First thing this morning we made some more green smoothies and drank them on the porch. I don’t think I ever make them the same way twice—Are you like that too with smoothies? I just can’t stop playing around with the ingredients and proportions =) Green Smoothies 2 cups packed fresh washed spinach 1 inch…
Cherry & Chocolate Hemp Shake
Some days (like today) I make Zoe and Ashley lunch, and they just aren’t in the mood to eat. So I blend them a smoothie or shake. Right now they are really into this little glass bottle that we are reusing. I think it came with 100% grape juice in it, but I can’t remember….
Pineapple & Coconut Quinoa
Around 3:30 my time today, someone on Twitter said that they were having pineapple and coconut rice for dinner. YUM. I decided to make a version for dinner myself, using quinoa in place of rice, since I avoid grains as much as possible. There are few times I have fallen so in love with a…
Raw Chocolate & Raspberry Candy refined sugar free, dairy-free
Raw Chocolate & Raspberry Candy refined sugar and dairy free! Add to food processor: 10 oz sugar-free raspberry preserve (I use St. Dalfour) 5 pitted dates 5 pitted prunes (soak dates and prunes ahead of time if they are very dry) 1 tsp vanilla extract Puree. Add: 1/2 cup Raw Cacao Powder (see this video…
Ancient Dairy
The casein and lactose intolerant among us are unable to comfortably consume cows’ milk. This restriction makes some feel that their cow dairy-free diet is strange. Yet, until very recent historic times it was the milk drinkers who were odd. Prehistory Humans are the only mammals that continue to drink milk into adult life. After…
Raw Chocolate and (fake) Peanut butter Fondue
The weather has been sensational and so we have been outside non-stop; eating on the porch constantly. I feel invigorated by the mild temperatures, sunshine and blue skies. Tonight we had a terrific salad for dinner that was probably half walnuts and half lettuce. It also contained a good quarter cup of raw hemp seeds,…
Veggie Cakes vegan, raw-inspired, GFCF
I’m beginning to think the sky’s the limit with these dehydrated veggie cakes. We’ve made them two different ways, and the possibilities are looking endless. The one on top I’m calling Garden Veggie. The one below I’m calling Spicy Tomato Veggie, although you could easily make it mild too. Next I’m planning on using some…
Vegan Blueberry Muffins, Grain-free
Lately it seems like more and more people are needing egg-free recipes, either for themselves or their children. My kids don’t have a problem with eggs, but I notice that eggs tend to make me feel bloated and very tired. But whether you eat eggs or not, these blueberry muffins are a Guiltless Pleasure—the theme…
Chocolate & (fake) Peanut butter Sandwiches
This Chocolate & (fake) Peanut Butter spread is something that we eat often—sometimes all by itself 😉 like an after dinner treat. One tablespoon is as satisfying or more than a whole dessert. I have other versions of it, like the Frozen Sunbutter Fudge on page 166 in my cookbook. Sunbutter (which tastes similar to…
Macadamia Nut & Coffee Ice Cream dairy-free, vegan
Yesterday it was so hot, or maybe it wasn’t that hot, it just caught us completely by surprise. My mom is in town visiting, and I knew it was supposed to be around 65 degrees, so the girls and I took her to the Denver Zoo. It was 1:00 in the afternoon, and we felt…