Sunday, December 6, 2015

"Holidays Are Here" with a WREATH On Your Plate!!!

You know holiday season is here when you start seeing Christmas Wreaths on house doors. I truly love and am inspired by the roundness of the wreath. So, I made a raw and organic veggie wreath on a plate! Eat with your favorite dressing.  Wishing you and your loved ones a round, heartful and healthy holiday season!!!



Ingredients:
Purple romaine lettuce
Cucumber
Kale
Almond butter (For "clay" to stick the veggies together. Easy to make. Just put a cupful of any nuts in a food processor for 10-15 minutes!)
Cauliflower pegs 
Broccoli pegs (Can also use small pieces of kale)
Red pepper dice



Direction:


First, cut and place the purple romaine lettuce on a round plate.
(The purple will add a nice shade to the evergreen kale later on.)
Then, place cucumber chips on top. 
(Use a round glass jar in the middle to make sure the wreath will stay round.)
Add an almond butter "clay" on top of cucumber chips.




 Cut the Kale into small "fans"
and stick them on the Almond butter "clay" like a bowtie / butterfly.




It's going to look like this.




Now, it's time to plant the cauliflower pegs!
(Plant them crossing the kale butterfly / bowtie.)




It's going to look like this.




Add red pepper pegs and broccoli pegs 
to fill the empty spots.




Add a red pepper ribbon to make it look authentic!




Pick it up and eat it with your favorite dressing! 


Happy Holidays!!


Monday, August 17, 2015

Chilled "Cantaloupe" Salad!

Looking for a "cool" spot from summer's heat? - Start with what you eat!

Here you are - a cookie-cuttered and chilled "Cantaloupe Salad" with blackberries!

(You could squeeze a lemon juice on top if you like.  The green leaf is lemon balm.)





Have a beautiful summer! <3


Detoxing Summer with Berry-Infused Water!

It's time for "Detoxing Summer" with Berry-Infused Water! 

It's the REAL thing! 

After 1-2 days, berries' natural color comes out. I usually drink it the next day, and eat the berries!





Ingredients:

Strawberries, Rasberries, blackberries and fresh mint leaves with distilled water!

Stay fresh! RAWrrr!!!

Monday, August 3, 2015

Cheers to the Summer! Cooling Off from Heat with a Cucumber-Grape Juice!

To the Summer! Cheers!

Cooling off from the heat with a "Cucumber-Grape Juice!"



Ingredients:

2 Cucumbers
2 cups of white grapes
Lemon juice

Just juice the cucumbers and grapes. Then add a squeeze of lemon!

Saturday, July 4, 2015

"Fourth of July" RAW Cupcake-Size Pie

Happy Fourth 2015 !!





This year, I made a bunch of small cupcake-size pies.


Ingredients:

Pie crust - almonds and dates

Slices of banana

Whipped cream - a can of coconut milk

Toppings - blueberries, rasberries and coconut flakes


Direction:

1. Crush almonds and dates in food processor until they stick together well when you squeeze them.

2. Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Then, put in the "almonds-dates" pie crust. (Press the pie crust well.)

3. Place a "slice of banana" in.

4. Cover the pie with a coconut milk whipped cream (c.f. How to make coconut milk whipped cream)

5. Decorate with blue berries, rasberries and sprinkle of coconut flakes!



Enjoy the holiday weekend with healthy meals and desserts! :)