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Ahhh...a sunny Florida morning sitting by the pool,

enjoying a blend of oranges, bananas & strawberries decorated with

a fresh orange leaf!

The name, decorating with the fresh orange leaf and even the photo were all created by my son Josh!

Haroseth

Haroseth

This is a delicious hearty dessert that I found in

Dr. Don Colbert's book "What would Jesus Eat!"

We had it at one of our "Sweet Encounter" meetings!

It's a very common dish served at Passover and represents the mortar that the Hebrew slaves used in builiding Pharaoh's pyramids! (page 163)

3-6 chopped apples

1-3cups chopped nuts

(I like almonds, pecans and walnuts)

1 cup raisins

1 cup chopped dates

1 tsp cinnamon

Mix all together

blend approx 3 cups of red seedless grapes in a high powered blender.

Pour over apple mixture!

Burst of Cranberries

BURST of Cranberries

1 1/2 cup of raw almonds & cashews

1 cup of medjool dates seeded
1/4 cup dried coconut

pulse ingredients in a food processor

ADD

a squeeze of fresh lemon
a drizzle of honey for sweetner

1 tbl. coconut oil

1 tsp. vanilla

pulse a bit more
(don't over pulse or it will turn into a nut butter!)

form into bite size balls

roll into a mixture of

blended dried cranberries and dried coconut

betcha can't eat just one!

R & B Raps

R & B Raps

3 C. brown rice
1-2 cans of black beans (drained and rinsed)

Steam brown rice,
add black beans
Season with Bragg’s Amino Acid,
wrap in a whole wheat tortilla

Sassy Salsa
8-10 roma tomatoes, diced
½ C. sweet onion, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1-2 jalapenos’s diced
½ tsp cumin
1-2 key limes squeezed

Season with Bragg’s Amino Acid
Blend ingredients together
Serve over Rice and Bean wraps
Enjoy!

Millet Burger

MILLET BURGER

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup ground walnuts
½ cup ground pumpkin & sunflower seeds
1 red onion minced
2-3 cloves of garlic minced
1/8 cup agave nectar (or other sweetener)
1Tbl. basil
¾ tsp. oregano
¾ tsp. thyme
1Tbl. kelp (or other salt substitute)

Mix above ingredients well
add:
2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
4 cup cooked millet

Form into patties, balls or loaf

Proceed to cook as you would any kind of burger, dip in a sauce or slap on a bun
* Leftovers freeze well

These are the best!

Cashew Berry Freeze

"Cashew Berry Freeze"

Crust

2 cups raw almonds

1/2 cup pitted dates

1 tsp of lemon zest

Mix in a food processor. Do not over mix or it will turn into a nut butter!

Press into a spring form pan and freeze

Filling

3 cups raw cashews soaked 1 hour

3/4 cups fresh lemon juice

3/4 cup agave nectar

3/4 cups organic raw coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla

Blend in high-speed blender until smooth

Pour over frozen crust and freeze

Right before serving, pile high with berries!

Ais Krim Kelapa

Ais Krim Kelapa

Almond Milk

1/2 cups of raw almonds

1 1/2 cups of coconut milk or distilled water

Add
2-3 frozen bananas

1 cup of fresh pineapple diced

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1/4 cup of organic pure maple syrup

1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla

Blend almond milk in a high-speed blender

Add other ingredients until smooth

Pass through a fine-mesh strainer

Process in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions

"Kelapa" is coconut in the Malay language!

"Ais Krim"....I betcha can't tell what that Malay word is!

Salad in a Glass

Salad in a Glass

1-2 stalks of kale
2-3 romaine leaves

1/2 fresh squeezed lemon

1 tsp fresh ginger

1-2 apples chopped
1 tbl of raw honey

Mix all ingredients in a high-speed blender
Enjoy!
Thanks Nancy for lending a hand!

This was a recipe that I discovered in
"The Raw Food Detox Diet" by Natalia Rose.
I "tweeked" it to my liking!

Some of my friends

are really

adventurous!

And some of them, well.....

.....are still my friends!

Strawberry Lemon Dream

"Strawberry Lemon Dream"

Crust

2 cups raw almonds
1/2 cup pitted dates

1/4 cup of dried coconut

Mix in a food processor.

Do not over mix or it will turn into a nut butter!

Press into a spring form pan and freeze.

Filling

3 cups raw cashews (soaked 1 hour)

3/4 cup lemon juice

3/4 cup agave nectar
3/4 cup organic raw coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla

Blend in high-speed blender until smooth

Pour over frozen crust and freeze

Sauce

3 cups frozen strawberries

1/4 cup coconut oil

agave nectar (to taste)

for a thicker sauce add a bit of the soaked cashews

Blend well in high powered blender

Pour over pie right before serving.

Pile on the berries and enjoy!