snack

kale chips:
1  bunch dino kale
tahini dressing (recipe from 'The 3-Day Cleanse' by Zoe Sakoutis + Erica Huss)
pinch pink himalayan salt

remove stem from kale leaves + tear into pieces.
toss with dressing + salt.
dehydrate on screens until crisp (approx. 4-6 hrs)

snack

mango

breakfast

green juice:
2 large cucumbers, peeled
3 stalks celery
1 grapefruit
1 apple
1/2 bunch dino kale

run all ingredients through juicer.

snack

mint lemonade:
1 cup lemon juice
3 cups water
2 T local organic honey
chocolate mint

combine ingredients in Vita Mix.
pour over ice.

dessert

blonde macaroons
(recipe from 'raw food real world' by Matthew Kenney + Sarma Melngailis)

dinner

lemon fennel coleslaw + marinated portobello with red pepper sauce

lemon fennel coleslaw:
(modified recipe from 'Slim for Life' by Dr. Gillian McKeith)
1 small red cabbage, grated
1 large fennel, grated
3 stalks celery, sliced
juice of 1 lemon
extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 t pink himalayan salt

toss ingredients and let sit for 15 min. before serving.


marinated portobello:
slice portobello.
toss with extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and pink himalayan salt.
let sit until marinated (about 1 1/2 hours).

red pepper sauce:
(recipe from 'A Taste of Heaven and Earth' by Bettina Vitell)

lunch

green juice:
1 bunch dino kale
2 lemons, peeled
3 large cucumbers, peeled
1 apple
1/2 bunch celery

run all ingredients through juicer.

breakfast

green smoothie:
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
1/8 cup raw cacao nibs
1 T maca powder
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/2 t chlorella
3/4 cups coconut water
dino kale

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

breakfast

green juice:
2 large cucumbers, peeled
3 celery stalks
1 lime, peeled
1 lemon, peeled
dino kale

run all ingredients through juicer.

lunch

green smoothie:
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
1/2 cup young thai coconut
1 cup coconut water
1/2 t chlorella
apple mint

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

breakfast

mango

lunch

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen cherries
1 banana
1/8 cup cacao nibs
1 T raw organic extra-virgin coconut oil
1 T maca powder
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 cup water
4 oz sunflower greens

combine ingredients in Vita Mix.

dinner

raw vegan spinach manicotti with Juliano's exquisite raw marinara

snack

blonde macaroons

breakfast

green smoothie:
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
1 T maca powder
1 T raw organic extra-virgin coconut oil
1/2 cup water
4 oz sunflower greens

combine ingredients in Vita Mix.

snack

coconut water + mango

less is more - part 2

LOVE*note #7: Simplicity
*Live. Organic. Vegan. Experience.
courtesy of Denise Mari of Organic Avenue

"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."
Hans Hoffman

lunch

marinated kale with tahini dressing + hemp seeds
(recipe from 'The 3-Day Cleanse' by Zoe Sakoutis + Erica Huss)

less is more

LIFE FORCE LESSON #6: THE GIFT OF SIMPLICITY
courtesy of Natalia Rose

"If you were to chart exactly how you spend your time and energy each day, how much of it would be unnecessary?...Consider the actual importance of everything you do in a day. Where you put your energy is where you are sending your life force. Which of those activities are truly helping you to conduct the life force where it's most important? And which of them do you carry out mindlessly according to convention and consumer-driven ideas of measuring up?

The less toxic you are, the fewer needs you have. The fewer needs you have, the freer you are to pursue what's most important to you. Take a moment to revise your consumption. Even if you do not make any big changes today, take a moment to consider what is essential, what is less essential, and what no longer serves any real purpose in your life.

...Once you know what you truly and deeply need - down to your very cells - you will realize how much else you don't need or even want, and no amount of outside noise will be able to tell you otherwise!"

breakfast

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen mango
1 banana
1 T maca powder
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/4 cup coconut water
1 bunch cilantro

combine ingredients in Vita Mix.

dinner

salad with spicy almond sauce

salad:
romaine heart
grated carrot
grated jicama
grated beet
sliced radishes

breakfast

green smoothie:
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
1/2 cup young thai coconut
3/4 cup coconut water
1 T maca powder
1 bunch cilantro

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

dessert

blonde macaroons:
(recipe from 'raw food real world' by Matthew Kenney + Sarma Melngailis)

3 cups dried, unsweetened coconut flakes
1 1/2 cups fine almond flour (process almonds in food processor)*
1 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup raw organic coconut oil
1 T vanilla extract
1/2 t pink himalayan salt

combine wet ingredients.
combine dry ingredients.
mix wet and dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
spoon rounds of mixture onto dehydrator screens.
dehydrate at 115 degrees for 12 hours or until crisp outside and chewy inside.

*substitute equal amount of cacao powder for chocolate macaroons

dinner

zucchini spaghetti + Juliano's 'exquisite raw marinara sauce'
(recipe from 'Raw - The Uncook Book' by Juliano with Erika Lenkert)

on the bookshelf

'Raw - The Uncook Book'
by Juliano with Erika Lenkert

dessert

blonde macaroons
(recipe from 'raw food real world' by Matthew Kenney + Sarma Melngailis)

lunch

green juice:
6 carrots
1 large cucumber, peeled
1" piece of ginger, peeled
italian parsley

run all ingredients through juicer.

breakfast

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen cherries
1 banana
1/2 t vanilla
1 T maca powder
1 T raw organic extra-virgin coconut oil
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/8 cup raw cacao nibs
1/4 cup water
pea sprout greens
spinach

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

dinner

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 banana
1 T maca powder
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/2 cup water
4 oz sunflower greens

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

snack

green juice:
2 large cucumbers
2 limes

run ingredients through juicer.

blend in Vita Mix with:
1 T local organic honey
apple mint

pour over ice.

breakfast

smoothies:
2 cups frozen pineapple
1/2 cup young thai coconut
1 cup coconut water
1/4 cup water
1 T maca powder
chocolate mint

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

lunch

smoothie:
(modified from 'everyday raw' by Matthew Kenney)
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
1/2 cup young thai coconut
1 cup coconut water
1 T maca powder
chocolate mint

snack

lemonade:
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 cups water
1 t organic local honey

snack

green juice:
2 large cucumbers
2 limes, peeled

run ingredients through juicer.
combine juice in Vita Mix with:
apple mint
1 t organic local honey

pour over ice.

snack

raw sevillano olives

lunch

green smoothie:
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
1/4 cup coconut water
1/4 cup water
4 oz sunflower greens

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

breakfast

mango

snack

raw almonds, soaked

snack

green juice:
2 large cucumbers
1 grapefruit, peeled

run ingredients through juicer.
add 1/2 t chlorella and blend in Vita Mix.

lunch

green juice:
2 large cucumbers
1 lemon, peeled
1 apple
1/2 bunch dino kale

run all ingredients through juicer.

breakfast

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen cherries
1 banana
1/4 cup coconut water
1 T raw organic extra-virgin coconut oil
1/8 cup cacao nibs
1 T maca powder
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/2 t chlorella
pinch pink himalayan salt
4 oz baby spinach

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

snack

raw almonds, soaked

snack

lemon-limeade:

1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup lime juice
2 heaping tablespoons organic local honey
3 cups water

blend in Vita Mix.
serve over ice.

breakfast

mango

breakfast

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen blackberries
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 cup young thai coconut
1 cup coconut water
1 T maca powder
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/2 t chlorella
4 oz sunflower greens

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

snack

celery, carrots + jicama

mesquite

USE MESQUITE MEAL IN YOUR RAW RECIPES
by Anna Hayes
(courtesy of rawfoodrecipes.com)

turmeric

THE MANY BENEFITS OF TURMERIC
courtesy of rawguru.com

breakfast

gt's organic raw gingerade kombucha

breakfast

green smoothie:
2 cups frozen pineapple
1 cup young thai coconut
1/2 cup coconut water
1/2 cup water
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/2 t chlorella
1 T maca powder
chocolate mint
sorrel

snack

green smoothie:
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
1 cup young thai coconut
1 cup coconut water
1 T maca powder
1/4 t Pure Radiance C
1/2 t chlorella
collard greens
cilantro

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

desert

coconut water + rose bar

dinner

salad:
mixed greens
cucumber
cherry tomatoes
olives
balsamic vinaigrette

lunch

green juice:
1 grapefruit
1 apple
2 large cucumbers
1/2 bunch dino kale

run all ingredients through juicer.

breakfast

mango