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Yesterday I made some amazing vegan taco wraps and packed them up to take to the range with hubby. The taco “meat” has only 3 ingredients and tastes amazing inside Swiss chard leaves. Raw Vegan Tacos (Yields 3 tacos) By rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com Ingredients: 1 cup raw walnuts, soaked in lemon water for 4 hours then rinsed and dried 2 Tbsp hemp hearts  1 Tbsp organic chili spice from Aldi 3 Swiss chard leaves, trim off the thick center vein Organic tomatoes  Alfalfa sprouts, non-GMO variety Instructions: In a mini food processor, pulse chop the walnuts, hemp hearts and spice mix. Place 1/4 of a cup on each Swiss chard leaf. Top with sliced tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts. Roll up like a burrito and enjoy!  You could also gently warm it and use this taco “meat” in organic taco shells or corn wraps, if you aren’t eating a predominately raw diet. I topped mine with tomato and alfalfa sprouts and a small dollop ...

I made the most amazing soup the other day and wanted to share my recipe. This is a gently cooked soup, very easy and quick to prepare. This soup makes a wonderful lunch or dinner when accompanied by a fresh tossed salad. The star ingredients in this soup are dandelion greens, garlic, and fresh ginger. Packing this meal with key nutrients and benefits: minerals and protein from dark, leafy greens, and blood flow promoting benefits from the garlic and ginger. Not mention numerous other health promoting benefits that these ingredients contain. So let’s jump right into the recipe for my DANDELION BUTTER BEAN SOUP By rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 2 cans large butter beans, thoroughly rinsed & drained 4 stalks organic celery, diced 1 large, organic white onion, diced 1 bay leaf 1 can diced, no salt, organic tomatoes, DO NOT DRAIN 32 oz low sodium veggie broth, organic 6 cloves of peeled and diced organic garlic 1 Tbsp fresh, diced organic ginger 2-3 cups o...

Lately I've been blessed with fresh, green, Florida coconuts from my neighbor's trees. We enjoy drinking the coconut water and also using the coconut meat in our raw, vegan recipes. Several days ago, on Instagram, I posted a smoothie that I made for the children utilizing both the coconut water and the fresh coconut meat. I decided to top it with some homemade, dairy free whipped topping just to surprise them and to make it extra decadent.  In order to make the whipped topping, you must plan ahead because the coconut milk you use must be chilled completely so that you can take the heavy cream off of the separated liquid below it. To do this all you need in one can of full fat coconut milk. Open the can and pour the contents into a glass jar. Refrigerate until it separates and the thick cream is floating on the top. I like to let mine chill over night. Remove the thickened coconut cream and put into a bowl. Then using an immersion blender, whip the cream with 1 tsp of pure c...

Just a quick blog post to share a scrumptious raw vegan breakfast recipe with you. I made this beautiful smoothie bowl in less than five minutes! Everyone has time to make super healthy recipes that properly nourish growing children and full grown adults as well!! With just a few fresh and frozen ingredients, a high speed blender (or food processor), and a touch of creativity, you'll have a crowd pleasing breakfast on the table in no time.  If you'd like to follow me on Instagram to see all of my raw vegan recipes, you can follow me @lowfatrawvegan  Here is my super simple recipe: Disassembled Breakfast Smoothie By rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 3 large frozen bananas 1 fresh, ripe banana 1 cup fresh orange juice 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 cup frozen raspberries  I blended the above ingredients on "ice cream mode" in my Blendtec blender until thick and creamy. Garnish with sliced fresh bananas, chia seeds, black sesame seeds and fresh raspberries. Or use your creat...

My final day of fasting and I couldn't be happier with how well the five days have gone. I'm happy to report that I slept much better last night. Upon rising I had 12 ounces of plain purified water and roughly 30 minutes later I had 12 ounces of lime water.  Then the boys and I headed out to the church for 8:00 am Stations of The Cross immediately followed by The Divine Mercy Chaplet.  "On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of Good Friday, in the Adoration of the Cross, in the chanting of the 'Reproaches', in the reading of the Passion, and in receiving the pre-consecrated Host, we unite ourselves to our Savior, and we contemplate our own death to sin in the Death of our Lord." "The Church - stripped of its ornaments, the altar bare, and with the door of the empty tabernacle standing open - is as if in mour...

Day 4 and my fast is going very well. This morning I was having flavored waters and teas but late afternoon I decided to begin juicing and drinking my infused water. ( I was forgetting to drink my water!!!)  We also got our deep spring cleaning done! The boys helped me deep clean the entire house. We dusted and washed everything in sight. We organized, rearranged things, and even put aside donation items and some books to sell at our homeschool groups used book sale. I'm feeling very tired tonight but I sat down after the dinner cleanup and reflected on The Last Supper on this Holy Thursday, 2016.  Jesus spoke extremely powerful words when He proclaimed, “take and eat for this is my body.”  And, “take and drink for this is my blood.”  Then he commanded the disciples “do this in memory of me." It was at that moment that he gave us The Blessed Eucharist to be celebrated until the end of time.  When trying to explain the Eucharist to the Roman Emperor aro...