Raspberry Green Smoothie - Ashley

5-22-12

I didn’t have time to actually make yesterday’s recipe, but it was a smoothie so I made it for breakfast this morning. And! I think it’s safe to say that I strayed so far from the original recipe, I owe it to the creator to give it a re-do. It wasn’t very good; in fact, it was to the point where I was forcing myself to finish it. No one likes a Wasteful Wanda.

Recipe as follows:

Ingredients:

5 cups fresh spinach

1 cup soaked chia seeds

1 cup water

1 tbsp maca

1 tbsp green powder

2 tbsp carob powder

3 frozen bananas

½ cup frozen raspberries

Directions: Soak chia seeds in 2 ½ cups water a couple of days prior to use. Blend everything afterward.

What I did:

I knew that I was only making enough smoothies for Steve and myself so I cut most of the ingredients to:

2 cups of fresh spinach

1 cup water + a few ice cubes (I forgot to freeze my bananas)

2 tbsp carob powder

2 bananas

1 bag frozen strawberries

I went to the health store to get the chia seeds, maca, green powder, and carob and let’s just say it was all out of my price range. I looked everything up online and I’ll be ordering that way and making the smoothie the right way again later. I also didn’t have any raspberries, so I figured strawberries were just as good. I was probably wrong about that. I figured the smoothie would be good with the bananas, strawberries, and carob (a chocolate replacer), but I think the spinach threw it off quite a bit. There’s always next time!

Overall Rating: Puke (if made my way, unfair to rate the real recipe)

Would I Make It Again and/or Recommend: Yes, to make it correctly

Scale:  Super -- Satisfactory -- Average -- Eh -- Puke

Rating Based On:

• Taste - N/A
• Ease of Preparation - Super Easy

The original can be found here:

http://uncooking101.com/site/raw-food-recipe/ultimate-energy-boosting-raspberry-green-smoothie/ (an awesome website for those who are into the raw eating lifestyle)

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Raspberry Green Smoothie - Amanda

I also didn't follow the ingredients precisely, however here is what I did use:

• 3 cups fresh spinach
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp maca
• 2 tbsp carob powder
• 2 frozen bananas
• ½ cup frozen raspberries

Immediate Feedback: It was REALLY chocolately. I'd definitely back off of the carob powder. I drank the whole thing...but I was starving.

Overall Rating: Eh

Would I Make It Again and/or Recommend: Up in the air

Scale: Super -- Satisfactory -- Average -- Eh -- Puke

Rating Based On:
Taste - Eh
Ease of Preparation - Super Easy

Vegan French Toast - Ashley

5-20-12

Amanda and I decided that we would do a new recipe a day to try different dietary styles. 

Today's recipe:

• 1 cup water
• 2 Tbs. raw cashews
• 4 pitted dates
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 Tbs. whole wheat flour
• 7 pieces of bread

Whiz all ingredients but bread in blender until smooth. Pour into a shallow bowl. Dip the slices of bread into the mix and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400º F until golden brown. Turn and brown the other side. Top with applesauce or fresh fruit.

Actual recipe can be found here:

http://www.godairyfree.org/Recipes/Breakfast/Egg-Free-French-Toast-Vegan-Soy-Free.html

What I did/used:  2tbs raw almonds instead of the cashews (it's what I had...) 

                           I added a tsp of flax seed meal

                          5 pieces of sourdough bread 

                           maple syrup (the real stuff!)

My recommendations: I did NOT like the sourdough bread. Highly recommend using a different bread, but it's what I had. It was still good, just very sourdough-y. Also, I did bake the toast for about 10 minutes on each side, but then I threw it on the griddle for a few minutes per side as well. You may want to grease your cookie sheet and if you're really doing a vegan breakfast, make sure your grease doesn't have animal or animal by-product in it. :-)  

Overall, it was delish and I would definitely make it again after doing a few tweaks. I think I’ll keep it in rotation.

Overall Rating: Satisfactory

Would I Make It Again and/or Recommend: Yes

Scale:  Super -- Satisfactory -- Average -- Eh -- Puke

Rating Based On:

• Taste - Satisfactory
• Ease of Preparation - Super Easy