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Fruit Leather

by Tara Thorne | Mar 10, 2016 | BLOG POST, Kids, Recipies

Ingredients: 1 C unsweetened applesauce 2 C frozen strawberries (you can use any berry you wish. I find that the frozen ones yeild a more concentrated flavour) 1 medium zucchini ¼ C maple syrup (you can omit this for a lower sugar version that’s just as tasty)...

Simple Sweet Kale Salad

by Tara Thorne | Mar 10, 2016 | BLOG POST, Recipies, Salads

Ingredients Salad: 2 cups finely chopped kale (see “notes”) 2 cups finely chopped red cabbage 2 stalks celery – cubed ½ cup parsley Dressing: 1/2 an avocado 1 TBS lemon juice 1 TBS apple cider vinegar ½ cup olive, flax or avocado oil 1 teaspoon Dijon...

Energizing Beet Berry Smoothie

by Tara Thorne | Mar 10, 2016 | Beverages, BLOG POST, Recipies

Ingredients: About 6 full strawberries (fresh or frozen) or heaped 1/2 C 2 handfuls of spinach (or greens of choice) 2 C almond milk or water 2 TBS hemp seeds 1 TBS flax seeds 1 tsp gelatinized maca 1 tsp beet powder (you could sub this for 1 small beet) 2 tsp coconut...

My Favourite Milk Alternative: Pecan Brazil Nut Mylk

by Tara Thorne | Mar 10, 2016 | Beverages, BLOG POST, Recipies

Ingredients: 1 C pecans 4 Brazil nuts 3.5 C filtered water 2 – 4 dates 1 tsp vanilla essence ½ tsp salt Instructions: Soak pecans and Brazil nuts in filtered water for 6 hours. Drain nuts and rinse well. Throw nuts and filtered water into a high-speed blender and...

Simple Avocado Eggs

by Tara Thorne | Mar 10, 2016 | BLOG POST, Breakfasts, Recipies, Snacks

Ingredients: Avocados (amount dependent on how many people you’re feeding) Eggs (amount dependent on how many people you’re feeding) Turmeric to sprinkle Spring onions or chives to sprinkle Parsley to sprinkle Hemp seeds to sprinkle Salt and pepper to taste...

Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Egg-Free Fudgey Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

by Tara Thorne | Mar 8, 2016 | BLOG POST, Desserts, Recipies, Snacks

Ingredients Dry ingredients 1 1/4 C gluten-free flour (I use this one. I've tried others, but the muffins work best with this flour) 1/3 C unsweetened raw cacao powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 C chocolate chips Wet ingredients 2 tbs ground flax (yes –...