hemp blueberry spinach smoothie

Lately I have been craving smoothies in the worst way - smoothies are incredibly easy to throw together and super versatile. The flavor combinations are really endless, yesterday morning I made Justin a Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie; Chocolate PB, bananas & h2o - that's it and it was delicious! Doesn't get any easier than 3 ingredients.

carrot cashew apple bisque (raw)

winter & cold weather to me equals soup

as i mentioned in my last post i am trying to incorporate more raw foods into my daily life

raw soup - i thought to myself this may be weird

see, i am not a fan of cold soups

however, after some research i learned that it is okay to gently warm your raw soup on the stove (warm to the touch) as long as it is not heated above 115* - well i can do that!

i was quite pleased with this soup  - colorful, tasty and raw

does it get any better than that

for me - yesterday no it didn't

after a long & late night at work i had this soup waiting for me when i got home

it was exactly what i needed

kijani juice

juicing

i really hope this becomes the new trend

it is utterly amazing

in the past i have made a few attempts to be a juicer

problem one our first juicer was a monster - not the easiest thing to whip out in the morning

hurdle two justin was afraid i would juice a finger - so he became the designated juice man

three - honestly, i lacked the motivation

things have changed, i am totally a juice addict now

you see, healing naturally is very important to me - i have never spoken about this on my blog before

truth is - 3 years ago i was diagnosed with a chronic illness; upper crohns

yep - no cure, medicine for life, and they have no idea what causes it

wow- i must have put on my big girl pants to have shared that, it is not easy for me to admit that i have crohns. for a long time i was in denial & that denial landed me in the hospital for 7 days

there is a lot of support that juicing heals the body and a raw diet is ideal for those with this illness

so i am giving it a try; a holistic approach

okay. so enough about that - lets talk about this amazing juice