This superfood “Power-Shot” is made with fresh coconut water and uses goji berries and golden incaberries for protein, antioxidants, and other phyto-nutritional goodness, with raw cold-pressed coconut oil for texture and even more energy-giving power. Juice from freshly squeezed oranges (Valencia is you have them) gives the perfect amount of mild sweetness. End product: a gorgeous, [...]
I’m re-publishing this recipe, which I first posted back in March of 2009, because it is just AMAZINGly delish. One of my readers, Sue, mentioned that she frequently turns to this Banana with Hempseed Milk recipe (quick & easy, no straining required), and it reminded me of one of my all-time favorite recipes, this Vanilla, [...]
When I was first exploring the raw foods lifestyle and culinary realm back in April/May 2005, raw oatmeal factored into my daily routine quite regularly. I was blown away by how delicious it was, and even preferred it to the cooked version. It was one of those dishes that strongly conveyed to me, “If this [...]
Take two Utterly Pedestrian produce ingredients, add a wee bit of many of the most common superfoods raw foodie types tend to keep in their pantries, and you’ve got a rich, tasty, uber-nutritious Live Green Smoothie! Starting with apples and fresh cilantro (which lends a rather floral-herbal quality here), we add small amounts each of: [...]
Upon recently making my first trip to Whole Foods in Tampa (oof — the bill!) I was Christmas-morning squealy-happy to find gorgeously white young coconuts tucked into a corner of the produce department, obviously just waiting for me to take them home. It had been ages since I”d come across any on my shopping forays [...]
Such a pretty salad… like confetti! And another good template recipe to know because there are so many ways you can play with it. The heart of this one is fresh cucumbers (I generally use the long, thin “British” cukes) with a combination of sweet red, orange, and or yellow peppers. The dressing is made [...]
I was delighted this week to find a good local source of giant aloe vera leaves! It’s been a few months since I enjoyed a smoothie made with fresh aloe vera gel, and the fresh gel is el primo for alkalizing your body and helping to get rid of inflammation and stiffness, not to mention [...]
This drink — mild, just a wee bit creamy but not too much, and with a nice clean aftertaste — reminds me of pumpkin-juice-drinking Harry Potter peeps. But it’s easier than juicing, and has the mild quality of frothy dairy milk. And I just love the gorgeous, gorgeous color, which cheered me on at the [...]
If only kids were introduced to this type of day-starter rather than sugary breakfast cereals… Pumpkin here is diced into small tender bits, mixed with honey, good vanilla, and quality salt, then added to some sliced bananas, with a good sprinkling of cinnamon overall. The finished product has a surprising fresh-apple-pie flavor, and I just [...]
Yesterday at the “contemporary Mexican” restaurant Sinigual here in Tampa, my mother ordered a romaine hearts salad with a creamy cilantro dressing that had been thickened with a parmesan-like cheese. And my immediate thought… sunflower seeds! They are excellent at providing a dairy-like flavor and approximating a cheesy texture in certain recipes. So I knew [...]
