Recipe:
*8 oz Coconut Milk (coconut butter + filtered water) or Almond or Oat Milk (can buy boxed)
*2 Tablespoons Cacao Powder
*2 Teaspoons Cacao Nibs
*1 scoop (2 Tablespoons) Protein Powder of your choice (Raw, Brown Rice or Whey)
*2 drops of chocolate stevia concentrate
*2 drops of vanilla creme stevia concentrate
*handful or two of ice
Optional:
*maca powder- 1-2 teaspoons
*banana or dates (take out the pit!) for sweetener instead of or in addition to stevia
**toppings: buckwheat grawnola, goji berries, cacao nibs
After living in LALA land for almost 8 years, I’ve discovered quite the enticing places to eat. I always love finding new spots to grab a bite, especially when the food is healthy & inspiring and the energy is positive.Beverly Hills:
M Cafe features Macrobiotic Cuisine—balanced, nutritious, creative cooking which can be enjoyed by everyone, not just vegetarians or people with dietary restrictions. The chefs prepare each item fresh daily, using only the finest ingredients without any refined sugars, eggs, dairy, red meat or poultry. Easy items to grab and go, or sit and have a bite to eat in the center of BH. 9433 Brighton Way.
Urth Cafe: For beautiful lattes and organic specialty salads and sandwiches, visit Urth Cafe. This is a good place to go with non-vegan friends because you’ll be happy and so will they! Something for everyone. 267 South Beverly Drive.
Lemonade is a new discovery of mine. They have delicious salads to chose from, and the secret is to have them
take one scoop from each salad choice so that you get more options. (you get 2 scoops for each salad) Another good place to go with non-vegan friends, sandwiches and fish/poultry dishes.. but everything is clean and healthy! Oh, and definitely try their house-made lemonade! Peach Ginger was my fave! 9001 Beverly Blvd.
I’ll never forget the first time I watched almonds blend away and white, pure “milk” be created. It’s a surreal experience, try it for yourself!1. Soak nuts or seeds (almonds and hazelnuts for 8-12 hours, sunflower seeds or brazil nuts for 3 hours) I like to soak the nuts before bed and then in the morning it’s ready for biz-nas!
2. Place soaked nuts or seeds in a blender so that the nuts are even with the level of the uppermost part of the blades.
3. Add pure water to just cover the nuts and blend until smooth. Add more water until desired consistency is reached.
4. Sweeten to suit your taste buds with a soft date or two, raw agave, raw honey or a packet or drop of stevia (if you use too much stevia, it will become bitter). Strain with cheesecloth or a nut milk bag.
5. Make only what you will use in a day or two. Refrigerate.
(These milks will go bad after about 48 hours)
Vanilla Hemp Seed Mylk:1. Place the hempseeds in a blender with just enough water to cover them and blend well.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
3. Strain in a mesh strainer and drink! Refrigerate the remainder.
Optional: for a thicker, more omega 3 rich milk, soak 1/4 cup flax seeds for 2 hours, then rinse and blend with hemp seeds.
Organic produce can be very expensive. I’ve previously written about the benefits of eating and buying organics… but are you wondering which fruit and veggies you can buy conventionally?
The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that protect global and individual health, produces the Shoppers’ Guide to Pesticides in Produce. It is based on the results of nearly 43,000 pesticide tests.
Organic fruits and vegetables are by definition grown without the use of pesticides. But some find the expense of organic foods prohibitive.
Of the 43 different fruit and vegetable categories in the Guide to Pesticides, the following twelve foods had the lowest pesticide load when conventionally grown.
Consequently, they are the safest conventionally grown crops to consume:
* Eggplant
* Cabbage
* Banana
* Kiwi
* Asparagus
* Sweet peas (frozen)
* Mango
* Pineapple
* Sweet corn (frozen)
* Avocado
* Onion
Sources: DrWeil.com July 30, 2008; FoodNews.org Printable Shopper’s Guide
Run the almonds/walnuts and carrots through a Champion juicer, using the “blank” plate to make a smooth pate. If you don’t have one, you buy organic carrot juice and almond butter and blend in a food processor.
Mix all ingredients except the lettuce in a bowl, adding the dulse to taste.
Form the mixture into a rounded (or other shape) loaf, and garnish with parsley.

Put the shredded kale in a large bowl with the salt. With your hands, squeeze and massage the kale and mix it well with the salt. Keep massaging the kale for up to 3-5 minutes as the kale will darken, shrink in size and the fibers will break down. Once this happens, mix in all of the other ingredients into the bowl, except the avocado.
Serve on a pretty plate and garnish with pretty avocado pieces on top.
I led a workshop recently and this is one of the recipes I taught. enjoy!
Seaweed Spectacular Salad!

Dressing:
Blend in blender or by hand
Toss together in bowl!
Now that I’ve “come out” to the world about being pregnant it’s time to share all the knowledge I’ve been acquiring throughout the past 2 1/2 months! (Facebook & technology has changed the world in so many ways!! so easy, with just a click, my world knew!)
This metal carries oxygen from the lungs to every cell in the body. Its other big role is to make blood. Blood volume increases by 50% during pregnancy. Blood feeds the placenta and uterine lining. Without large members of oxygen-rich red blood cells, your baby won’t grow.
For a straight hit of iron, eating red meat or liver is a sure bet. Clams, chicken liver, duck and oysters are excellent sources. (if you’re vegan or vegetarian, look below for an awesome option) Fish, poultry, spinach, dried apricots and unsulphered or black-strap molasses are decent sources. Grains and dairy foods are not.
It’s also wise to eat iron-friendly foods, including fresh produce for folate and vitamin C, banans for B5 and any meat, milk or eggs for B12.
I highly recommended Floradix, a liquid supplement with organic iron in an absorbable form (ferrous gluconate) instead of inorganic iron, which can cause constipation. I take this almost every day. I love the way it tastes and I instantly have more energy after consuming it. I don’t eat red meat and haven’t for almost 10 years, so it’s vital to get it from a supplement source. I’ve taken it for years, (I’m slightly anemic) usually every day when I’m on my period and here and there when I’m not.
Another option is taking ground liver capsules. If you’re not anemic, don’t take iron. The body doesn’t excrete iron easily, and too much can be toxic.
check out this great interview with a Parisian Chef Looking for an easy dessert to make without getting an stomach ache or preparing something extravagant for hours?
Make a little extra of this pudding and store it in the fridge for a few days! *warning: can be addictive

Coconut Banana PIE!!!!!!!*Mix these ingredients together in the vitamix or blender. In a blender you may need to add some water or nut mylk to get it to mix together. When creamy and smooth, spread the pudding into a dish.

Mix together in your food processor or high-speed blender. Mix until creamy and spread it on top of the chocolate mixture.
*Garnish however you like. I cut up one banana and sprinkled with coconut flakes