Ginger, Apple, Banana Smoothie

Ginger is so helpful for the digestion and apples and bananas taste wonderful with it. 3 Cups Flax milk, Almond Milk or Soy Milk 1" ginger root (cut off the outside) 6 bananas 1 apple (diced) Put ingredients into blender in order listed and blend until smooth. If you like it sweeter, you can put in some Stevia, to taste.

Russian Cabbage Soup - Vegan

I was reading a series of books about three women during WWII and one of them was a correspondent in Russia. The book waxed poetical about Russian Cabbage Soup and so I thought it would be fun to make some. I combined about 4 recipes (and removed the animal products) and came up with this. • 8cups Mckay's non-beef stock (or Vegetable Stock) • 1 1⁄2 lbs green cabbage • 4 garlic cloves • 3 medium potatoes • 2 medium onions • 2 medium tomatoes • 1 leek (bottom half only) • 1 large carrot • 3 bay leaves • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns • 1 teaspoon caraway seed • 1 teaspoon dill (per bowl) • 1 teaspoon parsley (per bowl) Directions: 1. Core and shred the green cabbage. 2. Peel and chop the garlic. 3. Peel and chop the potatoes into large chunks. 4. Peel and chop the onions. 5. Wash and chop the tomatoes. 6. Wash and slice the leek into thin circles. 7. Peel and grate the carrot. 8. Chop garlic, onion, leek (cut into thin rounds) and shredded carrot to crock pot. Turn crock pot onto high heat while finishing the slicing and dicing of the other ingredients. 9. Add Mc kay's non-beef stock (vegetable stock or water). 10. Add potatoes, tomatoes, bay leaves, black peppercorns, and caraway seed. 11. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. 12. Add cabbage and cook for another hour on high or 2 hours on low.

Pasta Sauce with Pineapple Tomatoes and Gluten Free Penne Fat Free

Pineapple Tomatoes make a wonderful sauce for pasta. If you don't have a large crock pot, you can divide the recipe to fit what you do have. 3 Walla Walla Sweet onions, finely diced 4 cloves garlic, finely diced 1 Cup diced green pepper 4 bay leaves 2 tsp oregano (or more if you would like) 2 tsp thyme 8 Tbs chopped fresh parsley 8 Cups pineapple tomatoes, diced medium 4 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp pepper Put ingredients into a large crock pot in order listed. I usually put the onions and garlic in first, turn the crock pot on high and then cut up the rest of the items. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. This is even better the second time around so I use some for today's meal and freeze the rest.

Home Fries Soup

Make home fries (recipe on this blog). Use leftovers to make soup. Steam about 2 cups of potatoes and then blend with a little bit of water. Add the blended potatoes to the home fries and put into a crockpot. Crockpot on low for several hours.

During the last 1/2 hour, add frozen organic corn and frozen peas to taste.

Double Chocolate Smoothie

Hemp has more of everything than even chia seeds! Here's a yummy recipe for you. Put 1/2 cup oatmeal into 1/2 cup distilled water and soak overnight. In the morning, Add: 2 TBS raw hemp (source: Nutiva.com) 1 tsp fennel 1/2" of ginger Blend until smooth. Add: 1 cup Chocolate Almond milk 6 bananas 3 TBS Hemp Protein (from Nutiva also) 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 pkg of frozen strawberries Blend until smooth. Makes 2 servings.

Very Berry Smoothie!

Put one handful of old fashioned oatmeal into blender and add 2 cups water. Soak overnight. Add: 6 bananas 1 cup frozen raspberries 1 cup frozen strawberries 1 cup frozen blackberries 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp fennel 1/4 cup raw hemp (source: Nutiva) handful of spinach Blend on low, turning slowly to high, until fully blended. Enjoy!

Pain and Anti-inflammatory helps

Add these to your smoothies, sprinkle them on salads or just put them into juice! They will help your pain and inflammation. Ginger Root Turmeric Cat's Claw (helps arthritis) Rosemary Black currant juice Capacin cream Tiger Balm Trauma oil (source: The Herb Farm)

Beautiful Blond Blender!

Soak a handful of oatmeal in 2 cups distilled water overnight. Add: 1 one inch nub of ginger (peeled) (good for digestion) 1 tsp fennel (helps blood sugar) 1/4 tsp turneric (an anti-inflammatory) 1 Tablespoon cinnamon (good for blood sugar) 1/2 cup raw hemp (source: Nutiva) (hemp has lots of protein and more of everything than chia seeds) Blend. Add 6 bananas 1 cup frozen pineapple 1 cup frozen coconut 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup raisins or dates Turn blender on low and gradually turn it higher until it is at top speed. Amounts can be adjusted to personal taste. I like a lot of bananas and less pineapple but you might like it better the other way around.

Raw Morning Smoothie with fennel, ginger and cinnamom

This smoothie is good for diabetes, digestion and inflammation! AND, it's yummy! Soak overnight: 1 handful of old fashioned oats in 2 cups water (never eat oats raw unless they've been soaked) Add: 1/4 cup raw hemp seeds (source: Nutiva) 1 T ginger 1 T fennel 1 T cinnamon 1/4 tsp turmeric Blend well, starting on low speed and moving up to high speed (this will blend up all the seeds so they are bioavailable) Add in order listed: 6 bananas 1 cup blueberries 1 cup mango, pineapple mixture 1 cup strawberries Blend well This makes two meals. I drink one for breakfast and take one for dinner.

Raw Breakfast Smoothie with Punch!

I developed this smoothie in order to help me with several issues I have. Add or subtract according to whatever issues YOU have! 2 cups water 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal (soak the oatmeal overnight in the water, this makes it more digestible) 1 heaping Tablespoon unrefined coconut oil (good for brain function) 1 Tablespoon fennel seeds (helps lower blood sugars) 1 Tablespoon grated ginger (helps digestion) 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 6 bananas 2 cups frozen strawberries 1 cup frozen blueberries (feeds the brain) 1/2 cup frozen pineapple 1/4 cup raw hemp seed (can be purchased online at www.nutiva.com) After soaking the oatmeal overnight, add the other ingredients in the order given. Slowly bring the VitaMix up to a 9 setting on variable and then turn onto high speed. Blend until smooth. The combination of the fennel, the cinnamon and the ginger combined with the fruits is very tasty.

Vegan Not Turkey Gravy and Meatless Meatballs with Quinoa

I made this recipe up from ingredients that I already had and the Meatless Meatballs from Cash and Carry. 1 pkg meatless meatballs 2 cups non-turkey gravy mix 2 cups quinoa 1 cup frozen peas Make the gravy according to package instructions. When it is thick, add meatless meatballs (I cut them in quarters because they are too big for my mouth). Meanwhile, cook the quinoa according to directions (be sure you see the little tails to insure they are fully cooked). Put quinoa in a bowl and add gravy with meatless meatballs. About 3 minutes before serving, add the peas. This recipe takes about 15 minutes to make.

Sweet Potatoes, Zucchini and Meatless Meatballs with Rosemary

I found these meatless meatballs at Grocery Outlet for only $1.99 and they are very tasty. I have used them in spaghetti and put them into this casserole which turned out VERY yummy. 1 bag of sweet potatoes (diced) 5 zucchini (sliced and quartered) 1 pkg Nate's Meatless Meatballs (quartered) Rosemary Sunflower and Red Palm Oil (use your favorite oil if this isn't available) Dice the sweet potatoes and put them into a large baking pan (or use smaller amounts of potatoes and use a smaller pan). Slice and quarter the zucchini and put into the pan. Quarter the meatballs and put over top of the potatoes and zucchini. Sprinkle rosemary over the top of the casserole. Drizzle oil over the casserole. Shake a small amount of salt over the top. Stir gently. Bake in 450 oven until potatoes are soft and a little caramelized, gently folding once or twice during baking. Sweet potatoes have lots of vitamin A so this is a great dish for kids who don't like carrots!

Gluten Free Spaghetti with Vegan Meatballs

I just found these vegan meatballs at Grocery Outlet and used them in this quick and easy recipe. They are delicious! 1 jar spaghetti sauce (my favorite has basil) 1 pkg De Boles Gluten Free Multi-Grain Spaghetti style pasta 2 pkgs Nates Meatless Meatballs (savory mushroom) Open jar and put spaghetti sauce and meat balls into a pot. Turn on low heat. Put distilled water in a large second pot. I usually add basil to this because I like the spaghetti to taste like basil. Turn water on high and bring to a boil. Place pasta into water pot and bring to second boil. Boil about 5-7 minutes. Drain pasta. Put the sauce and meatballs into the larger water pot and then add the pasta. Voila! A quick and yummy dinner. Add your favorite Italian side dishes, if you like.

Raw Kale and Beet Salad

I had this salad at a meeting and it was so delicious that I asked for the recipe. It was adapted from www.joyoushealth.com by Stephanie, our leader in the healthy living class. Ingredients: 4 medium beets, grated (2 cups) 2 bunches of kale, massaged, washed, ripped away from stems, and then finely chopped 1/3 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cups cranberries 1/2 cups pine nuts Dressing: 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon) 1/2 cup extra vergin olive oil 1-2 T honey (or to taste) 1/2 tsp sea salt Instructions: 1. Massage kale while still in the bag until it's about half the size it was. 2. Remove kale from stems and chop finely. 3. Put kale into a large bowl and add about 1 tsp each of lemon juice and olive oil. 4. Add the massaged kale, the beets, seeds and cranberries in the bowl and mix. 5. Whisk dressing ingredients together in a separate bowl. 6. Pour over to of salad and mix well. Let stand 10 minutes to marinate. 7. Serve on a white plate or bowl for optimal eye-appeal. For a crowd: 8-10 cups grated beets 8 bunches kale 1 1/3 cups sunflower seeds 2 cups cranberries or dates Optional ingredients: grated carrots, shallots or green onions, walnuts, almonds, chia seeds, flax meal, hemp hearts. Dressing: 2 cups fresh lemon juice 2 cups extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup honey 1 1/2 tsp sea salt Optional ingredients to dressing: garlic, 1 tsp Dijon mustard

Yummy Breakfast of Gimme Lean and Sweet Potatoes

I made up this breakfast because I happened to have some sweet potatoes and Gimme Lean on hand. It not only tasted good, it smelled wonderful! 5 sweet potatoes, washed, peeled and diced 1 onion, finely diced 1 T rosemary (not ground) 2 T red palm oil Heat skillet without palm oil. Add red palm oil and let it melt (but not smoking). Add Gimme Lean and fry until slightly brown. Add sweet potatoes, onion, and rosemary. Fry gently, turning a couple of times. Serves 2

Mexican Hot Chocolate

One reason we love the holidays is the nostalgia, which harks back to those years we were little kids. Snow pants and sledding, fireplaces and family. Unfortunately, we’re adults now and have to beg our bosses for days off between Christmas and New Year's. As a make-good on growing older, we’ve got an iconic childhood treat—a mug of hot-chocolate—and made it adults-only with the help of George Clooney and his small-batch, ultra-premium Casamigos Tequila. Use premium, organic dark chocolate and reap the benefits of antioxidants and a little fiber, plus the compound capsaicin in cayenne acts as a pain reliever, which will be helpful after you wipe out snowboarding. This cocktail version is care of Pamela Wiznitzer , president of the New York chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild. Ellouise’s Note: Of course, I would never use tequila since I don’t drink but I like the idea of the pain relievers in cayenne because I’m in constant pain! Mexican Hot Chocolate INGREDIENTS High quality dark chocolate hot cocoa 1½ ounces Casamigos Reposado tequila ¼ ounces agave nectar © Romulo A Yanes 1 pinch cayenne powder 1 pinch salt 1 homemade marshmallow (optional) DIRECTIONS Prepare hot chocolate according to package directions. In a mug, stir together 4½ ounces hot chocolate, tequila, agave, cayenne and salt and top with marshmallow, if using. 193 calories per serving. Pro-tip: If you’re feeling a little pyro, take a kitchen torch—like the one you’d use for crème brûlée—to the top of the marshmallow after you’ve placed it in the mug.

Apple Juice Oatmeal

I have oatmeal nearly every day in one form or another. This is a simple version that requires no sugar to taste sweet! 1/2 cup apple juice (no sugar added) 1 cup oatmeal 1/4 cup raw hemp hearts Sugar free syrup, if desired Soak oatmeal and hemp hearts in apple juice overnight. Add more apple juice if needed. Cook very slowly until the oatmeal is very smooth, stirring occasionally. Add a bit of syrup of desired.

Acorn Squash, Roasted Carrots, Grilled Onions

Root vegetables on a cold day with a good book! Acorn squash Sweet Potatoes Onions Wash veggies with Fruit and Vegetable Rinse. Cut acorn squash in half (lengthwise or crosswise) and scoop out the seeds. Place upside down in about 1" of water in a baking pan. Bake at 400 for about 45 minutes (check by putting a fork into it. When it's soft, it's done. Cut sweet potatoes about 2" long and into slices. Place in a different roasting pan with a little olive oil, salt and rosemary leaves. Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes or, if you like them caramelized, you can bake longer. Chop onions and place into a skillet with a little olive oil. Fry the onions until the are caramelized.

Non-gluten Buckwheat Pancakes with Blueberries

Buckwheat isn't really wheat and so my gluten sensitive friends can eat it without reacting. Yea! Blueberries feed the brain, so this is an excellent breakfast. Bob's Red Mill buckwheat pancake mix Frozen blueberries Sugar free pancake syrup Mix up the buckwheat pancake mix as directed (I like it a little thinner than the recipe so I put a bit more liquid in) Heat a griddle fairly hot (like you would for crepes) Add a little olive oil Pour in the pancake mix (I like large ones) and let cook for a minute or so Add blueberries on top flip the pancake when there are bubbles all over the top Put Earth Balance on the pancake and some sugar free syrup.

Yummy Sort of Raw Lunch!

My favorite snack is quacamole and cauliflower (I don't like chips). To make that snack into a lunch, just add a few more veggies and some hummus. Cauliflower Baby Carrots Celery Hummus Guacamole Wash veggies with Fruit and Vegetable rinse. Cut cauliflower into medium florets. Cut celery into small pieces. Dip veggies into hummus and/or guacamole. My Chipotle hummus recipe works really well for this. It's on a previous post.