Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Dear Belle: I stopped in a Kitchen store today to get a spiral slicer and they told me an asian store would have one. I am going to go tomorrow to see. Good Luck, Eileen Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I've seen them on e-bay and amazon.com Hi All, > > We have been off the strict SCD for about a year and are doing pretty > well, but we still don't eat wheat, and just a little of other grains. Recently > I read some interesting ideas for noodles that I thought might be of > interest to some of you; they come from the " raw/living food " cuisine. > Raw foodists don't eat traditional noodles, because they're cooked. Two > of the substitutes are both tasty and legal. > > The one my family likes the best is zucchini noodles. You need an appliance > called a spiral slicer. It costs about $20. You put a firm, straight vegetable > in it such as carrot or zucchini, turn the crank, and it slices long spiral ribbons > from the bottom to the top. The zucchini noodles are pretty convincing, and > zucchini is a lot easier to find than spaghetti squash, which is watery to boot. > The kids were reluctant to eat them at first, but when they realized they could > slurp up long strands, they changed their minds. It also helped to cook them > slightly so they were softer but not falling apart. > > Another interesting noodle option is to use young coconut, also known as > Thai coconut. The flesh of these is soft. You try to scoop it out in large > sheets, then slice them into ribbon-like noodles. If you open one with > too-soft flesh, use it for a smoothie and try another one. These coconut > noodles are good for pad thai, or peanut noodles, or you could mix them > with shrimp, shredded cucumber, shredded carrots and celantro and wrap > it in lettuce leaves for a nice spring roll, with some sort of dipping sauce > using peanut butter. Yum! I hope these ideas are of value to > someone. > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 , Is either one of these slicers the style you use? http://www.therawfoodworld.com/index.php?cPath=316_328 Elaine B > > The one my family likes the best is zucchini noodles. You need an appliance > called a spiral slicer. It costs about $20. You put a firm, straight vegetable > in it such as carrot or zucchini, turn the crank, and it slices long spiral ribbons > from the bottom to the top. The zucchini noodles are pretty convincing, and > zucchini is a lot easier to find than spaghetti squash, which is watery to boot. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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