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Super Green Quinoa

This recipe is rich in many of the nutrients that YOU need – iron, protein, and fiber! Did you know that quinoa is a good source of high quality protein – that is they contain all the essential amino acids? That’s right, quinoa is a special grain because it is a complete protein, unlike it’s starchy friend rice. This recipe features other great sources of protein, spirulina and hemp!

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Laurel Pehrson, our official Healthy Recipe Expert

“It tastes like PB&J” Green Smoothie

Here is a great and healthy recipe for those that enjoy a great dessert.  Laurel Pehrson the Raw Food Expert at Ideamarketers for her family that loves chocolate and peanut butter.  Get the “It tastes like PB&J” Green Smoothie

The Weight of My Perfectionism

I decided to quit my candida cleanse.  Because, I don’t feel like the timing is right and it required too much will power.  When I first started the cleanse my stomach was upset a lot.  I don’t think this is because of any cleansing but because I had to eat a lot of nuts to get the calories that I needed.  Then, when I tried to eat less nuts I was extremely hungry, and this took a lot of will power.  I probably wasn’t getting more than 800 calories in a day.  I did not want to do this for 3 months, or for even another week.  I found myself praying a lot for relief.  And the answer I feel like Heavenly Father gave to me was that I needed to relax and be who I was.  And with time my sinuses would heal, and that I did not need to eat a perfect diet for that to happen.

Also, after this experience I decided that I am not going to force myself to eat 100% raw.  For the past few years I have felt like I was missing an important element of myself  that I had when I was younger.

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Laurel Pehrson, our official Raw Food Expert

Pomegranate-Chocolate Cherry Parfait

As a teenager triple chocolate parfaits were my favorite dessert.  Growing up, my dad owned his own catering business and he made the the best triple chocolate parfaits.    So, when I saw that Heather had created a raw, dairy-free version of my favorite dessert I knew I had to try it.  Heather’s Triple Chocolate Parfait certainly does not disappoint, it tastes just like my daddy’s yummy triple chocolate parfaits, but guilt free :D .   I decided to take a spin on my favorite parfait treat with a Pomegranate-Chocolate Cherry Parfait.

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Laurel Pehrson, our official Raw Food Expert

The Gingerbread Man’s Blueberry Cheese Cake

Here is a great and healthy recipe for those that enjoy a great dessert.  Laurel Pehrson the Raw Food Expert at Ideamarketers for her family that loves Blueberry Cheesecake.  Get the The Gingerbread Man’s Blueberry Cheese Cake

Creamy Vegan Peanut Butter Bars

Here is a great and healthy recipe for those that enjoy a great dessert.  Laurel Pehrson the Raw Food Expert at Ideamarketers for her family that loves chocolate and peanut butter.  Get the Creamy Vegan Peanut Butter Bars.

Nummy Almond Nori Rolls

Here's a great recipe for those who enjoy a good Nori Roll. Laurel Pehrson, the Raw Food Recipe expert at IdeaMarketers invented this recipe for her little brother who goes crazy for seaweed. Get the Almond Nori Roll recipe here.

Chocolate Covered Blueberries

Blueberries are my favorite fruit to “dip” in chocolate – I love it even more than chocolate covered strawberries. Every summer my family and I go to pick gallons of blueberries at a local farm in Georgia, and our freezer is loaded with yummy BIG blueberries all summer. This year, we even have our own blueberry bush growing in our back yard :D . Last summer I had raw, vegan chocolate covered blueberries almost every day. It is SO easy, and takes about a minute to make.

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Laurel Pehrson, our official Raw Food Recipes Expert

Pomegranate Heaven – The Ultimate Raw Ice Cream Cake Challenge

I loved making the Grasshopper Ice Cream Cake featuring my mommie’s two favorite ice cream flavors so much that I decided to invent an ice cream cake with my OWN two favorite flavors!  Those two flavors are… pomegranate chip and cookie dough! I’ve never tried these two together, because they are just so different.  Plus, since I went raw I have not have not had cookie dough or pomegranate chip ice cream!  So, I was curious to see how this would turn out.  The tangy pomegranate with “vanilla-ie” cookie dough bites was a match made in heaven.  I call this decadent creation Pomegranate Heaven!  Watch the video below to see me and my sister, Jilly, try this heavenly ice cream cake!How did I make this fabulous Pomegranate Heaven Ice Cream Cake?

I used Heather Pace’s Ultimate Raw Ice Cream Cake recipe book to create Pomegranate Heaven. First, I altered Heather’s  brownie bite recipe to make cookie dough ice cream.  I took out some of the nuts, and replaced them with tahini to make a more smooth texture.  I also omitted the cacao powder, and added some vanilla powder to make it taste like cookies! Yum!  Then, I folded cacao nibs into the cookie dough batter.  I threw these cookie dough bites into Heather’s Vanilla Ice cream.

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Grasshopper Ice Cream Cake – The Raw Ice Cream Cake Challenge

When I saw that Heather Pace of SweetlyRaw.Com  was doing another dessert challenge I got SOO excited!  I had so much fun with her Moonie Pie Challenge and sharing my Moonie creations with my family members.  The challenge this time was to make a raw ice cream cake, with up to 10 changes from her original recipe.  Heather’s recipe book provided all kinds of raw vegan ice cream cake goodies – vanilla & chocolate buckwheat crunchies, brownie bites, sauces, and tons of yummy ice cream flavors.  If you are a lover of ice cream like me I definitely recommend buying Heather’s Ultimate Raw Ice Cream recipe book. You will not be disappointed!

Now for the challenge I decided to make a raw ice cream cake for Mother’s Day.  I asked my mom a week or so before what her favorite ice cream flavors were.  Her top two were mint chip and fudge ripple.

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Laurel Pehrson, our official Raw Food Recipes Expert