HAPPY FRIDAY FRIENDS!!!!
So happy to see everyone enjoying are easy vegetable pizza. I am craving it again!
Michelle enjoying our newest favorite drink! Although sometimes we enjoy it as a pudding.
We have done a few different variations of this, but here is the basic recipe.
Pure2raw Mint Chia Kefir
Serves 2
- 2 cups kefir (we prefer our homemade coconut kefir)
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- very large handful of fresh mint
- 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
- about 1 tbsp sunflower lecithin (optional, but we love it)
- 2 packets of stevia (we use SweetLeaf, although use your favorite sweetener)
Blend together in the Vitamix.
Here are some other variations we have done that we absolutely love just as much.
-add 1-2 small cucumbers
and/or
-add 1-2 tsp spirulina
and/or
-add1-2 tbsp cacao nibs
and for extra protein boost
-add 2 tbsp hemp seeds
We have some version of this everyday and love it! A great snack or sometimes ends up being our late-night dinner ; )
What has been your latest drink craze? What spring/summer flavors do you love? As you can tell we love mint!
Here are some fabulous salads we have been enjoying…
Remember our sliced beets from yesterday’s pizza….well we used some to decorate our salad….you know make it look fancy, haha
Do you ever make your meals look fancy or just throw things together? We do both. Sometimes it is nice to make a nice plated meal.
I know we have said it many many times but we love our salads. This one was a mix of spring lettuce with dandelion leaves and sliced beets dressed with avocado and lemon juice.
And last night’s salad was inspired by our friend Robyn. She did a great video on how to use the spiralizer. So we dusted off pulled out our spiralizer, which we have used in the past to make zucchini pasta with an almond cheez dressing.
We did not have any zucchini, so we used cucumbers instead!
Top with sauerkraut, lemon juice and hemp seeds
And some crackers
Love the crunch the crackers give to my salad, much better than croutons
With a slice of bread
Then a nice dinner date outside
Equals = Happiness
Have a great weekend everyone!!!
Till next time,
Lori
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Hey twins! I was wondering if you had any tips for websites/stores where you buy ingredients… for example, spirulina, chia seeds, maca, etc. are SO pricey at my Whole Foods and I would love to find a bulk provider. Thanks girls!
Yum! Mint Chia kefir…what’s not to like? Sounds awesome. =)
We’ve been loving mint this spring too. It is so abundant at the Asian market and cheap too! Does wonders for spunking up plain dishes.
Such beautiful summer recipes, thanks so much for posting them
In the summer, I especially love mint and lemon and berries.
Love your salad! YUM! Mint sounds great in kefir..err..anything! I love mint twists on things! Have a great weekend gals!
You have such pretty beets you’re eating!
And maybe some of your raw desserts or two. I love the recipe for the mint chia kefir pudding/smoothie! Sounds amazing. I have tons of mint growing wild (and crazy) in my backyard- so I’ll DEFINITELY be making this tomorrow for breakfast!
That salad looks delicious. I love simple salads with the added creaminess of avocados. Seriously the best things in life contain veggies and avos.
Yum to this post!
Happy Friday!!
I love the sounds of your mint chia kefir. Would you believe that I’ve never had kefir? I think I need to get on that!
On another note- has kombucha been removed from your local Whole Foods?? I was thinking about you girls when I heard the news yesterday!! Hopefully they get it all sorted out. Although, I’m sure local places will still keep it stocked even if Whole Foods doesn’t.
Thanks Brittany, and yes you must try kefir
I think they are pulling kombucha off the shelves, it is sad they worry about alcohol, etc. There is barley any alcohol in them when it is all said and done. It is ok though, we have been making our own kombucha for a few months now. So we have a large supply of it at home 
though it was a nice treat to get at WHF when were go there.
Yummmmm your food always looks delicious and inviting! I still havent made kefir but ive been wanting to!!!
Have a great weekend girls! Hugs!
Yum!! I only had mint in a smoothie once and it was at Cafe Gratitude so needless to say it was freaking amazing. I’m going to have to try this!
Salads and smoothies just scream summer, don’t they? (wow that was a lot of s’s in that sentence)
cucumber noodles!!! that’s awesome. and the Mint Chia Kefir… you ladies continue to surprise me with the things you come up with!
great guestie on Gena’s, btw!
and the spiralizer, i need to dust mine off too!
happy weekend sweet friends!
Great guest post on Gena’s blog!
My latest drink craze is sparkling water and orange juice mixed together. Yum. Hope you both have a great weekend!
That smoothie looks delicious, I love the minty color! I can already tell that my newest drink obsession will be Sun Warrior smoothies…I just got the protein powder and I love it! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Hope you girls have a beautiful weekend!
We didnt get to see toy story 3, Mike got home late!! We did go get indian! We had indian food baby bellies, lol, so stuffed!!
xoxo
Perfect recipes for the summer, thank you! Your food always looks so tasty and refreshing. Oh, great guest post over at Choosing Raw! Have a good weekend!
Ahhh girls, you always make me smile! I love the salads you have created too. I totally need to try the coconut kefir someday, it’s on my to do list. xox
MMmmmmm beets+mint! Favorite! I saw gorgeous beets in the farmers market and passed them over for really really fun looking kale but I need to go back and get the beets!
I’m all about mint these days too – now that I have it growing in the back yard I have it with everything!!
I think I would like cucumber noodles more. I am not into zucchini noodles as much. I want a spirilizer, it would be fun.
I just love getting sweet comments from you! Yes wine is my fave ever!! I really love red wines, but I like white too! I like a glass of wine to relax : ) hope your weekend is great!! xoxo
Hey girls! Great posts….your pizza looks scrummy! I’ll deffo give that a go when I get back from my holidays. I’m just waiting to get on the ferry to Spain
I’m excited! Will try to post while I’m away. Love you girls. U continue to make me smile each day. Hugs xxx
Sweet! Thanks for posting the Mint Chia Kefir recipe!
My fave summertime drink – actually, my go-to drink, no matter the season – has been lemon infused water. That is, UNTIL I read this heartbreaking news the other day. {Hanging head in sorrow}
Recently, I’ve been on a Blueberry Smoothie kick. Looking forward to some Watermelon Kiwi Cooler in the coming weeks.
I love spiralizing! I spiralized carrots too (didn’t feel like chopping them-hee hee). And don’t you just love those beets? They’re so pretty.
I am a huge fan of fresh mint in smoothies! I should really get a pot of mint this week so I can feed this craving. I’m also thinking about starting some kefir. I just need to find a local source of water grains.
I must say, I like everything about this post EXCEPT the duke shirt!! =P
Megan, haha. I know. My BF is really a Carolina fan but he went to graduate school at Duke. So now he has some Duke in him
i would love to make kefir…but i wouldn’t even know where to begin…i know you have outlined the steps…
your salads look so pretty and sound so yummy…
and i definitely try to put a glamorous touch on my meals sometimes…but sometimes i also throw things together…
and…your date is very cute!!
hope you had a fantastic weekend girlies!!!
Hi, I’m wondering if you would ever consider selling your coconut water kefir? I live in PA if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
Regina