By
Wardeh on
June 5, 2006
I am amazed what an effect drinking nettle leaf tea is having on my allergies. The sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat, and itchy eyes symptoms subside for 2 to 3 hours after drinking a cup. I looked on the web today to find how this could be.
Histamines, which occur naturally in the body, are the culprits [...]
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| Tagged allergies, nettle, seasonal allergies, tea
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By
Wardeh on
April 14, 2006
Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach
If you don’t have a Vita-Mix, you may want to reduce this recipe by 1/3 or 1/2.
yields approximately 1/2 gallon
1/4 cup flax seeds, heaping
3 medium size bananas
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
2 huge handfuls spinach
6 to 8 ice cubes
3 to 4 cups filtered water (enough to fill blender 3/4 full)
Put flax seeds in bottom of blender container. Add bananas, raspberries and spinach. [...]
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| Tagged banana, dairy free, drinks, egg free, gluten free, green smoothies, raspberry, smoothie, snacks
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By
Wardeh on
April 12, 2006
We’re out of fruit, so I used apple juice concentrate and orange juice to make our green smoothie this morning. It was a little sweeter than usual, which we enjoyed!
This makes a thin smoothie. For a thicker smoothie, reduce the amount of water. Adjust the amount of apple juice concentrate to your desired degree of sweetness.
Green [...]
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| Tagged dairy free, drinks, egg free, gluten free, green smoothies, smoothie, snacks
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By
Wardeh on
March 21, 2006
My recipe for Decadent & Hearty Oatmeal calls for raw nut milk. This is new for us. For a couple of years, I have been using my soy milk maker to make cooked soy or soy-almond milk. We have enjoyed these milks, but I have switched to using raw organic nuts to make raw nut [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Breakfast (Gluten-Free), Drinks and Smoothies, Drinks and Smoothies (Gluten-Free), Recipes
| Tagged almonds, blender, breakfast, dairy free, drinks, egg free, gluten free, hazelnut, nut milks, vita mix
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By
Wardeh on
March 15, 2006
Awhile back, I shared that Jeff and I are regularly consuming green smoothies. We drink one with breakfast and then another before dinner. I also mentioned that I don’t serve the smoothies to the children, but I was hoping they would eventually start asking to share our green smoothies. Here’s the update. For several weeks [...]
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| Tagged banana, dairy free, drinks, egg free, gluten free, green smoothies, pear, pineapple, smoothie, snacks
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By
Wardeh on
February 22, 2006
scroll down for the recipe…
Why is it that for me to talk about today, I invariably have to explain something about yesterday? Anyway, yesterday, Naomi came down with a mild flu. We were planning to go visit friends in the afternoon, but we had to cancel that. The kids were going to play together, [...]
Posted in Drinks and Smoothies, Drinks and Smoothies (Gluten-Free), Middle Eastern Foods, Middle Eastern Foods (Gluten-Free), Recipes
| Tagged Arabic foods, dairy free, egg free, ethnic foods, gluten free, Middle Eastern foods, turkish coffee
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