"Green Juice. Love Yourself. Eat Raw Food. Be Positive. Laugh A Lot."
My dear Mimi is a sweet inspiration to us all. I met her at Matthew Kenney's Culinary Academy in February, and she gave everyone in class this necklace. I never take this wonderful reminder off. Check out her wonderful book and beautiful videos.
We can free ourselves from chemical-laced breakfast cereals by investing some time to make our own. On this lovely, rainy day I was inspired to create a complex cereal that enlightened the taste buds similarly to standard breakfast cereals. This recipe (adapted from Raw Food/Real World) is so yummy that I found myself digging in the cereal jar after lunch and dinner! The recipe uses buckwheat (not actually a grain) which is a great source of easily-digestable protein, non-allergenic, and studies have shown that it actually might aid diabetics!
Basic Cereal
Goji Variation
Bluberry Variation
Cacao Variation
Place buckwheat in colander and rinse to rid starchy water. Place all ingredients in food processer and pulse until combined but not pureed. Divide this mixture into three batches, leave one in food processor. Add blueberries to food processor and combine until berries are broken down (pieces of blueberry skin are okay). In another mixture add the goji powder and stir in. Leave the last mixture plain.
On three teflax sheets, spread until 1/4 inch thick. On the plain tray, sprinkle cacao nibs over and gently press into cereal. Toss into dehydrator for 8-12 hours, flip over the cereals, then throw in for a couple more hours (until totally dry). Once dry, break them into pieces and combine them in a container to store in fridge. The blueberry cereal is so beautiful, and the burst of berry skin is so wonderful! Pour some nut milk over these bad boys, top with goji berries, blackberries, cacao nibs, or whatever you'd like! Have fun!
(flow from Wisconsin spring)
Receiving fresh water from our local spring in Wisconsin is such a joy. We feel so blessed to have a clean source of living water. If you have never indulged in fresh water, and if this resonates with you, give yourself this gift! There is a great resource online called http://www.findaspring.com/ to locate springs in your area. Enjoy!
I've absolutely fallen in love with this incredible nutritious smoothie! The recipe is inspired by a smoothie I tasted during my visit in Santa Monica. It's okay if you don't have some of the ingredients, this is more to demonstrate the idea of how diverse a smoothie can be. Play around with it. Featured in this beautiful drink are an array of incredible super-foods. Tocotrienols are a potent antioxidant, and are absolutely delicious. As demonstrable from the external benefits of aloe, it's extremly soothing to our internal-being as well! This drink is also enriched with omegas from the Evening Primrose Oil & Flax Oil. Your skin will be singing, right after your taste-buds.
Raspberry Shake
Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender except for Sacred Chocolate bar. Pour shake into serving glasses (or glass), and top with grated Sacred Chocolate.
Notes: 1) I was able to write this entire recipe by memory, that's how into this shake I am. 2) Keep your berries in the freezer until the rest of the ingredients are in the blender - so that this drink stays chilled.
Almond Milk
Soak almonds in water for eight hours. Drain soaking water, rinse nuts, then throw into blender. Add three cups water, blend, and strain through a chinois or nut milk bag. Alakazam!
The heat has been somewhat unbearable in Wisconsin (to Wisconsinites) -- here is a recipe for anyone prone to heat induced illnesses! My cilantro plant has been yielding obscene amounts, so I thought I would whip up one of our favorite shakes.
Cilantro Pineapple Shake
(Recipe from "Living Raw Food")
Blend all of this goodness until smooth!
Noelle & David