Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Movin' And Groovin'

Serves: 2

2 cups swiss chard
1 small sweet potato, baked (1 cup chopped after baking)
1 cup blueberries
5 dried apricots
1 cup coconut water
1 cup water


Add all ingredients to the NutriBullet Rx TALL Cup and extract until smooth. I did 30 seconds, removed and shook the jar and ran 1 minute cycle.


Source: Nature's Prescription For Optimum Health from Nutri Bullet Rx
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Potato Leek Soup

Serves: 4


3 tbsp coconut oil
3 large leeks, cleaned well & thinly sliced (white & light green part only - 6 cups chopped)
1/8 tsp salt

Heat oil in a pan, add leeks, salt, saute for 5 minutes in medium flame.


5 medium russet potatoes, peeled and chopped (1 pound and 11.73 ounces - 4 cups chopped)
1 and 1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1/2 tsp ground coriander


Add potatoes thyme, rosemary, ground coriander, saute for 3 minutes.

5 cups vegetable broth
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2+1/8 tsp black pepper powder

Add vegetable broth, bay leaves, salt and black pepper powder, allow it to boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer in low for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.

1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup coconut milk

Remove from heat, remove bay leaves. Stir in coconut milk, lemon juice. Taste for seasonings and add more to taste.

Blend in vitamix in batches. Before blending, set aside few pieces of potato for the garnish. I did this in 2 batches.


Garnish

green onion, chopped
pieces of cooked potatoes
fresh ground black pepper

If not on liquid diet, garnish with desired toppings.

Source: veganhuggs
Yields: 10 cups
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME

Monday, May 21, 2018

Blood Sugar Baby

Serves: 2

2 cups swiss chard (1 large leaf and stem, 1 small leaf, no stem)
1 small fuji apple (almost 2 cups chopped)
1 banana
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup walnut halves
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 cups water


Add all ingredients to the NutriBullet Rx TALL Cup and extract until smooth. I did 30 seconds, removed and shook the jar and ran 1 minute cycle.


Source: Nature's Prescription For Optimum Health from Nutri Bullet Rx
Taste Note: Tastes OK
Note: Original recipe calls for 1 apple, I used 1 apple and felt it was way too much apple, had hard time finishing it. Next time reduced to half apple and felt the same. 

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Coconut Curry Pumpkin Soup

Serves: 2

Roast pumpkin


1 small pumpkin ( I used acorn squash (1.89 pounds, yielded 4 and 1/4 cups chopped)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Cut the pumpkins into large chunks

1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/8 tsp salt

Coat the pumpkin chunks with olive oil and salt.


Place on the baking sheet and roast for 35 minutes or until soft and fork tender. Allow to cool for 30 minutes in room temperature. You can accelerate this process by refrigerating the pumpkin for 10 to 20 minutes.


Soup

1 tbsp coconut oil
1 green onion, chopped
2 and 1/4 cups roasted pumpkin
1/2 medium sweet apple, cored and seeds removed
3/4 tsp curry powder
1/2+ 1/8  tsp salt
1/4 + 1/8 tsp black pepper powder
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 cup vegetable broth / water
1 cup coconut milk

Once cool, add all ingredients to the SouperBlast Pitcher, screw on the vent top and extract until smooth and warm.


Source: Nature's Prescription For Optimum Health from Nutri Bullet Rx
Yields: 5 cups
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Note:

  1. The recipe called for 1 tsp of curry powder, so I made it with 1 tsp of curry powder and we felt it was too much curry powder, so reduced to 3/4 tsp.
  2. The recipe called for 1/3 cup of yellow onion and garlic, I added 1 green onion and omitted garlic.


Best Blast Ever

Serves: 2

2 cups spinach
1 banana
1 cup peach slices (2 small peaches)
1 cup frozen pineapple
2 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup coconut water
1 cup plant based milk


Add all ingredients to the NutriBullet Rx TALL Cup and extract until smooth. I did 30 seconds, removed and shook the jar and ran 1 minute cycle.


Source: Nature's Prescription For Optimum Health from Nutri Bullet Rx
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME

Friday, May 18, 2018

Baked Potato Soup

Serves: 2

Cashews

1/4 + 1/4 cup cashews

Overnight soak cashews in water or for at least 4 hours, drain water. Divide the cashews into 2 portions.

Potatoes


4 medium baking potatoes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Wash the potatoes, pierce the potatoes with fork. Bake the potatoes  in the oven for 1 hour, until fork tender.

Cool potatoes to room temperature for at least 30 minutes, if making it fresh!

Allow it to cool and remove the skin.

1/2 portion of soaked cashews (1/4 cup)
2 baked potatoes
1 cup plant based milk
2 cups vegetable broth / water
1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 green onion (MUST)
1/2+1/8 tsp salt
1/4 +1/8 tsp ground black pepper


Add all ingredients to the SouperBlast Pitcher and extract on the 7-Minute Heated Cycle.


Source: Nature's Prescription For Optimum Health from Nutri Bullet Rx
Yields: 5 and 1/4 cup
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
I used 1 green onion, instead of 1/2 tsp onion powder and I omitted 2 roasted garlic and nutritional yeast from this recipe. When I made it first time, I used 1/2 cup cashews and felt it was way too creamy, so reduced to 1/4 cup for the 2nd time and its perfect.

Almond Ally

Serves: 2

2 cups spinach
1/4 cup almond butter
4 dates pitted
2 banana
2 cups plant based milk


Add all ingredients to the NutriBullet Rx TALL Cup and extract until smooth. I did 30 seconds, removed and shook the jar and ran 1 minute cycle.


Source: Nature's Prescription For Optimum Health from Nutri Bullet Rx
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME. This smoothie tastes so rice and packs lots of calories. I think it would be good to have this for breakfast before hiking.