Cardamom Mango Coconut Smoothie

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Cardamom Mango Coconut Smoothie This cardamom mango coconut smoothie is on heavy rotation since I’ve moved back to L.A. I’m basking in the extraordinary variety of fresh local produce on offer at the various farmer’s markets in town. I’d forgotten how exquisite the fruits and vegetables are here. And, it is so lovely to be back in the loving embrace of my …

Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream

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Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream This vegan chocolate hazelnut ice cream is heaven in a bowl. This chocolate hazelnut ice cream may kick even the most sober cream dreamer and chocoholic back into denial. Today we move onto step three in our twelve step program – “pairing hazelnuts with chocolate in Nutella requires us to make amends with our colons. But if …

Vegan Coconut Ice Cream

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Vegan Coconut Ice Cream This easy vegan coconut ice cream is as simple as open, pour, stir, blend, chill, churn, and devour. As long as you can use a can opener, you can be chowing down on fresh vegan coconut ice cream in a matter of hours. This recipe is perfect for those of you who don’t want to crack open a …

Creamy Coconut Carrot Soup

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Creamy Coconut Carrot Soup This coconut carrot soup is really easy, and has an incredible depth of flavor. I love carrots. They’re powerful health-promoting foods and blend well with both sweet and savory flavors. Loaded up with beta-carotene and an army of other antioxidants and fiber carrots fight free radicals to cleanse the liver and colon. These orange avengers are also rich …

Cashew Milk

Homemade Cashew Milk

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Homemade Cashew Milk This homemade cashew milk is super easy, rich and creamy, loaded with nutrients, and really delicious. And, cashew milk doesn’t require any straining! Cashews, the cows of the vegan world, yield delicious milk and cream. Raw cashew milk is rich and buttery, and most closely resembles the look and texture of dairy milk. By blending soaked  cashews and water, you can …

Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Balls

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Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Balls These raw chocolate coconut balls are a staple in my family. For the last 40 years, my mum’s side of our extended family has gathered together every second year for a 4-day Christmas feast. Last year I made a family cookbook, complete with all of our favorite photos, stories, and recipes. This year is the off year, and mum and dad …

Sweet Potato, Red Lentil, Coconut Soup

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Sweet Potato, Red Lentil, and Coconut Soup I’ve been making this sweet potato, red lentil, and coconut soup for over 20 years. I got a version of this coconut and red lentil soup from my friend Steven Acuff, and I’ve been serving it up with gratitude ever since. Steven is an American nutritional consultant who changed my thinking about health during a series …

Brown Rice Milk

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Brown Rice Milk This homemade brown rice milk is really easy to make and so much better than the store-bought variety. I’m not a fan of commercial rice milk, as it’s watery and lacks flavor. If you’re going for rice milk, homemade milk made with soaked brown rice is the better option. Rice milk is not my first port of call. I prefer to use more nutrient-dense plant …

Macadamia Milk Chocolate Smoothie

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Macadamia Milk Chocolate Smoothie Homemade macadamia milk is rich, creamy, decadent, and seriously delicious. Macadamias and chocolate were just meant to live in the blender together, and in this smoothie, they’re dynamite. Chocoholics, beware, this is hard to quit drinking. For those of you who don’t want to make your own milk, check out the new Suncoast Gold Mac Milk in original and unsweetened varieties in stores …