You may have noticed I’m on a bit of a juicing kick lately. After living so long without a juicer I’m remembering all over again just how powerful fresh vegetable juices are. Fresh vegetable juices are the quickest way I know of getting vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients into my body. Because the juice doesn’t need…
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Green Juice – Apple, Cucumber, Celery, Fennel, Lime & Ginger
Green juices help to alkalinize the blood, which is essential to good health, especially if your diet otherwise tends to be acidic. Add to that the enzymes and nutrients that are packed into a glass of fresh raw juice and there’s no good reason not to incorporate juicing as part of your daily routine, especially when…
Apple, Lemon & Ginger Juice
I’m really enjoying fresh juices at the moment, and this has to be one of the most refreshing and delicious that I’ve made so far. Green juices, made from green vegetables, are the most alkalizing and nutritious and that’s ideally what you want to drink the most of on a daily basis. But this apple,…
Papaya Strawberry Kombucha Smoothie
This fruity and filling smoothie also contains all the micro-organisms and beneficial properties of kombucha, plus the digestive enzymes of papaya. Papaya is high in vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, calcium, magnesium and potassium. It also contains the digestive enzyme papain which helps to digest protein and is an anti-cancer agent, as well as an…
How To Make Kombucha
Kombucha is a tart and refreshing fermented beverage with a taste reminiscent of apple cider. It is loaded with beneficial yeast and bacteria that will help re-establish your healthy gut bacteria. In fact the weird, gel-like kombucha culture that resembles a jellyfish, is called a SCOBY. That’s an acronym for Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and…
Chocolate Almond Sesame Halva
Since seeing how popular my first Raw Sesame Halva recipe has become I have been intending to make a chocolate version. But there’s nothing like a food craving to actually propel me into action. I didn’t have enough sesame seeds on hand to make a worthwhile batch, so I used almonds to make up the difference….
Chocolate Zucchini Cake in a Slow Cooker
We’ve still got an overabundance of zucchini from the garden and while trying to come up with new ways to use it all I stumbled upon baking… in a crock pot. I never would have thought this would work, but I’m so glad it does. With a slow cooker (a.k.a. crock pot) you don’t have…