Chocolate Mint Cookies

1 1/4 C almonds, soaked and dehydrated
1/2 C walnuts, soaked and dehydrated
15 drops of Peppermint essential oil
1 1/2 C pitted, packed dates
2/3 C cacao nibs

Place the almonds and walnuts in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. Add the remaining ingredients and process until the mixture sticks together. Form the dough into 2-inch round balls and flatten slightly with the palm of your hand. Refrigerate. You could also roll the cookies in powdered almonds, but I generally skip this step.

Mediterranean Kale Salad
2 small bunches dinosaur kale, stems removed
2 T extra virgin olive oil
2 T lemon juice
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 C pine nuts
1/4 cup golden raisins, soaked 10 minutes, drained, and rinsed (I was out of golden raisins, so in this picture you can see that I used regular raisins and it was still just as yummy!)
1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Stack two or three of the kale leaves with the stem end facing you. Fold in half lengthwise and roll tightly like a cigar. Slice crosswise into thin strips. Repeat with the remaining leaves. Chop the kale strips crosswise a few times, so they aren't too long.

Place the kale in a mixing bowl along with the olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. This is where you get your hands dirty! Massage the dressing into the kale until the leaves are nice and tenderized, this makes the kale much more enjoyable to chew. Add the pine nuts and raisins and toss gently. Season to taste with black pepper. This salad will last three days in the refrigerator. 

Here are some different variations to this salad: substitute 1/4 C sliced kalamata olives for the raisins and add 1 diced red bell pepper. OR eliminate the raisins and pine nuts, add 1 seeded and diced tomato, 1 diced avocado, and a dash of cayenne pepper. Be creative! Kale never tasted to good!

recipe courtesy of Jaylene Johnson

We had this the other night and everyone loved it, so I had to share! It's pretty simple, a green salad with baked sweet potatoes, chicken that I seasoned with garlic and paprika, some alfalfa sprouts and a little dressing on top!

Orange Creamsicles

1 C fresh orange juice
1 C coconut milk
2 T honey or maple syrup
5 drops stevia
(and I added one drop of tangerine oil)

Blend and pour into popsicle molds. I freeze any extra in ice cube trays and then we put it through the Champion Juicer with chunks of frozen banana and we eat it like ice cream!