Almond Milk

Making fresh nut milk is easy and well worth the effort. Once you've taste it, you'll never go back to packaged milk. Packaged milk is pasteurized and the taste between the two, is remarkably different. This can be made with other nuts, or a mixture of nuts. Adding hemp seed is another way to add extra nutrients. Use a nut milk bag, paint bag(you can get a Lowe's), or cheese cloth. 

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Popped Amaranth Breakfast Blend

We have become serious fans of popped amaranth. After posting the Amaranth Breakfast Pops a few days ago, we had leftover popped amaranth, so I created this delightful breakfast blend and we've been loving it! Great to pack ahead if you are traveling! You can add it to your favorite granola recipe as well.

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Gourmet Hazelnut Coffee Elixir

OH MY GAWD! I did a taste test this morning and here are my findings:  While I LOVE the taste of coffee, I don't drink it, never got hooked on it, but love the flavor and scent. I like it, but it does not like me. However, I LOVE grinding fresh, gourmet coffee beans every morning for my man, and inhaling the aroma. I brew a pot of his favorite beans, a custom blend that I create. So, I recognize and appreciate really good coffee!

This morning...

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Raw Creamed Spinach

I currently have "swimmer's ear" and it is wickedly painful. I cannot chew, so eating solids is out right now. For dinner tonight, I needed something creamy and satisfying. I had a bunch of spinach around, so I made creamed spinach. It was really tasty. I warmed it every so slightly in a pan, stirring constantly, just to take the chill off.

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Celery Root Soup With Granny Smith Apples

The author of "The Conscious Cook Book" was on Oprah the other day, cooking this soup. It looked simple and elegant, so I gave it a try and I am so glad I did. This is a FIVE STAR soup!! It is spectacular! A great soup to make when you want to impress your guests! It looks pretty, it tastes great and it's fairly easy to make. I was so full after 2 bowls that I could not eat anything else for dinner.

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Green Mango Smoothie With Nut Milk

Prepare nut milk, using cashews or soaked almonds, or even a mixture of nuts and seeds, whatever you desire. 

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Chocolate Nut Butter Smoothie (Nut Milk Base)

What better way to start the morning than with a smoothie? Better yet, make your own nut milk! What suits your fancy? Almond milk, sunflower seed milk, cashew milk? I used to buy the boxes of almond milk until I discovered the joy of making it on own. It is therapeutic for me. Sometimes, I use a nut milk bag to strain the  nuts and sometimes, I just leave the nut meat in. Or you can use cheese cloth and Lowe's carries "Paint Bags" that work too and are super cheap.

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