GREEN MACHINE SUPER FOOD SMOOTHIE

Oh my, I ran out of spinach to use in my smoothie this morning so I ended up adding Vitamineral Green to it and WOW! Delish!  Just what I needed to get me going this morning.

There are those days or when you've fallen off the band wagon and splurged a little, feeling the consequences...  That was me the past few days - splurging here and there, but now I am back on the wagon. The super foods drink has got me going!

GREEN MACHINE SUPER FOOD SMOOTHIE

3/4 cup frozen mango
1/2 - 3/4 cup frozen pineapple
2 large dates (or 3 small dates)
1-1/2 cup almond milk
1 tablespoon vitamineral green - I got mine at Whole Foods
1 table spoon hemp seeds
Topped with raw sweet cacao nibs

Blend all the ingredients except the cacao nibs together in a high speed blender, pour into your favorite smoothie cup, top with cacao nibs and sip.

Enjoy!

RAW DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIE DOUGH TARTELETTES

I really can't describe how good these are!  So decadently delicious, and seriously I don't feel guilty eating them.  I love having simple recipes I can use just by changing them up a little bit and voila a whole new dish!  Here I took my Raw Chocolate Cookie Dough Bites and made them into mini tartelettes with my raw chocolate frosting from these Raw Brownies on top.  Divine. You HAVE to make these!  Enough said!

RAW DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIE DOUGH TARTELETTES

1 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup raw almonds
1 cup dates
2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
2 tablespoons raw agave or honey

Process the nuts in your food processor until finely chopped.  Add in the dates and process until the ingredients are mixed well and it starts to get moist from the dates.  Add in the cacao powder and agave or honey and process to combined.

Press into mini cupcake / muffin tray lined with mini cupcake liners.  Press dough firmly into the paper / tin firmly and refrigerate.  Now make your frosting.

RAW CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/4 cup maple syrup or agave nectar
1/8 cup coconut oil, warmed to liquid
1/3 cup raw cacao powder

Wisk all the ingredients together in a bowl.  Top each tartelette with a dollop of  chocolate frosting and refrigerate for 1 hour.  Now they are ready to eat.  Be careful.  You may end up eating, 2, or 3, or even 4... ha!

Store in an airtight container in the frig.

Enjoy!

SWEET AND SAVORY SUMMER SALAD

Here's one of my favorite summer salads or should I say, more of a treat.  I love to make different versions of this wonderful dish which can accompany any light summer time meal.  Serve it as a snack or a side salad, you choose, it usually gets devoured in minutes anyways... :)  Enjoy!

SWEET AND SAVORY SUMMER SALAD

Equal amounts of
Watermelon
Pineapple
Cucumber
Avocado
Heirloom tomatoes
Daikon radish
Orange bell pepper
Yellow squash
1 Lemon,  juice of
Sea salt to taste
Chili powder

Chop all the vegetables into cubes or strips and place in groups on your favorite plate.  Squeeze the lemon juice on top, sprinkle with sea salt and chili powder to taste.  Voila!  Super tasty!

Bon Appetit!

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A LITTLE DIY PROJECT FOR MY GARDEN

Just wanted to share a little side project in our back yard. (It's not about food or a recipe but truly another love of mine.)  I've been enjoying my back yard this year with nurturing a garden, playing with my son and having back yard parties with this wonderful weather we are having. 

I love how this easy cinder block planter we put together. You can get these cinder blocks at Home Depot for $1.09 each and the caps for the blocks are just as inexpensive.  

I was inspired by my visit to Dwell on Design last year - their out door living section was A-mazing!  Check out this LINK too for more cinder block garden ideas.

Have a fabulous week everyone!

RAW SWEET POTATO CHIPS WITH GARLIC ROSEMARY AIOLI DIP

I don't know about you, but one of my junk food weakness is eating chips.  Love chips... the savory and saltiness of chips.  I admit it.  So, anytime I can make a healthier version of chips, I am all over it.  These sweet potato chips are delicious and super easy to make, and the garlic aioli dip is divine!  The combination is superb!  - I need make another batch pronto!!

RAW SWEET POTATO CHIPS

3-4 Organic sweet potatoes, peel on, sliced on a mandoline
Sea salt - optional

Wash, dry, then slice your sweet potato and lay evenly and unlayered on your dehydrator tray.   If you'd like, you can sprinkle a little sea salt on top before you turn on the dehydrator.  Dehydrate at 115 degrees for 15-20 hours depending on how thick you cut them.  You can dehydrate them until they are to your desired crispness.  Store in an airtight container. 

GARLIC ROSEMARY AIOLI DIP

1 cup raw cashews, soaked 2 hours or more, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup water

1 lemon, juice of

1 clove garlic

1 tablespoon chopped rosemary

1/2 teaspoon paprika

chilli powder to garnish

Sea salt to taste

 

In your high speed blender, puree the cashews, water, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and paprika until smooth.  Add more water if you need to in order to get the creamy consistency desired.  Season to taste with salt.  Transfer the dip into a bowl or covered container.  Store in the frig for up to a week.

So tasty!  Bon appetit!!

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Do you have a favorite raw chip or dip recipe? We would love to hear what it is! Share it in the comments below.

CURRENTLY SIPPING ON: BLUEBERRY PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE WITH SPINACH

Currently sipping on this delicious and refreshing smoothie.  Hope your day is fabulous!

BLUEBERRY PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE WITH SPINACH

1-1/2 cup almond milk

2 cups spinach

3/4 cup frozen pineapples

3/4 cup frozen blueberries

1/2 cup frozen strawberries

 

Blend all the ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth.

 

Optional - top with shredded coconut and hemp seeds.

 

Sip and Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

RAW CHOCOLATE COOKIE DOUGH BITES

I love no cook simple raw desserts.  There's something so satisfying about them.  This is a recipe that literally could be tweaked so many different ways to give you many, many delicious treats.

I took my Raw Cranberry + Sweet Cacao Nibs Icebox Cookie dough recipe and just changed it up a bit.  It almost tasted like you are savoring some chocolate truffles or something.  I hope you love them just as much as I do.

RAW CHOCOALTE COOKIE DOUGH BITES

1 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup raw almonds
1 cup dates
2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
2 tablespoons raw agave or honey
Shredded coconut for coating

Process the nuts in your food processor until finely chopped.  Add in the dates and process until the ingredients are mixed well and it starts to get moist from the dates.  Add in the cacao powder and agave or honey and process to combined.  Roll the dough into bite size rounds and roll the balls in a plate of coconut shavings to coat.  Chill for about 1 hour in an airtight container and they are ready to serve!  So simple!

You can get creative and use other delicious goodies to coat your cookie dough bites.  Yum!

Bon appetit!

RAW HAND ROLLS

I am bringing my Asian roots back to the fore with this dish... You won't believe how simple it is really.  I remember the days growing up where we would make hand rolls for dinner, so delicious!  I love the flavors that come out in this simple hand roll. 

This can also be a great dinner party food idea, which I have done several times.  You can make a hand roll bar ~ lay out all the ingredients separately and the guests could build their own rolls.  If you want to make it vegan, just add rice - super delicious, tasty and fun for your guests.

You can buy your nori (seaweed sheets) from many supermarkets.  This time I just grabbed an already cut pack from Trader Joe's.  And great thing about this is that you can really use any type of vegetable to suit your taste buds.  Here's what I used...

RAW HAND ROLLS

For the wraps
Nori (seaweed) sheets cut into squares
Cucumbers, julienned
Red bell peppers, julienned
Daikon radish, julienned
Red onion, julienned
Yellow squash, julienned
Avocado slices or guacamole
Micro greens
Sesame seeds

For the sauce
Equal parts soy sauce or (Bragg's Liquid Aminos) and fresh lemon juice or rice vinegar.
Sesame seeds to garnish
Wasabi, optional


Cut your nori into squares and lay them out on your plate or cutting board.  Add in your ingredients as shown at a diagonal and then fold over like a taco to eat. 

Dip into the sauce and enjoy!

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What's your favorite Asian inspired raw dish?   Feel free to share it in the comments below. Links are welcome!

THIS MORNING'S SIMPLE GREEN SMOOTHIE

 

This morning's quick breakfast... A simple green smoothie topped

with hemp seeds and sprouted buckwheat granola.

 

SIMPLE GREEN SMOOTHIE

 

1 cup almond milk

2 cups spinach

1 cup frozen mango

3/4 cup frozen pineapples

 

Blend all the ingredients in a high speed blender until

smooth.

 

Sip and Enjoy!

 

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KELP NOODLES WITH AVOCADO MISO DRESSING

If you are like me you are always looking for new recipes to keep your taste buds satisfied.  I am always looking for new ideas to incorporate in to my raw and vegan diet.  I came across a lovely recipe which used soba noodles with an avocado miso dressing over at A House in the Hills.  Such a lovely site. 

I have been dying to use the kelp noodles I bought from Whole Foods, so I thought, what a lovely way to use these noodles.  All you have to do is rinse the noodles and they are ready to use.  The dressing is super easy to make and extremely tasty.  Definitely try this recipe.  You will love it!

KELP NOODLES WITH AVOCADO MISA DRESSING

For the salad
1 package kelp noodles, rinsed
2 cups (or more if desired) shredded kale
1/2 cup chopped or shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped radish
1/2 cup shredded red cabbage, optional

For the dressing
1 medium ripe avocado
2 tablespoons miso
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lemon, juice of
1 clove garlic

Toss all the ingredients for the salad into a medium bowl.  Then add all the ingredients for the dressing into the food processor and process until mixed smooth.  Pour the dressing onto the salad mixture and combine well.  (I used my hands to mix the dressing into the salad.)  And there you have it.  Super, super tasty. 

Enjoy!

 

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