Please keep in mind we are not nutritionist or doctors. We recommend checking in with your doctor before making any changes to your diet and exercise routine. Most of our information is based upon our own experiences and research, although we do hope you keep an open mind.
We got something exciting to share, the people at CSN stores contact us about doing a giveaway and product review on their site Kids Furniture. We looked over their site and looks like the got a great green line with great baby products which we are happy to review since our sister is pregnant. Always happy to find great baby things! Stay tuned for more details!
Lori and I have been quite productive today! We got up early this morning and got our workout done first thing. Today our workout was yoga. Glorious way to start the day in my opinion! Get the legs moving and blood pumping
Before we did our yoga workout we made a quick pre-workout sludge. A mixture of coconut oil, lemon, date paste, cacao powder! Simple and delicious. *sorry forgot to take a picture!
After our workout we enjoyed our green smoothie! (sorry no picture) but it was a collard green, granny smith apple, stevia, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, sunflower lecithin, dulse flakes and lemon. Perfect way to start our morning after a great 45 minute yoga session!
We did enjoy some delicious eats from yesterday starting with a simple snack of our coconut kefir – made more into a shake mixed with some chorella, stevia and maca!
And dinner was something different for us. It was an experiment. We soaked and fermented amaranth for 24 hours and than cooked it on the stove top with the same fermented water we soaked it in. We cooked the amaranth for about 20-30 minutes.
We knew that soaking grains make it easier for digestion so we thought about putting a probiotic in there to see if adding some healthy bacteria would help too! The finally result? Yes we felt it did help with our digestion. Not sure if it really fermented but the idea was nice
We ended up adding some of our cheez sauce over it with some fresh cilantro! So our amaranth dish turned out to be more like amaranth soup It was delicious!
Amaranth soup served along side some green kraut (that we made a few days ago in the bowl)
I ended up drizzling the amaranth soup over the kraut… OMG …. HEAVENLY! Beyond words, seriously amazing
The cheez sauce really made this dish. Loved it on top of my sauerkraut. Who knew? I guess I really do love just about anything with sauerkraut.
And as we were watching our favorite show LOST! We decided to have more carrot cake I told you I could have this every night!!!!
A little piece of heaven in a bowl! Love how we finally found a great way to use up our carrot pulp from our juices! We will share this carrot cake recipe tomorrow
Also today Lori and I were busy in the kitchen un-baking some treats for our farmers markets this weekend (testing more things for our cookbook, so happy to hear that everyone is excited for it), we are trying to create some new things. We will show you all pictures of everything later this week!
Also Lori is planning on heading over seas to visit her boyfriend in Paris in a few weeks. So if you have any good tips or advice for traveling in Paris, southern France and Spain (that is where she is traveling around) please let us know. She would love any suggestions
How was everyone’s weekend?? We had a long one over here, but worth it ; ) Did anyone watch the Oscars?? We took the night off from work and enjoyed some wine and good entertainment. We just enjoy the awards shows…all the pretty dresses.
We enjoyed some good eats over the weekend…featuring some new recipes (which we will share ; ) )
Enjoyed a very large breakfast Saturday morning before we headed to the farmers market.
Buckwheat apple porridge. We have not had this in sooo long, it used to be our breakfast every Saturday morning last year before our Saturday markets. It is so simple and very filling, which is what we need for our long market days.
These were not our best ones, it is pretty much just mashed up bananas. But we will share the recipe if you all want.
Yesterday we did our longest run yet since the marathon in January. Honestly we really have only ran 3 other times since the race, we just have not been wanting to run. We have been enjoying other forms of exercise.
Our goal was a 30 minute run, but it turned into a 9o minute run. We went up to the local park and got on a trail and did not know how long it was….but that is okay it was 60 degrees out and sunny!! We will take it!!
Pre-workout snack:
Cocoa date ball
We have been testing out new workout snacks for our cookbook, yep having a whole chapter dedicated to what we eat for fuel and recovery ; )
And then dinner and dessert were both new recipes!!
Dinner:
Fermented Kelp Noodles
With a side of kraut sprinkled with dulsePerfect Sunday dinner!! We think kelp noodles will become a regular Sunday dinner ; )
And dessert took 2 trials. We have been wanting to make raw carrot cake since forever!! There are tons of recipes out there, so we of course wanted to create our own. We wanted to make it out of carrot pulp, so the first attempt failed….ended up in the trash compost. Second was beyond perfect….way better than we were planning, it honestly tasted like real carrot cake!!!!
Can you tell the difference?
Not only was it raw but free of gluten, eggs, dairy, peanuts, corn, soy, and NUTS!!!
We had seconds…it was that good. I think I could eat this every night. It was beyond words!! I know you all are thinking, do we plan to share the recipe….YES!!! We will expose this tasty easy to make dessert sometime this week ; )
Not a bad way to end the weekend.
We also tried a new product
Pure2raw Product Review
We bought this the other day at the store because our older sister loves it, so we had to try for ourself.
Verdict?
Different. It was very sweet compared to other coconut water, even though it claims to be unsweetened.
Maybe it is their types of coconuts? Or maybe it was due to being chilled and out of can? Who knows but it was bothering me that it was so sweet, a mental thing I guess. But we drank it all. Not sure if I would purchase it again. Just maybe when I need something cold to drink. Lori did not mind it too much, enjoyed having something different.
Do not forget to get your orders in while the sale is on for St Patty’s Day, it ends Wednesday!!!
And for more great news our Twin Cakes Bakery website if finally up. It still has some tweaks but overrall we are just happy to have it up. We have been waiting a year for it ; ) So we will take it!
Wow this week flew by. We have been busy here, and if you follow us twitter you would of seen that last night we got interviewed for a feature in a local paper in regards to raw foods in the area. It was very exciting to hear about all the things raw in our area, it is small but at least something. We will let you all know more once we hear more. ; )
Today we are going to update you all on our hormones. As you all know we have shared our issues with hormonal imbalance and birth control before. I know many of you suffer from hormone issues of your own and some of you have asked to give an update of how we are doing.
First, how is Michelle?
Last week I was a mess. My hormones were all over the place…my emotions, my appetite, my sleep patterns, my energy…I was not myself. I was eating more cooked food than normal…more sweets than normal. I started to get really bloated and then on Monday I woke up to realize I got my period!!!! So it explains my behavior and symptoms, but now I forgot what it feels like to have one. Remember it has been a little over a year since I stopped birth control, which is when I stopped getting my period. My skin still has breakouts, but I have seen improvements. I do not really have much else to say because this is just the first time since I have my period in year, so I will just have to wait and see how each month from now on goes. I will keep you posted. But I do believe my new changes in my diet have helped balance me, but again I am not healed yet, still have a journey.
I will now hand it over to Lori.
I have no idea. I mean really that is how I feel. I am not sure where or how my body/hormones are doing. I have my ups and downs still, no period yet for me. My breakouts are slowing down but are still happening. My overall skin appearance is alright, still have a long journey to go. I am staying optimistic because I know that everything that I am doing with my diet is going to work just have to give it more time. My sleeping has been great lately and my appetite strong. I still crave sweets but not as much as I used too. I have really been wanting my sauerkraut and smoothies It seems that I go through stages with my eats (which I am sure many people do) one week all I want is chocolate and than the very next week I do not want any; I want more savory things. I am still trying to figure everything out but taking one day at a time. Really liking all the fermented foods and msm. I have incorporated more into my diet. I feel they are really helping.
Well as you can see we both are still on a journey as each of you too. So we say hang in there and treat your body good with good food, exercise, and relaxation, and give it time!
Yesterday was a nice sunny, but cold day here yet we felt like going for a run. So we layered up and headed outside for a quick 25 minute run. Then followed the run with some Tracy Anderson mat workout. It was a hard intense workout yesterday, both of us were tired by the end. Luved it.
What did we eat afterwards to helps us recover?
Post-workout iron filled smoothie
Green smoothie filled with hemp protein, parsley, pumpkin seeds, lemon, yacon, maca and camu camu (high in Vitamin C,which helps absorb iron). Perfect! Very filling!
Check out our comforting dinner last night….semi raw fermented dinner ; )
Millet with sauerkraut, fermented veggies, cilantro, and coconut oil.
It totally hit the spot last night for both of us. Just needed something warm and comforting. It has a very long time since we have had millet. It was a nice change
So good…wanted more ; ) Love millet!! So easy to digest and quick to make.
Now onto something exciting….we finally made raw bread!!! This is a recipe we have practiced over and over and finally think we have it!!!
Now this is not your typically large loaf of bread, but for us this actually tasted like bread. It was moist, good texture, and very satisfying. This bread is not only raw but gluten free, vegan and nut free
Perfect with a nut butter…we chose walnut butter which is a mixed of walnuts and cashews. The amazing people over at Artisana sent us some extra samples of some of their nut butters. You all know we love their coconut oil and butter, so we were excited to try the nut butters.
It was creamy, rich, and wonderful flavor! It did not have to much of a walnut flavor which we liked. The texture was perfect for spreading onto our slice of bread!
We are very pleased with our raw bread!
Very smooth! A great source of your omega’s 3 and 6. We love our GOOD healthy FATS! Another great thing about this company is that their products are made in a facility that does not handle any peanuts, gluten, dairy, or GMO’s! Love that and we really enjoyed this walnut butter. The only con about their products is that they do not soak their nuts. But still a great buy in our opinion.
Well, time to get go do some yoga. Happy Friday to you all!
Lori and I have been trying to create new pre-workout snacks, because the ones from the marathon worked so well for us that we are interested in creating more.
Check out the one we created yesterday:
Can you guess what it is??
It was so good!! You all know we love our puddings ; )
This one was a blend of our coconut kefir mixed with banana, coconut oil, dates, vanilla, spirulina, maca, and sprinkled with cacao nibs
Brendan’s new book is a continuation of his first book Thrive, another great read if you have not read it already! Thrive focused on the basics of fitness and the importance of proper nutrition. Thrive Fitness is geared to improving your athletic performance. Now some people may be thinking they are not athletes, but I feel anyone who loves to get a good workout in is an athlete. There are just different levels of athletes ; ) because there are all types of exercise!!
We feel everyone would benefit from reading Brendan’s new book. Individuals new to working out would start to see the benefits of a regular fitness routine. As veterans you can see how you can improve your endurance and stamina. Now what person does not what that for their workouts ? People who just workout on an everyday bases, like us, would benefit because there are little tips that you may not have thought to try before, plus there are more great recipes!!
We love how Brendan refers to it as lifestyle. Lori and I totally agree because change does not happen overnight. We have to constantly work at it, but the key is to find something that you enjoy. As Brendan says, if you enjoy something you tend to stick with it!
I enjoyed learning more about short high intensity trainings. Back in high school I can attest that this works because over the summers we would have some hard intense training sessions with our volleyball coach. Nothing like you can imagine. We did all types of jump training activities out the hot Florida heat, followed by sprints, running up and down bleachers. Well to make my point, at the beginning of our training our coach measured our performance on a few things, one was our vertical jump. And at the end of the summer Lori and I both improved our vertical jump by 7 IN!!!! That is huge!!! Our coach was blown away…I must say we both were in the best shape of our lives then. Oh sometimes I wish I could go back….sometimes ; )
I would recommend everyone to read Thrive Fitness because whether you are a beginner or seasonal athlete, each person can learn and take what they want away from Brendan’s tips. And I love learning something new ; ) We should all look at ourselves as everyday students. That you can never learn too much, that everyone has something new to bring to the table.
Brendan does a great job reviewing what key ingredients are needed for good fitness. I like how he has a nutrition and training log, which is great for those who need to visualize things to reach their goals. Lori and I both have been enjoying our new style of workouts and are excited to try some of Brendan’s recipes to see if we notice anything from them.
I have been up for 2 hours and have done nothing besides writing this long and useful post!!! Don’t you just love Sundays!! An official excuse to be lazy, right??
Anyways our friend Averie asked us to share our favorite things. It has been a topic we wanted to do just never got around to it, so when she mentioned it we thought now is a great time to share.
Twin’s Favorite Things – again these are from our own experiences you can make your own call
How we go about getting our ingredients. We do most of our shopping online although if we are low on certain ingredient and we know a local health food store around us sells it we will just by it from them. We try to buy in bulk as well because in the long run it saves you time and money.
What we have been know to buy at Natural Zing: MSM powder, kelp noodles, coconut oil, tahini, maca, lucuma, yacon syrup, chia seeds, spirulina, raw cacao powder, raw cacao nibs, camu camu, and nuts and seeds, hemp seeds
Other overall decent hemp protein Ruth’s Hemp (we get from Natural Zing) or buying in bulk from Whole foods or Mountain Rose Herbs
4) Stevia – powder we like the best is Sweet Leaf the packets (which you can find in most heath food stores)
Second best is – KAL Pure Stevia Extract liquid (we get from health food stores)
Third best is – Stevia powder from Navitas Naturals (this is an acquired taste)
We find to like most Stevia products but we prefer liquid forms of it the best. We know for some Stevia is hard to get used to though we have been using if for over 3 years and we hardly notice it anymore. To us it is worth the after taste or getting used to factor from it having no calories and for us it is truly the best sugar substitute. We use it a lot in our bakery and personally!
5) Other random ingredients we use and where to find them
Nutritional yeast – most health food stores sell it (RedStar is our favorite)and Amazon
Irish Moss and Sunflower lecithin – I mentioned this yesterday
Pacific Foods – Almond milk (unsweetened) and Hazelnut milk, and Rice milk
Again how we go about purchasing these items varies every time we need something. Some times it comes down to money, convenience or brand loyalty. It really all depends what we are shopping for and what we are low on. It also comes down to personal preference and money.
This great lady also has great tips on buying in bulk. Also we know because we have done it that most health food stores allow you to buy in bulk (cases) like Whole Foods, Earth Fare, and any local health food store in your area. Just go and ask the customer service area and they should be able to help you out. Buying in bulk is great especially for a family with lots of mouths to feed! Mountain Rose Herbs again is a great place to do this as well because they offer bulk discounts to everyone and their products are organic
We hope this list of our favorites helps you along your journey of finding great healthy additions to your lifestyle like is has ours! Please let us know if you have any specific questions.
And Lori was correct in her guess with what our dinner was from last night! Kelp noodles though we a great twist And speaking of this lovely lady she is hosting a great giveaway – an ice cream maker If you get an ice cream maker you can start making delicious ice cream like this
We blended in our roasted Kabocha from earlier this week add in some salt, leftover sage that we roasted with the squash and some water. Threw it all into the blender and blended till creamy though ours we kept on the thick side
Than created a ‘green’ sauce to over the top, you know us with our greens! Green sauce was a blend of tahini, yacon syrup, apple cider vinegar, parsley, shallot, sunflower lecithin and water! Blend till creamy. And pour on top of kelp noodles and kabocha squash mixture.
We just mixed it all together and topped with more fresh parsley
Amazing! We think all squash lovers would approve of this sauce A great way to end a Saturday night. One reason why we created this dish was to show a customer at the farmers market yesterday morning what else to do with squash. She mentioned she does not know what else to do with winter squashes and that’s when we thought of using it as pasta ‘tomato’ sauce! Although we feel this would work with any veggie dish!
We got lots of goodies lined up today for the big game! Super bowl day! We can’t wait to show you all what we come up with tomorrow
Cheers from the Twins. We have no favorite for which team to win we just want a good game to watch and the commercials!
Last night as we sipped on some lovely hot cocoa and gobbled up enjoyed some of our Twin Cakes gluten free vegan chocolate chip cookies (and sent some cookie love via Twitter to our friends, Betty and Lauren), as we were getting caught up on with some of our favorite blog’s and found some amazing inspiration. One was from this lovely lady.
So while we stood in the freezing cold weather (plus some snow flurries) this morning at our farmers market we thought about all the things we could make. We love Snickerdoodles. The perfect blend of cinnamon and sugar. We made some gluten free vegan snickerdoodle cookies before last year as featured item at our farmers markets, but have not done anything since. So we decided we will create something raw….surprise right ; ) Thanks Katie, you got us thinking now!
First we had lovely breakfast:
Spirulina Coconut Kefir Pudding topped with cinnamon
The picture just does not do this breakfast justice…the color green was so pretty!! And the taste was amazing ; ) Oh and on a side note, we both got better sleep last night and did not feel tired at all this morning. So we were excited about that.
Well due to having energy, we got in the kitchen as soon as we got back from the market. And made two different snickerdoodle desserts. They are in the dehydrator, so hopefully one of them turns out. Hopefully we can make Katie proud ; )
We received some questions about two ingredients we used.
Pure2raw Secret Ingredients:
Sunflower lecithin. Lecithin is an emulsifier, which is the main reason we use it in a lot of our raw recipes. The more common lecithin most people and companies use is made from soy (soy lecithin), but since we try to avoid soy when possible we found this wonderful product from the Raw Food World. Thanks so much to Matt for finding this product, we love it!!
We absolutely love our sunflower lecithin for many reasons, but as I mentioned mainly for the binding property. I will admit it took some time getting used to the consistency and flavor, but now I seem to put it in everything somethings. I actually miss it if I do not put it into my smoothies or puddings. Yep our breakfast above had some of it stirred in!! See how thick and creamy it was. Delicious.Sunflower lecithin just creates this amazing texture and feel in your mouth.
We have talked about Sunflower lecithin a few times on our blog
We have played around with Irish moss before. We could not find much good information about it out there, so we just kept playing around with it. Now it is NOT Irish moss powder!! There is a difference, and we have tried the powder and NO LUCK!! So please save yourself the time and money and do not buy the powder. It does not work the same…or at least to us it did not work as good as the real thing!
Then lucky for us, Michelle got to learn more about it when she went to 105 degrees. The Irish moss used in school was from Maine where Matthew Kenney lives. So let me tell you it was perfect Irish moss. When Michelle got back from school we finally got around to playing with it again and made some raw desserts.
Where can you get Irish moss?
Another product you can find from the Raw Food World. Also One Lucky Duck sells Irish moss as well.
I hope this review of our two secret ingredients helped!! If you any question please just leave a comment and we will sure to answer you.
And check back in tomorrow when we reveal of our favorite things!!!
Plus check out our dinner tonight….and yep it contains one of these secret ingredients….can you guess which one?? Actually can you even guess what our dinner is?? haha
Lori and I are so happy to see that everyone is loving our chocolate gluten free vegan layered cake!!!! The cake was rich and delicious We found out that if you put it into the dehydrator for a little bit it warms it up!!! Heavenly!!!
We will do a post soon about all the ‘special’ ingredients that we used in the layered cake! We are still learning how to use some of them to get the best results! We plan to recreate this cake without using any nuts!!!
Hard to believe another week went by. Though Lori and I have been managing to eat some really great food
Lots of our favorite breakfast : green smoothies
Some coconut kefir shakes
Creamy and thick carob mint avocado pudding
Sauerkraut and fermented veggies mix with grinded up hemp seeds (helps make it look like crumbled cheese ok well at least to me it does
Made some chia puddings
This was mixed with some mesquite (which we used to use all the time and forgot how much we love the flavor it provides), and yacon powder We love Navitas Naturals!
Seriously coconut butter is such a little treat for us Best thing ever!!! I think Katie and Krissy would agree! Lori and I can’t get enough of this stuff! It is like having icing on a cake
Also enjoyed some of Lori’s favorite raw sauerkraut – red cabbage base with a little bit of kale in there.
And sprinkled cinnamon and coriander seeds to finish the dish
We have forgotten how much we love roasted squash. It has been too long and we are sad that the winter squash season is coming to an end ; (
The flavors blended so well and literally just melted in our mouths. We love coriander!! We can see how this is Heather’s favorite squash.
Our friend Lori had a fun way to enjoy sea vegetables with squash, we will have to try that next time ; )
We are preparing ourselves for another cold, wet, snowy weekend!! But we are excited for the big game, have some fun food we are making ; ) and will share our Superbowl eats!!
Did you all catch LOST last night?? Lori and I were twittering with some of you about it…hope you all finally got to see it ; )
It sure was a classic LOST! Leaving you more confused and with more questions.
We loved it and were surprised that it was 3 hours long!!!! We did not know that, so that was welcomed, although we did not get any work done last night. But that is okay, LOST was worth it.
What did you all think, if you watch it?? We are not really sure where they are going with it all, but it was nice to see some old characters again ; ) Who the are the new people in the temple?? Who really is Jacob?? And not the black smoke again??? And why doesn’t Richard age?? ahhh oh boy…they have a lot of questions to answer!
We love it all….all the questions…all the suspense….we are excited for next Tuesday!!!
Yes, somewhat. Sometimes it is 7:30, but overall yes. It has been hard especially when we are still up and not going to bed till around midnight, but both feel our bodies are feeling better because of it. So we will keep it going.
Although both Lori and I have not really been sleeping well. Not sure why. Plus we both have been having weird dreams….so we are not sure what this is all about.
We are still waking up tired and a little slow to get moving, but once we finally are UP we are ready to go. Our morning green smoothies have been filling us up all morning so we are happy about that ; )
We still have been enjoying all our fermented foods. Nothing new there to share besides we still love them…haha.
But check out a new snack of ours
Raw creamy cashew spread with raw cinnamon raisin flatbread
This is our raw gluten free vegan version of the very popular Sprouted Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Bread, which is a great product too. We actually use to eat that years ago before we went raw!
SO YUMMY : )
We hope to add this new raw flatbread to our product line soon!!!
Definitely snowed here but not as bad as I know other places got hit with this snow storm But hey us Florida raised girls are not good with the ice or snow! And we mainly got more ice than snow!
My backdoor area
Snow/sleet is still coming down slowly. Not as bad as I was expecting which is a good thing. I know many of our northern readers think this is a piece of cake the only thing about snow is when it melts and turns to ice!!!! That is the part I hate!
To keep us warm this morning we whipped a warmed apple pie green smoothie
Pure2Raw Recipe: Warm Apple Pie Green Smoothie
3-4 stalks kale (we used dino kale)
1 –1 1/2 cups water (depending on your level of thickness you prefer)
1 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cardamom
1 inch fresh ginger
2-3 apples, chopped
1 packet stevia (add more if you need to)
2 tsp lemon juice
How to make it warmed?
One you blend it for a long time or do what we did.
Place some coconut oil in a skillet and place chopped apples in skillet over low heat. And let the apples get a little warm than transfer to blender and blend till creamy!
It is a nice treat on a cold day though you are still able to get your green smoothie in We put ours in a bowl coffee cup (kinda like a bowl) in honor of this sweet lady. We have seen her put her smoothies in a bowl and thought what a cute idea. Though we did not have any of the fun toppings she usually puts on top But that is ok, it was still a fantastic smoothie to start our day!
Yep Jennifer Aniston’s yoga instructor’s new dvd. We were so excited to finally get this in the mail that we bought a few days ago We have seen it around in the blog world. And have heard great reviews of it!
Twins Review: 2 thumbs up!!!
We love it. Love the quality of the dvd, the music, the instructor (which is huge for us), and of course loved the yoga poses
Mandy is a doll. So cute and honest in the video. She really makes you feel like you can do anything and so positive about life. I can see why Jennifer Aniston really fell in love with Mandy’s yoga practice style. So different and unique and intense. You will feel your butt, thighs, and abs burn It is definitely a different pace yoga dvd compared to others we have tried. We really like how she incorporates strength training moves along with yoga.
You will notice 3 product categories. Our RAW flatbreads, crackers, and snack bites. Orders right now are shipped via UPS.
These are some of our products, we will be adding more over the next few days. This is new to us, so please bare with us. There might be some bumps along the way, but we are soooo excited to offer our products to you all ; )
But we hope you all enjoy our goodies as much as we do, and some of our other fellow blogger friends Stephanie, Heather, Lori, Gina, Gena, Liz, and Katie.
Glad to you see you all liked the veggie mash Lori enjoyed earlier this week and we plan to re-create it tonight for dinner. Yes warm pureed veggies is perfect on a cold, snowy night : )
AND…
Well as we have previously mentioned we are going to be AUNTS!!!
We got a text from our older sis this morning and we found out she is having a BABY GIRL!!!! Another girl added to our family ; ) Sorry dad! Yep, Lori and I have 2 older sisters, plus our mom, so five girls! YIKES!! Now another little one is being added : ) We are so happy for our sister and her husband.
And we have briefly talked about her diet on here, and she is not 100% raw nor 100% vegan, although she most of the time her food choices are vegan. For those of you who have asked as about being pregnant and raw/vegan please check out the amazing Kristen who is a great example and is going through the great journey of motherhood. Plus there are many other great raw moms out there….Debbie, Lori, and check out this great list of super moms ; )
Have a great weekend. We have a feeling we will be snowed in, so might be taking the weekend off ; ) Maybe
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We ended up adding some of our cheez sauce over it with some fresh cilantro! So our amaranth dish turned out to be more like amaranth soup 
Amaranth soup served along side some green kraut (that we made a few days ago in the bowl) 
The cheez sauce really made this dish. Loved it on top of my sauerkraut. Who knew? I guess I really do love just about anything with sauerkraut. 
Buckwheat apple porridge. We have not had this in sooo long, it used to be our breakfast every Saturday morning last year before our Saturday markets. It is so simple and very filling, which is what we need for our long market days.
These were not our best ones, it is pretty much just mashed up bananas. But we will share the recipe if you all want.
Yesterday we did our longest run yet since the 
Perfect Sunday dinner!! We think kelp noodles will become a regular Sunday dinner ; )
We had seconds…it was that good. I think I could eat this every night. It was beyond words!! I know you all are thinking, do we plan to share the recipe….YES!!! We will expose this tasty easy to make dessert sometime this week ; )
Pure2raw Product Review
Maybe it is their types of coconuts? Or maybe it was due to being chilled and out of can? Who knows but it was bothering me that it was so sweet, a mental thing I guess. But we drank it all. Not sure if I would purchase it again. Just maybe when I need something cold to drink. Lori did not mind it too much, enjoyed having something different.
So good…wanted more ; ) Love millet!! So easy to digest and quick to make. 
© Pure2raw Yacon Pumpkin Spice bread
It was so good!! You all know we love our puddings ; ) 
Till next time
We just mixed it all together and topped with more fresh parsley 
Amazing! We think all squash lovers would approve of this sauce 
Raw creamy cashew spread with raw cinnamon raisin flatbread
SO YUMMY : )
But that is ok, it was still a fantastic smoothie to start our day!
