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Chocolate-Almond Milk
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
Homemade Lemonade
modified from a recipe in “Back to Basics”, a Reader’s Digest Book
4 lemons
1/2 to 1 cup honey (to taste)
1 quart boiling water
Wash and peel the lemons. Put the peels in a large bowl. Pour the honey and boiling water over the peels and let sit for 30 minutes, or until cooled off. This will release [...]
Basic Fruit Smoothie Formula
Since we started following the traditional food preparation methods in Nourishing Traditions, we have come to believe that dark leafy greens should be cooked. So I no longer advise making “green smoothies” – however, this general formula still works, sans the greens.
Have you ever read a smoothie recipe — greatly desiring a sweet, cool, icy [...]
Blackberry-Plum-Banana Smoothie
We had a hankering for fruit smoothies this weekend. I got out the local, organic Santa Rosa plums and local blackberries from what I froze last summer. They joined two bananas in the Vita-Mix for a delicious blended treat.
Blackberry-Plum-Banana Smoothie
2 bananas, ripe
2-1/2 cups frozen plums
2-1/2 cups frozen blackberries
2 tablespoons raw agave syrup or raw honey
clean [...]
Hot Cocoa — Dairy-Free, Agave Sweetened
Hot Cocoa — Dairy-Free, Agave Sweetened
6 cups unsweetened almond milk, strained
1/2 cup agave syrup
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional) — OR — 1/2 teaspoon mint extract (optional)
Whisk all ingredients together in a saucepot. Over medium heat and while stirring, bring contents to a very warm temperature. Taste. Add more cocoa or [...]
Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Even if it is winter, who can turn down a yummy, frozen treat?
4 or 5 medium-size bananas
1/4 cup cocoa powder
almond milk pulp or handful of soaked almonds (optional)
1/4 cup raw agave syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 ice cubes
water or almond milk
Put all ingredients except water or milk in Vita-Mix wet container. Fill water or [...]
Healthy Orange Julius
I haven’t had a real Orange Julius for a long time, so I can’t really say if this drink is a true replica. But it is yummy. We made it for a mid-morning snack today in answer to Jeff’s hankering (and inspiration).
Healthy Orange “Julius”
makes (3) 8-ounce servings
3 oranges
2 cups ice cubes
1 tablespoon raw agave [...]
French Press — Not Just for Coffee
Jeff and I have our birthdays are December, but we got to celebrate a bit in February when my parents came to visit. You see, they finally (just kidding, Mom) gave us our joint birthday gift.
We are tea drinkers. Coffee drinkers on occasion. This 12-cup French press was made for coffee and tea. But I [...]
Chocolate Banana Shake
These were a hit today! A tasty and healthy treat, perfect for a warm summer afternoon.
Chocolate Banana Shake
Serves 2
3 frozen bananas, broken into at least halves
2 tablespoons raw honey
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups almond milk (or other milk of your choice)
Combine all ingredients in Vita-Mix wet container, or blender container. Increase speed gradually [...]
Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach
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 [...]
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