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I'm feeling a wee bit silly for being so over-the-top excited to be purchasing a kitchen appliance next week.

After much browsing, cost comparing, even fantasizing, and yes, horrid infomercial watching, I clicked onto a couple of forums from the Fall of '08, talking about the Vita-Mix 5200 being available once in a while from...Costco. A few more googles, and I found some sparse information about the Vita-Mix 5200 being available at Costcos in eastern Canada (I'm on the west coast).

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well, I'm not very good at journalling every day, as it turns out. oh well. i will try to recall everything i ate today, and perhaps another day i remember to do the same...;)

breakfast: buckwheat crispies (ani phyo) with a sliced banana & almond milk

lunch: smoothie & local raw food/smoothie joint. so good. (i had 6 pieces of their raw sushi yesterday, which was so good, it made me so happy that there's a place i can go "out" to eat at once in a while..)

snack: r… Continue

smoothie:
1 banana
1 cup frozen mixed berries
2 tbsp udo's choice oil
2 tsp enerex greens
2 tsp maca

snack:
2 carrots
3 tbsp bean-free (zucchini) hummus (ani phyo)
cup of blueberry tea

late lunch:
1/3 cup guacamole
1/2 a cucumber, sliced into "chips"
1 slice raw berry cream pie

dinner:
1 slice raw pizza w/ dried black olives, sundried tomatoes, fresh basil, tomatoes, macadamia nut "cheese" & marinara sauce (ani phyo). sooooo good.

dessert: little bowl c… Continue

I made these ones up one day with ingredients on hand. it was a hit, and i have made it multiple times since!


Coconut Squares

crust:

1/2-3/4 cup soaked raw almonds
2 Tbsp coconut flour
seeds of 1/2 a vanilla bean
1/2 cup dates
2 tsp virgin coconut oil
dash of sea salt
1/3 cup almond meal (for dusting)

Pulse the first 6 ingredients in the food processor until well mixed dough forms. Evenly sprinkle bottom of 8x8" square pan with almond meal to keep dough from sticking. Press dough int… Continue