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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sweeten all your cookie recipes with maple syrup! Here is my favorite cookie recipe that  you can adapted any time. Try using half oat flour, or chop up organic chocolate bars instead of the chips. Experiment and have fun, it is hard to go wrong. Always use organic ingredients. Do it for yourself, for the organic farmers and for the planet. Let me know if you come up with a another great idea! Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 cups pastry flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt 1/2 Read more...

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Vegan Corn Tofu Souffle

Quick and Easy Vegan Recipe. No eggs needed! Always use fresh organic produce.  Corn contains abundant minerals which positively benefit the bodies in a number of ways. phosphorous, along with magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron and copper are found in all varieties of corn. It also contains trace minerals like selenium, which are difficult to find in most normal diets. You can order the Umeboshi paste and other ingredients from my Amazon Local Associate page Source & More: http://bit.ly/23UJiC2   Read more...

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Got Gazpacho?

Nutritious and Delicious Summertime Soup The Vitamin A, E and C help prevent colds. The antioxidant proprieties reduce the aging process. Use organic Farmers Market produce for the best flavor and maximum health benefits. Easy Gazpacho Recipe2 large tomatos, quartered 1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut into 3 inch pieces 1/2 sweet red pepper or green1/ hot pepper, seeded 1 1/2 C tomato or vegetable juice 2 T red wine vinegar 2 T olive oil dash Tabasco sauce 1/4 t sea salt black pepper to taste Blend Read more...

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Health Benefits of Nettles

It’s no wonder that throughout temperate regions of the world nettles are valued for building vitality.   I like to find this plant on the numerous mountain hikes within a hours drive of Palo Alto.  A local herbalist, Darren Huckle taught me not to be afraid on the sting. Instead use it as a stimulate to the area of my body that needs a bit more healing circulation. And I have been sharing with friends on the hikes the same. I brush my slightly sore elbow up against the needle plant! When Read more...

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Oats and Sweet Rice – Topped with Sweet Cinnamon Walnuts

This is one of my favorite cool morning breakfasts! The grains are cooked together the night before and reheated in the morning. That is exactly what we ate for breakfast this morning. And it really "stick to the ribs" i.e. gives you energy for many hours.  Whole Oats have a greater life force in our bodies and can be planted to grow more oats. (1) Whole Oat Groats are complex carbohydrate. Oatmeal is processed and a simpler carbohydrate.  Complex carbohydrates is like putting a big log in Read more...