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doTerra Essential Oil Online Class and Holiday Sale

Celebrate the Season with the Gift of Health!
When: Friday, December 17
Where:  Online- Essential oil order goes in on December 17th to be shipped to you in time for Christmas!
Watch: Dr. David Hill presents “Frankincense the King of Oils” @
http://www.builddoterra.com/ 

A 45 minute presentation on the amazing properties and uses of Frankincense essential oil. Dr. Hill has been researching the many uses of Frankincense essential oil, and has written a book about it. It’s a real treat to listen to him talk about essential oils, and his passion for Frankincense shines through. I love hearing him speak, and always learn something new!

See the doTerra Catalog at http://www.mydoterra.com/julia/ located on the bottom right hand side of my website,
and pick your favorite oils for gift giving and for your family.
Next: Contact me and I will do your order by hand because I want to give you a gift…
My gift to you, is you get my wholesale price! That is a 25% discount on retail prices (plus s &h).

And to celebrate the season, doTerra is giving us a gift as well:
With every $200 of oils and product you buy, you will recieve a free bottle of Frankincense essential oil (a $93 retail value)!

The oil of the month is Wintergreen, order in December and recieve a 10% discount!

Happy Holidays!
Julia Holt

~ Essential Oils In Every Home!~

Published in: on December 1, 2010 at 5:42 pm  Leave a Comment  

Essential Living Foods Thanksgiving Recipes

Dear Friends and Loved Ones!

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are a few fun recipes to try out… pick a favorite, and see what you think! (Make a big beautiful salad to go with these!)

I have been using essential oils in my cooking this year and I absolutely love it, so they are included in my recipes. Feel free to omit, substitute, add and play with these :)

 

Love, Julia

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Turkey Cutlets

3 T. Flax meal + 4 T. flax seeds soaked in 1/4 c. water

2 C. yam or pumpkin or carrots grated (can use any grated vegetable you have on hand)

1 C. sunflower seeds soaked & ground

1/4 C onions chopped fine

2 C. Celery chopped fine

2 T. dried parsley

2 c. soaked pecans

4 T. red pepper chopped fine

2 t. nama shoyu (optional if cutting down on salty)

1/2 c. tahini ( if you don’t have tahini then use sesame seeds )

1 T olive oil

1 clove minced garlic

1 t. powdered rosemary

1/2 t. powdered thyme

1/2 t. powdered sage

1 t. sea salt

2 dates

4-6 fresh basil leaves

1 T. lemon juice

1 T. grated beet

1 T. grated ginger

1/4 t. cayenne or 1 jalapeno

2 drops doTerra Rosemary EO

3 drops doTerra Lemon EO

 

Process all wet ingredients, (nama shoyu, tahini olive oil garlic dates,

lemon j., beet, ginger) then put in bowl and set aside. Add grated items

into bowl. Process nuts & rest of seasonings and add to bowl along with

soaked flax.  Make patties, sprinkle with paprika, and dehydrate for 10 hours or till mostly dry.

Serve with mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and a side salad. To make a loaf, dehydrate for 14-18 hours.

Variation: Add some chopped dried tomatoes

 

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Mashed “Potatoes”

6 C chopped cauliflower

1/2 cup cashews

2 cloves garlic

1/4 cup olive oil

Salt and Pepper to taste

Spike All Purpose Seasoning to taste

Process cauliflower, cashews and garlic in a food processor with “S” blade, chop until “grainy”.

In a large pot, slow cooker, or electric skillet on the lowest temperature, add oil, spices and cauliflower,

 

stirring and tossing until coated and warmed to 105 degrees. Serve with Mushroom Gravy.

 

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Creamy Mushroom Gravy

 

1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in 1/2 cup warm water about 20 minutes

1 cup fresh crimini mushrooms, chopped

1 cup ground cashews or almonds (ground into a flour)

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1/4 t. dried

1 tablespoon fresh sage or 1/4 t. dried

1 drop each of doTerra Lemon EO, and Rosemary or Thyme EO

Sea salt to taste

Remove porcini mushrooms from soaking water and place in a high speed blender. [Reserve the soaking water the puree]. Add remaining ingredients – nut flour, water, lemon juice, fresh thyme and sage, and sea salt to taste – to the blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Add doTerra EO’s and mix well.

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Cranberry Sauce

2 C fresh cranberries

1 orange, chopped

1 apple, chopped

 

1 C dates, chopped

1 small piece of ginger, grated

1/2 cup pineapple, chopped

1-2 drops doTerra Wild Orange EO

 

Water for consistency if needed

In a processor: Add cranberries, orange, apple, , grated ginger, pineapple and dates and process until chunky texture. Add doTerra Lemon EO. Mix well. Add chopped pecans. Serve.

 

 

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WALDORF PATE for Thanksgiving Turkey Dip

I got the idea and picture of using the pepper for the turkey face from The Happy Raw Kitchen’s blog. Brilliant!

http://thehappyrawkitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/raw-vegan-turkey.html

 

1 Cup walnuts, soaked, rinsed and drained – grind in food processor, set aside in bowl.

2 red apples, cored and in chunks

2 long stalks celery, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

4 scallions

1 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp oil

1 tsp salt

1/2 lemon, juice of and 1-2 drops of doTerra Lemon EO

1/2 lime, juice of and 1-2 drops of doTerra Lime EO

2 Tbsp sunflower seeds, ground

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 tsp dried Italian herbs

1 Tbsp fresh parsley

 

Mix altogether in a food processor ’till a creamy pate texture.  Strain off some of the excess liquid and shape into a round turkey body.

Cut into finger food strips:  Yellow and Orange Bell Peppers, Carrot Sticks, Celery Sticks, sliced broccoli, olives, Radish, Purple Cabbage.  And arrange to make the colorful turkey tail. Use a yellow pepper chunk head and neck, sesame seeds for the eyes, yellow triangle for the beak,  red pepper carved into a tear drop for the turkey gobble neck.

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Wild Mushroom Stuffing

 

This raw stuffing recipe will complete your raw food holiday menu. If

you have a dehydrator, or an oven that can be set to 100º F, this dish

will be even more authentic in both taste and appearance. Otherwise,

serve your raw food stuffing as a side dish or over lettuce.

 

To begin, marinate in dehydrator or warm oven in a metal bowl for at least 15 minutes:

 

1 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1 onion, chopped

2 clove minced garlic in the following marinade :

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup braggs

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

 

In a bowl of warm water, reconstitute 1 cup of dried mushrooms. Set aside.

 

Next, blend in a food processor:

 

1 cup raw walnuts

1 cup raw sunflower seeds

1 cup raw pumpkin seeds

 

When the mixture has taken on a fine texture, add to it:

 

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2 tsp chopped thyme

1 ½ tbsps fresh rosemary, chopped finely

2 tbsps fresh chopped parsley

½ tsp dried sage

1-2 drops each of doTerra Rosemary, Lemon, Thyme EO

 

Pulse until it begins to come together, like a nut pate. Add a little of the mushroom liquid to get it moving. Mix this with:

1 ½ cups grated carrot

3/4 cup zucchini, chopped into cubes

Add the marinated mushroom mix, using or reserving liquid depending on how “wet” you want the stuffing to be.

Next, coarsely chop:

1 cup dried mushrooms (variety or shitake), reconstituted in warm water & patted dry

½ cup pecans

½ cup raisins

Add the chopped mushrooms, nuts and raisins to the stuffing, chopping in some additional parsley sprigs.

Adjust Salt and Pepper

Dehydrate or place in a warm oven in a large metal bowl (take out your racks and use your dehydrator as an oven) 30 minutes or until warmed.

 

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Stuffed Mushrooms

 

1/3 C pine nuts

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/3 C fresh cilantro, packed leaves, chopped

1/3 C fresh basil, packed leaves, chopped

1 T lemon juice

1 C tomato, chopped

2 T Braggs or to taste

1 drop doTerra Rosemary EO

 

Put all ingredients into a food processor, except the tomatoes, and pulse chop several times. Stop to scrape down the sides and repeat. Add the tomatoes and continue to pulse chop until just blended. Keep a texture to a pesto, it should not be a puree. Remove stems from mushrooms and stuff the filling into the cap of the mushroom. Place on a dehydrator sheet and dehydrate at 105 degrees for 2-4 hours.

 

 

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APPLE-BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

 

10 apples, cored

1 lg. butternut squash, peeled

2 oranges, peeled

1 lemon, peeled

1 med. red onion, peeled

3 C almond milk

1-1/2 C pumpkin seeds

1 bunch parsley

1/4 C tarragon, dried

 

2 drops each doTerra Lemon EO and Wild Orange EO

 

• In a vitamix blender, combine all ingredients and process thoroughly, and allow to gently warm on the stove or in the mixer.

 

 

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SWEET POTATOES

 

2 – 3 sweet potatoes (or yams)

1 C coconut, dried

2 apples

1/4 C ginger root

4 lemons juiced

2 oranges, juiced

1 C walnuts, chopped fine

2 drops each of doTerra Wild Orange EO and doTera Lemon EO (variation: doTerra On Guard EO)

• Chop sweet potatoes, apples, and ginger, and run through Champion juicer with blank plate. (Alternatively, grate sweet potatoes, apples, and ginger).

• Remove mixtureto a large bowl. Add shredded dried coconut, lemon and orange juices, and chopped walnuts.

• Mix thoroughly

 

 

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CHAMPAGNE REJUVELAC

 

To make champagne rejuvelac the rejuvelac must be covered with a tight fitting lid during fermentation. In this way, CO2 gas created during fermentation remains in the finished drink, causing bubbles.

1 C whole millet

1 T raisins

• Sprout millet for 24 hours, then rinse and drain well.

• In a mortar, lightly pound the millet with a pestle, to bruise the grains.

• Place the sprouted millet in a large jar.

• Fill the jar no more than 2/3 full with fresh spring water (approx. 4 C)

• Add 1 T raisins.

• Tightly close the jar with an airtight lid.

• Ferment for 2 to 3 days, shaking the jar gently once each day.

Strain.Chill.

Variation: Add 2-3 drops of one doTerra Essential Oil of choice (Lemon, Lime, Wild Orange)

Millet is most suitable for making Champagne rejuvelac as it produces a slightly more sour taste than do other grains, providing for a more champagne-like flavor.

 

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Pumpkin Pie with Cinnamon Cranberry Pecan Crust

Cinnamon Cranberry Pecan Crust

Makes 2 cups

2 cups pecans, soaked and dried

1 cup dried cranberries, fruit sweetened

1 Tablespoon grade B pure maple syrup, or agave nectar

Pinch Sea salt

1 drop doTerra cinnamon essential oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Process pecans and cranberries in a food processor until meal texture.

Add remaining ingredients and pulse chop. Do not over-process to avoid

turning the mixture into butter. Press mixture into a greased 10 inch spring

form pan. Crust can go up on the sides in a rudimentary fashion. Keep

thickness even throughout. Set aside or freeze until ready to fill with

Pumpkin Pie Filling.

Pumpkin Pie Filling

1 cup cashews, soaked

1 cup coconut meat

2 cups carrot juice

3/4 cup agave nectar

3/4 cup raw virgin coconut oil

1/3 cup dates ground into a paste

1 T. vanilla extract

1 T. ground cinnamon

2 t. ground ginger

1/2 t. ground nutmeg

1/4 t. ground cloves

3/4 t. sea salt

2-3 drops of doTerra On Guard or Holiday Joy EO

In Vita Mix or high speed blender, blend all the filling ingredients until completely smooth. Fill the crust while the filling is still at room temperature. Place the pies in the freezer to set.

 

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Happy Apple Crumble Pie

Crumble:

2 cups soaked (30 minutes), rinsed and patted dry walnuts (can use almonds)

6-8 pitted dates

1/2 cup shredded coconut

2 heaping t. cinnamon

2 drops doTerra On Guard  or Cinnamon EO

Process until well mixed and crumbly, set aside.

 

Apple Mixture:

Dice into little chunks 6 apples (organic gala and granny smith are good)

you can process them into chunks as well, but dicing them make them pretty.

Apple Sauce: process one apple into a sauce, add a dash of olive oil, 1 t. vanilla, 2 T. cinnamon (or more to taste), a dash of nutmeg, a pinch of ginger, 1/2 c. raisins or 4 dates to sweeten, 1/2 lemon juiced, and 1-2 drops doTerra Lemon EO, and 1-2 drop doTerra On Guard EO, or 2-3 drops of doTerra Holiday Joy

 

Mix with diced apples.

Assemble:

Layer 1: 1/2 crumble on bottom of pie plate, and gently press in evenly

Layer 2:  apple mixture

Layer 3:  rest of crumble on top

Chill to set.

 

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Key Lime Pie

Macadamia Crust

2 cups raw macadamia nuts

1 cup shredded, unsweetened dry coconut

1 Tablespoon lime zest

2 Tablespoons lime juice

Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean pod, or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 drop doTerra Lime EO

4 packets stevia (or can use more agave, however too much will make it runny)

2 tablespoons agave nectar

1 Tablespoon macadamia oil or other nut oil (olive is fine)- this is for oiling the pan. Can also use wax paper instead.

Place the nuts and the processor bowl in the freezer  to chill for a few  minutes. Once chilled, place all of the ingredients except the oil in the processor bowl and pulse until well combined, but still a bit chunky. Be careful not to over-process or the nuts will become oily. Lightly oil pie pan with removable bottom with the nut oil. If using pie pan without removable bottom, line the pan with overhanging plastic wrap, and skip oiling them.  Gently press dough into pie pan evenly. Wrap in plastic and place in freezer to chill until firm.

Lime Mousse:

5 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted

1/2 cup lime juice + 2-3 drops doTerra Lime EO

1/4 cup packed lime zest (from 6 limes)

2 Tablespoons coconut butter

Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean, or 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract

1/2 cup agave nectar

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

5  packets stevia, or to taste (or can add more agave, however too much will make it runny)

In a food processor, process all the mousse ingredients except the stevia until smooth. Add stevia (or agave) to taste and process.

Use the overhanging edges of the plastic wrap to carefully pull pie crust from

the pie shell (or push the bottom if using a pan with a removable

bottom). Replace back in the pie pan and fill the pie shell with the mousse, cover with wax paper.

Fill the pie shell with the Lime mousse, cover with wax paper, parchment, or plastic wrap (surface will discolor while setting), and chill in the fridge or freezer.  Plastic wrap will peel off easily once it is set.

If you freeze the pie, let defrost for 15 minutes before serving.

 

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Lemon Whip Cream

Makes 2 cups

1 packed cup young coconut meat

1 cup soaked cashews

1/2 cup virgin coconut oil

1/2 cup coconut water

1/4 cup agave nectar

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 drops doterra Lemon EO

Pinch Sea salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until creamy. Freeze to firm. Top pies when ready to serve.

 

 

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Earth’s crammed with heaven

and every bush is burning

but only he who sees

takes off his shoes

–Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Published in: on November 22, 2010 at 12:13 pm  Leave a Comment  

101 Green Drink Recipes!

When I first started eating green smoothies, I had ONE recipe that I made religiously. Just getting something that GREEN into me was rather daring! Now I absolutely LOVE my greens and they are a major player in my diet!

My green smoothie guru is Victoria Boutenko www.rawfamily.com She teaches that our green drinks should consist of 60% fruit and 40% green.

I have since experimented with adding  wild greens, herbs, and doTerra Essential oils to my smoothies.  It has raised my green drinks to a whole new level! Many people who have objected to the stronger tasting greens like Kale, have liked adding Lemon Essential Oil… they say it helps with the “lawn clippings in a cup” taste, when they are first learning how to love the deeper greens.

By adding herbs and essential oils to my green drinks I have created a powerhouse of healing in each cup. A trifecta of health.

Herbs are the foods that your organs and tissues use to nourish and rebuild, and essential oils are the living medicine that addresses inflammation,  virus’, bacteria, and fungus.

Herbs that I have included:

Red Raspberry tea or Nettle tea for the liquid

Powdered Nettle

Fresh Comfrey Leaf

Mallow

Purslane

Plantain

Dandilion Leaf

Some of the essential oils that I have added (one or two drops is all it takes):

Wild Orange

Lemon

Citrus Bliss

On Guard

Cinnamon

Ginger

Peppermint

Lavender

Basil

Oregano

www.mydoterra.com/julia to order doTerra essential oils

So here it is! (drumroll)

As promised, my collection of green smoothies! Some are my own, and the rest are ones that I have collected in my journeys. I hope it will help you understand the 60%fruit/40% greens concept. These beautiful green smoothies help you alkalize, and are a helpful tool to breaking bad habits and putting healthy habits in their place.
Enjoy!

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Recipe #1

2-3 cups of greens of your choice,

2 cups papaya,

2 oranges

1-2 drops doTerra Wild Orange Essential Oil (opt)

No water necessary

Recipe #2

1 handful lettuce leaves

1 handful mint

3 bananas

2 cups water

Recipe #3

4-5 kale leaves

3 apples

1/2 lemon juiced

1-2 drops doTerra Lemon Essential Oil (opt)

2 cups of water

Recipe #4

3-4 stalks celery

2 ripe persimmons

1 banana

1 -2 cups water

Recipe #5

1/2 head romaine lettuce,

1 cup pineapple,

1 large mango,

1-inch fresh ginger

1 drop  Wild Orange essential oil (opt)

Recipe #6

2 -3 cups of your favorite grapes

1 handful parsley

2 handfuls of baby Spinach

2 cups of water

1 drop doTerra Wild Orange essential oil (opt)

Recipe #7

1 cup pineapple

1 banana

2 sticks of celery

1 handful of your favorite leafy greens

Recipe #8

1/2 avocado

1/2 capsicum

one small onion

2 cloves garlic

one chilli

2 handfuls black cabbage

1 drop doTerra Basil essential oil (opt)

2 cups water

Recipe #9

3 bananas

a cup of papaya

4 big handfuls of baby spinach

1-2 drops Wild Orange essential oil

 

2 cups of water

Recipe #10

2 bananas

1 apple

1 pear

2 handfuls of parsley

2 big handfuls of kale

2 cups of water

Recipe #11

1 large dragon fruit

2 bananas

1 handful of parsley

1 small bunch of bok choy

2 cups of water

Recipe #12

3 bananas

3 huge handfuls of baby spinach

2 cups of water

Recipe #13

2 bananas

1 dragon fruit

2 huge handfuls of baby spinach

2 cups of water

Recipe #14

2 bananas

1 apple

1 pear

2 handfuls of parsley

2 big handfuls of kale

2 cups of water

Recipe #15

1 large dragon fruit

2 bananas

1 handful of parsley

1 small bunch of bok choy

2 cups of water

Recipe #16

4 large ripe bananas

2 large handfuls of kale

1 small handful of parsley

1 handful of baby spinach

2 cups of water

Recipe #17

1 apple

1 pear

2 bananas

1 1/2 cups of kale

1 stalk of celery

2 cups of water

Recipe #18

2 cups of papaya

1 banana

2 cups of leafy greens of your choice

2 cups of water

Recipe #19

3 cups of mango

1/2 medium sized romaine lettuce

1 cup of water

Recipe #20

1/2 pint raspberries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 pint blueberries

2 bananas

3 big handfuls of baby spinach

2 cups of water

Recipe #21

1 apple

1 peach

1 nectarine

1 carrot

1/4 avocado

1 lemon (without peel or seeds)

Then filled the blender (Vita mix) with

parsley

romaine lettuce

chard

1 cup of water

Recipe #22

Handful each of

kale,

parsley,

mesclun

1 celery stick

pineapple

1 banana.

2 cups water

Recipe #23

1 cup papaya

1 orange

1/2 head romaine

1 big lovely bunch of red grapes.

two stalks of celery

2 cups water

Recipe #24

1 bunch coriander,

1 apple,

1″ginger

1 banana

1 cup water

Recipe #25

2 handfuls baby spinach,

1 celery stick,

1 handful parsley,

1 Granny Smith apple

1/4 tsp ginger powder

2 cups water

Recipe #26

3 handfuls baby spinach

2 celery stalks & leaves,

1 cup water,

1 green apple,

1 frozen lady finger banana

a quarter of fresh pineapple

Recipe #27

2 handfuls of carrot tops

2 stalks of celery

1 handful of sunflower sprouts

3 big red lettuce leafs

1 serving of aloe vera dried gel (from “Good Cause Wellness”)

3 bananas

2 cups water

Recipe #28

2 handfuls of baby spinach

2 kale leaves

1 serving of aloe vera dried gel

1 Granny Smith apple

2 oranges

1 cup of water

Recipe #29

3 big green lettuce leaves

1 handful of sunflower sprouts

2 handfuls of baby spinach

1 serving of aloe vera

6-7 big strawberries

1 handful of blueberries

1 cup of water

Recipe #30

2 bananas

6-7 strawberries

1 tablespoon of fresh aloe vera

half a Cos lettuce

1 cup water

Recipe #31

4 large ripe bananas,

2 large handfuls of kale,

1 small handful of parsley,

1 handful of baby spinach and

2 cups of water

Recipe #32

1 apple

1 pear

2 bananas

1 1/2 cups of kale

1 stalk of celery

2 cups of water

Recipe #33

2 cups of papaya

1 banana

2 cups of leafy greens of your choice

2 cups of water

Recipe #34

3 cups of mango

1/2 medium sized romaine lettuce

1 cup of water

Recipe #35

1/2 pint raspberries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 pint blueberries

2 bananas

3 big handfuls of baby spinach

2 cups of water

Recipe #36

3 bananas

3 huge handfuls of baby spinach

2 cups of water.

Recipe #37

2 bananas

1 dragon fruit

2 huge handfuls of baby spinach

2 cups of water.

Recipe #38

1 handful of dandelion greens

1 handful parsley,

1 handful spinach,

1 banana,

1 orange

1 cup frozen raspberries

Recipe #39

lots of kale

juice from several lemonades (or lemons if unavailable)

1″ square or ginger, finely chopped

big dollop of honey

generous slosh of sugar cane juice

1-3 tsp of coconut oil

bit of water

Recipe #40

3 bananas

1 cup of papaya,

4 big handfuls of baby spinach

2 cups of water

Recipe #41

1 cup spinach,

1/2 inch ginger,

1 lemon,

1 cucumber,

2 celery

2 pears

1 cup water

Recipe #42

1/2 avocado

1/2 capsicum

one small onion

2 cloves garlic

one chilli

2 handfuls black cabbage

2 cups water

Recipe #43

Half a head of green leaf lettuce

2 bananas

juice from 2 tangelos

1/2 a bag of frozen mangoes

1 pear

1 cup of water

Recipe #44

1 banana

Handful of Strawberries

Large Handful of Spinach

Dab of Water

Recipe #45

3-4 celery sticks

50 cent piece of grated ginger

1-2 apple or banana or pear (varied to what felt right that day)

2 cups water

Recipe #46

1/2 cos lettuce,

1 apple

1 banana

1 cup dandelion greens

1 celery stick

1tablespoon of soaked chia seeds

Recipe #47

1 lime

1 celery stick

1 cucumber

1 apple

1/2 ginger

1 garlic clove

parsley

mint

comfrey

dandelion

spinach or mushroom plant

brahmi

basil

coriander

asparagus

fenugreek sprouts

tumeric

water

Recipe #48

4 very ripe persimmons

1 stalk of celery

1 handful of baby spinach

1 handful of dill

2 cups of water

Recipe #49

1 Large Pear

1″ ginger

4 leaves of Romaine

1/2 a frozen banana

Recipe #50

1/2 banana

1/2 pear

juice of half an orange

about a cup of parsley

Recipe #51

2 large handfuls of spinach (organic)

2 large handfuls of mixed baby greens (organic)

.5 cup alfalfa sprouts

1 Tbsp chia seeds

1 Tbsp flax seeds

2 slices of whole pineapple

1 small banana

1 cup water

Recipe #52

2 bananas,

2 cups spinach,

a stalk of celery and

2 cups of water

Recipe #53

spinach–4 or 5 fists full

cucumber–1 big or 2 small

(frozen) green grapes–1 cup

water–1/2c to 1c

Recipe #54

3 bananas

1/2 a bunch of fresh dill

2 celery stalks

1/2 bunch of bok choy

2 cups water

Recipe #55

one-half bunch of the following:

dandelion

parsley

cilantro

kale

red russian kale

5 stalks of celery

1 mango

about 10 strawberry

1 pear

gel of whole aloe vera leaf

a pinch of homemade green powder

1/4 cup water

a few … frozen grapes

garnished with

broccoli sprouts and bee pollen

Recipe #56

1 orange,

1/2 head romaine lettuce

1 bunch red grapes

two stalks of celery

Recipe #57

3 handfuls of mixed baby spinach and

celery stalks & leaves,

1 cup water, 1 green apple,

1 frozen lady finger banana

and about a quarter of fresh pineapple

Recipe #58

1 punnet of strawberries,

2 pears

3 small handfuls of baby spinach,

1 bunch of Chinese bok choy and

2 cups of water

Recipe #59

1 handful of spinach (organic)

1 handful of romaine (organic)

1/2 ounce of Mint leaves (organic) or more if you like it really

minty

3/4 or 1 pound of strawberries (organic)

1 banana (organic)

1 cup of filtered water

Recipe #60

2 large glasses of water

2 large handfuls of baby spinach

bunch of parsley

little bit of kale

banana

pineapple

papaya

mango

plus 1 tsp flax oil

Recipe #61

1 apple

1 peach

1 nectarine

1 carrot

1/4 avocado

1 lemon (without peel or seeds)

Then filled the blender (Vita mix) with

parsley

romaine lettuce

chard

1 cup water

Recipe #62

Handful each of

kale, parsley,

mesclun

celery,

1 cup freshly squeezed pineapple juice,

1 banana.

1 cop water

Recipe #63

2 bananas

3 large spinach leaves

1/2 bunch mint

1 tsp maca

1 tsp soaked chia seeds

1 tsp goji berries (they give the smoothie lovely little pink flecks!)

1 date

1 cup water

Recipe #64

2 bananas

1/2 cup raspberries

1 pear

2 big handfuls baby spinach

1 tsp flax seed oil

1 cup water

Recipe #65

2 cups water

3-4 frozen or fresh bananas

3-4 yellow mangoes

1 cups raspberries

1 cup organic red grapes

5-6 or more kale leafs

some mint leafs

1 cup water

Recipe #66

2 oranges

1 lemon

1 bunch of fresh mint

1 bunch of a mixture of greens; spinach, parsley, kale

stevia to sweeten to taste.

Recipe #67

1 bunch bok choy,

1 banana,

1 pear,

6 strawberries,

celery

1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil

1 cup water

Recipe #68

Dandelion greens

Mango

2 bananas

8 romaine leaves

2 cups ice cold water

1 tablespoon raw cacao nibs _________________

Recipe #68

Strawberry Shake

Basic Hemp Seed Mylk

1 cup hemp seeds

4 cups of water

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon honey

Blend fully – strain in a nut bag or muslin

(You can save the pulp and dehydrate it for hemp flour.)

Add 3 frozen bananas, and large handful of strawberries for a delicious strawberry shake!

Recipe # 69

Chai Smoothie

Make Chai Chutney and store in refrigerator:

Chai Spice Chutney

2 Tbl raw carob powder

1 Tbl cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1/4 cup minced ginger

1/2 cup olive oil

1 Tbl vanilla extract optional.

Combine well in a blender! Store in a jar and keep in the refrigerator. Makes about 2 3/4 cups.

- by Juliano, Raw: The Uncook Book

BLEND

1 cup frozen banana

1 cup frozen berries

1/2 cup maple syrup.

ADD

1 T Chai Chutney

Blend until thick and creamy, and drink immediately.

Recipe #70

David Wolfe’s Best Smoothie Ever

This drink is created in two parts. First, create a tea. You can either make a sun tea (soak the herbs in the sun, in a glass container with pure water, for 24 hours) or heat pure water (do not boil) with the herbs in it for 20 minutes.

Ingredients to make 1.5 liters of tea

8 tablespoons of pau d’arco (South American herb a.k.a. lapacho; use dried powder or shavings)

3 tablespoons of cat’s claw (South American herb; use dried powder or shavings)

1 raw vanilla bean (diced)

1 handful of wolfberries (dried raisin-like fruit)

Now prepare the base. The base ingredients should be combined in a blender.

Ingredients for the base

20 cacao beans (preferably peeled; yes, this is raw chocolate)

10 raw cashews

3-5 tablespoons of maca (powdered root from Peru)

3-5 tablespoons of Agave cactus nectar (raw sweetener, similar to honey)

3 tablespoons of hempseed oil

3-5 tablespoons of coconut oil or butter

2-3 pinches of sea salt (preferably Celtic sea salt)

2-3 sprinkles of cinnamon

Strain away the herbs and pour the warm tea into the base. Once this has been mixed, blend until smooth. You should have a foamy, warm chocolate drink that will explode every taste sensation!

- by David “Avocado” Wolfe

Recipe #71

Green Julep or Raw Mojito (use lime)

Use fresh ingredients

2 sprigs of mint 3″ long

1 handful of wheatgrass

2 apples cored and chopped

2 fresh squeezed lemons (juice) or limes

small handful of any greens: lambs quarter’s, dandelion, lettuce

4 cups filtered water

1 tsp. Matcha Tea Greens powder

Maple syrup, agave to taste 2-3 TBSP, or a few drops of stevia extract

Blend

all in a blender, strain through a nut-milk bag. Pour into a pitcher

with more whole mint leaves and ice. Serve ice cold with at least one

mint leaf in each glass! So refreshing. I am making ice cubes with the

mix so it doesn’t get diluted on these hot days. Of course you will

need to adjust amounts, especially the mint and sweetener.Enjoy!

Recipe #72

Choco-Maca Milkshake

2 brazil nuts

1 cup almond milk

1 quarter cup dates

2 tablespoons cacao nibs

2 tablespoons cacao powder

1 teaspoon maca root powder

1. Blend on high until dates and nuts are liquefied.

2. Add 1 cup of ice (or more) and blend again until frosty Hot Breakfast Porridge

2 cups chia seeds

1/4 cup coconut flour

1/4 cup coconut milk powder

1/4 cup maca powder

1/4 cup cacao or carob powder or an additional 1/4 cup coconut milk powder

1/4 cup cacao nibs

1 cup goji berries (or dried fruit of your choice)

1 tsp. vanilla beans (inside scrapings only) or 1 Tbs. vanilla bean powder (whole bean ground)

2 tsp. cinnamon powder

1 tsp. himalayan salt crystals

sweetener of choice (stevia, honey, maple syrup, etc.)

Mix everything together in a bowl except sweetener.

Pour into a 16 oz. glass jar and store until you are ready to use.

Mix 1/4 cup of mixture with about 1 cup of very hot water.

Stir well and let sit for 1 minute.

Top with almond milk and your favorite sweetener.

Enjoy anytime of day!

Recipe # 73

Happy Cilantro Detox Smoothie:

1 Pink Grapefruit

1 Cucumber

1 bunch Cilantro

1 Lime, washed

1 cup Pineapple

Agave Nectar or stevia to taste

1 t. Vanilla Extract

½ t. Cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Directions

In a blender, (Vitamix if you have one) throw a pink peeled

grapefruit, peeled cucumber, lots and lots and lots of cilantro – like

half a bunch, a lime, pineapple, agave nectar or stevia, vanilla

extract, cinnamon, and pinch of salt.

Recipe # 74

Shrek’s Smoothie:

1 peeled orange

2 cups organic baby spinach

1 young thai coconut (meat and milk) chilled

Blend until bright green.

Recipe # 75

Got BlueBerry’s?:

1 young thai coconut

hand full of greens (if desired)

2 cups frozen blueberries

This smoothie is wonderful! We eat this one with or without greens.. I

personally like a handful of greens in mine!

Recipe # 76

Green Banana

1 Banana

2 cups organic baby spinach

2 cups filtered cold water

Recipe # 77

Victoria Boutenko’s Favorite

Blend well:

6 leaves of red leaf lettuce

1/4 bunch of fresh basil

1/2 lime (juiced)

1/2 red onion

2 celery sticks

1/4 avocado

2 cups of water

Recipe #78

Sergei Boutenko’s Favorite

Blend well:

5 kale leaves (green)

1/2 bunch of fresh dill

1/2 lime (juiced)

3 cloves garlic

1/4 cup sundried tomatoes

2 cups of water

Recipe #79

Ginger Blaster!

2 cups juiced apples

1 finger length ginger, juiced

1 lemon, juiced

Pinch of Cayenne

Blend and drink.

Recipe #80

Kale and Banana Smoothie

2 bananas

2 tablespoons hulled hemp seed

1 bag of frozen blue berries

2.5 cups pure water

1 teaspoon super foods of choice (optional)

5 leafs of kale

Put all ingredients in a high speed blender .Add enough water so that all ingredients are covered. Blend well. You may want to add a little more water if you like your smoothie thinner.

Recipe #81

Arugula Lettuce and Pear

1 banana

2-3 pears

2 tablespoons hulled hemp seed

1 bag of frozen raspberries

2.5 cups pure water

1 teaspoon super foods of choice

small bunch of arugula lettuce leafs

Liquid stevia to taste

Put all ingredients in a high speed blender. Add enough water so that all ingredients are covered. Blend well. Drink.

Recipe #82

Dandelion and Apple Smoothie

1 bunch dandelion greens

1 lemon (peeled)

2 large apples

1 banana

2 teaspoons flax seeds (optional)Spring or distilled water

Blend and add enough water to cover all ingredients. Add a banana for creaminess if desired.

Recipe #83

Carrot Ginger Smoothie

1 bunch of carrots with some of its greens

1 avocado

1/2 lemon

About 1/3 inch fresh ginger

Pinch of sea salt and cayenne pepper and Spring or distilled water. Blend and drink.

Recipe #84

Basic Balance

Victoria Boutenko

1 mango

1 cup kale

1 cup water

Recipe #85

Rocket Fuel Smoothie

Victoria Boutenko

2 cups green or red seedless grapes

3 golden kiwis, peeled

1 ripe orange, peeled, seeds removed

1 small leaf of aloe vera, with skin

5 leaves red leaf lettuce

2 cups water

Recipe #86

Morning Zing Smoothie

Victoria Boutenko

½ bunch dandelion greens

2 stalks celery

½ inch fresh ginger root

2 peaches

½ pineapple

Yields 2 quarts

Recipe # 87

Parsley Passion Smoothie

Sergei Boutenko

1 bunch fresh parsley

1 cucumber, peeled

1 Fuji apple

1 ripe banana

1–2 cups water

Recipe #88

Victoria’s Favorite Dark Green

Victoria Boutenko

1 bunch dandelion greens

4 Roma tomatoes

3 cups water

Yields 2 quarts

Recipe #89

Heavy Metals Be Gone

Valya Boutenko

1 bunch cilantro

2 cups stinging nettles

1 bunch fresh parsley

3 stalks celery

1 lemon, juiced

2 mangoes

Yields 2 quarts

Recipe # 90

Green Smoothie Monster

Victoria Boutenko

4 leaves kale, stems removed

4 leaves chard, stems removed

½ bunch fresh parsley

1 leaf aloe vera

½ bunch dandelion greens

3 pears

1 banana

3 cups water

Recipe #91

Dark Green Love

Victoria Boutenko

1 bunch dandelion greens

1 medium cucumber

3 cups water

Yields 2 quarts

Recipe # 92

O-mega Aphrodisiac

Victoria Boutenko

3 cups wild purslane

1 small watermelon

3 limes, juiced

Yields 2 quarts

Recipe #93

Revitalizing Energizer Smoothie

Victoria Boutenko

6 young grape leaves (they contain resveratrol, which triggers longevity genes)

3 leaves dinosaur kale, stems removed

2 mangoes

1 pint strawberries

2 cups orange juice

Yields 1 quart

Recipe #94

Summer Splendor Smoothie

Sergei Boutenko

4 leaves chard, stems removed

3 stalks celery

1 head fresh parsley

6 apricots

3 peaches

½ vanilla bean

Recipe #95

“Bitter Delight” Cocktail

Victoria Boutenko

1 large leaf aloe vera, with skin

4 leaves chard, stems removed

3 cups chickweed

1 banana

1 peach

1 pear

Recipe #96

Miner’s Lettuce Smoothie

Sergei Boutenko

3 cups wild crafted miner’s lettuce (wild edible)

2 ripe pears

½ pint blueberries

2 cups water

Yields 2 quarts

Recipe #97

Coco-Tango

Sergei Boutenko

Thai coconut, meat and water

5 leaves kale, stems removed

2 nectarines

2 peaches

1 mango

Yields 2 quarts

Recipe # 98

The Laughing Gorilla

Valya Boutenko

½ head romaine lettuce

2 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen

2 oranges, peeled, seeds removed

1 mango

2 cups water

Yields 2 quarts

Warning: consumption of smoothie may

result in spontaneously occurring, extremely

contagious gorilla laughter

Recipe #99

Emerald Applesauce

4-5 apples

1 bunch fresh parsley

½ inch fresh ginger root

Yields 3 cups

Recipe #100

The Pear-fect Smoothie

2 d’Anjou pears

7 leaves purple kale, stems removed

1 leaf aloe vera

1 banana

Yields 2 cups

Recipe #101

Make Your Own Green Smoothie Recipe

The best green smoothie recipe is the one you make yourself. It’s very easy and the options are endless. Just have a ratio of about 60% fruits and 40% greens (or try some wild greens such as nettles or dandelions) and your smoothie will always be delicious. If not sweet enough, add some liquid. You’ll hardly taste the greens.

Ingredients

1 bunch green leafy vegetable of choice (40% of total)

Fruit of choice (60% of total)

1-2 Bananas or 1 avocado to emulsify (make creamy)

ginger, lemon, parsley or, stevia to taste

Directions

Put all ingredients in your blender. Add clean water to cover all ingredients. Blend and drink immediately.

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Stepping Into The Unknown

“When you have come to the edge of all the light you have, and step into the darkness of the unknown. Believe that one of the two will happen to you, either you’ll find something solid to stand on, or you’ll be taught how to fly!” ~Richard Bach

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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.– Erica Jong

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Doing Great Things~ from my brother

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There’s something to be said for honest hard work, as well as living within your means.

The politics surrounding economic and social circumstances are just that: POLITICS. I’ll take a line from an 80′s song: “you really can’t rely on what they tell you for effect”. So what we have is politicians that present a “crisis” or “injustice” and then tell people that they are the solution. That’s a thinly veiled attempt at “congressman job security”, disguised as compassionate public service. The politicians that create victims and then offer to be their champions actually hold those people in contempt. We’re just pawns.

The Book of Mormon warned us about this tactic throughout (mostly) the book of Alma, and it wears many faces. The philosophy that “you were robbed” coupled with “take from the rich and give to the poor” has consistently failed over and over again throughout history. Not only has it failed, but has spun off into devastating wars and genocide when left unchecked. The old saying about “teaching a man to fish” is not a cliche, it’s an axiom.

Ezra Taft Benson talked about this in the context of the Atonement: “The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of the people, and then they take themselves out of the slums. The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.” (I spoke this quote, by the way, as a “guest minister” in a packed Detroit Baptist church. Nobody called me a racist, or even disagreed with me.)

That pretty much eliminates 90% of the victim mentality that’s circulating around the world today. Our nation is such a nation of opportunity. I didn’t finish college because I ran out of money. My skills and education came from free resources, like libraries and the internet. Anyone, and I really mean Anyone, can avail themselves of a huge amount of information and education and skill-building so long as they are motivated enough to go get it.

Dad once told me “the train has been stopped, it’s up to you to rob it”.

People that have built themselves from the ground up, played by the rules and lived within their means find it VERY hard to swallow the notion that other people have been “put down by the man”. It may have worked a few decades ago, but there’s just too much opportunity for self development and success out there to make the out-dated racial politics stick anymore.

The people that are the true racists are the ones that tell the “victims” that they’re too weak and simple to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and build their own success. They view people as special groups that are at a disadvantage and are incapable of anything great or exceptional. The Gospel of Jesus Christ doesn’t see it that way. Individuals are free to build their lives as they see fit.

People have it within themselves to do great things, and no one can do those things for them. That’s my $0.02.

Love,

Your Brother

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Finding Beauty In A Broken World

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“I watched prairie dogs every day, rise before the sun, stand with their paws pressed together facing the rising sun in total stillness for up to 30 minutes,” says Williams. “And then I watched them at the end of the day take that same gesture 30 minutes before the sun goes down they would press their palms together in perfect stillness. I don’t mean to anthropomorphize, but when you look at a creature that has survived over the millennium begin and end each day in that kind of stance, it causes one to think about one’s own life and speed and rapidity in which we live.”

Terry Tempest Williams

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Green Smoothies

When I first started my raw foods journey, I found the easiest way to get raw foods into me was to blend them. I was making soups and lots of fruit shakes. At the time, I was craving spinach and coconuts. I tried putting them together in my blender with an orange and surprisingly it was really good! At first I thought it was a little wierd, but later learned that it was just perfect! I will be forever grateful to the research that Victoria Boutenko put into Green Drinks and her book “Green For Life” . It totally changed the way I looked at my living food diet, and now I drink a variety of green drinks everyday! I love them!

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