Stuffing Fantasy

½ cups soaked almonds

½ onion, chopped

2 large cloves garlic

1 apple chopped

4 stalks celery, finely chopped

1 medium Portobello mushroom, chopped

3 Tablespoon flax meal

1 Tablespoon Olive oil

1 Tablespoon Tamari or Nama Shoyu

½ teaspoon Celtic sea salt

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning

¼ teaspoon kelp powder 1

½ cup raisins

¼ cup chopped walnuts (soaked and dehydrated first)

 

Prep

1.- place almonds in a food processor and puree until is very fine meal.

 

2.- Add onion and garlic to the food processor and process until well minced.

 

3.- Add apple, process until apples are in small chunks.

 

4.- Remove ingredients and place in a bowl.

 

6.- make patties or spread thickly on a dehydrator tray.

 

7.- Dehydrate at 105 until crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside.

 

Time will vary depending the size of your loaf or patties.Approximately 8-12 hours.

Raw No Mash Potatoes

1 1/2 cups chopped cauliflower

 

1 1/2 cups chopped parsnips

 

1/4 cup cold pressed olive oil

 

3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

 

1 teaspoon sea salt

 

½  teaspoon black pepper, or to taste.

 

Place all of the ingredients into a food processor fitted with the S-blade and process for 30 seconds or until you reach the consistency you’re happy with.

 

Serve immediately or set aside at room temperature

Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake (Sugar Free)

    • Makes one Large 10″ Cheesecake or 2 Small 8″ cheesecakes
    • Chocolate Sugar-Free Crust
    • 1 cup soaked and dehydrated walnuts or pecans
      1 cup ground chia seeds (black or white)
      2 cups dried coconut, ground into a powder
      6 Tablespoons powdered Lakanto or xylitol (or coconut palm sugar)
      1/4 tsp. Mineral Salt
      2 Tbs. softened or melted coconut oil (or cacao butter)
      2 tsp. cinnamon powder
      dash of cayenne
      1/4 cup cacao powder or carob powderPlace all ingredients in your food processor fitted with the “S” blade attachment.
    • Process ingredients until the crust starts to rise on the sides of the processor bowl. Stop the machine and mix with a spatula or spoon.
    • Assemble the cheesecake pan with the bottom upside-down (with lip facing down). This makes it much easier to serve
    • Rub with a little bit of coconut oil to keep the crust from sticking.
      Distribute crust evenly on the bottom of pan and firmly press down by hand and press up the sides just slightly.
      Set in a freezer or refrigerator until ready to be filled.
    • Filling: 
2 1/2 macadamia nuts
3/4 cup Irish Moss paste
3 Cups water
3/4-1 cup Xylitol (to taste) Note: you can also use coconut palm sugar here if you prefer
2 tsp. vanilla powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder (for nutrition and color)
1/4 tsp. mineral salt
2 Tbs. non GMO powdered soy lecithin
1cup coconut oil (softened or melted)
2-3 TBS Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 cup shredded carrots (for color)Blend all ingredients on high speed until there is a smooth, shine to the batter.
Pour 1/3 of the mixture into a cheesecake pan.Pour another 1/3 into a separate bowl and set aside.
To the last 1/3 that is still in the blender, add 2/3 cup cacao powder and blend again until smooth.Pour this on top of the “pumpkin” layer.
Zig zag the third layer that you set aside to the top of the chocolate layer and use your spatula or a chopstick to swirl the layers together.

      Don’t over mix.

      Sprinkle with cacao nibs around the outer edges if desired and let it set up in the freezer for 2 hours or more or refrigerate for 4-6 hours.

      This cheesecake will last 1 week in the refrigerator or 1 month frozen.

      Remove spring-form ring by inserting a non-serrated paring knife or hard, thin, flexible spatula along the inside edge of the pan.

      Open the spring-form, remove cheesecake, slice into 10 pieces, garnish with a mint leaf and possible a zig zag of chocolate syrup (for recipe see Elaina’s Pure Joy Kitchen Book 2) and serve!

      Store covered in your refrigerator from 4-7 days. Cheesecakes freeze well for longer storage.

      Tips: The most important thing is to blend all ingredients really well. If your blender has less than 8 cups full capacity or if your blender is struggling, blend 1/2 the recipe at a time. If the filling doesn’t taste rich and flavorful, add another small pinch of salt and maybe a little more vanilla and blend a little longer.

Chocolate/Carob Brownie By Elaina love

yields: 24-30 chocolates
2 cups soaked and dehydrated walnuts
3/8 cup xylitol or coconut palm sugar (ground into a fine powder)
6 drops of stevia or to taste
1/4 cup carob powder
1/8 cup unsweetened chocolate powder (raw cacao powder)
1/4 cup ground chia seeds (dry)
3 TBS coconut oil
1/8 tsp mineral salt (real salt or Himalayan salt)
dash of cayenne powder
4 drops vanilla essence or 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Puree in a food processor until powdered

Add the remainder of ingredients and process until the mixture is buttery
Press into heart shaped molds or shapes of your choice
refrigerate or freeze until set.
Keep refrigerated.

Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercups by Michele Marie Jeppson a Pure Joy Academy Graduate

 

    • Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercup Filling
      4 cups shredded coconut flakes
      1/2 cup +2 tablespoons coconut oil
      Place above ingredients in blender and blend until you create coconut butter.
    • Then add the following ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth:
      1/3 cup cacao butter, melted
      1/4 teaspoon carob
      1/4 teaspoon cacao
      20 drops peanut essence
      2 drops white chocolate essence
      3 tablespoons xylitol (pre-blended into powder)
      4 drops liquid stevia
    • Blend filling until smooth, then pour into bowl and place in freezer while you
      make your chocolate sauce so they harden enough to enable you to roll them into balls. (Approximately 15 minutes)Sugar Free Chocolate Sauce

      1 cup cacao powder
1/3 cup cacao butter, melted
1/2 + 1/3 cup xylitol(pre-blended into powder)
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
15 drops stevia Place sugar free chocolate into mini muffin cup candy mold, fill about 1/3rd the way
up. Get filling out of freezer and roll into balls, place filling balls into molds then
cover with additional chocolate and place into fridge to harden.

Juicing with a Vitamix and Nut Milk Bag

I love my juicier but sometimes a want to do things a little quicker.  All you need is a high speed blender and a nut milk bag.

As a bonus, you get to watch two of my dogs clowning around in the background the whole time.

-Dr. Sal

Raw Peanut Butter

You can make really just about any nut butter you want.  I have always been a big peanut butter fan so this is my version.  I have also found that you can substitute various types of oils (for example using hemp or flax seed oil) to really change the omega-3 content.

Ingredients:

1 cup of wild raw peanuts

3 tbsp of cold pressed peanut oil (or hemp or flax or a combination)

1/2 tsp of himalayan rock salt

Preparation:

I actually run the peanuts through my Omega masticating juicer with the need butter attachment to turn the peanuts into a fine powder but you can also use a food processor or high speed blender.

Put the peanut powder in a food processor and add oil and salt.  Processes until smooth.

Raw Peanut Butter

Variations:

Add some raw agave nectar, raw honey or your sweetener of choice if you want a more traditional peanut butter experience.

Add some finely chopped peanuts if you like chunky peanut butter.

Add some cacao powder and your sweetener of choice if you like chocolate peanut butter.

-Dr. Sal

 

 

 

Superfood Smoothie

Ok, I admit this smoothie recipe is a bit over the top but it harnesses the power of all you big superfoods in one tasty drink.

Ingredients (in a blender):

2 cups of Sweetened Vanilla Hemp Milk

3 tablespoons of chia seeds or chia powder

1 tablespoon of Acai powder

1 tablespoon of Goji berry powder

2 teaspoons of Maqui berry powder

1 teaspoon of Camu Camu powder

1/2 teaspoon of spirulina or chlorella powder

2 handfulls of frozen blueberries

Blend and enjoy

-Dr. Sal

Anytime Sweet Anti-oxidant Rich Smoothie

Don’t be fooled, although this smoothie has a sweet dessert like taste, it is packed full of nutrients and anti-oxidants that will keep you energized for hours.

It is rich in anti-oxidants from the blueberries, goji and acai.  It provides those much needed Omega-3s through the hemp milk and chia. And lastly, some natural sugars by added dates and a banana.  As with almost any recipe, get creative and try out your own variations.

-Dr Sal

Ingredients:

2 cups of homemade sweetened vanilla hemp milk

1 frozen banana

2 handfuls of frozen blueberries

1 tablespoon of goji powder

1 tablespoon of Acai powder

1 tablespoon of chia seeds

5 dates (pitted)

Preparation:

Dump everything in your Vitamix or appropriate  blender, mix and enjoy.

Anytime Sweet Anti-oxidant Rich Smoothie

 

 

 

Power House Pick Me Up Juice

I will be honest.  There is nothing more satisfying then a glass of organic freshly-made green veggie juice. However, juicing takes time and when you need a quick pick me up sometimes you just don’t have the time.  Often with my juicer, I make enough juice for a few days at a time and storage it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.  But if there is no nice in the fridge and I want something now, this is a quick way to do it.  I have to give kudos to Elaina Love and her nut milk bag for this idea because I wouldn’t have thought of it myself.

-Dr Sal

Ingredients:

(really whatever you want/like but this is what I use to make a great taste, vitamin and antioxidant rich juice)

1 Large Handful of Spinach- Good Source of many vitamins and minerals

1 Large Beet (cut into a few smaller pieces) -Beets are a unique source of phytonutrients called betalains. Betanin and vulgaxanthin are the two best-studied betalains from beets, and both have been shown to provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification support. 

2 Carrots (cut into a few smaller pieces)- rich in vitamins, carotenoids and other phytonutrients.

2 Apples (cut into a few smaller pieces)- to add some sweetness

1/2 inch piece of Ginger- Has anti-inflammatory properties and gives it a nice kick

1 palmful of fresh mint- adds a nice taste and aids in digestion

Preparation:

Throw everything in your Vitamix (or similarly powered blender)

Fill halfway up with water and blend

Use Elaina Love’s Nut Milk Bag and pour the juice from the blender into the Nut Milk Bag that is sitting in a large bowl.  Squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Discard the pulp.

This should yield about 3 glasses.

If you are still not sure you know how to do it then click here for a video of juicing with a Vitamix and nut milk bag.