All Blog Posts Tagged 'ginger' (7)

Green is the color of the heart chakra and green is the glorious color of the vibrant living foods that bring us so fully alive! There are many colors in the raw spectrum - but today I am sending you all a valentine from the green world in celebration of the love and gratitude that I feel for the raw way of living and for all of the lovely people that I get to share the journey with here in Raw Food Rehab. 

As I reflect on the many benefits and blessings of living mostly…

Last night I drank maybe 1.5 cups of this really fancy beer, and that was it, as far as alcohol goes. :)  My friends and I are classy and responsible.  Okay, my friends are classy and responsible.  Ironically, I was the raw foodist who also kept asking if anyone wanted to buy more drinks all night.  No one did!!!  What the heck??  My friends are so tame--and I am not saying that because of the alcohol, but in general I am the free spirit of the group.  Anyway, beer was yum, I know they have…

So..... This morning I was feeling a little adventurous where my green smoothies are concerned :)

Usually I stick with the one I love because no matter what else I make, I always yearn for my same kale apple ginger smoothie.

 This isn't really a huge change, but I know this will definitely be a keeper for me!!

The swiss chard made it creamy, almost buttery tasting & the pear and ginger combo blended perfectly...

It was AWESOME  :)

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I had a large mango on hand that was just perfectly ripe, so I decided to have my (so-far) favorite mango recipe for dinner. It's basically a combination of two recipes that I found on the Web:  Kristen's Raw:  Indian Mango Soup and Spicy Mango Ginger Soup I like it rather spicy; folks can adjust the amount of hot pepper (or omit it altogether).

• flesh of 1 large mango (you know to discard the peeling and seed, right?)
• 3-4 spinach plants, relieved of their roots and…

An at home day! I LOVE at home days!



Snow. Ice. 18 degrees and a wind chill of 1 degree!



Schools closed.  Our office officially closed too!



It is a gift of time.



Smoothie time and the thoughts of the tropics came to mind as I gazed out the window at the snow.  

This smoothie was amazing so I had to share it!…

Inspired by our very own Molly (hi, Molly!), I have mixed Brussels sprouts and pears in a salad. The recipe would be basically this:

• Brussels sprouts, sliced/chopped fairly small pieces
• Pear(s), sliced/chopped into fairly small pieces
• coconut aminos (Coconut Secret)
• coconut vinegar (Coconut Secret)
• garlic [I used powder]
• ginger [I used fresh, grated]
• Udo's oil (optional)
• ground flax seed (optional)

All…