Cherry Vanilla Smoothie

Hi everyone,

I just bought some amazing vanilla beans and I don't think anything goes better together than vanilla and cherries! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

- 5 bananas
- 5-6 dates
- 1 1/2 c frozen cherries
- 1'' vanilla bean (If you are not using a high speed blender like a vitamix or blentec, you will need to open the vanilla bean and use just the seeds.  If you have a high spend blender you can throw skin and all in)


Directions: Blend and enjoy!

Apple Pie Datorade

Oh...so..good!

Ingredients:

- At least 10 dates, personally I make my datorade with 20-30 dates.
- 1 - 2 c apple juice depending on how many dates you use (if bought in the store, get the unfiltered kind)
- 1 dash cinnamon
- Water

Directions:

1. Blend all together until smooth.  Add as much water as you'd like to reach desired consistency.  This can be a drink that's really thick or you can make it as thin as you'd like.

Note: you can warm your water to make this a hot drink!

Winter Cauliflower Salad

This salad is sooo good!  It's very hearty and creamy.  And the rosemary gives it such a satisfying robust flavor.  Try it out for the holidays!

Ingredients:

- 1 Head cauliflower, chopped finely with a knife or pulsed in a food processor.
- 2 c arugula, chopped roughly
- 1 1/2 c grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 c mushrooms, diced
- 1/2 tsp rosemary, minced
- 2 Tbsp tahini
- 1 1/2 lemons, juiced

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix together tahini and lemon juice with a fork.
2. Add all other ingredients to the bowl and mix well.

Enjoy!!

Heap O Fruit

This is a recipe from my almost finished low fat raw cookbook.  Sorry it's been SOOO long since I've posted, but I've been busy working on this cookbook.  Let me know what you think.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 15-20 dates
• few Tbsp. shredded coconut
• fruits of choice (bananas, berries, cherries, mango, peaches, etc.)
• 1 banana

Directions:

1. Process dates in a food processor until they form a doughy ball
2. Sprinkle coconut in bottom of a 8” glass pie dish to cover
3. Flatten out date “dough” in your hand 1 section at a time laying it on top of coconut to make a crust. Keep a little aside for topping.
4. Make several layers of the fruit you chose on top of your crust-chop up any large fruit into bite sized peices.
5. Blend 1 banana and a handful of the other fruit you chose and pour on top of the heap. Sprinkle with coconut and bits of date “dough”.