Vegan Ice Cream!!!

If you know me you know that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ice cream!!! It is heaven in a bowl.
The creamy, cold, sweet, flavor filled joy is one that I have a hard time to stay away from. The solution? Frozen mango or frozen banana nondairy milk and flavoring with a little bit of pixie dust. (Stevia)

Here is how you make this delectable dessert.

In a food processor add frozen Mango, or Frozen Bananas. With just a little bit of a vegan Milk.
Coconut Milk, Cashew Milk, Almond Milk. It really doesn't matter what kind. Process it until SMOOTH!!!!! After it is smooth add 1/4-1 tsp Cinnamon I like cinnamon so I add a lot to mine. and Vanilla,
If you want to you can get the liquid Flavored Stevia This one is Caramel Mmmmmm
I also LOVE adding cocoa powder to mine. Then if you want take half of it and add berries and swirl them. Very pretty.
I just topped mine with raw cashews and Chocolate Nibs. Mmmm
It melts just like ice cream and it is sweet and creamy and OH SO GOOD!!!!
  Hope you like this as much as I do.
Much Love, Emily

Raw Apple Pie for Breakfast!!!

I made raw apple pie with dried figs for breakfast. It was SOOOOO GOOD!!!!! So I wanted to share with you what I did.

In a blender add some soaked dates with water about 1 Cup of Dates and about 1 Cup Water
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Nutmeg and Mace (Both are ground)
Blend till smooth
Take about 7-10 apples and chop them into slices
10 Dried figs or use raisins I just didn't have any so I used figs.
mix your date in with your apples and figs

Topping
 2 Cups Raw old fashion oats
 In your blender add 1/8 Cup Coconut Sugar
about 3 TBSP water or coconut water
5 Dates
Add Cinnamon to your liking or leave it out. You choose.
Mix the Coconut sugar and oats and mix with your hands it should be like a crumble crust type of a mixture.

Plate up your apples and top with your crumble. If you are staying away from oats and other grains it is still really good without the crumble. :0)

This is a good recipe for the children to help in the kitchen. It is good for them to learn to use a knife and it will give them skills for harder things. My Beeps knows how to use a knife and she is 6 years old. I started teaching her when she was about 4. With supervision and learning that it is not a toy but a sharp and dangerous item and to be used with caution they can learn really fast to be ok using a knife. And if they get thick apples it wont ruin the pie. :0)

Also, if you are having an attack of I NEED SOMETHING sweet good and cooked try this it will feel like you sinned. LOL But then you don't have to tell yourself that you will start over tomorrow. You might feel like you need to say that but NO WAY you are GOOD TO GO!!!! Try it and let me know what you think. :0)
Spice said that it tasted like it should be really unhealthy. LOL It was really very good!!!


Hugs, Emily

Pasta With Low Fat Pesto

  My family LOVES pesto!!! I don't make it that often but when I do it almost always gets devoured. I like it because it has veggies and lots of them. :0)

Here it is!!!

 

Start with your favorite noodles. My kids like bow tie noodles for this one.

 Make sure that you pick Vegan ones. Also, if you want this to be gluten free get some gluten free noodles. Or better yet if you have never tried Zucchini Noodles you should give those a go. They are really good especially when it is hot and you don't feel like cooking.

In a food processor add

2-3 Zucchini cut them 4-5 times into large chunks

3-4 Cloves Garlic

1/2 Cup of Pine Nuts

1.5-2 Cups Fresh Basil

2 Green Onions Green parts only

Process together till mostly smooth.

 

 

 If going raw for this meal forgo any cooking and just add the tomatoes uncooked of course.

In a pot with about 1/8 Cup of Veggie Broth add

 1/8 tsp Onion Powder

Salt and pepper to taste

2 Extra Large handfuls of Spinach or Spring

Wilt but don't over cook. Strain before adding into your pasta

Take a fork and separate your wilted greens and mix in.

 

Cut up some Tomato and put them in a pan (only use a spray oil if you don't have a nonstick pan)

season them with Smoked Paprika and lightly scorch them. Just until the flavors come out in the tomatoes. This only takes a minute or two on high heat. After the pan is hot.

 

Mix into the pasta and salt and pepper to taste.

Add Pune Nuts to garnish.

I hope that you try this and let me know if you like it!!!