Tomato Salad
tomatoes, chopped red onion, thinly sliced a swirl or two of extra virgin olive oil a few splashes of balsamic (or red wine vinegar) freshly ground black pepper Optional add-ins: fresh basil, or herbs of choice cucumbers olives whole grain bread, sliced into chunks and toasted feta cheese or mozzarella ______________________________________________________________________________________ SIDE NOTES: ~ There are a lot of options for a tomato salad, but if you’ve got sweet, juicy tomatoes, in season – right off the vine, you don’t need much else! In fact, this type of salad...
Read MoreNatural Root Beer
8 oz sparkling water 8 drops “Sweetleaf” root beer flavored liquid stevia Stir. =) Another good, natural soda can be made using the following 2 SweetLeaf liquid stevia flavors instead of the root beer flavor – vanilla creme & orange. Use 4 drops of each mixed into 8 oz sparkling water to make an orange creme soda. For those avoiding certain foods, this recipe falls into the following categories: Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan, Sugar Free, Grain Free, Raw...
Read MoreApple Slices or Banana w/ Nut Butter
One of my all-time favorite snacks! Any type of nut butter will do. Nut butter is also delicious on bananas, carrots and celery. If you’d like to try making a home-made nut butter, click the links below for detailed instructions: ALMOND-BUTTER PECAN-BUTTER CASHEW-BUTTER MACADAMIA-NUT-BUTTER “NUTELLA”-CHOC-HAZELNUT-BUTTER MAPLE-CINNAMON-PUMPKIN-SEED-BUTTER For those avoiding certain foods, this recipe falls into the following categories: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Egg Free, Nut Free, Sugar Free, Grain Free, Vegan, Raw Can use a raw nut butter if you’d like....
Read MoreIce Pops !
My goal here was to come up with a variety of delicious, wholesome, frozen treats that the kids would love. (I did it!) =) Of course, you can puree just about anything & freeze it into a popsicle, so go with what you’re in the mood for & experiment. Or, use the following simple recipes as a basis to get started & go from there. I went back & forth a bit, tweaking, to get just the right ratio of flavor and sweetness, but I suggest you start with small batches so you can test & adjust the flavors to your own personal preference. Liquid stevia works extremely well...
Read MoreKale, Collard & Basil Salad
4 curly kale leaves, chopped (stems removed) 2 collard leaves, chopped (stems removed) fresh basil (use as much as you want – I use a lot!) 2 tsps extra virgin olive oil 2 tsps fresh lemon juice 1 garlic clove, crushed 1/8 tsp pure salt dash of cayenne pepper Place kale, collards & basil in a bowl. Combine remaining ingredients & pour over greens. Marinate for 10 mins @ room temperature before serving. Serves 2. ______________________________________________________________________________________ SIDE NOTES: ~ Adapted from “Raw Food Made Easy”. Very easy (indeed)...
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