This is just a little bit different than the Chocolate-Date Milk. My kids asked me if I could make Vanilla Milk from our raw goat milk. Since we are low on dates, I tried sweetening the milk with raisins instead. And it worked! So now we have a lower-cost option for fruit sweetening. I like that. Dates can be expensive, but raisins are less so. Please choose organic raisins – otherwise you know the grapes that made them were sprayed to death on the vine.
Last night I came clean with my family and admitted to them that they’d already consumed three kefir smoothies without even knowing it! (This after all the kids declared that they really didn’t like kefir that much — kindly asking me, would I stop serving it.) Just so you know – I do not usually trick my family. But in this case, I wanted there to be absolutely no prejudices hindering their reactions. I’m okay with my treachery, because since then, everyone has told me that they really like kefir served this way.
I am sort of kicking myself for not preparing cultured foods sooner, like 6+ years ago when we started eating “healthfully”! But thinking like this is counter-productive so I try not to indulge it. Now, kefir, we are really enjoying. In particular, I love it! It brings back many memories for me that reminisce on the Middle Eastern flavors that were part of my growing up. I can’t say I’ve had kefir before (have I, Mom?). Its fresh and a little sour taste reminds me of plain yogurt, which is a staple in ME cooking. A side benefit (that I didn’t expect) of having cultured foods around – foods that satisfy me and replace my cravings for sweeteners. Kefir fits the bill!
Back in May, I began making Kombucha, under the tutelage of a good friend.
I’ve experimented with different natural sweeteners, such as agave, honey, and molasses, and combinations of the three. The molasses comes on too strong, but I haven’t yet used it in a smaller amount. At this point, I am using either: all agave, [...]
As I wrote at my Such Treasures blog, I’ve been keeping a juice fast since Sunday evening. I am following the guidelines in Don Colbert, M.D.’s book, Toxic Relief. My purpose for fasting has been to improve how my body handles seasonal allergies. I also wouldn’t mind losing about 10 pounds.
At first I [...]
6 cups chilled unsweetened almond milk (or hazelnut milk)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup agave syrup (or honey)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth. Chill or drink immediately.
© Copyright 2008 by Wardeh Harmon
modified from a recipe in “Back to Basics”, a Reader’s Digest Book
4 lemons
1 cup agave or honey (or less, to taste)
1 quart boiling water
Wash and peel the lemons. Put the peels in a large bowl. Pour the agave (or honey) and boiling water over the peels and let sit for 30 minutes, or until cooled [...]
Have you ever read a smoothie recipe — greatly desiring a sweet, cool, icy treat — only to realize that you have few of the ingredients listed? You need a smoothie formula. Use this method to craft smoothies from the ingredients you have in your kitchen. Tweak the smoothie by adjusting the components to suit [...]
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