Spicy Saturday/Bean-Less Falafel

Denim jacket/cordory skirt - thrifted
shoe boots - john fluevog

Hello Every one,
Yesterday was a Great Fall day for strolling around lower Manhattan. My heart-mate and I caught the tail end of a street fair and I got this whiff of this hypnotic rich fragrance and had to come closer to the wonderful smell. This is unusual for New York City. I confess to you all - In the past I would carry a travel size Lysol spray can. Now I'm too concerned about polluting the air. Getting back to the rich wonderful smell...........Here was This pretty long table with pink and teal tablecloth decorated with big bowls of spices and Organic teas. It has been a while since I've seen a vendor like this . The table was full of colorful curries from around the world, licorice sticks, cinnamon sticks , varieties of salts: like cumin salt, (onion bacon salt - for the meat eaters), lemon pepper salt, and two types of Himalayan salts,etc,etc. I picked up a wonderful organic tea blend .



I was lucky to get a few snap shots , too many people! . This company goes back to 1933 . They family came from Italy.

I looked up "The Markets of New York City" site to find more information about "Spice and Tease" but their website is under construction. The best thing to do is to keep checking the Website for their upcoming online store www.spiceandtease.com . "Spice and Tease" will set up a table at the Union Square Holiday market starting in November 19th to the December 24th. (The Nov.19th -Dec. 24th dates were posted on" The Outdoor Market" site, please check on-line for any changes in the dates).


There was a loud noise in the traffic crosstown that caught my ears . The driver was blasting a Frank Sinatra CD to draw attention to his 1950's ride. What a beautiful burnt Orange color that is. Hard to find that color for a modern day car.

Walking cross town in lower Manhattan you see a variety of street vendors . I wanted to splurge on something different and new. This vendor had a Blind Contour technique he does on T-Shirts.
ART LESSON 101- Blind contour drawings look a bit odd, but are great practice for artist that are developing their eye-hand connection. It can be done with any object or person the artist is drawing. This exercise practice is made up entirely of lines. The contour lines show the edges and outlines of shape. END OF LESSON
I purchased this T-Shirt named "the Cathedral". The arch had an angelic appeal to me. The cost was 20 bucks and the artist displays other themes and colors. Go visit his on-line shop at
www.etsy.com/shop/handmadeinbrooklyn.



All that walking around made us hungry. We stopped at the "Ottmans Cafe" fine Turkish Cuisine. My heart-mate loves Turkish cuisine and will combine Raw Food with vegetarian meals. I ask politely if they can create a salad with whatever raw veggies they had. I do my best to carry sprouts or a Raw fruit bar with me to add the meal. This had Cooked chick peas in it . I have a hard time digesting Raw sprouted beans. Once a blue moon I can handle The Raw Falafel which is made up of chickpeas (but my stomach stills grumbles.) This salad had me craving for Falafel. In the "Living on Live Foods" by Alissa Cohen there is an awesome solution to that gas forming legume- Almonds!!.

2 cups of Almonds
1/2 cup cilantro
1/4 cup parsley
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 cup water

In a food processor, blend the almonds until fine.
Add the remaining ingredients, and blend well.
Roll mixture into small balls and place on a mesh dehydrator screen.
Dehydrate at 105 degrees for 4-5 hours, longer if you desire a crispy falafel.
Enjoy !

Thank you for reading
peace and light to you.