Heather L.O.V.E.'s Blog – February 2012 Archive (4)

Getting into the hang of this family-gone-raw thing.  Yesterday I made Presto Pesto ahead of time and today I made them into collard wraps with tomato, cucumber, and grated carrot and Joe ate FIVE of them.   He also had 1 quart of green smoothie (and boy was it green!  I accidentally dumped in waaaayyyy more Vitamineral Green than I meant to...) and a quart of fresh squeezed OJ.  I learned that a quart is about 10 oranges, which I find helpful.  We both had raw oatmeal (sprouted oat groats…

Yesterday I began my attempt to feed my Joester (age 17)and myself all live food.  All-live for me?  Old hat.  Been there, done that.  All-live for him?  Well, he's certainly no stranger to it, but he still thinks "gourmet meal" while I think "grab an apple."  

The problem is…

So a couple weeks ago, I got a lucky chance to have a raw food class with Wendi Dee and Jim Dee from Pure Jeevan.  I have been trying to be friends with the lovely Wendi since she moved to Portland a year ago, because she is made of awesome with extra awesome sauce, as you know if you have ever read her Pure Jeevan site.   She was sweet as can be toward my "welcome to Portland, be my new BFF!" efforts.  (No restraining order was issued, yay me!)  Still she was super busy getting her…

This is a day dedicated to the best thing ever: Love.  It doesn't have to be romantic love.  I have no fella right now but I am surrounded by LOVE.  I have motherly love from my sweet mama and fatherly love from my confused adorable dad.  I have an awesome son who lets me tuck him in even though he is over 6 ft tall and he still lets me hug him in public.  I have bossy big sister love and accepting and goofy friend love.  I even have furry love, in both the "nuzzle and knead" and the "wiggle…