"raw food" AKA don't judge me.

You already know that I've been a vegan for like "forever."

​Seriously, I have not eaten meat in 22 years, but I do remember what scrambled eggs with cheese, a McDonald's cheeseburger, and fried shrimp taste like.  Outside of those items, I only know what things should taste like, through smell.  Being a professional cook, I get a lot of flak for not tasting all the food I make (that's pretty much a rule in the kitchen : always taste what you make.)
​I have been turned down for kitchen jobs, because I offended the head chef by not tasting the dish he had me make.  

Sometimes, I eat "raw food."  Now, before you judge me, I'm not some barefoot hippie, patchouli-wearing, dreadlocked, yoga in the morning, peace love and harmony kind of person.  I just don't eat things that come from animals.  It's pretty simple, and I suuuuuuper don't care if you do.  Chances are, you are a grown adult who makes their own decisions, including what you eat.  Meat is delicious.  It's just not for me.  

One of my "go to" raw recipes is pasta.  No, it's not pasta like you're thinking.  This is a spiralized yellow crookneck squash, topped with fresh pasta sauce, which is just fresh & uncooked tomatoes, pureed with herbs.  BTDubs, those tomatoes totally came from our garden.  And the a raw nut cheese that sits atop this whole dish?  That's just chopped up walnuts, mixed with nutritional yeast and salt.  It's so simple, and it's the epitome of clean eating.  It takes less than five minutes to make, and this completely raw & vegan dish is totes delish.

Judge away though, because I know it's super weird.  And that's okay.  My carnivore husband pokes fun of my flax crackers, cashew cheese, walnut taco meat all the time.  But he is always surprised how delicious and simple my dishes are (especially my raw "cheesecake." OMG).