Pumpkin Spice Smoothie ~ a Raw and Vegan Recipe for Halloween

Breakfast Deviled Avocados serves 2 ~ $1.81 per serving ingredients 1 tablespoon macadamia mayo* 3 avocados ($3.57) 1 tablespoon mustard ($.05) 1 teaspoon paprika salt and pepper My local store has had excellent prices on avocados over the last few months, sometimes as low as seventy-eight cents each. The prices are going up again so…

Happy Thanksgiving

makes 12 dates ~ $.24 each   ingredients 1 cup cashews ($.50) 1/2 cup water  4 tablespoons agave ($.40) 1/2 teaspoon salt 12 dates ($2.00) candied pecans   In a small, bullet type blender, process the cashews, water, agave, and salt until smooth and the constancy of thick cream. Refrigerate for about an hour to…

Da Vinci once said of the Renaissance recipe maker, Platina, that there was genius in combining the same simple ingredients to make an infinite number of dishes. That’s what I’ve attempted in my new eBook.  I wanted to make something with beautiful but simple to make recipes, with seasonal and commonly found ingredients. I set…

Breakfast Fruit Cereal serves 1 ~ $.70 per serving ingredients 1 banana ($.15) 1 tablespoon walnuts ($.05) 1 tablespoon coconut flakes ($.10) 1 cup almond milk ($.40) pinch cinnamon Raw and vegan foods are really no different from (or more complicated than) any other type of foods, though, and a few meals can be pulled…

Breakfast Buckwheat Coco Puffs4 servings ~ $.73 per serving 1 cup buckwheat groats, soaked ($.75) 2 ripe bananas ($.30) 3 tbsp coco or cacao powder ($.15) 1/2 tsp vanilla ($.10) 1/2 tsp salt Rinse one cup buckwheat groats and then soak in about two cups water for 5-6 hours or overnight. Rinse the buckwheat groats…