Spicy-Cranberry-Sparkler Mocktails!
Fresh Mint-Citrus-Chip Smoothie
I absolutely love this smoothie for Spring time. The mint gives it such a fresh test and the citrus livens it up, while at the same time the avocado and hemp milk give it a creamy deliciousness. Its also got so much green in it that just looking at it makes me happy. I've been drinking it lately thinking how awesome it would be with chocolate. So I added some cacao and dates but it didn't have that beautiful vibrant green color anymore. So luckily, this morning, I had the brilliant idea to shave our BE COOL chocolate bar into the smoothie. And viola the mint-citrus-chip deliciousness was born. Enjoy!
For Green Smoothie:
1 cup homemade hemp milk
1 green apple (cut without the pit)
Half cucumber
handful spinach
1/4 avocado
Juice of 1 lime
4-5 fresh mint leaves
For chocolate topping:
To Make: Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender until creamy and delicious. Pour into a beautiful cup. Shave BE COOL bar on top. Drink up minty freshness!
Homemade Hemp Milk
Hemp milk is creamy, nutty, and delicious. Hemp seeds are a great source of protein and are easily digestible. They have a healthy anti-inflammatory ratio of omega 3's and 6's and contain an especially beneficial type of Omega 6 called GLA. I use it as a base for smoothies, in making mocha-lattes and hot chocolates.
Ingredients:
1 cup hemp seeds
3-4 spring water
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon organic vanilla
pinch of sea salt
Directions: Put all in a blender. Blend. Store in fridge
I immediately made a delicious iced mocha with Dandy Blend with BE SAUCEY chocolate sauce.
Dinner & Dessert: Almond Pad Thai & Cranberry Chocolate Truffles
I began my adventures with gluten free by chance. I had a roommate who had celiac disease and I LOVED her creations. She always cooked with a lot of veggies, different grains and beans, and a what I loved most, her collection of nuts - almond, macadamia, peanut, and seeds - chia, flax, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, etc. She kept it simple, went to the "feria" or farmers market once a week, got her veggies and then prepared them with her wild array of grains, beans, nuts and seeds. This was not only super healthy but was smart budgeting! Quickly, my other roommate and I caught on and started our own adventures in this type of cooking without really even the intention of cooking gluten free.
When I met Bennett, I was introduced me to the world of integrative nutrition where I learned simple things like how to make a superfood smoothie, how to cook kale & collard greens, and how delicious coconut oil is with...everything.
Tonight's dish is an inspiration from them both. I hope you enjoy!
Almond Pad Thai with rice noodles and Macadamia nuts
Ingredients:
- Rice noodles
- carrots
- spinach (or any type of green you want)
- Chopped fennel
- garlic
- ginger
- shallots
- garbanzo beans
- assortment of seeds: flax, sesame, chia
- two tablespoons Almond butter
- Roasted salted macadamia nuts
- coconut oil
- two tablespoons tamari soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon miso paste
- 1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon coconut palm sugar
Saute garlic and ginger in coconut oil. Add shallots. Cook until transparent, add fennel. Add garbanzo beans and carrots. Add spinach last.
Boil water, add rice noodles. Cook and drain. Rinse with cool water.
In a small bowl or cup mix almond butter, soy sauce, miso, brown rice vinegar and a dash of water together.
Add cooked rice noodles to veggie saute. Add sauce. Mix together over medium heat. Add seeds and top with shaved macadamia nuts. Mix, stir and serve!
Cranberry Chocolate Truffles
These chocolate bars are rich and creamy and filled with a tart and chewy center. Raw & vegan.
- 1 cup NYSM RAW CACAO POWDER
- 1 ½ cups cashews
- ¼ cup COCONUT PALM SUGAR
- 2 tbsp NYSM CACAO BUTTER, melted
- 3 tsp BE COZY chocolate mix
- ½ cup dried cranberries
Power Smoothie
This is my favorite protein smoothie - it gets me through until lunch with nice, clean energy.
1/2 cup frozen mangoes
4-5 frozen strawberries
whole frozen banana
2-3 coconut milk ice cubes (pour coconut milk into an ice tray and freeze over night - makes it extra creamy)
1-2 heaping tablespoons of BE STRONG protein smoothie mix
1 teaspoon BE SMOOTH cacao smoothie mix
1 cup almond milk kefir* or coconut water or a mix of the two.
1/2 avocado (makes it creamy and OH SO DELICIOUS)
Put all ingredients (liquid first) in blender. Blend until smooth. This is a thick smoothie - if you want to make it thinner add more liquid. P.S.
** I make almond milk kefir (almond milk yogurt, basically) by 1. soaking raw almonds 24-48 hours. Rinse. Blend on high for 2 minutes with clean water (as much as my blender will hold). Then add 2-3 capsules of probiotics, stir gently. Leave on counter with paper towel for 12 hours. Cover and refrigerate This way I get my probiotics!
Chocolate Almond Cups
Ingredients:
Almond butter
BE SAUCEY chocolate sauce (or other chocolate sauce see below)
Cupcake liner
Directions:
Layer a spoonful of BE SAUCEY in a cupcake liner
Add spoonful of almond butter
Top with BE SAUCEY
Refrigerate and Enjoy!
Ice Cold Chocolate Latte
Superfood Ice Cold Chocolate Latte
This is our favorite treat on a hot day! This drink contains antioxidant rich raw cacao, and also superfood lucuma, which is high in beta carotene and B vitamins to boost your brain power - perfect for an afternoon pick me up. It also contains mesquite which is a source of protein and calcium for bone health. Make a batch and keep in the fridge to enjoy this superfood treat at your leisure.
Ingredients:
4 tsp Be Cozy (per 8 oz milk)
8 ounces of your favorite milk (we love it with Hemp Milk!)
Directions:
Heat up half the amount of hemp milk just so it is warm enough to melt the Be Cozy mix. Add the Be Cozy and stir until all chocolate its melted. Add the cold milk. When serving, pour over ice.
To make the mix thicker, stick it in the fridge for a couple hours.
Add other superfoods if you wish!
