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By ABC7

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Cherry Cobbler Recipe

Crumble:
Ingredients

½ cup walnuts

½ cup coconut flakes

4 - 6 dates, pitted

Pinch of salt

Procedure

In a food processor, blend walnuts until finely chopped, then add coconut

While processing, add dates one at a time until mixture becomes crumbly.

Mix in salt. Set aside.

Filling:
Ingredients

3 cups fresh cherries, pitted

6 - 8 dates, pitted

1 TBSP lemon juice

1 TBSP cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Procedure

In a blender process 1 cup cherries with enough dates to create a thick sauce.

Transfer to bowl.

Fold in remaining ingredients.

Assembly

Using a fancy glass of your choice, place 1/4 - 1/3 cup filling in bottom, and top with thin layer of crumble. Refrigerate and serve cold.

Barry Horton's Bio

Barry came to Ravens' Restaurant from the Cordon Bleu Culinary program at Portland's Western Culinary Arts Institute. Barry began his career with the restaurant as an intern, and three years later he bears the title of Head Chef -- a position he has held for a year and a half -- bringing integrity, creativity and a gentle hand to the Ravens' Restaurant.

Unlike prior interns Barry was neither a vegetarian nor a vegan - in fact he was an avid meat eater. He states that he chose to intern at the Ravens' because it "just felt right". Today, Barry is vegan and committed to creating the finest vegan cuisine for friends, family, and restaurant patrons.

Barry graduated at the top of his class from culinary school and has been growing as a chef ever since. Barry grew up in the middle of Kansas and migrated east after high school, enrolling in Johnson County Community College, where he began taking culinary classes and decided that he loved to cook.

He has since learned that a chemical-free, locally grown, plant-based diet is optimal for a long, sound, healthy life, and with this philosophy has been creating delicious, attractive, and nutritious cuisine. He has adapted his classical French culinary training to create amazing, delectable dishes for every palate. He was once told by a culinary instructor, "Never trust a skinny Chef," but this has proven to be false. Barry, who is athletic and slim, feels that the instructor should have advocated, "Always trust a healthy chef."

About Ravens' Restaurant:

Ravens' Restaurant is located within the Stanford Inn by the Sea, a charming bed and breakfast located in Mendocino, CA. The mission of Ravens' is to provide healthy organic cuisine which rivals the fare of that found in the finest Northern California restaurants. The restaurant demonstrates a commitment to preparing outstanding cuisine, supporting sustainable agriculture and organic farming, minimizing waste, and recycling all manufactured items and food wastes. They use no meat or meat products, and aim to "seduce" those often suspicious of vegetarianism by continuing to build on their reputation as an outstanding restaurant within a four diamond, AAA inn.

The following are key concepts behind Ravens' philosophy: \

Local - Dishes based on locally harvested products -- from seaweed to morels.

Organic - Most produce is from regional organic growers or from the Stanford Inn's own California Certified Organic Farm.

Conscious - Vegetarian and Vegan cuisine. Products carefully selected to support sustainability.

Regard for the Land - Wine list comprised primarily of wines produces from certified organic vineyards or those using sustainable, traditional farming practices, including biodynamic.

Recycling - All food wastes are composted and the compost dug back into garden beds. All glass papers, cardboard are sent to recycling.

Ravens' Restaurant is independently owned and lovingly cared for by Jeff and Joan Stanford.

Recipe: Cherry Cobbler