Piggies, you are in for a treat of epic proportions this month! I am giving away an Excalibur 9-tray food dehydrator; and to celebrate, I decided to throw a party. Well, a virtual party on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, so you could all join in. What's a party without fabulous people and delicious food? So, I have teamed up with some of the top raw foodists to bring you a scrumptious raw vegan recipe every day this month, each showcasing the fantastic Excalibur Dehydrator. So, this is DAY 1 of "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur." I thought it only fitting to open the party with one of the raw food movement's most recognizable faces. A true superstar -- Carol Alt. After reading Carol’s impressive biography and career timeline, one is... Keep Reading

Piggies! I know I have said it a couple of times this month  (what can I say, the smoothie GODS have been sleeping in my bed with all of these incredible creations) but I have absolutely HIT THE JACKPOT with this raw vegan mango salsa green smoothie. I had quite a few of you email me, comment on posts, tweet, or facebook me complaining that you couldn't do savoury smoothies, and that you were struggling with digesting onions, garlic, and ginger in the morning.  Well, you will be pleased to know I heard your cries, and offer up this delectable little creation as a peace offering. This mango salsa smoothie strikes a beautiful balance between sweet, spicy and savoury, and is not too rich or pungent in flavour. For this very reason, I am... Keep Reading

I am loving the Sprout Living raw vegan sprouts and protein powders so much that I had to share one recipe using the Chocolate Maca Protein Powder before our month of green smoothies was over. This sprouted chocolate powder is so delicious, I can't believe this wasn't the first recipe I posted this month. Don't worry if you don't have this product, you can use raw cacao powder in this recipe and it tastes delicious. But if you want to get your hands on these fantastic  products, enter this month's giveaway, where you can win $250 worth of Sprout Living products. You can also get 10% OFF your Sprout Living order using the coupon code: theblendergirl.  The Sprout Living Chocolate Maca Epic Protein Powder is a blend of sprouted and... Keep Reading

Piggies! Whatever you do, do NOT miss out on making this delicious raw vegan spiced strawberry green smoothie. It tastes just like melted rich strawberry ice cream. You would never guess it was dairy free, and you would never think for a moment it had green vegetables in it. Yes, this is another decadent dessert green smoothie. I don't advocate drinking these sweet green smoothies every day. But for a delicious Summer treat, you can't beat this! This fun little concoction might just rival the pistachio ice cream kale shake as a fantastic way to get kids to eat greens. For children, and those who are not partial to spicy foods, you can omit the jalapeno pepper in the recipe. This smoothie tastes great without the heat. I just thought... Keep Reading

Piggies! I am going to introduce you two AMAZING superfood products - Sprout Living Sproutein Powder, and Amazon Planet's frozen acai puree packs. I include both of these products in my weekly diet, as they are LOADED with nutrients, and are fantastic in healthy green smoothies. This raw vegan mango acai sprouted green smoothie is sweet and delicious, and is a nutritional POWERHOUSE!  So let's talk about Sprout Living's Sproutein powder. This really is a perfect protein superfood. It is raw, vegan, gluten free, organic, non GMO, nutrient-dense, and alkalizing. This special blend contains freeze-dried sunflower sprouts, amaranth sprouts, millet sprouts, kale sprouts, quinoa sprouts, mung bean sprouts, and alfafa sprouts; as well as... Keep Reading

Are you including sprouts in your diet? Sprouts are one of the most nutritionally dense foods on the planet! They are rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, and live enzymes. They are LIVING foods that CONTINUE to grow in nutrients after you harvest them. Once you pick your sprouts and refrigerate them, their vitamin content actually increases as they slowly keep growing! This is very different from many fruits and vegetables which start losing their vitamin content as soon as they’re picked and are often shipped all over the world and stored in warehouses for months before they reach stores! You can easily make sprouts yourself at home too! Check out my How To Sprout page for quick easy steps on sprouting. I include sprouts in my diet... Keep Reading

I LOVE parsley, I LOVE grapes, and I LOVE homemade lemonade. So, needless to say, this raw vegan grape parsley lemonade green smoothie ticks ALL the right boxes for me. It is JAM PACKED full of delicious refreshing zesty Summer flavours, and is absolutely LOADED with goodness.  Italian flat-leaf parsley is FANTASTIC for adding into green smoothies because it is low in calories ( 1 cup contains about 20 calories ) and is a nutritional POWERHOUSE. The levels of vitamins and minerals in fresh parsley are just staggering! Parsley is absolutely LOADED with calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, potassium, zinc and phosphorus. It is also an excellent source of vitamin A, as beta-carotene, Vitamin C vitamin K, and an excellent source of... Keep Reading

After receiving an overwhelming number of celebratory emails over the last few months from those of you who have been enjoying the "pistachio ice cream" kale shake, I thought I would post some more "sneaky green" smoothie recipes utilizing kale. There is such rich, juicy, sweet , fresh pineapple available in California right now, that I thought I would exploit it's "green masking superpower!" This raw vegan "pineapple ice cream" green kale smoothie is sweet and refreshing on a Summer's day, and for "greenophobes", you will never know there is kale in it! You can't taste a thing. I actually LOVE the taste of kale! I love to make raw kale salads, kale chips, and in savoury "gazpacho-style" green smoothies. But for kale "newbies"... Keep Reading

Piggies! This raw vegan apple and mango green smoothies utilizing radish greens is absolutely delicious! "Radish Greens! YUK!" I hear you say. "You can't eat radish greens!" Well.....you can! AND they taste delicious in healthy green smoothies.  Most people throw away the tops of carrots, beets, turnips and radishes. But scientific studies have shown that the greens are the most nutritious part of these vegetables. Radishes greens are loaded with nutrients, in fact, more nutrients than their root. Radish leaves contain almost six times the vitamin C content than their root, and tons of calcium and protein! The leaves also contain significant amounts of iron, magnesium, folate, and vitamins A and K, and other nutrients.  These best... Keep Reading

Piggies! I know I said it last week with the pina colada green smoothie, (I swear it tastes like it has rum in it) but I have hit the JACKPOT again with this raw vegan banana coconut cream pie green smoothie. I swear the green smoothie gods must be with me this month, because I created some incredible green smoothies on the weekend that I will share with you this week. They would be some of my most s'blended creations yet, and at the risk of throwing all humility out of the window, I don't mind crowing about it! This green smoothie tastes just like an incredible melted banana coconut cream pie in a glass! Those of you who have been following me for a while are well aware of my penchant for vegan "pie in a glass" smoothies. If you... Keep Reading