Patty’s Chocolate Mango Cheesecake
Patty’s Chocolate Mango Cheesecake (It’s raw and living) Ingredients 1 cup raw cacao powder 3 cups raw cashews (soaked for about 45 minutes) 2 cups rejuvelac or water 1 cup sprouted sunflower seeds...
View ArticleIt’s Tomatoes Galore at my house: RECIPES for you
Juan, my handyman-garden-guy, said, very proud: “We didn’t plant a variety of big tomatoes– they were supposed to be small, according to the seed packet. But look at these!” He brought the first 12 in...
View ArticleThe most delicious carrot soup, you’ve gotta try this!
Here’s another fabulous garden recipe that is helping me thrive on my mostly-liquid diet. You will LOVE it, and it’s all raw! Thank you to Patty, who made it for me. I met her at CHI in Michigan a...
View ArticleHalf-Raw Vegan Reuben Sandwich Recipe
Here is the recipe—coaches loved it, and my kids gobble Patty’s Reuben sandwiches (with my raw sauerkraut). Patty’s Half-Raw Vegan Reuben Corned Beef Patties In a high-speed blender combine: 2 cups of...
View ArticlePumpkin Cupcakes with Five-Minute Chocolate Frosting
IMPORTANT NOTE: I REMOVED THE MUFFIN RECIPE BECAUSE PATTY APPARENTLY WROTE SOMETHING DOWN WRONG WHEN SHE MADE THE MUFFINS. PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I will re-post if we re-make the recipe and I have more...
View ArticlePatty’s Raw Italian Feast……we say goodbye to Mary Poppins
As you might now, for a couple of months we’ve had the pleasure of Patty Maher living with us and working for us. She just got offered a $100k/year job here locally, and I can’t compete, so the kids...
View ArticleWrecking whole foods with nasty other stuff
Matthew texted me this photo he took at Walmart, and said, “Can you tell me where to get some pork jowls?” What the devil are pork jowls and why would anyone eat them? Who makes these signs? Has...
View ArticleNew video: Eat Cancer-Fighting Chocolate Mousse!
Want to learn how chocolate mousse may be part of a cancer-reversal strategy? And by the same logic, a cancer-preventative one too? In November, I studied with Dr. Lloyd Jenkins, who runs the Budwig...
View ArticleHow I Beat My Sugar Addiction
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Please do an article on the dangers of artificial sweeteners. I am trying to stop eating sugar, but am SO weak! I’ve been reading some recommended books, and trying to...
View ArticleXylitol as a sugar alternative, banana bread recipe, part 2 of 2
Here’s an example of a recipe using XyloSweet, a brand name for xylitol available at health food stores that does not use chemicals to extract the sweetener from corn cobs, birch trees, or coconut...
View ArticleYou miss cheese? Try this!
Pam Opdyke is a GreenSmoothieGirl reader who brought 20 people with her, from 2 hours away, to my Sacramento lecture in April. She passionately blogs about health and nutrition topics for friends and...
View ArticleSplit Pea Soup! part 4 of 4
Split pea soup got a bad rap in some classic horror flick I can’t remember, but just wait a little minute, here, because it deserves another look. It’s yummy, it’s cheap, it’s filling, and it digests...
View ArticleApril Fools delicious treat recipes for you!
I went from 206 pounds and 21 medical diagnoses, to my ideal weight and disease free, 20 years ago. I drink LOTS of green smoothie every day, and eat plants and little processed food and animal foods....
View ArticleApple Flax Pancakes
It’s pretty obvious that weekends are special. Weekends are set aside for family time, little get-aways, that desk you’ve been meaning to stain, and, importantly, breakfast in your pajamas watching...
View ArticleBanana Oat Granola Bars
A GSGLife Original Recipe Is it hard for you to make time for breakfast in the morning? Do you eat breakfast on the go or skip it altogether? If you are not a morning person and are rushing to get out...
View ArticleWhat kind of fats do you eat?
You know that omega-3 fatty acids are critical for brain health, heart health, and avoiding mood disorders. I talk about this all the time. Most people think you have to get them from salmon, sardines,...
View ArticleMaking Healthy Holiday Treats & Memories!
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’m sharing some tips for how to make delicious holiday treat recipes below! I was supposed to be in Thailand for Thanksgiving but a work emergency kept me...
View ArticleMy Wholesome Granola
Try eating this granola every morning for one week and document what happens to your digestion. (I’ll give you a hint: it will clean you out!) Full of fiber and Omega-3 fatty acids, this is whole-foods...
View ArticleSweet Potato Black Bean Chili
Here’s a chili recipe that my family loves, and I hope it warms yours, too. It makes me happy to think that you might buy the inexpensive and healthy ingredients in this recipe and make and share it...
View ArticlePink smoothie still rocks my world. And keeps your gut healthy!
It’s my most-requested recipe, and it’s not even green! My hot pink breakfast smoothie is loaded with root vegetables. Don’t forget about those ROOT vegetables that have such great carotenoid...
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