If you think you have to give up ice cream on a vegan or live food diet you are wrong! This super easy and delicious recipe is also guilt free. Ingredients 1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 2 cups frozen strawberries 1 large frozen sliced banana 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 TBL coconut nectar or […]
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One of the joys and problems of growing a garden is that often your harvest is larger than you can eat. Right now I have an abundance of cayenne peppers in my garden. I decided to make my own crushed peppers or ground peppers. Don’t have a garden? Look for find fresh organic hot peppers at
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Last week I ended up with a lot of broccoli so I went in search of new recipes. Here is what I ended up creating after reviewing several recipes for broccoli slaw. Ingredients: 3 heads of broccoli with stems 1/2 red onion chopped fine 1 carrot grated 1/2 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Sprouts are a great way to add flavor and a nutrient packed live food to your salads, sandwiches, juices or smoothies, or other recipes. They also are the base for recipes such as raw chili, dehydrated breads, and buckwheat crispies. You can buy many types of sprouts in most grocery stores. Most common are clover,
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A refreshing summer salad that combines tangy citrus fruit, flavorful fresh herbs and spinach. These flavorful ingredients don’t require much dressing at all. Ingredients: 2 oranges or grapefruit or one of each 1/4-1/2 cup thinly sliced fennel bulb 1 tsp chopped fennel top 2 TBL chopped mint baby spinach or spring mix 1 clove garlic
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This salad barely needs any dressing. Fresh, ripe ingredients provide all the wonderful flavor you need. Ingredients: 1 ripe mango 1 ripe avocado 2 ripe plum tomatoes 1/2 red onion diced 1/2 red bell pepper chopped 1/2 to 1 cup chopped cilantro 1/2 to 1 hot chili diced very small 1 clove garlic (optional) 3-4
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Avocados are filling and delicious and make a great container to stuff with pates and other fillings. This version uses tasty summer tomatoes to create a bruschetta like filling for a lighter and refreshing side dish. The avocados we had in Tanzania were HUGE and could easily make a meal. Ingredients 2 avocados 2 tomatoes
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In Ghana a popular black eyed pea stew recipe is Red Red. I first had it while visiting friends in Accra. I liked it so much I ordered it again while we were at One Africa in Elmina. Red Red is often served with fried plantains which may be used to scoop up mouthfuls of
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