Wow… love this recipe. It honestly doesn’t get any easier than this, and it’s recipes like this that, as you slurp them up with relish, you’re bound to wonder… “Why in the world did I never make this stuff before???”

I’ve had this bin of raisins in my fridge for awhile…raisins homemade and sun-dried by my great-aunt in Greece, made from grapes grown locally on her island of Samos. They were lovingly packed with bay leaves, and each delicately seeded grape still has a bit of its twig attached, presumably a mark of hand-crafting because the only way to achieve that is to actually cut each grape off its bunch.

Anyway, these exotic raisins are just delicious. But to be honest, I’m not a lover of dried fruit, not to snack on by itself. So these beautiful, rarified raisins have been languishing by their lonesome, beloved but neglected, while every time I see them I’ve reminded myself I need to conjure up a purpose for them.

Well… purpose found!

Raisins are the unexpectedly perfect sweetener for this sorbet. Their dense sweetness effortlessly balances the tartness of the pomegranates and cranberries, and the raisiny undertone adds a depth that might be overwhelming with fruits of less… personality.

You may not have my great-aunt’s special raisins to give a slight exoticism to your sorbet… but some quality organic raisins will no doubt pleasure your taste buds most gratifyingly.

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This Live Green Smoothie is pudding-thick, tangy-tart, and chockfull of mango goodness! This recipe is a great way to use up left-over cranberries (or an expense to pick up more and make use of post-Thanksgiving sales).

If your mangos aren’t nice and ripe, you’ll need to add a bit of extra sweetness, but this is definitely a great recipe for over-ripe mangoes. Again… a great recipe to keep in mind for making use of well-priced produce in the “this stuff has been around a shade too long” bin.

And just knowing you’ve got such gorgeous sunny-mango and festive-cranberry colors going into your glass… makes you feel all holiday-ey.

Bottoms up!

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I am in love with this cocktail! It’s intended especially for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other Holiday Celebrations, and is a no-alcohol cocktail that tastes very grownup and slightly exotic! It is just the loveliest, festive shade of fuschia and, for those who enjoy cranberries and rose, will ramp up the holiday spirit wherever you make it. I personally guarantee it. 

You make this “Virgin Martini” with a juicer only… no blender. And it’s ready in just a couple minutes. Just make sure you have loads of ingredients on hand for extra batches because one will simply not do!

Have the best holiday celebration ever! And with this cocktail on the table, I know you’ll be driving safely.

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After you make this recipe, I think you’ll wonder as I am right now, why on earth does anyone cook their cranberry sauce?

This relish is sweet, it’s tart, it’s festive, and just the perfect compliment to almost any kind of Thanksgiving meal you might serve up. My twenty-something kids both give it thumbs up: “You can put if over your turkey or mashed potatoes, or have it as part of a raw, healthy thanksgiving. That’s the beauty of it… it’ll work with anything!” 

They crack me up… sellin’ their mumma on one of her own recipes.

But I will say this: the entire recipe was entirely scarfed down by the three of us before I even began typing up this recipe and loading up the pics. When’s the last time you ate an entire bowl of cranberry sauce…without anything else on the side? On nom nom nom.

Tomorrow: A raw recipe for holiday stuffing!

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This is a gorgeously festive holiday cocktail… with no alcohol in it, so the entire family can enjoy it!

If your Thanksgiving dinner tends to be laden with heavy foods, this beverage is guaranteed to keep you awake and help with digestion. It is *intense* and just sparkling with flavor! But you can also make a milder version for those with gentler palates and inclinations… A table with two pitchers of this lovely cocktail, one mild version and one more intense, would be exquisite!

Happy Holidays, everyone! Wishing everyone the most heart-felt holiday season ever…

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I picked up a beautiful pint of organic cranberries, famously diuretic, high in disease-fighting antioxidant phenols, and certainly fresh and seasonal as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday. Paired here with another diuretic, fresh cucumber, and with mangoes, another fruit rich in antioxidant phenols, and here’s yet another youthifying, healthifying, extremely refreshing smoothie for your LGS arsenal.

Make the smoothie with unpeeled organic cucumbers and you’ve got the added detoxing benefit of chlorophyll and turning this raw smoothie into a Live Green Smoothie!

This is mildly sweet and mildly tart, an excellent sports drink to take with you to the gym. You could even enjoy this in the evening instead of a glass of wine — it’s “dry” and won’t fill your body up with sugar so late in the day.

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