Raw Chocolate, Macadamia Macaroons

Sweet, Chocolate & Healthy?

Are they really healthy?

Although I love cookbooks, I’m terrible at leaving recipes alone… I always want to modify and try out my own variations of recipes – especially desserts!    This recipe is no different:  I found a basic recipe for macaroons in a Raw Food books called “Raw Food – Real World”and tweeked it Hawaiian Style.

You don’t have to be a ‘Raw Foodie’ to enjoy this recipe – in fact, I have ‘Meat & Potato’ friends asking for more of these all the time.  The best part is that they are actually good for you!  The kind of ‘good’ that means they are actually doing good things to your body – like being full of antioxidents, energy and fuel.  To top it all off, they are chocolatey and delicious!!

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The Perfect Pizza Crust for about a Buck Fifty

Better with Family & Movie

Best w/ Family & a Movie

Ok, I admit it… I’m a bit of a Pizza Snob.  I really dislike the cheap pizza that comes from ‘huts’, and from the little dude wearing a toga  – but I’m also too cheap to pay for a ‘gourmet’ pizza made by a ‘knight’ who claims that his ‘table is round’ (if you catch my drift). 

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Lava Flow Ice ‘non’ Cream Recipe

Guilt Free Ice Cream

Guilt Free Ice Cream

If you’re a ‘lactose intollerant’; healthy ’raw’ food lover; or just a ‘weirdo’ like we are, then this recipe will satisfy your ice cream cravings and perhaps take you to the shores of Hawaii – well… at least in your minds eye.

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How to Make ‘Dirty Juice’ in a Vita-Mix

Dirty Juice in the VitaMix

More Dirty Juice Please!

A lot of moms want to know how it’s possible to get the recommended daily allowance of fruits and veggies into their families diet…

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