Peachy Sweet Avocado Dip
1/2 avocado
1 ripe peach
2 Tbs liquid sweetener
1/4 of a lemon, juiced
3-4 Tbs water
Place all ingredients in a food processor or nutribullet until smooth & creamy. Scoop into a bowl & eat as a pudding or use as a dip for fruits & veggies. YUMMM!
Pink & Refreshing Mother’s Day Smoothie :-)
recipe by Avery, age 6
2 cups water
1/2 lemon, juiced
5 frozen strawberries
6-8 lemon balm leaves (or mint)
2-3 Tbs agave or maple syrup
Blend ingredients until smooth & creamy & drink up! Serves 4.
Watch Avery’s video below
What a week we have had! We kicked things off on Sunday with the Chocolate Lovers’ Fling at the Holiday in by the Bay to benefit SARSSM … it was such a thrill to share TWO of our raw vegan chocolates with the fling goers.
We made 600 Pure Love hearts, turtles, flowers & piggies to share as well as 600 bites of our Naughty Fonzie Hemp Seeds Brownies. We spent several days rawkin’ in the kitchen to get all of our samples done and it was so rewarding to see people enjoying them! THANK YOU, SARSSM for all you do & for rawkin’ this wonderful event. We had a blast!
As if the chocolate lovers’ fling wasn’t enough for 1 week … we hosted a dinner & talk for Dave the Raw Food Trucker on Wednesday night. We had 25 rawk stars join us for a Mediterranean dinner (recipes posted here) and inspirational talk with Dave Conrardy, aka Dave the Raw Food Trucker, & David Whiting of Wild & Alive. Dave has reversed numerous diseases with a raw organic vegan diet that included LOTS of green juice & he shared his journey with us while David addressed the science behind raw food & his own personal journey. RAWSOME!
We are so blessed to be sharing in this beautiful raw vegan journey with all of you. Thank you! xox
Foodie Friday:
A Greek Salad that everyone will LOVE! Top it with a feta nut cheeze or some falafel.
Salad:
1 head of romaine lettuce, rinsed & dried & chopped
2 tomatoes, diced
1 cucumber, sliced or diced
½ cup red onion, sliced thin
1 cup raw kalamata olives – optional
½ red pepper chopped
½ green pepper chopped
1 cup of nut feta—see recipe below
¼ cup parsley, chopped
Toss all ingredients together in a bowl, except for the lettuce. Set lettuce aside. Make dressing.
Dressing:
¼ cup olive oil
2 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs apple cider vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp dried oregano
pinch sea salt
pinch black pepper
Whisk ingredients together & pour over veggies in a bowl. Let it sit for 15-30 minutes. Now toss in romaine lettuce & eat up!
Nut FETA Cheese
1 cup cashews or macadamia nuts, soaked 1-2 hours
1 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp nutritional yeast
2 Tbs yellow onion
pinch or 2 sea salt
Blend ingredients in a food processor until creamy. Spread out on a teflex sheet & dehydrate for 4-6 hours. Crumble into a bowl & use as you would feta cheese.
Everything has a day! And I imagine most little rawk stars would heartily celebrate a day dedicated to the sammie that defines childhood: Today is National PB and J Day!!
Is there a more perfect marriage of comfort flavor?
But commercial peanut butters can be full of naughty partially-hydrogenated oils and jellies are jammin’ with sugar. Blech. That’s nothing to dance about.
Here is our raw AB and J recipe that is full of nutrients and flavah! The bread does need to be dehydrated so if you want to save time, choose your own sprouted bread to use.
Let's Fill Those Rumbly Tummies!
RAWKIN’ AB and J Sammie
Soak Time: 8 hours • Dehydrating Time: 7 hours • Chop & Blend Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
Yummmmmmmm!
It's Lunchtime Rawk Stars!!
Sorry to let you 90210-ers down, but this won’t recap our favorite moments from the Bev Hills 90210.
From the Peach Pit to Peach and Pit
However, this little game will allow you to bond with your little Rawk Stars at the end of the day and maybe even learn something new. And what parent doesn’t want to get to know more about their kids?
This game was passed on to me from my friend who uses it with her 6-year old twins nightly.
“I will ask them how school was and get the bored ‘fine’ reply. But at night, when we play Peach and Pit, they tell me so much. I found out my daughter was being tormented by a girl on the playground.”
Peach & Pit will Allow you to Bond with your Kids
PEACH & PIT: How to Play
It’s simple! After your nightly stories, have the family cuddle and each member shares their “Peach,” or the best part of their day and their “Pit,” the worst part of their day.
It is a special and safe time to celebrate the good stuff and let the kids be aware that even Mommies and Daddies and perfect older sisters all have icky stuff happen during the day.
There is no judgement during Peach & Pit, and if something big comes up, decide wether right before sleepy time is the proper time to ask more, or waiting until the next day may be better.
Creating a Space for Each Other NIghtly is Special
This game is a sweet and special way to end the day. It only takes a few minutes and lets your kiddos know that having ups and downs during the day is a normal part of life and there is love and support waiting for them at home.
Share with us some of your favorite “peaches!”
Ooops! We just realized we gave you the wrong sign up link for our “Dave the Raw Food Trucker” event, so we thought we’d let you know that there is STILL room & you can sign up HERE! It’s gonna be a RAWsome night of food, fun & inspiration!
This special evening features a raw-licious dinner buffet (prepared by your KGR duo Elizabeth & Maggie) & talk with Dave the Raw Food Trucker & the Whitings on Wed, April 10th from 5:30pm-8:15pm! Sign up here: http://davetherawfoodtrucker.eventbee.com
Do you know Dave? His story is RAWmazing & he wants to share it with YOU! Dave is on a cross country trip right now spreading the joy of raw & living foods with everyone he meets & we are thrilled to host a special evening that features a raw-licious dinner buffet (prepared by your KGR duo Elizabeth & Maggie) & talk with Dave the Raw Food Trucker & the Whitings on Wed, April 10th from 5:30pm-8:15pm. Dave’s story will rawk your world, so sign up for this very special evening!
Banana Bread - makes 12-14 5″ pieces
1 cup ground golden flax (or dark)
1 cup ground sunflower seeds
2 bananas
1 cup water or more as needed
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla or 1 vanilla bean scraped
1/3 cup coconut sugar crystals or other sweetener
2 Tbs coconut nectar or maple syrup
1/4 tsp sea salt
2 bananas, sliced
1/4 cup chia seeds – optional
1/4 cup chopped walnuts – optional
Mix flax, sunflower seeds, 2 bananas, cinnamon, sweeteners, water, vanilla, salt together in a food processor & then spoon into a large bowl. Now mix in sliced banana & chia & walnuts if you are using them. Spread mixture, 1/2″ thick, onto a teflex sheet & dehydrate at 135 for 2 hours. After 2 hours flip bread off of teflex sheet & continue to dehydrate another 4-6 hours at 115. Now slice your banana bread into pieces & continue to dehydrate another 8 hours or until desired texture is achieved. Serve with a sweet coconut oil while warm. YUMMMMM!
Sweet Coconut Oil Butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cacao
1 Tbs coconut nectar or maple syrup
Warm mixture & mix together to spread on banana bread.
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UPCOMING CLASSES
And Stupendous Smoothies with the dynamic Kids Gone Raw duo at Modern Vegan Cooking School on March 6th! We’ll be making 5 smoothies from our rawsome e-book “Smoothies Gone Raw”! Sign up today! E-mail Chris McClay to register: mcclayc@wellnessforum.com
And in case you didn’t know, vegan chef, Chad Sarno will be at Whole Foods Market in Portland, Maine on Monday, March 4th doing a talk & demo. The fee is $25 & you get an autographed copy of Chad & Kris Carr’s latest book, Crazy Sexy Kitchen.
There are still spots in the 7:30pm seating.
Call WF Customer Service at 774-7711 to register!
What? With all of this ***SNOW*** outside it seems like picking your summer veggie share is month away. The truth is that your local farms start accepting applications for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares now so they can plan for seeds and planting.
Even in the snow your farmers are planning for summer!
Many of the established CSA’s that also offer fresh eggs, flowers, jams and honey fill up fast, so now is the time to do your research. How? Ask friends, call up local farms or search on their websites, ask the local health food stores or Google CSA Portland, Maine (or your town).
Why is a CSA better than just heading to the grocery store? You are supporting local farmers (who really have one of the toughest jobs!), getting super fresh food that has traveled minimum distance to get to your plate, you get to try new foods, you can sometimes take your kids to the farm to help pick the goodies!
Sometimes the kids can go help harvest!
Many will offer single shares or an option to split a share if you don’t see yourself eating crates of produce each week. You can usually get a discount if you pick up directly at the farm instead of getting delivery or if you offer to be a drop-off site. You can even encourage your co-workers or members of a book, knitting or running club to all join and share in the healthy benefits!
Even though I grow a lot of my summer veggies, I really look forward to the greens, herbs and flowers from the farm. Plus I juice so much I can always use the extras for sauces and canning.
Here is a great site that offers more info on CSA’s: http://www.localharvest.org/csa/
