Expected to fly

IamVertical

But I would rather be horizontal. I am not a tree with my root in the soil

Sucking up minerals and motherly love

So that each March I may gleam into leaf,

Nor am I the beauty of a garden bed

Attracting my share of Ahs and spectacularly painted,

Unknowing I must soon unpetal.

Compared with me, a tree is immortal

And a flower-head not tall, but more startling,

And I want the one's longevity and the other's daring.

Tonight, in the infinitesimal light of the stars,

The trees and the flowers have been strewing their cool odors.

I walk among them, but none of them are noticing.

Sometimes I think that when I am sleeping I must most perfectly resemble them--

Thoughts gone dim.

It is more natural to me, lying down.

Then the sky and I are in open conversation,

And I shall be useful when I lie down finally:

Then the trees may touch me for once, and the flowers have time for me.

Kicharee Detox

1 cup yellow mung beans (washed and drained)
1 cup brown basmati rice (washed and drained)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coconut oil
1 sweet onion
8 cups of water
Handful of cilantro
1 inch chopped ginger
1/2 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1 pinch ground cloves
1 pinch fenugreek
1 pinch fennel powder
1/2 chile pepper
Salt to taste
2 carrots
1 potato
agave nectar to drizzle on top

Melt coconut oil at the bottom of a heavy pot. Wait till coconut oil is hot and add cumin seeds.

Let cumin seeds pop, but watch carefully so they don't burn.

Add the beans and rice, allowing the heated oil and cumin seeds to turn into the mixture. Best to remove heat for this step.

Add 3 cups of water, chopped onions and ginger. Let that stir up a bit. add spices, fenugreek, 1/2 tsp coconut butter*, salt, fennel powder, ground clove, crunch of black pepper

Add a few more cups of water

Add cinnamon stick and bay leaves

Allow the rice and beans to get tender, do not stir this very much or the final product will be MUSH!

Add chille pepper. Add potato, carrots, leeks. Dont overwhelm the dish with too many vegetables.

A drizzle of agave nectar for the finishing product goes excellently.

Enjoy

Pristine Dreams

Spicy Red Pepper Gazpachio

This is a very simple raw soup recipe for when you're hungry and you don't want to run out to the store to buy groceries to make dinner!

1 Red Pepper
1 Small Apple
1/2 Avocado
1/4 C Basil leaves
1/4 cup hazelnuts
1 green onion
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 TBSP cayenne
2 cups water, or until desired consistency is reached

Blend until its kind of thick (my preference) and then serve, decorate, chow dowwwwn

:)

Raw Fad Thai

Sauce Master

3/4 Cup Almond Butter
1/2 Cup Orange Juice
1 TBSP Yellow Miso
1 TBSP Fresh Ginger
1 TBSP Nama Shoyu
2 TBSP Agave
1 Clove of Garlic
1/2 tsp Cayenne

Salad

(On this, you can pretty much pick and choose from whatever vegetables you please, whether its in season or just in your fridge)

Carrots (shredded)
Red Peppers
Daikon
Mushrooms
Green Onions
Sprouts
Sea Kelp Noodles
Cucumber
Mixed Greens

I will upload a picture as soon as my Auntie uploads it!

Turkish Lentil SHOUP!

1 1/3 Cup Red Lentils
3 TBSP Garlic
1 Whole Carrot Chopped
1 Large Onion
3 TBSP tomato paste
2 Tsp Cumin
1 Tsp Cayenne
8 Cups Vegetable Broth or Water
Lemon and Mint to Garnish

RINSE LENTILS WELL!! Place everythin in a big pot, bring to a boil, then let simmer. After vegetables and lentils are tender, blend with and immersian blender
squuueeze a slice a lemon on top, chop up some green onions to sprinkle, whateva floats your boat, this is a lovely hearty dish. You may also cook some quinoa and pour on top makes a perfect comfort food for those of you trying to stay healthy and strong!

SERVES 6

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