And A Happy New Year!!

Here comes the sun......

Get Your Vit. C!

Just discovered this book:
And it has some GREAT recipes!!

This morning I made this:

1 cup cherries

1 cup banana

1/4 cup cacao nibs

1 c. plus what you need to the desired consistency coconut water

1 TBsp agave

1tsp vanilla

sea salt

and Blend!

Yum-O-lish-us!!!

These chocolate chip cookies were FAB, warm out of the Dehydrator this afternoon!!! Mostly Cashews, cocoa nibs and Almond pulp!!!! (slurp!) From the Queen of Desserts!!!

Fettuccine Alfredo

This is SO yummy! It's cold and windy out and tasted so good popped into the Dehydrator for a little bit AND Healthy as it's mostly veggies! Got this from the Sunny Raw Kitchen's book! I have made this before and devoured it!

FINALLY! Healthy's New Book is OUT! YUM!

Can not WAIT to try these recipes out!! The raw cake I made came from Healthy!!

Life.......

This was good! From Yardsnacker tonight......


Why is life like that? Why is it, when things are broken down, not just leaves, but hearts, hopes, and souls, they are actually at their greatest potential for growth? I do not know the answer, I only know that our hearts must break every now and again, even with those we love, in order to make way for the beautiful blossoms of a new growing season, our own internal Spring.

THE best!!!!!!!!

Caramel Chocolate Trifle Cake

This was one of the BEST "raw" foods I have eVER made!!! Happy very late B-d Ash!!! Raw Goddess is the BEST "uncook" ever too!! This is a recipe from her cook book!! with Carmella!!! It's basically nuts, cashews, dates and coconut milk!! Even the men in our house liked it!!!!! (slurp!!)

Tastee!

Feel like a pop? Here's a "healthy" Root Beer!!

Split a vanilla bean and drop it in sparkling water to soak over night. Add several drops of liquid root beer stevia and wa-la....Root Beer!!!

"crunchy-ness"

Ok! I'm BACK on the "healthy" kick....really.....well, until I raid the candy bowl for to night...really...
got this recipe from Purely delicious magazine and it definitely is!!!!

Candied Pecans

INGREDIENTS
1 c raw pecans
1 t ground cinnamon
1 pinch sea salt & cayenne pepper
1/4 t vanilla extract (or vanilla bean)
1/2 T mesquite powder
1/2 T sesame seeds
2 T shredded coconut (unsweetened)
1/2 t fresh orange juice
1 T pine nuts
3 T pure maple syrup* (or agave)

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix by hand to coat evenly. Pour mixture onto teflex sheet. Separate nuts into small clumps and dehydrate at 110-115F until liquid begins to firm. Transfer to mesh and continue dehydrating until crunchy

Smells Fishy

It is SO amazing how many people think that fish is/are ? NOT meat. We went out last night for my birthday and I asked the waiter if there were any vegetarian choices on the menu? He said well, we have lots of fish....... (me, rolling my eyes) seriously???!?!? ALL meat is RED meat! oh, well, I had a nice conglomerate of sides and literally rolled out of the place. So, it's ALL good! we made the famous onion bread tonight. LUV that stuff! it's back in or on? a routine, so back to sandwiches! the stuff makes the house smell so warm and cozy! happy Autumn!!

Cheese please!

Great snack! they actually did remind me of cheeze-it's which i LUV!! Got these from Raw Freedom Community!

1 C Sunflower seeds (soaked 4 hrs and dehydrated)

1 C Brazil nuts (soaked and dehydrated)

1 C Almonds (soaked and dehydrated)

1 big tomato

1 cup red pepper, diced

I¼ C ground flax

1 pinch cumin or to taste

2 teaspoons salt

1 Tbsp taco seasoning

1 tsp onion powder

I added 1 tsp garlic powder

1 small clove of garlic

Process all ingredients and spread on teflex or parchment paper as thin as you like, after a few hours score with a pizza cutter and leave until dry on top then flip and leave until crispy

yum ~ yum ~ yum!!!

This was soooo delish!! Pasta Alfredo from Carmella's e-cook book!! Basically it's veggies (the noodles are zucchini cut with carrot peeler) the sauce is basically cashews, water and seasonings! Luv the e-cook book! have used it tons! we had the chocolate for dessert! yum!!!

de-lish-us!!!

Had this today! was the BEST ever!!!! I "think" this tomato/mango soup recipe came from Mollie...was so yummy! just tomato and mango's!! and salad with blueberry/strawberry dressing! AND it's pretty!

The dessert is from 123Raw and it's the Best dessert yet!!

Crust: 2 c. Almonds soaked overnight, then dried

1 c. Dates

1/4 c cocoa powder

dash of salt

process and press into glass dish

Carmel Layer:

1/2 c. Almond butter (I used cashew)

1/2 c. coconut oil

1/4 c. coconut butter

1/2 c. Agave

1 Tbsp. vanilla

dash of salt

process till smooth, pour over crust. Top with shredded dried coconut and cocoa nibs. Freeze till ready to serve.....if it last that long!!!!!!!!!

LUV the new e-"cook"book!!

Tried this new recipe from Carmella's new e-book! Ranch Dressing!! was SEW good!!! yummy!!! basically it's soaked Mac. nuts!!! very very easy!!!

New Cookbook!

Cant WAIT to get my new cookbook! this looks absolutely scrumptious!!! yey! Sunny Raw Kitchen!

I learned.....

At our Raw Food Class with mollie, i learned:
drinking green tea or carrot juice MAY help you not burn so much in the sun, but if you eat healthy and not "fatty" you may not burn so much either! hummmmm.........

we cant absorb the vitamins from the good foods we eat if we aren't CLEAN first!!!

Thank you Sandy for the PERFECT frosting recipe for those Cinnamon rolls!!! from Goneraw.com

Juice of 3 oranges

2 Tbsp. agave

2 handfuls of mac. nuts!

yum!!

pretty good! cin. rolls!

Got this recipe from "Gone Raw" was decent...think the icing needs to be sweeter tho...

1¼ cups almond meal
1¼ cups ground flaxseed
1 dash cayenne pepper
1½ tablespoons cinnamon
1 pinch sea salt
1 cup soft pitted dates
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
⅛ cup olive oil
⅛ cup agave nectar
¼ cup raisins, plus a little extra
¼ cup chopped nuts
Preparation

Combine the almond meal, ground flaxseed, dash of cayenne pepper, 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon and pinch sea salt in a bowl and set aside.

In a food processor or blender, process dates, water and vanilla into a paste. Remove half of the date paste and add it to the dry ingredients, along with the olive oil and agave. Mix these ingredients with your hands until it forms a dough. You may need to add a little water and/or agave if it is too dry, but be careful not to add too much.

Spread the dough out on a piece of parchment paper, and flatten/shape it into a 1/4-inch thick square.

Add 1/4 cup raisins and 1 Tbsp. of cinnamon to the rest of the date paste left in your food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Then, spread a thin layer of the paste onto the dough square, making sure to cover the whole surface, and top with a sprinkle of extra raisins and the chopped walnuts.

Using the parchment paper to help hold everything together, carefully/tightly roll the square into a log. Chill in the refrigerator, and then slice into about 1-inch thick rounds. I usually make about 8 cinnamon rolls out of this recipe.

These cinnamon rolls can be eaten right out of the refrigerator or warmed on a dehydrator. I top mine with a generous icing of raw almond butter mixed with agave, vanilla and sea salt (or if I have more time, I make a cashew and coconut whipped cream icing

Creamy Cashew Icing

Makes 2 cups.
2 cups raw cashews, soaked
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons dates, soaked
1 tablespoon coconut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or half a vanilla bean)
¼ teaspoon salt
Place all ingredients in a high-powered blender and process until creamy.

The Raw Goddess is QUEEN!!!

Yum!!! I tried her almond cho. bar today and OH MY!! it was LUSIOUS!! she is supposed to be having a dessert "cook"book coming out soon...wish it would hurry up! here's her recipe

1/2 cup melted coconut butter
1/2 cup cacao or carob powder (I used 3 part cacao/1 part carob)

(my note: first time i tried all carob and the family liked it better than using all cacao. note to self to do as the Raw Goddess did: 3 part cacao/1 part carob!)
1 tbs maple syrup
1 tbs agave nectar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Blend until smooth in high speed blender or food processor.( I used hand blender because vitamix seperated it)

Transfer to a bowl, then add by hand:
A few drops pure almond extract
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup almonds, (if you store in frig or freezer like me, bring to room temp. first. If you dump them right in, it will cause the coconut better to "set up".) chopped Spread mixture on plate or pan lined with parchment paper and set in the fridge or freezer. You can score the chocolate with a cookie or pizza cutter after a few minutes or break into pieces once fully set.

maple walnut ice cream

2 cups walnuts, soaked 8 to 12 hours
* 1 cup cashews*
2 1/4 cups water
* 1 cup pure maple syrup
* 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
* pinch solar-dried sea salt
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, soaked for 8 to 12 hours, then dehydrated (optional)
1. Drain and rinse the walnuts.
2. Put the soaked walnuts, cashews, and all remaining ingredients, except the chopped walnuts, into a blender and blend until completely smooth and creamy. The mixture should resemble the consistency of a thick milkshake.
3. Pour the walnut cream into ice cube trays (I used muffin cups) and freeze until hard.
4. Put cubes through a Green Life or Champion Juicer outfitted with the homogenizing plate.(didn't do this step either as I don't have it)
5. Stir in the chopped walnuts and return to the freezer for a couple of hours. Serve immediately or store in the freezer until ready to use. Keeps in the freezer, in a sealed container, for 1 to 2 months.