snazberry Mimosa.

And guess what? The Snazberry tasted liked Snazberry.

We also got a banana pancake for the table to share.

Complete with banana creme! The best part.

Do this idea of a pancake for an appetizer. Pancakes are so rich for me, often I only need a bite or two.

The menu wasn’t too veg friendly but thankfully one of the veg options sounded awesome.

scrambled egg-vegetable migas, tortillas, black bean refritos, chile rojo

It was kind of luke warm once we got it, but I appreciated the house made tortilla which was my favorite part.

Saryn’s friends and I did an excellent job of swaying her decision to the rockies. Hopefully I’ll another family addition to CO in the fall!

Now off to an early bedtime!

x

Casey

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Neat Market: All About Cupcakes

24 Feb

If you haven’t yet. Giveaway & Giveaway

Hope you guys enjoyed yesterdays Seitan Edition. Today it’s onto the sweet treats of Neat Market.

First up was a personal favorite find of mine for many reasons.

It’s called OURS, which firstly is just a great name. There was so much cool artwork and awesome calligraphy all over this display. Everything looked so earthy, rustic, and beautiful it was hard not to take a bajillion photos. The couple who own and operate OURS looked like they belong in Melbourne so obviously I was just drawn to them.

OURS had a variety of products (including a “sausage” made from mushrooms, which I forgot to photograph) and I was happy to learn they also sell at Denver Urban Homestead.

They had sold out of this seed based cheese which I was bummed about but I happily snatched up the Pumpkin & Japanese Sweet Potato Cupcakes. These were the most appealing cupcakes of the whole market. And trust me…..there were a lot of cupcakes.

I got two to take home for my roommate and I.

It lived up to my expectation. Without being to sweet the texture was just perfect and the pumpkin seeds gave a nice crunch in there too.

Next up was Beet Box tons of vegan goodies from these guys, plus some Gluten-free delights. How two guys can make some of the prettiest desserts is beyond me. I can make a mean donut, but these were just gorge.

They’re sold in a ton of coffee shops in the Denver area and will be coming out with their own storefront soon. But that location is top secret for now….darn.

They also has some cupcakes.

Savory Tartes.

Gluten-Free Goodies.

Butternut Squash Samosa

I brought home the Apple Spice donut to share with my roomie. We dug into it immediately!

Ohmygoshmygolly.

Such an amazing flavor and texture. Chock full of apples and cinnamon flavor. I am certainly going to try to emulate this to the best of my abilities.

I tried to get a picture so you can see the real chunks of apple in there. My roomate mentioned that for a buck fifty. This is a steal considering you’d probably get charged the same thing at Krispy Creme

And since were on the donut theme here’s a preview of a recipe to come out of my own kitchen.I’ll give you a hint: Lavendar

Have a great weekend. My cousins coming in town so it’s going to be a fun one!

x

Casey

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