The end of another week. Where did it go? Perhaps it went by so fast because I have barely had all my children under the same roof for 2 weeks now. One or more of them is ALWAYS gone now... spending the night or many nights, with their grandparents. Since we moved 1.5 hours away they are staying with them more often. I can't say that I blame them... they love their nana and papa. My son started out the week at their house since we couldn't miss the return of my father's racing car, after having … [Read more...]
Homemade Healthy Veggie Popsicles
The kids and I had fruit salad for breakfast on Saturday morning ,before we went to the zoo. We had lots leftover so I decided to make some quickie Popsicles. I threw the fruit salad into my Vita-Mix, it consisted of strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries mixed with 1-2 tablespoons of raw agave nectar. I also added a cup of fresh juiced OJ and a big handful of baby spinach. Once it was all blended we poured the dark berry colored mixture into our Tovolo (BPA Free) Popsicle molds. We have … [Read more...]
How to Make Homemade Almond Milk
This morning I made some raw almond milk. It is still a living food, it's vegan, and is very good for you. My two boys love to drink it straight up...my daughter would rather have raw cows milk I think. But none of them mind when I use it in cereals or in homemade raw ice cream. We also use it to make chocolate milk and banana milk which they all love. It is great as a base for milky matcha tea drink too. Yum! It is super easy to make. Other than the 8-12 hours I soak the almonds first it only … [Read more...]
Vita-Mix 5200 – BPA Free Blender
If there is one kitchen gadget that is indispensable in this house it is hands down a high speed blender. Over the years I used many different blenders and they could pretty much be summed up in one word...crap. Anytime you tried to blend something with a little substance they would get jammed up, they would blend unevenly leaving chunks of ice in a smoothie for instance, and generally I just never met a blender I liked. That all changed about 4 years ago when I went into a Costco in Arizona and … [Read more...]
No Cook Peach Cobbler
I made a delicious raw peach cobbler for desert tonight. The kids loved it and so did I and it is oh so healthy. Ingredients 2 peaches (chopped) 1 teaspoon raw coconut oil 4 teaspoons agave nectar (raw honey will also work) 2 dashes cinnamon 3 ounces raw walnuts 5 dates, pitted Preparation Peach filling: In food processor or Vita-Mix, mix peaches with coconut oil, 2 teaspoons agave nectar and a dash of cinnamon until smooth. Empty into bowl. Crumb topping: In food processor, … [Read more...]
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