Hi everybody! It’s been a wonderful Fall & Winter, full of NEW exciting recipes & healthy creations!
In the Fall, we picked lots of Jujubees, which I ADORE and have been storing, dried, and adding a handful to my nightly Herbal Tea. Yum!! They really sweeten your tea and add a lovely flavor.
I made a LOT of Veggie Juices these last few months. Especially Green Juices with Dandelion, Curly Yellow Dock, Purslane, Swiss Chard combos with Cucumber, Ginger, Lemon and Pineapple. Fantastic!!
And Root Vegetable Juices with Beets, Golden Beets, my beloved Purple Carrots, Ginger & Turmeric.
For Christmas, I was with my family in the Pacific NW, and had a terrific time making elaborate marinated Salads every night, with different dressings and a dazzling array of veggies! I discovered that marinating Cauliflower (or Cabbage or Celery!) all day is SO GOOD in a salad. It gets tender and sweeter.
I was using Rice Vinegar with fresh Lemon or Lime Juice added, and either Olive Oil or my new delicious discoveries, Pumpkin Oil.
In Nov. I went to Hawaii for a month of Hiking, Swimming, Kayaking and Adventuring. I helped my friend with his Noni business and was overjoyed to find out it was Avocado season. Oh my!! These avocados were rich, CREAMY, sumptuous and gigantic!!
After the Holidays, I drove to Indio with a friend to sample over 12 different kinds of raw, organic SOFT super SWEET FRESH Dates at Oasis Date Gardens. Oh it was HEAVENLY! We bought a few boxes of Honey Dates & Bahri Dates (our favorites!)
And of course it’s Citrus Season around Christmas in California, so we had so much fun picking TONS of sweet Tangerines & Meyer Lemons at the Farm.
There were still a lot of Persimmons after the holidays so I made a BUNCH of FABULOUS Cactus Fruit Smoothies and sweet tart Persimmon Smoothies with frozen Goji Berries I had from the Summer and tart tangy Passion Fruit ice cubes.
We were also lucky to find Fresh Berries at the store (in winter!!) so I was making LOTS of Fruit Salads. And I made my very FIRST batch of Raw Vegan Kim Chee of 2016. Yippee!!
So now it’s Feb. and I’ve run off to Hawaii again for more Fun, Fruit and Fitness. Hiking, Biking and Swimming! There are still a few Avocados left on the trees too!
My friends and I have been blending up Noni Green Smoothies, and I’ve been getting super sweet Fragrant Pineapples and beautiful locally grown Organic Kale, Arugula, Napa Cabbage, Turmeric & Ginger at the Farmers Markets. Plus growing JARS and jars of Sprouts!!
Stay tuned for more pictures and NEW Recipes coming soon! 🙂
