Basic Veggie Flax Chips & Cashew "Cheese/Sour Cream" Dip

The key to making these break like a chip, is to spread the batter very thin.

This is just a basic recipe, and a good way to use up some of the vegetables that may be just sitting in your fridge. I don't use sea salt in this recipe, but you could sprinkle some on top if you wish to have salted chips. I ate a few of these on their own, and the rest with a salty dip. On their own they are slightly sweet, and taste faintly of onion. You can leave the onion out, and use more carrot if you like. 

Ingredients:

1 cup tomato or 1 tomato

1 cup celery  or 2 stalks celery

1 cup carrots or 2 carrots

1 cup sweet onion or half a large onion

1/2 cup flax seeds

Easy Strawberry Juice (No Juicer Required)

 Great for those who don't have a juicer, or don't have time to clean all the parts to their juicer. You can basically make this with whatever fruit you like. All you need is a blender.

 

Ingredients 

2 cups strawberries, tops removed, or fruit of choice
2 Tbsp dates, pitted & packed - or 2 medjool dates

In a blender, liquify strawberries, to do this you may need to keep stopping the blender and pushing the fruit into blades with a spatula. Then add dates, to taste. 

Makes about 1 1/2 to 2 cups depending on type of fruit used.

If you want it cold you can either use half the fruit frozen, or add ice. Also, if you want pure juice, you could run it through a strainer - but I don't. :)

Variation - add juice of half a lemon &/or a celery stalk(or 1 Tbsp cilantro)

Enjoy!

Pineapple Raspberry Shocker

 When I’m craving something sweet and sour, this is what I drink. It reminds me of those blue-raspberry flavoured slush puppies with added "shockers".

Ingredients:
1-2 cups frozen raspberries
1 cup fresh pineapple, chopped

 

In a blender, add pineapple, then raspberries, and blend. Start with 1 cup raspberries, and add more to taste. You can also freeze pineapple first to make it thicker. If it's too tart for your taste, add a few dates or try half a banana.

Creamy Peachy Mango Drink

Definitely one of my favourite drinks, especially when peaches and nectarines are in season.

Make sure your peaches smell ripe, and your banana is spotted. You can add a few frozen or fresh strawberries for even more flavour.

Ingredients:
2 cups peach or nectarine slices, peeled
1 cup frozen mango chunks
2/3 cup frozen or fresh banana

OR

3 peaches or nectarines, peeled & pitted
15 frozen mango chunks
1 banana frozen or fresh

 

In a blender, add fresh fruit, blend. Add frozen fruit and blend again. Voila! Makes 3 cups.



Mmmm..!



How To Make Raw Almond Butter

Almond butter is a versatile, nutritious spread, and tastes great when eaten along with something sweet. Making your own is easy, and way less expensive then buying it in the store.

Use the most fresh almonds you can get, as better quality yields a better tasting butter. You can also use your food processor to make any other kind of seed or nut butter you'd like.

Berry Orange Banana Drink

 The flavour of this drink is determined by the berries that you use. It’s sweet and kids love it too.



Raspberry Orange Banana

 

Ingredients:
1 - 1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or a mixture of these
1 cup orange segments or 2 medium oranges
2/3 cup frozen banana or 1 fresh banana

In a blender add oranges, fresh or frozen banana, and 1 cup raspberries (or other berry/mixture) and blend, adding more berries to taste.