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.
Gosh, guys...sorry I've been so scarce lately. I feel like school and work have been kicking my butt, but having money and gettin' my learn on are things I shouldn't and wouldn't ever complain about. Speaking of money, I've really been putting it to good use by purchasing the following from Tropical Traditions: More of their (because I've successfully emptied the quart jar they sent me to review) (which I plan to eat with goat cheese atop...
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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.
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My obsession with coconut oil is a secret to no one, and the kind folks at Tropical Traditions seem to have gotten the memo as well. After seeing May's Refined vs Unrefined post, they contacted me about trying a jar of their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. As any reasonable person would, I responded with an enthusiastic "heck yes!" The more research I did on Tropical Traditions, the more confident I felt in my decision to review their coconut oil....
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