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Raw Cacao Fudge

We are serious dark chocolate junkies.  We adapted this recipe from Café Gratitude and it was 10,000 times better than any high end chocolate bar we have ever experienced.  If you haven’t gone RAW with chocolate, try this recipe.  Note, this is very dark and very rich, and LOADED with happy thoughts! 1 cup gently melted [...]
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Quinoa Salad with Mighty Mint Vinaigrette, Black Olives and Golden Raisins

Quinoa is our grain of choice.  It is full of protein, rich in fiber and a good source of calcium which are just a few of the perks of this true super food.  Eat it with a drizzle of olive oil, have it for breakfast with baked apples or whip up a mighty-minty-salad, like we [...]
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Kale, Apple, Carrot Smoothie

Kale, Apple, Carrot The more greens you eat, the better you feel.  Kick off 2012 with green smoothies galore! This veggie blend rocks our world.  Though it may seem like a grown-up blend, even our little tyke, Johnny Red adores it!  We love it even more knowing that the lovely leaves of the kale plant provide [...]
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Smooth(ie) Operators

So exciting! Check out the July 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, for our Blueberry Brain Boost, Watermelon Agua Fresca and Greek Goddess smoothie recipes from our latest book, Super-Charged Smoothies. They’re designed to make you smarter, leaner, and healthier—and taste delicious, as well! O Magazine: “Pulse, Blend and Puree Your Way to Better Health.”
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Two more Super-Charged Smoothies at Chronicle Books

Chronicle Books has two more recipes excerpted from our latest book up on their blog: Kombucha, Baby! and Strawberries All the Whey. Check it out: Strawberries have been outrageously good this spring due to all the crazy rainstorms that have hit some of the best growing areas. To celebrate the incredible fruit this year, check out these [...]
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3 recipes for healthy, delicious shakes for kids and parents

Three of our new recipes excerpted from Super-Charged Smoothies were recently featured on Babble Food: As we all know, smoothies can be sweet-tooth satisfiers, energy enhancers, cleansing on-the-go meal replacements, pick-me-up snacks, terrific kid-pleasing shakes, and even alkalizing toddies for adults. What a great way to consume a variety of vitamins and other healthy ingredients! These three [...]
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Pom Acai

If you haven’t yet discovered acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee), make this smoothie and you might just become an acai ADDICT! This exotic purple berry, loaded with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, comes from the Brazilian rainforest and is thought by many to be the world’s super fruit. Reminiscent of blackberries and blueberries, sweet acai comes alive when [...]
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Super-Charged Smoothies!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSS-XPm5Fg We have finally birthed our 3rd smoothie book, Super-Charged Smoothies, and it’s SUPER-CHARGED with lots of energizing smoothies. Check out this clip for a sneak peak into the new wave of smoothies! And to order, go to Chronicle Books or Amazon.
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Lemon Ricotta Cake with Zesty Lemon Icing

Our dear friend and amazing baker, Charlotte Hardwick, made this kick-ass cake a couple weeks ago at a gathering in San Francisco. She served it slightly warm alongside a perfectly brewed cup of jasmine tea that was sweetened with raw honey and homemade almond milk. You know when something hits ya JUST right? Mmmmmmmmm… I [...]
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Better Banana Bread

Last weekend I road-tripped to Lake Tahoe with five gal pals. It didn’t take us long to break into the homemade banana bread. (I mean, who doesn’t love good ol’ banana bread?) However, I’d brought two versions and was itching for a taste test. Hands down, they preferred our “new and improved” banana bread, made [...]
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