Monday, January 19, 2009

Juicy Love and Grocery Finds

I've really been enjoying my green juices lately. I feel so great and vital afterwards, they are so worth the work! :) Here is one from last week: 2 apples, collards, celery, lemon, half a cucumber and broccoli. I took the picture along side the sand dollar T found the first day we got to the Bahamas to get married. Everyone thought it was a sign of luck. I stays on our TV stand now.. it's our good luck charm!
The other day I wanted to make Ani Phyo's Sun Burgers, I got a little creative and decided to just make my own. I put sunflower seeds, almonds, flaxseed, onion, broccoli, kale, and green peppers in the food processor and ground them up. I added seasonings, olive oil, and water to the mix and formed patties. I popped them in the dehydrator for 5 hours and voila! Lauren's Raw burgers! I had it on a sprouted grain bun with mustard, sprouts, avocado, and tomato., along side a big salad. Mmm.. I froze a few of them so I will be enjoying these again soon!
Here's yesterday green goodness: parsley, lemon, collards, 2 green apples, and celery. The color was so magnificent! I feel like my body is glowing after drinking green juice. I am totally hooked!
Over the weekend T and I went to the health food store near our parents. I got lots of loot: Pesto Pumpkin Seed Raw Crackers, Pizza flavored raw flax snax (little crackers...soooooooo good!!!), Italian flavored Nori Wraps, Organic dried Goldenberries, Nori Snacks, Raw Monukka Raisins (these are unbelievable, so big and juicy!), and a Peanut butter Lara Bar. Not pictured: buckwheat groats and Kombuchas.
We also hit up Trader Joes yesterday. Here's the goods: Cream Corn and Roasted Pepper soup, Raw Almonds, Creamy Vegetable Medley soup, Green Olives, Raw Pistachios, Yogi bedtime tea, and Turkish figs (OMG, THESE ARE FABULOUS!! They were a new product, I need to go back for another bag..yum and unsulfured too!)
So that's some of my weekend. I still have some pictures from yesterday and today on my camera, so I will be back again soon! I have be cooking and un-cooking up a storm lately! He he!

10 comments:

I ♥ puggies said...

Wow, your burger looks so great! You're so creative.

VeggieGirl said...

PB COOKIE LARABAR!!!!! DRIED FIGS!!!!!!!

**dies**

ChocolateCoveredVegan said...

You are the green-drink queen :o)

jessy said...

you've been un-cooking like mad! i love it all! nice job on the raw burgers, and your green juices look tasty, as always! mmmmmmmmm! not only do i need a food dehydrator, i think i need a juice, too! dried figs are so awesome - we love chopping one up and tossing it in my morning oatmeal with a few walnuts - soooo yummers! yay! you got loads of yummies this weekend, too! wow!

Vegan On Stage said...

omg how amazing are you!!!!!! that burger is so creative!!! i bet it tastes great too and its raw!! fabulous

i wanna make them too!!!!

i cant get into the green juice.. maybe i should make myself become accustomed to it.. maybe ill start liking it.

hmmm

Darius T. Williams said...

That green goodness looks like it's good! Loaded with goodness!

Megan said...

omg, i love every single grocery item you got!! yogi tea is my fav.

and let me know how you like those go raw flax snacks! i really loved their bars but havent ever seen the crackers, so i want to make sure theyre good before i order them in bulk.

p.s., you are the goddess of green drinks!

miss v said...

sigh.... if only there were a trader joe's near me, i'd have fun grocery blogs too.

HangryPants said...

Where is this health store you speak of. I am loving that you are in NJ because you already know all the good places to food shop!

KombuchaCHIC said...

Yum, look at all those tasty goodies. The green juice looks awesome.