It’s easier than you might think to eat nutrient-dense leafy greens. I understand how intimidating bunches of kale, chard, and collards can look on those grocery shelves. Hey, I grew up eating iceberg lettuce – correction, I grew up eating a lot of junk – and the ONLY lettuce I ate was some iceberg… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Super Foods
Apple Hemp Muffins (vegan, wheat-free, and oil-free)
If you eat vegan or raw, you know that hemp is hot! I’ve been using hemp seeds in my recipes for years (before it was um, ‘hip to eat hemp’). When I started using hemp seeds and talking about them in my recipes, I got that “ohhhh, you are hippity dippity!” sort of reaction… like… Continue Reading
Raw Raspberry Pudding and Review of JEM Nut Butters
You may think that all nut butters are created equally – and that if you’ve tried one, you know how another is going to taste. I mean, if you have tried roasted almond butter, you know how it tastes. Then, you try raw almond butter, which tastes different… but another raw almond butter is going… Continue Reading
Halloween Treat: Pumpkin Chia Pudding and Raw Chocolate Pudding Parfait Cups
Halloween is fast-approaching, and I thought I’d bring you a sweet treat to please kids and adults alike. Double-duty: This would also make a beautiful holiday dessert for those of you now looking forward to Thanksgiving. With how much our family loves my Chocolate Coconut Chia Pudding (and how well received it was by all… Continue Reading
“Oven Dehydrated” Kale Chips (no dehydrator needed!)
I’ve had a problem. A kale chip problem. I have been buying too many packages of dehydrator-made-deliciously-expensive kale chips. Why not make them myself? Well, I don’t have a dehydrator, which truly makes the best kale chips. I’ve made them in the oven before, but guess what? They lose that gorgeous vibrant green color… Continue Reading
NEW! Cinnamon Cookie Dough Bars (and photos of LTEV signing at Chapters)
I have a new recipe for you today, these yumbo bumbo Cinnamon Cookie Dough Bars… But first, thought I’d show a few pictures from my book signing at Chapters this past weekend. My girlfriend Vicki was good enough to snap some pics – thanks my dear friend! ♥ First up, the table shot – the flowers… Continue Reading
Ch-Ch Chocolate Coconut Ch-Ch-Chia Pudding!
I know. The “ch-ch-ch-CHIA” thing has gotten old. But, it’s so hard to resist using it! So I use it here – just the once. If you aren’t familiar with chia seeds, they are itty bitty seeds that pack a nutritional punch! Reported to have the richest and most stable source of omega 3′s, chia… Continue Reading
Plant-Powered Food Spotlight: Goji Berries!
A few years ago, goji berries were pretty ‘fringe’. Now, we are seeing them in recipes and food products, as they truly are a very nutrient-dense “super food”! How are they so special? To start, gogi berries are very high in antioxidants. Antioxidants are measured by a scale called the ORACtest. The ORAC value for gogi berries is usually… Continue Reading
Wildside Jar for green smoothies, thick and nut-based sauces and dessert purees. I use mine 1-2x/day.
Twister Jar is the BEST for healthy, homemade salad dressings and sauces
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