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… and the winner is: Dragon fruit!

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See below for my recipes and links to more Dragon Fruit info and recipes.   It’s time to add another queen to the Super Fruit Throne … and the winner is: Pitaya (pi-TAH-ya), or pitahaya, better known here in the U.S. as Dragon Fruit. Reigning fruits have been: mangosteen acai noni goji blueberries … and now [...]

The wonderful world of juices and smoothies at the Monta Vista Market

Watermelon spritzer Monta Vista Sunrise Green ginger juice …and so much more were the concoctions created during my demo this past Sunday at the Monta Vista Market. I brought my Breville juice machine and my Vitamix (a high-speed blender). Thankfully the staff had no trouble keeping up with washing the produce, and rinsing out the juicer [...]

Melon Milk: soooo refreshing, soooo satisfying

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It’s been a loooong time since I drank cow’s milk. Growing up we drank 2%, and the consistency of the milk I made tonight (MELON MILK) brought me right back to when I was 3-feet tall, no, I’d say 4-feet tall and downing glass after glass after school. I would reach for milk much more [...]

Plum, Apple, Thyme Slush (or Soup)

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A wonderfully refreshing drink, adapted from:  (name of book to come) 1 plum 1 apple 1 cup water 3 cups ice (or 1 cup coconut milk, omit water) 3 sprigs thyme Top each serving with a few drops of Balsamic Vinegar   Slow-carb version:  add Coconut Milk and serve as a soup

“Owning your power as a female leader” event at Stillheart

Stillheart: Female leaders12 (rosette pine cones)

11 October, Tuesday

Eucalyptus Magazine’s raw dinner, Stillheart Institute

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Recap of Raw dinner for 44 people, with photos and links to recipes.

Strawberry Smoothie w/Pomegranate Vinegar

The strawberry smoothie was a big hit, too. Such a good tasty way to use/hide spinach.

This was based on the “Strawberry Cream Sorbet” that I created back in February for a Dialog Dinner. I’ve served it many times since b/c it’s soooo good, people LOVE it. In my first concoction of this (in February) I used “Coconut Milk” and just last week, I also put in a bit of frozen feta cheese, for a more creamy, tart taste. YUM! …… also, just yesterday, I served it with blueberries, for the “French Laundry, Michelin-style Brunch” …. see image at this link.

Cooking demo, Williams-Sonoma, July 10th

We found wonderful looking, enticing produce at the Los Gatos Farmer’s Market this morning for my cooking demo at Williams-Sonoma (WS). First, we (me and my group) walked through the entire market without buying a single thing. We said HELLO to the vendors while looking for new, different, intriguing foods. Then, got down to business. [...]

Fruit Soup with Almond Butter

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I came up with this concoction for Intel’s guest chef demo. My goal is to show the beauty and ease of cooking out of a box… a CSA box, that is. This ‘soup’ is thin enough to drink from a glass, and thick enough to eat with a spoon.

Proteolytic Probiotic raw class with Chef BeLive

8 September, Thursday