It’s finally Spring! Here’s a great way to celebrate, using in-season California avocados. This avocado and basil smoothie is a healthy start to the new season, and surprisingly refreshing! 1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted 1 1/4 coconut milk 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 1 lime) 1 tablespoon agave syrup 1 table spoon fresh basil, … Read more…
This is a really quick, filling soup. Perfect for lunch! 1 avocado 1 tomato 1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil 1 tablespoon miso (unpasteurized, I used yellow) 1 teaspoon fresh ginger 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic Pinch of nutritional yeast Pinch of smoked paprika Put everything in your Vitamix and blend until smooth. Sprinkle with the nutritional yeast … Read more…
With seed cheese and raw pizza sauce you can make raw lasagna! And man, o man is it yummy… so get un-cooking! What you will need to make this veggie lasagna is: 1/2 batch of the seed cheese (see below for recipe) 1/2 batch of raw pizza sauce (see below for this recipe too) 1 bunch fresh … Read more…
Raw soup is one of my favorite things to make and they are great for all year long. Chilled soups in the summer are very refreshing and letting the soup blend just a little longer will heat it up just enough to warm you up in winter. The variety is endless and it’s a quick … Read more…
Simple Cold Fighting Smoothie Here is a smoothie that is packed with vitamins and cold busting powers! 1 packed cup baby spinach 1 tangelo 1 banana 1 cup ice 1/2 cup water Put everything into a blender; if using a Vitamix, turn on low, increase speed to 10 and then high. Blend for 30 seconds … Read more…
And this is for the Holidays. Specifically Thanksgiving, but many Thanksgiving dishes can lend themselves to Christmas feasts. If you haven’t been following Mark Bittman, he is a great food critic and chef. When you are transitioning into raw food, a great way to start is by becoming vegetarian and Bittman has some great veggie … Read more…
Okay, so this salad has no peas in it, but it sure is easy! The great thing about salad is it’s a great light lunch or a quick dinner and there are so many varieties. I had some pears and dried cranberries around, which was pretty much it. Turns out the sweet and tangy really … Read more…
I love coconut milk, but I don’t love the prices that you find at the grocery. This is a very easy raw milk to make that you can add to a raw cereal or have on its own. All you need is 1 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or no) 2 cups water Blend in your … Read more…
