by Julia | Jul 6, 2013 | Raw Food, Recipes
This green smoothie journey is so amazing! My body is leading the way. A couple of weeks ago I was having a lot of aching joints and realised something wasn’t right. I figured out I was having too much fruit sugar from the fruits I was putting in my...
by Julia | Jul 6, 2013 | Raw Food, Recipes
Chickpea preparation – Soak 2 cups chickpeas overnight in pure water. In the morning, drain and throw away the water and rinse well. They will have swollen to make at least 4 cups soaked chickpeas. Let sprout 48 hours, rinsing 2x daily until the tails are the...
by Julia | Feb 5, 2013 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Healing Plants, Raw Food, Recipes
Purslane – Portulaca oleracea Description This has to be one of the least appreciated edible weeds with huge hidden benefits. It has 4mg per gram of Omega-3 fatty acid, compared to .89mg in spinach, so I had to include this gem. Purslane is a bit like a...
by Julia | Jan 19, 2013 | Raw Food, Recipes
I invite you to try this new smoothie recipe I have created with amaranth, galinsoga, raspberries and other greens growing abundantly in summer. Amaranth, Raspberry Smoothie Several stems of carrot greens 6 stems amaranth (see below for more information) 2 stalks of...
by Julia | Sep 30, 2012 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Raw Food, Recipes
Weed Pesto Play around with this recipe and invent your own version with whatever plants you have most of and love to eat. 5 rosemary sprigs 12cms (approx) long handful of parsley big handful of chickweed handful of NZ spinach 4 large nasturtium leaves handful thyme...
by Julia | Aug 22, 2012 | Raw Food, Recipes
Greetings everyone, I was in a hurry the other morning and couldn’t do my usual morning wander so just grabbed 4 plantain leaves, 4 dandelion leaves and 4 kale leaves and used what I had in the fridge and came up with this yummee smoothie. Thick ‘n Creamy...
