Friday, January 20, 2012

Superfood Chocolate: To Heaven and Beyond.


When I share this, I tell people: " This is how I say I love you."

Packed with super foods and tasty ingredients, this chocolate love is low in sugar and high in tastiness. I hope that you like it!

Ingredients:
Serves 24

Dry Goods

1 tsp Vanilla
4 tbs Ground Hazelnuts
1 Tsp Cinnamon
Dash of Cardamon
2 tsp Maca
2 tsp Lucuma Powder
2 tsp Mesquite
3/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
Dash of Pink Himalayan Salt

Wet Goods

1 Cup Cocoa Butter
1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
1/4 Cup Local Honey

Directions:

Put all the dry goods together in the Vitamix. Melt the wet goods on the stove until they are liquid. Put liquid into Vitamix with dry goods and blend. Pour saucy chocolate into silicone ice cube trays that are shaped like hearts, or stars, or roses etc and stick in freezer to set. If you don't have these, you can get them on Amazon (do a search for ice cube trays). They are a key utensil for your new life of making chocolate.

xo

rj

Rosehip Ginger Jam


Also known as Yum Sauce. When I eat this, I am reminded that food is medicine.

Ingredients:
Serves 24

1 cup dried rose hips
1 inch peeled ginger
1 cup green tea
1 Tbs Honey
Cinnamon
Cardamom

Directions:

Mix it all together a let it simmer on the stove for 10 minutes (To keep it raw, just let it sit for 1 hour and replace green tea with sun tea). Blend it up good in the vitamix.

xo

rj



Kraut of Epic Proportions



I have always been intimidated by fermented foods- well at least intimidated to make fermented foods. But my friends birthday Kraut party forced me to get over my fear, make some kick ass Kraut and then share it with you!

Ingredients:
Serves Many

1 Red Cabbage
1 Green Cabbage
1 Apple
4 Carrots
4 inches Peeled Ginger
4 Garlic Cloves
2 JalapeƱo Peppers
1/2 Celery Root
pinch of salt

Directions: (Way easier than I thought)

Stick all ingredients in a shredder (food processor). Then put them in a big bowl and massage, massage, massage them until they are sitting in liquid generated from massaging them Put Kraut in a mason jar and pack it in tight, so that there is some juice at the top of the kraut. Leave an inch of space from the top of the jar because it will expand over time. Put on the lid and store for three weeks in a dark spot. After three weeks, your kraut is ready. Store it in the fridge.

yum yum yum

xo

rj

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Goji Cacao Maca Macaroons!!!!!!


Caution: Contents are addictive.

Ingredients:
Serves many (but may be hoarded by one)

2 Cups Shredded Coconut
6 Dates (pitted)
Dash of Ground Vanilla
Dash of Salt
3 Tbs Lucuma Powder
3 Tbs Maca
3 Tbs Cocoa Nibs
3 Tbs Goji Berries
2 tbs Coconut Nectar
1/2 cup Coconut Oil

Directions:

Mix it all in a food processor until it is really blended up (around 2 minutes). Roll mixture into little 1 inch balls and put in fridge to set for 15 minutes. Try not to eat to many at once, I dare you.

xo

rj