CHEF BIO
Chef Christy is a “green chick” and vegan macrobiotic chef to eco-conscious celebrities in Los Angeles. She is the only "non-raw" Top Chef featured on Eighty Percent Raw and offers lots of healthy cooked options for that other 20% when you aren't eating exclusively "RAW" foods. Christy's first cookbook Blissful Bites: Vegan Meals That Nourish Mind, Body, and Planet is now available for pre-order
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED RECIPE
Orange-Pumpkin French Toast
These fresh Asian Spring Rolls are the perfect Summer appetizer that
Serves 2 - 4
Ingredients:
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin, or 1 cup fresh pumpkin puree*
1 cup unsweetened almond or rice milk
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon arrowroot, dissolved in 1/2 cup rice milk
1 tablespoon flax meal
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch sea salt
1 loaf ciabatta bread, cut in ½ inch slices
Oil spray, for pan
Preparation
In a medium bowl whisk together first nine ingredients until well combined. Let sit for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a baking sheet with olive oil. Dip each piece of bread in the batter, brush off the excess, and then place on cookie sheet. Continue with the rest of the bread. Bake for eight minutes, flipping each piece at the halfway point.
Heat skillet with oil over medium flame. Place as many pieces of bread that will fit in skillet and fry each side until medium brown or darker, about two minutes on each side. Continue with the rest of bread, spraying your pan with oil as needed. Serve with vegan butter and maple syrup.
* To make pumpkin puree: Take a two-to four-pound pumpkin, cut off the stem, then cut in half. Scoop out the seeds and stringy bits. Lay facedown in a casserole dish with 1 cup of water. Cover with foil. Bake pumpkin at 400 degrees F for 45 minutes, or until flesh is soft. Scoop out flesh from the skin and puree in a food processor until smooth. Refrigerate in airtight container up to one week, or freeze in a plastic bag up to three months.
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