Super Green Smoothie Charged with “C”

Sorry, no pics to post with this recipe. My camera is still acting up…

Anyway, today’s recipe is another green smoothie. However, this one is slightly different because of the superfoods I used. It’s super-charged with my typical favorite superfoods. Plus I’ve added camu camu – which gives this recipe the added vitamin “C”! I love the flavor of this smoothie – it’s very creamy and reminds me almost of a cream-sickle.  Hope you like it — better yet, hope you love it!!!

Ingredients:
scoop raw vanilla protein powder
handful goji berries
1 scoop Amazing Grass Green Superfood Powder
1 T camu camu powder
1/2 T bee pollen
2 handfuls raw spinach
1 large banana (peeled)
1 1/2 cups mango cubed
1 cup papaya cubed
2-3 cups fresh coconut water
3-4 drops vanilla flavored SweetLeaf liquid stevia
1 tsp raw honey
purified water to cover

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender, and mix until smooth and creamy. Add ice, or freeze fruit prior to blending for a more frothy shake!

Urgent Request for Elaina Love and Her Son Dom

PLEASE TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO SEND ALL THEY CAN SPARE TO HELP ELAINA HELP DEAR DOM, HERE IS THE LETTER FROM LIVING LIGHT:

Dear Friends,

We are writing on behalf of our dear friend and Living Light Chef Instructor, Elaina Love. Many of you who are graduates know that besides being a Master Raw Food chef, Elaina is a beautiful loving person and caring mother who always gives generously to others.

We were saddened yesterday to hear that her son, Dominic, who has been in a treatment program for leukemia, has taken a turn for the worse. Dominic was diagnosed with leukemia on January 15, 2009. He underwent the traditional cancer treatment of chemotherapy, radiation, and bone marrow transplant, and he seemed to be responding well, until recently, when the leukemia suddenly and aggressively returned. There is nothing more to do in the medical arena.

Elaina has faith in the body’s ability to heal itself, so she took Dominic to Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida for 3 weeks where he will eat a completely green, raw, vegan diet of juices, daily wheatgrass implants, and oxygen therapy. She is there with him now and will remain there with him through it all.

This program is very costly, starting at $20,000 for the first three weeks of expenses, so we at Living Light would like to invite you to participate in a fundraising effort for Elaina. If you choose to participate, you can donate as little as $5 to this campaign. If you donate $20 or more through the Living Light fundraising campaign for Elaina and Dominic, we will enter your name in a raffle to win your choice of a FREE FUNdamentals of Raw and Living Foods class (a $365 value), or 2 tickets for the Vibrant Living Expo and Culinary Showcase, August 27-29, 2010 (a $450 value).

100% of all proceeds will go directly to Elaina Love to help with Dominic’s expenses. We have set up an easy way to donate funds – you can put it on your credit card by clicking on the link below to contribute in increments of as little as $5 (every little bit helps!) We know that this is a challenging time for us to ask you for money, but if you or someone you know has been touched by Elaina and her gentle and joyful presence, or you simply would like to be an Angel this holiday season and help someone whose young life hangs in the balance, please consider helping Elaina and her only child in their time of need. We greatly appreciate anything you can do and most of all we appreciate your warm wishes and all your prayers. Thank you for your kind and generous support of our beautiful sister, Elaina, and her wonderful son, Dominic.

Click here to donate

Many blessings for a healthy holiday season for you and yours,

Cherie, Dan, and the entire Living Light staff

Please share this post with all your friends to help the effort!

In Peace and Health! =)

- Debbie

Dreamy Raw Mango Cheesecake

This cheesecake is so refreshing and delicious! I just love mangoes, and this dessert really brings out the love! The first time I made this recipe was about 2 years ago, and I have since improved the recipe since that first time. I really hope you love it too! My photo isn’t great, since I haven’t been able to take decent pictures lately. I’m thinking about asking Santa for a new camera! Well, enjoy! =)

Crust.
Ingredients:
2 cups raw almonds
1 cup raw macadamia nuts
1/2 tsp organic vanilla extract
1 cup pitted Medjool dates
drizzle raw agave nectar
dash pink Himalayan salt
3T orange zest (optional)

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients, except orange zest, in a food processor and pulse until crumbly and dough-like. Remove from blender and press into the bottom of spring-form pan that has been lightly greased with coconut oil. Press evenly, cover with saran wrap, and refrigerate or freeze until filling has been prepared.

Filling.
Ingredients:
2 cup raw cashews (soaked for 8 hours)
1 cup coconut flesh (young Thai coconut)
3/4 cup raw honey or agave nectar
2/3 cup coconut oil (lightly warmed)
1 tsp organic vanilla extract (non-alcoholic)
1/4 cup coconut water (more as needed)
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
drizzle raw agave nectar
2 cups fresh, ripe mango (chunks)
3T lecithin
3T orange zest (optional)

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients, except coconut oil and lecithin, in a high-speed blender, and blend on high until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour over top of pie crust and slices of fresh cut mango. Smooth out to remove any air bubbles. Refrigerator for at least one hour before glazing.

Glaze.
Ingredients:
3 stems Irish Moss (soaked)
1/4 cup purified water
1T coconut butter (melted)
1 mango (peeled, stoned, and chopped)

Preparation:
In a high-speed blender, blend Irish Moss with a little water until gelatinous and smooth, add the mango and coconut butter and blend until smooth. Pour and spread the glaze over top of the mango cheesecake. Chill in the refrigerator or freezer for another 30 minutes to an hour before serving.

Suggested Garnish: Serve raw whipped topping, and some added orange zest, maybe some slices of fresh cut mango.

Banana Pancakes

This is one of the simplest dishes I have ever made, and can be done – super easy, and super tasty! My son and I ate these for breakfast today, and later on I used them to make a delicious desert. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:
5-6 bananas (peeled and chopped)
1 cup flax seeds (ground to powder)
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp organic vanilla extract (non-alcoholic)

Preparation:
Mash the bananas real well using a food processor, or do it by hand using a fork. Add the ground flax seeds, cinnamon, and vanilla, and mix real well. Again, you can use a food processor or do it by hand, whichever you prefer. Once the mixture is smooth, spread over dehydrator trays by making round disk-like shapes (like pancakes). Let dry for about 4 to 6 hours. Carefully flip over and dry for another 2 to 4 hours depending upon desired texture. For a dryer more pliable cookie-like texture dry longer. For a more moist pancake like texture dry less. Serve warm or cold -either way this pancake is full of flavor!

We ate ours by spreading coconut butter over them, and drizzling organic maple syrup Grade B with fresh blueberries. For a dessert, I let the pancakes dry a little longer to form a pliable cookie. Then I scooped my favorite raw ice cream, and drizzled raw chocolate syrup over top, adding another pancake on type to form an ice cream cookie – yummo! You could also make banana crepes by thinning the mixture a little with water or coconut water, and then spreading them thinner on the dehydrator trays. This is a super great, nutritious, and simple snack to make! Enjoy!

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World Diabetes Day is Crazy…

Today, Saturday November 14th is World Diabetes Day.  The theme for the years 2009 to 2013 is “Diabetes Education and Prevention.”

It’s funny though how “Education and Prevention” can mean totally different things to different people.

For the International Diabetes Organization and
the over 12 drug companies that sponsor World
Diabetes Day it means educating people about how they can “manage” their diabetes with insulin.

For the team that made the film “Simply Raw:
Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days” it means educating people on how they can prevent and even reverse diabetes with a raw and living foods diet.

Now don’t get me wrong, insulin is an absolutely amazing thing that has saved countless lives, but it’s not something you want to use regularly.  The goal should always be to get off of medication whenever possible.

And if that’s the case how come there’s no mention of eating a raw and living foods diet on the World Diabetes Day website?  Kind of crazy don’t you think…

To help with the real meaning of “Education and Prevention” for World Diabetes Day the team behind the film “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days” is offering a huge 50% OFF discount on their film and the companion “Raw for Life” 2 disc DVD set.

You can see the trailer for the film and what they’re doing here:

Raw for 30 Days

Also, when you pick up a copy of Simply Raw or Raw for Life today you’ll also get ALL of the bonuses listed below.  One of the really cool things about the raw food community is how we all come together to support a cause like reversing diabetes.

A lot of people have stepped up to contribute amazing bonuses for this event.

Don’t miss out on getting all of these bonuses…

* Bonus 1: “Kitchen Gadgets” 40 Minute Instructional
Video by Raw Food Chef Cherie Soria of The Living Light
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* Bonus 2: Jennifer Cornbleet’s Favorite 5 Recipes from
her Book “Raw Food Made Easy”($4.99 Value)

* Bonus 3: A One Month Raw Menu Planner by Tera Warner of
“The Raw Divas” ($14.99 Value)

* Bonus 4: Audio Interview with Ani Phyo on How to Stay
Raw While Traveling ($4.99 Value)

* Bonus 5: The entire “The Raw Life: Becoming Natural in
an Unnatural World” E-Book by Paul Nison ($14.99 Value)

* Bonus 6: The entire “Revealing the Physical Changes”
E-Book by Angela Stokes – 63 Pages! ($19.95 Value)

* Bonus 7: The entire “Revvellutionize Your Life In 30 Days”
E-Book by Revvell Revati of Rawkin Radio ($19.95 Value)

* Bonus 8: The entire “Raw Success ” book, written by Matt
Monarch – ($15.95 Value) plus a 12% Discount Coupon for his
Raw Food World Online Store

* Bonus 9: Chapter 1 of Susan Schenk’s book “The Live Food
Factor” ($4.95 Value)

* Bonus 10: CD #1 and #5 of Nomi Shannon’s 5 CD “21 Days to
Better Health” Program ($37.49 Value)

That’s a lot of great extra health insight and education…
and you get it all FR@E when you purchase the Simply Raw or
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Go here right now to see all the details and get your copies:

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Until next time…

To your health!

Peace!

- Debbie

P.S. – This special half off World Diabetes Day Sale ends at midnight on Friday, November 20th. If you’d like to get this revolutionary film that so many people are raving about… and save 50%, then go here now:

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Katie needs your help! Operation Chocolate-Covered Kindness

Operation Chocolate-Covered Kindness page view charity drive is in effect!

Operation Chocolate-Covered Kindness is a blog driven charity that our friend Katie has put together to raise money for a variety of great causes.

What can you do to help?

• Spread the word! If you have a blog, please help Katie get the word out by blogging about, or even just mentioning, the “Operation Chocolate-Covered Kindness” page view charity drive on your blog.  (Feel free to use the logo as well.)
• Throughout the month, blog about, and link to, ANY chocolatecoveredkatie.com post.  Each time someone clicks on any link to Katie’s blog, more money will be earned for the cause.

• During the month, click on as many pages/links on Katie’s blog as you can. Each post you click on, and each link you follow, earns more money for the charity drive.  Or, when you see Katie’s posts in Google Reader, simply click on the posts instead of reading them in Google Reader format (which doesn’t translate to any page views).

To learn more, visit Katie’s blog. Thanks for your support!

Raw Cacao Maca Ice Cream – by Superhero Lenette

Today’s post is an original raw superfoods recipe from fellow Superhero Lenette, out of Chicago, Ill.

This is a super delicious recipe for raw ice cream, using my favorite superfoods cacao and maca! Be sure to watch the video too!

(I tried several times to embed the video here, like I have done in the past, but had no success. Please use this link to view the video from Lenette!).

Ingredients:
3 frozen bananas
6 pitted medjool dates
3T raw tahini
2T maca powder
3T cacao powder
coconut water with a couple of drops of Marine Phytoplankton (add to mix as needed to blend)
5 ice cubes purified water (add more if needed to blend and mix to desired consistency)

Preparation:
Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender (preferably a Vita-Mix blender). Add coconut water slowly, and ice slowly until well combined, smooth and creamy like ice-cream. Serve-up right away (if cold enough), or place in a container and freeze.

Thanks Lenette – this was an awesome recipe!!!

Refreshing Green Smoothie

Here’s a smoothie recipe that is not only super healthy and energizing, it is also so refreshing, leaving a nice feeling sensation in your mouth! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 scoop raw protein powder
¼ cup goji berries
2-3 handfuls spinach
1 scoop green superfood powder
1T bee pollen
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
1 small banana
¼ cup pineapple chunks
1 cup mango chunks
1 cup papaya chunks
¼ cup cherries (pitted and stemmed)
4-6 drops peppermint flavored liquid stevia
2-3 cups coconut water
6-8 cubes purified ice
purified water (add what’s needed for desired consistency)
(for best results freeze fruit prior to use)

Preparation:
Place all ingredients in a high speed blender, and mix on high until smooth and creamy. Add purified water a little at a time for desired consistency.

Super-sweet Raw Chocolaty Shake

After dinner the family wanted something sweet, chocolaty, and icy – so we decided to a have a raw ice cream shake using two flavors of my favorite coconut-cashew based raw ice creams I made previously. I decided to use bananas and coconut water to give it a super sweet, and milk shake like flavor. This recipe was right on! Enjoy!

2 medium sized bananas peeled and cut
2-3 large scoops raw vanilla ice-cream
2-3 large scoops raw cacao ice-cream
2-3T raw cacao nibs
3T raw cacao powder
1/4 cup almond nut milk
8oz fresh coconut water
generous drizzle of agave
1T raw coconut butter
1T raw almond butter
4-6 drops chocolate flavored SweetLeaf Liquid Stevia
6-8 purified ice cubes

Place all ingredients in the blender and mix/puree on high-speed until very smooth, creamy, thick and cold like a shake! Yummo!!!!