Ingredients ¾ cup quinoa ½ apple, chopped 1 tbsp raisins 1 tbsp walnuts or almonds, chopped ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tbsp ground sesame and/or flax seeds 1 tbsp flax or hemp oil maple syrup or honey, to taste Directions Rinse quinoa under running water for a few minutes. Cook quinoa in 1 cup of water [...]

Ingredients 3 cups rolled oats 2 cups mixed raw nuts and seeds (try hemp, sunflower, pumpkin, almonds-chopped, cashews, walnuts) ½ cup whole grain flour (try brown rice, spelt, coconut, or kamut) ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp sea salt ½ cup butter ½ cup maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla extract Tasty variation: add ½ cup of [...]

Our immune system always seems to be getting bombarded these days. This smoothie includes superfoods like avocados (good fats to make immune cells, vitamin E), kiwi and lime (high in vitamin C), and coconut milk (has anti-viral properties).

I look through the grocery store options of granola and it’s aways a bit of a toss-up – sugar or more sugar. There are some whole-foods options out there, like Nature’s Path cereals, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could just make granola at home?

Ingredients ½ cup unpasteurized honey ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp lemongrass, finely chopped 1 banana 12 strawberries, small 1 orange, seedless 2 peaches ½ pineapple 2 apples Whisk together honey, vinegar and lemongrass till thoroughly mixed. Glaze can be may a day in advance and stored in an airtight container. Soak 6 skewers in [...]

Ingredients 1 cup rolled or steel cut oats 1 ½ cups flour – try a mixture of brown rice, spelt, kamut, buckwheat, etc. Also can include ¼ cup hemp flour and or ¼ cup protein powder 1 tsp baking soda 2/3 cup plain yogurt – goat or cow 1 cup milk (rice, almond, or goat) [...]

Ingredients 2 cups light spelt flour ¼ cup ground flax seed 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Celtic sea salt 3 egg whites 3 egg yolks 2 cups rice or almond milk Directions  Mix together dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until firm peaks form. In another bowl, beat yolks and add [...]