I love organic green tea with an unrivaled passion. I'll take it with a hint of jasmine, mint, or mango, and I'll also happily drink it plain. Since overdoing it with caffeine tends to make me a jittery stress ball, however, I've been trying to limit myself to 3 cups a day. I still like to have a cup of hot something when I'm not chugging green tea, so I've taken to drinking copious amounts of raspberry leaf and rooibos throughout the day. You've probably...
I've been trying my best to incorporate more healthy/good fats into my diet lately, and the three pictured above have become my absolute favorites.
Avocados- My favorite way to eat this little guy is in the form of guacamole, but I've also been putting 1/2 of one in my green smoothie each morning. It adds a creaminess that is just the best. Avocados have lots of monounsaturated fat, which decreases our risk of heart disease and regulates blood sugar. WIN. Extra Virgin Olive Oil- The brand pictured above is...
After having finally admitted to myself that I'm to0 poor to buy Larabars consistently or really at all (even at the sale price of $1 a piece), I set out to make something similar at home. I used the following:
soaked, raw almonds that I already had in the fridge softened dried, mixed berries. a bit of lemon juice + filtered water (since mixing pasty things with an immersion blender can be a real bitch)I wasn't trying to recreate any particular flavor, but the finished...
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Danielle and I have been closely watching the progress of our kombucha, and we deemed it ready after a recent taste test! It's tart, slightly sweet, fizzy, and absolutely delicious. The scoby has easily doubled in size, and at one point it had tentacles that made it look kind of like a jellyfish. We bottled and refrigerated the first batch yesterday, and we started two new batches with our bigger and better scoby. Hopefully our next two batches will develop just as beautifully. I don't have many doubts...
I recently ordered a Kombucha Starter Kit from Vegan Cuts, and it finally arrived a few days ago! All I need now is a big ol' glass jug and some fancy sugar, and I'll be good to go. Any tips or tricks from kombucha experts out there? I've only ever had store bought, but I'm pretty excited to finally be making my own batch. I ordered the strawberry green tea instead of the jasmine, and it smells like a dream come true.
Leave it to me to come down with a killer scratchy throat/steadily runny nose right in the middle of an already hectic semester. However, I refuse to make a trip to the doctor's office unless I am truly on my last leg (and I'm not there yet). Here's how I've been coping with feeling under the weather:
1) tiny citrus fruit
2) pot after pot of garlic & ginger tea
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Have you had the pleasure of eating the above? If not, then please do yourself a favor and head to the nearest Trader Joe's. Never before has making a fool of myself tasted so good.
My boyfriend gets me, and I know this because two of my birthday presents were glass bottles in which I can store liquid. is like the white one pictured above, and it holds lemon water just beautifully. (pictured below) is intended for hot beverages, and I've been drinking coconut oil + green tea out of it daily. WIN.
P.S. See that schoolbook? My preoccupation with my next...Read More »
What's better than basic mint green tea? Well, that's easy--organic mint green tea in unbleached tea bags. And God bless BigLots for selling a big ol' box of just that for less than $5. I've been drinking it nonstop lately; I probably need to stock up before they sell out.
And speaking of delicious, healthy beverages, a recent on the benefits of apple cider vinegar prompted me to create a tasty drink involving ACV. It was super...
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I woke up a few mornings ago craving tomato soup, and luckily we had all the ingredients needed to make it happen!
What I used:
2 medium carrots
1 large clove of garlic
1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
1 cup of not-chick'n broth
basil, oregano, salt, and pepper to taste
a small handful of shredded Parmesan cheese for topping (optional)
What I did:
First, I peeled the carrots and sauteed them in butter on low heat until...
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