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Help… I’m going Bananas!
[ 3 ] July 7, 2010

Help… I’m going Bananas!

Ok you guys… I need your help! We’ve got 2 HUGE banana pods – which is about 400 bananas – ripe and ready to eat!!!!… but I’ve only got a few banana recipes. Aside from adding them to Smoothies; making natural Dehydrated Banana Chips (which I will post a video on later); and eating them [...]

Nutty Peach Raw Ice (non) Cream Recipe
[ 1 ] July 1, 2010

Nutty Peach Raw Ice (non) Cream Recipe

Just in time for summer… Here’s a delicious, easy to make recipe for ‘non’ ice cream or soft serve using yummy peaches and creamy almonds… perfect for raw foodies,  lactose intolerant, and health-nut weirdos like us! This recipe is dedicated to my brand new niece… Welcome to the world Stella, you’re a sweet little ‘peach’ [...]

Sweet, Chocolate & Healthy?
[ 5 ] August 11, 2009

Raw Chocolate, Macadamia Macaroons

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 tweaked it Hawaiian Style. You don’t [...]

A Precious Gift from God
[ 3 ] July 15, 2009

Another precious son through the gift of adoption!

Three nights ago, we received a call from our adoption agency… They had a baby for us!  Even more exciting is that ‘he’ (yes it’s a boy!) was already born and waiting for us to pick up!  (That’s the short story – I’ll tell you the long one another day).  However, he was in the NICU [...]

Guilt Free Ice Cream
[ 0 ] June 27, 2009

Lava Flow Ice ‘non’ Cream Recipe

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.

Squishy Fun for Less!
[ 1 ] June 27, 2009

Homemade Playdough for Conspiracy Theorists

I’ve caught my son sneaking little bites of play-dough every now and then and it got me wondering ‘what the heck is in that anyway?’   The container says ‘non-toxic’, but if you’re a conspiracy theorist mom like me, you’re not entirely convinced it’s safe. Plus, if you haven’t noticed, name brand playdough isn’t cheap… and I was tired of buying container after container [...]

How to Make ‘Dirty Juice’ in a Vita-Mix
[ 5 ] June 20, 2009

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

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… Well, here is a recipe and ‘how to’ video for one of my favorite ways. Ok, so there’s no dirt actually involved in the process – but since the end result [...]