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I love stir fried veggies!  I grew up in Asia and so I have a taste for Asian food.  And what a fabulous way to use up my odds-and-ends of veggies in my refrigerator.  One of the veggies are Dragon's Tongue beans. And what are Dragon's Tongue beans?  This is a Dutch heirloom bean.  They are flat, yellow with burgundy stripes and have a lovely flavor just like our green beans.  When you cook them, they turn all yellow.  Just use them like you would green beans. Are you ever afraid to try new things?  You are not alone.  Often...

This is our very favorite salad dressing at our house! 1/2 c. olive oil 1/2 c. water 1/2 c. cashews 1/3 c. lemon juice 2 cloves garlic 1.5 tsp. salt 1 T. dried basil 1 T. dried oregano 2/3 c. nutritional yeast (gives the cheesy flavor) Blend it all up real smooth in your blender.  You'll love it and so will your family. 

Alrighty! It’s time to whip out that old, dusty ice cream maker (or you can run it through a Champion Juicer) and make some yummy coconut ice cream! This ice cream will taste delightfully sweet and melt in your mouth with flavor that will make your tastebuds happy!  You may be thinking, why make ice-cream? I have to throw the jeans in the laundry, make dinner, exercise at the gym, clean up my house, and work at my job all day...so how will I have time to do this? I have a question for you: Do you have fond memories...

“Hey, let’s have a big lettuce-only salad for lunch!” Silence. “I said, doesn’t that sound good?” Some more silence. “My favorite food is straight, raw spinach. The flavor! I mean, what more could you ask for?” “Raw broccoli is sooooo yummy because I just love that tasteless, dry crunch to it!” These are all slightly ridiculous statements, but they cause me to think, why is it that so many people love salad, or hate salad? The truth is, we don’t have to hate salad! Now I know that blew some of your minds and while you’re picking yourself up off...

Have you noticed "High Fiber" on product labels?  Ever wondered what is so special about eating "fiber"?  I mean, seriously, who wants to chew on some fiber?  I got to wondering about it myself, so I did a little research for you.What is fiber?Fiber is the structural part of plants that our bodies can't break down.  There are two kinds of fiber:1.  Soluable Fiber: dissolves in water to form a gummy gel. It can slow down the movement of food from the stomach to the intestine. Examples include dried beans, oats, barley, bananas, potatoes, and soft parts of apples and...