the best macaroons

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Jen

*HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY*

I hope everyone is eating (or wearing) something green today! I started out my day on the early side to get some work done. It feels weird not to get up and workout, but I am trying to make my body take it easy this week to gear up for the half marathon on Sunday!

So, I decided to occupy my time by making some green juice for the holiday! I used some celery, kale, carrot and lemon that was ready for juice (ie – too overripe to eat!).

It sure came out green! And, tasted like green lemonade.

I also had some tea and toast with coconut butter while I worked.

And, I snacked on this huge grapefruit for a mid-morning snack. I have actually never peeled a grapefruit to eat it. I always slice it in half. I loved eating it like an orange.

It was so sweet and juicy – yum!

Lunch was a bit green too. I made a great sandwich on flax oat bread with spinach & artichoke hummes, spinach, cucumbers and sprouts.

Best. Sandwich. Ever. It was my perfect sandwich! This bread from Great Harvest is amazing. Enjoyed with some Salty Pepper Somersaults.

Backing up a bit – Last night, I decided to make some coconut macaroons. I love macaroons, but have yet to find a good (healthier) recipe to make myself. Ryan recommends a recipe, so I decided to give it a try. Well, this one takes the cake by far! I used the recipe straight from Raw Food Real World.

I started with Chocolate Macaroons.

I scooped the ‘dough’ with a tablespoon and placed each macaroon on my dehydrator.

Since I was firing up my dehydrator to make chocolate macaroons, I decided to make blonde macaroons as well.

I ran the dehydrator at 115°F for 10 hours and woke up to unbelievable macaroons this morning!

The house smelled amazing too! I find that my dehydrator dehydrates a lot faster than recipes call for. I wonder if it is getting too hot inside. Everything comes out great! I just have to check it more carefully.