Raw Brownies and Beautiful Music

 

This simple dessert is quick and easy to make. It's great for taking to holiday parties. I've had this ready to post for some time, and forgot about it. When I started looking for a dessert to take to an upcoming potluck, I remembered it.

 

Raw Brownies

2 c. medjool dates, chopped

1 1/4 c. raw walnuts

1/2 c. raw pecans

16 raw brazil nuts

2 T. ground flaxseed

1/2 c. cocoa powder

1 tsp. vanilla extract

optional- sliced fresh strawberries

Chop nuts in food processor, add dates and remaining ingredients and process till nearly smooth. Press into a 9 x 9 glass dish and chill. Serve with sliced fresh strawberries.

While you are making it, you may want to listen to this: 

I had to share this, it's one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, and one of my all-time favorite songs.

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Black Friday

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Fall Smoothie and Music for the Soul

 It's cranberry time again and I'm stocking my freezer with cranberries. I like to use them in smoothies all year and they freeze well. I also make cranberry applesauce, it's a Thankgsiving staple.  Last year I didn't buy enough cranberries and ran out in August. So this year I am getting a few extra bags.

This smoothie is full of the tastes of fall. It's made from pomegranite, cranberries, oranges, kale and apple. It was a great way to feed the body after my workout this morning.

Music is a great way to feed the soul. I dislike this time of year; it's cold, dark, the air is barren of bird song, and the trees look dead. I long for spring. I switched from walking and running outdoors, to using the treadmill. Stuck indoors, and feeling stuck in a rut, and I was tired of the music on my mp3 player.
A dear friend recommended some Blues music to me, which I was unfamiliar with. Turns out I love it! Having something new to listen to changed my attitude and made returning to the treadmill fun.

To feed the soul, I will share this:




And this:



What music feeds your soul?

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Simple, Yet Genius Invention

 

 

I was at a local craft show over the weekend and met the clever inventor of this little gadget.It is simply brilliant! I've been using it all week and it has made peeling and chopping all of those fruits and veggies fun again, lol.

 

I love that this was invented and is made locally. I love that it allows me to reuse shopping bags.I love that it only cost $3.99.   I love this gadget!

 

Here's a link to the  Baggit Brakkit website where you can order your own.

 

 



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Katydids, Basil and Stuffed Peppers

I went outside this morning to pick some fresh basil for my stuffed peppers and saw this katydid hiding among the leaves. Of all the plants in my yard, it knew which plant it most resembled and where to best hide. Nature never ceases to amaze me. Good thing the cute little bugger moved when I was snipping the basil, or I would have snipped him.

These are the yummy stuffed peppers I made using my fresh basil.

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GMO Labeling

Go here to sign the petition to tell the FDA we have a right to know what is in our food by labeling GMO foods:
                           http://justlabelit.org/take-action/

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Simple Food Friday

 To start; romaine, avocado and blood orange salad with the organic orange zest sprinkled on top. Need I say more?

Next, butternut soup. Simply Yum.

    Butternut Soup



1- 12 oz. box frozen cooked winter squash

1 red onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 bay leaf

1 qt. vegetable broth

14 oz. coconut milk

1 c. cooked brown rice

Place broth, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and frozen squash in pot, bring to boil, simmer 10-15 min. till onion is soft. Stir in rice and coconut milk, heat through and serve. I served mine with a sprinkle of dulse on top.

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