RAW Living and Learning

As many of you know, each and every morning I make our children a green smoothie of some sort. And then I use what is left in the blender as the base for my morning green soup. We alternate our greens and fruits to make different combinations--keeping it new and exciting is key! Lately this particular one is their "favorite".  I have also included the recipe for my soup that I made, using the leftover smoothie as my base. Enjoy! Children's Favorite Smoothie (makes ~ 36 OZ) by Elizabeth @rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1 bag of TJ's Fancy Berry Blend (16 oz), frozen 5-6 bananas 2 Tbsp. chia seeds 2 Tbsp hemp seeds 1/2 of a Haas avocado 3 cups of Trader Joe's Organic Baby Romaine (mixture of red and green romaine) water Blend all of the ingredients until thick and creamy.  Pear Topped Fancy Berry Blend Soup 1 bag of TJ's Fancy Berry Blend (16 oz) 5-6 bananas 2 Tbsp. chia seeds 2 Tbsp hemp ...

I am so excited to share this recipe with you today. I had a bit of leftover green smoothie from the children's morning batch, and decided to use it as inspiration for my lunch-- a fruity green soup. Their smoothie was simply banana, Power to the Greens, and frozen mango. For the soup I decided to add to the leftover smoothie some baby spinach, a bit more frozen mango and freshly ground flax seeds to thicken. How to garnish?? I have had key lime pie on the brain lately so I made a deliciously creamy key lime kream sauce. Key lime kream sounded like a perfect thing to drizzle on top of this vibrant green soup. The tangy contrast of the limes complimented the sweetness of the mango and banana in the soup so perfectly. This soup was so yummy I was sad to see my bowl empty. I'll be making another batch tomorrow! Spinach Mango Soup with Keylime Kream by Elizabeth @rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 2 fully ripe, peeled bananas (...

RAW SALSA HEMP SOUP Looking for a super simple, super fast raw dinner you can throw together is 5 minutes or less after a looong day at work, or a loooong day of chasing 5 kids around???? Boy do I have a tasty recipe for you. I like that you can still give this soup a creamy taste with out using avocado. (Thinking of you Cynthia XOXO) I served mine with a side of romaine topped with radish sprouts, a drizzle of smoked tomato dressing and smothered in Bubbie's kraut. Yummy in my tummy!! Enjoy the raw goodness. RAW SALSA HEMP SOUP 1 very large "Ugly Ripe Tomato", diced 1 small clove of organic garlic 1 T Hemp Seeds 2 stalks of organic celery 1/2 small lemon peeled and diced, remove seeds 1 scallion, sliced for garnish Process all ingredients, minus the scallion, in your food processor. Pour into your favorite soup bowl and top with the scallions. Raw is easy and delicious--no excuses, right?! +JMJ+ Today I am grateful for small attainable goals.