Greg and Jason and Beth and I went to the Farmer’s Market this morning (after dropping Miles off at the movie theater for a birthday party, fun!), and picked up some snow peas, apples, farm-fresh eggs, and piles of strawberries. I had a glut of lemons at home, so I used my Breville juicer of awesomeness…
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This is what I juiced for breakfast this morning: an entire head of romaine, a lemon, two small apples, four stalks of celery, and a chunk of ginger. I’ve been having this (or a slight variation) most mornings since I got my juicer, and I’ve noticed a few things changing. My taste for vegetables has…
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Meet my new baby. I have a Champion juicer, but it doesn’t juice greens, and ever since I read Natalia Rose‘s book, The Raw Food Detox Diet: The Five-Step Plan for Vibrant Health and Maximum Weight Loss, I’ve wanted a juicer that can juice greens effectively. So I’m selling the Champion, and the Breville has…
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One of the best ways I’ve found to get veggies, especially greens, into my diet, is to blend them into things. This works with smoothies, and it also works great with dips and spreads. While looking at Fat Free Vegan to find something yummy, I came across a recipe for something called Green Goddess Hummus,…
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I know what you’re thinking. Believe me, I do. If someone told me ten years ago that I’d someday be enjoying smoothies made from kale, I’d have told them they were a couple bulbs short of a box. But here it is, in all its considerable glory: Hollie’s Favorite Kale Smoothie 3 C cold water…
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How to make delicious kale chips in the dehydrator
Okay, confession time: I’m currently on my fourth batch of these. I like them better than bacon. BETTER THAN BACON. Even while I know I could end up the product of broken home after this, abandoned by Greg and Jason, scorned by my family, but it’s true! I can’t deny it! They are freaking delicious….
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