About Me

I started this blog to keep track of my kitchen creations. I love cooking and eating. In 2008 I was diagnosed with RA. Food started becoming a huge problem. I needed to find a better way to eat the flavors I love. All the recipes I create are driven by my desire to eat good food that won't create extra pain and inflammation in my internal ecosystem. While the recipes are wholesome, the language is not. I swear. I use the word 'fuck'. A lot! I make no apologies for that. It's just a fair warning. I'm raw and real. Happy cooking! Even happier eating! Cheers! Angie

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

MAYAN JUNGLE Smoothie

1 cup of hemp or almond milk
2 bananas
1/4 cup of cacao nibs
1/4 cup of walnuts
1/8 cup of cinnamon
1 heaping tablespoon of maca powder
the greens from one beet
ice

Blend everything together.  Add some ice while the blender is moving.

Monday, February 27, 2012

GAZPACHEO Soup

This soup is a great summer dish but it's even better because it doesn't get cooked!  If you have a Vitamix with the soup setting, you can throw everything in there and put it on the soup setting and not worry.  If not, you can warm it slightly before you eat it however if you warm it too much, you'll lose the nutrients of the raw veg.

3 cups of water
3 whole, large, ripe tomatoes
1 large cucumber
1 red bell pepper
1/2 of a sweet onion (mayan or spanish preferably)
1/3 cup of red wine vinegar
1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
black pepper & sea salt to taste


JUNGLE BOOGIE Smoothie

1 cup of almond or hemp milk
2 bananas
1/4 cup of cacao nibs
1/4 cup of walnuts
1 heaping tablespoon of maca powder
the green tops of one beet
ice

Blend everything really good in the blender.  Once it's all blended, add ice cubes one at a time to slush it up.

SALAD BOWL Fresh Juice

This recipe makes enough for 2 pints of juice. 

1 apple
1/2 head of romaine
1 large cucumber
2 stalks of celery
1-2 carrots
3 radishes (optional)
2 wheatgrass cubes (if you split the juice, put one wheatgrass cube in each glass)

Juice everything one item at a time.  You can drink it all at once or split it half.  Make sure to keep it in the fridge.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

MY BLOODY VALENTINE Fresh Juice

2 apples
1 pear
1 whole beet, greens included

Process through your juicer. For best juicing of the beet greens, send them through in between the apples.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

GRAPE APE Smoothie

1 cup of almond or hemp milk
2 bananas
2 cups of grapes (I freeze mine)

Process in the blender until smooth!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

BLOOD LUST Fresh Juice

1 blood orange
1 pear
1 apple
1 red plum
1 lime
1/4 to 1/2 cup of blackberries

Use a carrot peeler to get the zest off of the blood orange. Keep the white pith on. You don't have to peel the apple or pear. If you have a juicer that has a chute big enough for the whole fruit, just juice everything one by one except the berries. Process the berries in the blender with the juice.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

THE VAMPIRE'S KISS Smoothie

1 cup of almond milk, hemp milk, or water
13 strawberries
13 cherries, pitted
1 cup of blueberries
1 blood orange
1 honey tangerine, seeded if necessary

Put everything in the blender and whiz until smooth.
This will make enough to share or you can save some for later.

APPLE BROWN BETTY Smoothie**Green Monster**

1 cup of almond or hemp milk
2 cored apples with the skin on
1/2 an avacado
1 banana
1/4 cup walnuts
2 tablespoons of chia seeds
1 big handful of fresh baby spinach
2-4 tablespoons of raw honey or agave nectar
ice
Blend all ingredients well. Add ice cubes one at a time.


**The term Green Monster was created by Oh She Glows