Recipes

  • Pumpkin Humus Recipe

    Pumpkin humus is a great seasonal holiday healthy snack. 3-6 cloves of garlic ½ Cup fresh cilantro chopped ¼ Cup fresh lime juice ¼ Cup tahini 2 T. olive oil 1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree Put garlic cloves into a food processor to chop fine.  Add the remaining ingredients except the pumpkin seeds and […]

  • Chocolate Nakayummies Recipe

    Recipe contributed by Andrea Nakayama, Functional Nutritionist, www.replenishpdx.com. Nut crust 1-½ Cups pecans or walnuts 5 T. raw cocoa powder ½ Cup pitted/chopped dates ½ tsp. Cinnamon 1 tsp. Vanilla extract 1/4-½ tsp sea salt Chocolate filling 1 Cup melted coconut oil ½ Cup raw honey 1 tsp sea salt ½ Cup carob powder ½ […]

  • Easy Green Smoothie Recipe

    2-3 Cups filtered water 1-2 organic apples 1 organic pear Juice of 1 lemon A piece of fresh ginger, peeled A few kale and cabbage leaves Any combination of the following greens: spinach, collards, parsley, fresh mint, fresh basil, dandelion greens, chard, or fennel greens. Chop and core the apples and pear, then blend together […]

  • Whipped Topping Recipe

    This topping uses agar flakes as a thickening agent. Being a sea vegetable, agar contains ocean minerals. 1 (14 oz.) can coconut milk 3 T agave nectar or honey ½ T agar flakes (sea vegetable) 1 tsp. vanilla extract ½ T arrowroot mixed with ½ T water Added honey for taste (optional) In a medium […]

  • Coconut Oil Toothpaste

    Coconut Oil Toothpaste Following my recent blogs about the benefits of coconut oil in oil pulling and healing mouth sores wouldn’t be complete without mention of using coconut oil for a more holistic toothpaste. A holistic approach to health and wellness means treating the mouth as a whole unit, rather than individual parts.  A holistic […]

  • Summer Thoughts on a Winter’s Day

    Summer Thoughts on a Winter’s Day Brrrrr!  It’s the kind of day that encourages me to have a pot of something yummy simmering on the back burner, filling the house with wonderful aromas.  My back burner today is simmering homemade spaghetti sauce, the kind my mother use to make. As I prepared the sauce, which […]