Entries from July 2008

July 17, 2008

OMG, It’s Finally Happening

I’m getting a Vitamix 3600 tomorrow for $85!  It looks pristine and comes with all the parts.  I am so excited!!!  I’ll report back tomorrow.

July 10, 2008

Banana Mook

Right now, I’m in LOVE with the most delicious breakfast drink I’ve had in a long time.  So often, everything buy the kitchen sink goes into a smoothie.  Its so nice to stick with something simple.
I made Raw Model Anthony’s Vanilla Macadamia Mylk yesterday out of the first batch of raw macadamias I’ve ever been [...]

July 7, 2008

Tomorrow’s Hopeful Menu

Breakfast: Berry Mylk (Cashew mylk with Strawberries, blackberries, and ice)
Snack: Jalapeno corn chips and salsa
Lunch: Big BIG BIG salad- probably a kale salad.
Snack: Fruit salad
Dinner: Probably 15 bean soup… and this carrot salad.
I really need to like avocados… I really do.  But I just don’t.  There’s not much flavor and the texture bugs me.  How [...]

July 7, 2008

A Good Day

So, I did pretty well today in terms of food.  I did have a little desert at the church potluck today and some baked french fries at dinner… cream in the coffee (which I will NEVER give up)… but other then that, I did really well.
Breakfast: Peach (not enough, but in getting ready for church, [...]

July 2, 2008

Tomorrow’s Experiment

Sweet Chile Nuts
makes 4 cups
Juice of one lime
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon agave nectar
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon sea salt
4 cups raw soaked nuts of your choice
1 Whisk together lime juice, oil, agave and seasonings. Add nuts to coat evenly.
2 Spread nuts on a Teflex sheet and dehydrate at 100 degrees for 8-12 hours [...]