dessert

raw chocolate macaroon

dinner

jicama Mexican rice with golden tortilla chips + salsa fresca

jicama Mexican rice
recipe by Ani Phyo courtesy of rawfoodrecipes.com

golden tortilla chips
recipe from 'everyday raw' by Matthew Kenney

salsa fresca:
(modified from 'everyday raw' by Matthew Kenney)

3 cups cherry tomatoes
1/2 red onion, diced
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime, juiced
1/2 t pink himalayan salt

combine all ingredients in food processor.

lunch

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen mango
1 banana
4 oz sunflower greens
1/4 t local organic bee pollen
1/4 cup water

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

breakfast

apple

dessert

banana crepes with raspberries + chocolate ganache

banana crepes (makes 4):
(modified from recipe by Janice Skoreyko from the Vancouver Sun, 29 September 2010)

puree 4 bananas in food processor until smooth.
spread thinly on Teflex sheet and dehydrate for 4-6 hours at 112°F.

fill crepe with fresh raspberries and drizzle with chocolate ganache.

dinner

salad with spicy almond sauce:

grated beet
grated golden beet
grated carrot
grated jicama
mixed greens
bee pollen (sprinkled on top)

lunch

carrot + cucumber juice:
4 carrots
1 large cucumber

followed by raw chocolate macaroons

snack

green smoothie:
1 cup frozen blackberries
1 banana
1 T raw organic extra-virgin coconut oil
1/4 t local organic bee pollen
3 large collard green leaves
1/4 cup water

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.

breakfast

green juice:
1/2 bunch celery
1/2 cucumber
parsley
1 lime

run all ingredients through juicer.

snack

gt's organic raw multi-green kombucha
(with klamath mountain blue-green algae, spirulina + chlorella)

snack

local organic bee pollen*

*Bee Pollen - The Perfect Food?

lunch

mixed green salad with arugula, cucumber, cherry tomato + raspberry vinaigrette

breakfast

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

quote of the day

"Health is not a 'gift' but something each person is responsible for through his or her own daily effort."

Hideo Nakayama

snack

gt's organic raw kombucha botanic no 9

dinner

portobello marinated in balsamic vinegar + olive oil with basil walnut pesto + lemon fennel coleslaw

my dehydrator

5-Tray Small Garden Excalibur #3500

lunch

mixed green salad with cucumber, tomato + herb vinaigrette

on the bookshelf

'Conscious Eating' by Gabriel Cousens

breakfast

green smoothie:
('chocolate cherry' recipe modified from 'everyday raw' by matthew kenney)

1 cup frozen cherries
1 banana
1/8 cup raw cacao nibs
4 oz sunflower greens
1/2 t vanilla
pinch of pink himalayan salt
1/4 cup water

combine all ingredients in Vita Mix.