life is good

life is good
i have a clean house at the beginning of the day.
i taught a lovely class yesterday
and i have a dehydrator full of good food.

i just munched on a handful of cinnamon apple flax crackers
and dunked them in almond butter for a nice
stick to the ribs lunch, finishing off with a small banana.
now all i need is a spot of tea. mmm

we had a touch of snow last night
i wish it fell earlier
so my dh & i could have had a nice walk in it
as it fell... big fluffly flakes

instead i leaned towards the window from my warm spot in the bed
and thru sleepy eyes saw the beautiful snow falling
dropped on my very comfy pillow and had good dreams.

:)

i went out today and cut some cedar & pine branches
to arrange in a heavy crystal vase
i placed it on a new white tablecloth with teeny hearts
lacing the edges

life is good today

i wish every day felt this wonderful...

xoxoxo
snowdrop

94:100 where has the year gone?

94:100 where has the year gone?

it just speeds by once the winter is here
we have not gotten enough snow for my liking
seems the south... the midwest... well, practically anywhere
but here has been getting the snow instead of me.

how have you been doing for the last 100 days of the year challenge?
i find for myself that i was not perfect- i had lofty goals :)
but i am waay ahead of where i was when this began.
i wouldn't be at this position now if i hadn't set those goals

only a few days left
making the most of it!!
xoxo
snowdrop

marzipan!!!

see how quickly i got your attention with that one word?
:)
i am on the prowl for some good chocolate
and was remembering back when my oma would bring some incredibly delicious chocolates from germany
with the almond-y marzipan inside... makes my knees weak just thinking...
i decided to give it a whirl in the raw arena
and so far so good-
i am now waiting for the cacao butter to liquefy in the D
to mix the coating, the little squares of raw marzipan are cooling their jets in the freezer while i wait.
they look darling and i would have had more than 2 dozen if i had left the batter alone
instead of taste taste taste mmmmmm!
if it works out as good as i think it will be one of the recipe latecomers in the new book 'raw delights'

the rain is melting all my beautiful white snow away and down to the stream,
the mud begins.
but not for real i don't think- because it isn't even march yet, and all the good snowmobile trips get done in march.
so it's a 'false labor' kind of spring.
meanwhile my little yorkie moe needs a good rinse down every time he goes outside.

ok this was just a quickie post
i hope to get a better one in shortly.
xo
snowdrop



post script..
the marzipan was a little too dry and i need to adjust the recipe for a bit more moisture...
but i am not going to be leaving any on the plate to rot :) yummy!

combat exhaustion

too much to do and no umph to do it?
burning the candle at both ends and feeling it?
just plain pooped?

that would describe my week month year...
well having had adrenal exhaustion in the past,
i know i don't want to deal with the long road to health and energy again.
i do not want to get started on coffee again, i know it will cause me more trouble than benefit...especially now.
so i decided to do a little research and found a couple of things that really helped.
first i made myself a very quick very easy chocolate pudding
with some superfood additions to it.
it had chia to thicken it and give me the same strong long lasting energy that the inca's used to feed their runners when they had to go the distance for days on end.
then i added : cacao nibs & powder, maca powder, 3 figs...
mesquite & agave for sweetness and energy,
almond milk and a pinch of sea salt (important)
blitzed it smooth with my blend tec
put in some gogi berries and pulsed it semi-smooth
no matter how tired one is-
chocolate pudding can make it down without too much trouble :)
it was delish- chocolatey dreaminess with slightly crunchy (nibs) slightly chewy (goji) texture.
and i was rewarded with some energy to get up and DO things.
yaaay!!!



then i was feeling the same exhausted feeling come on later that week
and lo and behold my first batch of wheat grass was ready
for harvest and juicing.


i cut it all down and juiced it thru my green star
[a wonderful investment, i must say!]
i juiced it all and came up with a double shot
(thinking later i believe the glass was 3 oz full)
it wasn't bippity boppity boo miraculous-

but the results could not be scoffed at by any means.
now i have another batch of wheat sprouting
and just can't make it grow fast enough!

i have to admit i was very hesitant to drink wheat grass
after all the things i read about how awful it is and that
people are nauseated and only hard core granolas can do it...
but i went ahead and tried it since, after all,
if you are doing shots.... well, it's not like it will be in your mouth very long.

i did not have that terrible experience at all... noooo
the juice was very very sweet, unexpected!!!
and i actually liked it.
when i was done i wanted more so i rinsed the pulp
and got a dilute juice, that was still good and green.
it made me feel sooo much better
and put a spring in my step - purpose in my stride
i DID feel better and had plenty of energy
LONG LASTING ENERGY!!!
BOOYAH!

it is deep winter in the adirondacks
nothing growing under feet of frozen white snow
there are no juice bars
there is no wheat grass to be found, fresh or frozen in any market.
the snow is coming down so thickly today
that i cannot see the lake from my window...
so if i want this deep green elixir
i must grow it myself.

i will post my adventures in growing W.G. in a future post
till then my tired little poppets-
juice up and go!
:)
xo
snowdrop

of storms and grasshoppers

storm over.
sun brilliantly melting snow in great big drips & drops off of the trees.
we, of course, didn't get the full amount forecasters promised...
but then again i always fail to remember they report for ratings
(the sky is falling! the sky is falling!!)
i think we got all of 6"

but that was still enough to almost bury the dog


so now i have a free afternoon (snow day, of course silly!)

i have been working on a recipe - grasshopper pie
and i think i have it ready to insert into the book.
it is cool and a creamy pale green with the dark brown crumbs so reminiscent of crushed oreo cookies.
well, here's a slice, you tell me- is this something you'd like to eat?


it was for me, i polished off that slice as quick as i could find a fork!
:) mmm mmm yummy!

i am still in awe of what can be done with raw foods to mimic the old favorites. they taste as good if not better, and they are actually health building instead of health destroying. how much better can it get? (ok, so it could be better if you had your own personal chef, true. but not realistic.)

so now for the free afternoon....hmmm.
maybe next blog i will let you know what that turned out.
till then -
eat well and stay healthy!
xo
snowdrop, chef