You know what I love about living in Laos so far?…… the food! (of course). BUT the food is different. Everything you find for “fast food” on the streets is fruits, vegetables, grilled corn on the cob, grilled fish on sticks, meats, etc. There is nothing fake about anything in your food here. You don’t evenContinue reading “Back to the Basics”
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Sweet Spinach Salad
This is a great salad to bring to a dinner party. I brought it to my Grandfather’s birthday dinner last night! Best part is that it is quick and easy to prepare 🙂 Ingredients: 1 bag (312g) of baby spinach, washed 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts 1 cup raspberries 1 1/2 cans of mandarin oranges,Continue reading “Sweet Spinach Salad”
Make your own natural fruit yogurt!
So many fruit yogurts today are packed with refined sugars and other ingredients we can barely pronounce. Check this yogurt label out: ALWAYS READ THE LABEL: -The second ingredient in this fat-free Yoplait strawberry yogurt is SUGAR! The sugar came before the strawberries….. -In addition to the sugar, they have added High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)!Continue reading “Make your own natural fruit yogurt!”
Go Green! The famous King Kale Juice
I got my hands on a delicious King Kale today from Juice Matters. Kale is becoming such a famous green and for all the right reasons! It is high in vitamins A, C, K and contains Calcium. Functions of these nutrients: Vitamin A: maintains healthy eye sight and a healthy immune system Vitamin C:Continue reading “Go Green! The famous King Kale Juice”
Caramel Pecan Raw Vegan Cheesecake
Happy Belated Birthday to my amazzzzzing mother!! We celebrated her 50th birthday with a Caramel Pecan Raw Vegan Cheesecake 🙂 … This was my first time making a raw cheesecake and it turned out soooo delicious and she loved it! Ingredients: Crust: 1 1/4 cup pecans, crushed 2/3 cup almond flour/meal 1 1/3 cup dates,Continue reading “Caramel Pecan Raw Vegan Cheesecake”
Chocolate Mint Froyo
I’ve been spending a bit too much of my time this summer at Yogen Fruz, Chil, Kiwi Kraze…..and every frozen yogurt place I can find. So I thought I should learn to make my own. In a Blender combine: 2 ripe bananas 1 tsp vanilla 4 minced mint leaves 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tbspContinue reading “Chocolate Mint Froyo”
Quinoa Rainbow Salad
What you will need (Serves 4): 1/2 cup quinoa, uncooked 3/4 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup red pepper, chopped 1/4 cup yellow pepper, chopped 1/4 cup red onion, chopped 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped 1/4 cup tomato, chopped 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 1 tbsp olive oil 3 tsp lemon juice 2Continue reading “Quinoa Rainbow Salad”
BBLISS Yoga 