Pie with nothing wrong

Pie with nothing wrong

I nailed it, the pie with nothing wrong in it! 

Gluten-free diary-free sugar-free vegan / parve crust

2 cups of Medjool dates 

2 cups of cashew nuts 

Lemon juice from 1/2 lemon

Vegetable oil (avocado, corn, grape, safflower - any vegetable oild without strong taste) - 1/4 cup

Vanilla extract - 1 tea spoon (optional) 

A pinch of salt

Blend dates with lemon juice, add cashews, salt, vanlla extract, oil and blend together. 
Press the paste against the bottom  and walls of the pan. 

Keep in the fridge for at least an hour, overnight or not at all. 

Gluten-free diary-free sugar-free vegan / parve filling

Genrous amount of cut cooked sweet squash

         For best results, use kabocha squash, delicata / sweet dumpling  squash

1 sour apple cut in small chunks

Mix together 

Cholesterol-free dairy-free meringue  --or-- egg-free sugar-free whipped cream

Egg whites from 3 eggs

Sugar powder or white sugar - 60 mg

Lemon juice

A pinch of salt

Cream of tartar or vinegar - small amount to stabalize the foam
Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl (no plastic)

Beat them slow, beat them faster, get some peaks before adding sugar  and other ingidients, 

beat the mix to get soft peaks, medium peaks or stiff peaks depending on your preference. 
Stiff peaks are nice for decore. 

--or--

Whip heavy cream (guess you can explore a vegan whipping cream option, I used a regular whipping cream / heavy cream) 

And now all together  

Start preheating the oven at 200F

Take the pan from the fride, add the filling, top with meringue

Bake for about 45 min 

--or--

Preheat the oven at 400F

Take the pan from the fride, add the filling 

Bake for abot 20 min

Cool

Add whipped cream on top

Bottomline 

Truth to be told, I almost nailed it down. 

It still contains either egg whites or dairy cream (unless you figure it out with coconut cream option). 

If egg whites are involved, you'll need sugar for meringue. But then it's parve. 

In any case the crust and the filling are vegan, parve and sugar-free.

 

Complex tastes: creamy cilantro ginger fish soup

A very quick version of a very nuanced fish soup

If you mix sweet, sour, salty tastes together, it will help you with your life struggles. 
You'll come out as sophysticated and self-confident individual. 

Ingridients

Fish - any white fish fillets will do, tiplapia, cod, flounder, sole, haddock, pollock... - 2-3 pounds
Water - tap water as needed
Coconut milk - 1 can

Cilantro - 1 bunch (thick)
Ginger root - 1 arm
Onion - 1 large yellow onion, cut in large pieces
Garlic - ~5 cloves
Half lemon or 1 lime
Sweet potatos or yam - 2 medium or 1 large
Tomatoes fresh or canned - 1 can  or I can't? I think there don't belog here/ 
Spices: coriander, salt, curry (green curry paste works as well)

Bake potatoes (I use microwave) to make them easy to cut, or cut the raw ones

Mash cilantro and cut onion in  food processor with 1 glass of water
Mash peeled and cut giner root and garlic with 1 glass of water
Combine in a pot, add spices and simmer.
Mash tomatoes or skip tomatoes? 
Add coconut milk and bring to boil
Add ~2-3 more glasses of water and bring to boil
Add yam cut into small cubes 
Add fish and bring to boil again
Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes
If the stock is too concentrated for your taste, dilute with more water and bring to boil
Squeeze 1/2 lemon / lime (optional)
Let it cool down a bit and serve

Serving

Chooped greens (scallions, cilantro), lime wedges are optional
Nice with a side of rice or good bread

Storage

Good in the fridge for a few days