(Yields: 1 glass, Serving: 1, Prep time: 15 mins) Ingredients 1/2 beet 1 small apple 1/3 lemon, peel included 2 lettuce leaves 1/3 endive 4-5 strawberries A handful of raspberries 1/2 cup almond milk Instructions Chop the apple and beet in smaller slices. Add everything into the blender and blend until smooth. (You may prefer…
(Yields: 1 slice, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 10 mins) Ingredients 1/4 cup sliced almonds 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons pecans 1/2 cup oven toasted old fashioned oats 1 tablespoon date paste (instructions here*) 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1 tablespoon ground flax 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon carob…
Is it hard getting kids to eat their vegetables? Here are some ways to help kids enjoy their veggies more. Expose them at a Young Age I’ve read articles that say that kids up to the age of 2 will eat anything but after that, they will not even touch anything new. So before…
I love exotic fruits, don’t you? There are some rare ones we simply don’t see often, and I’d like to share some of these. Longans Longans are similar to lychee and is often used as a medicine in China. It can be used for stomach aches, insomnia, amnesia, and has the ability to nourish the…
(Yields: 2 bowls, Serving: 4, Prep time: 15 mins) Ingredients 2 avocados 1/4 cup carob powder 12 pitted medjool dates 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Instructions Here’s what the ingredients look like: Remove the avocado pit and add all the ingredients into the blender. Blend until it’s very smooth. Do be careful as sometimes, dates…
(Yields: 1 plate, Serving: 2, Prep time: 25 mins) Ingredients 1/2 orange 4 baby carrots 1/2 yellow bell pepper 1/2 orange bell pepper 1 Roma tomato 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds 4 sundried tomatoes (in olive oil) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon rosemary 1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon garlic…
Sometimes, dates can be hard to grind when there’s not a lot of ingredients, leaving them in big chunks. Date paste is much easier as it’s already ground up. What you will need: Dates (I used a packet) Blender Instructions Put all the dates into the blender. Blend on normal speed and use a food…
In life, we’ve faced so many challenges, but what if your worst enemy is yourself? Let’s look at some circumstances when you may be your own worst enemy. Giving Up your own Dreams Are you smashing your own dreams because you don’t think they’re worthwhile or that you can do it? Time to believe that…
Before I start on where I find inspiration, I want to first define it. According to google, inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative. Inspiration is so powerful and can change our lives for the better, but where can we find it? Where I…
(Yields: 2 plates, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 35 mins) Ingredients 1 1/2 cup Jasmine brown rice 2 cups vegetable broth (I used a homemade version, recipe here*) 1 small yellow onion 1 tablespoon extra light olive oil A few sprinkles Himalayan/Sea Salt 1 garlic clove 1 cup cilantro 2 scallions 1…