Happy Mail This Week!

I'm super excited about the goodies that came in the mail both yesterday and today!  I got my latest shipment from The Raw Food World!  Check out the NEW Foods Alive Salad Dressings!  Woot!  I've had the Garlic Paprika before and LOVED it!  I can't wait to try the others on salads SOON!  I already sampled them by themselves and they are great!

Yes!  I was plum out of Nutritional Yeast which rarely ever happens!  Well, it did this time - so I stocked up on some!  I grabbed 3 of them!  I have also been sharing some of my nut butters while out with our Wildtree stuff on weekends at festivals and I usually bring my own food for snacking!  Well, I have a few others HOOKED on these Jem Organics Nut Butters so I got one of the Red Maca's for a friend and another for my sister as well as the Superberry Maqui Camu.

Also in that 2nd pic you will see Hemp Oil I got for another friend who has MS she's been taking it for pain and some Agave Powder jut because I was interested it working with it PLUS some Valerian Powder that I wanted to start using in evening tonics to help with sounder sleep.

In this next photo you will see I grabbed some Pineapple and Apricots!  The Pineapple is for a co-worker and I thought I would try using the apricots in dressings sauces, smoothies, and such.  Plus they all make great desk snacks to have at work or while on the run!

And speaking of snacks for work or on the go - check these bad-boys out!  Jumbo Figs!  A few Pro-Biotic Nuts, and even some Pili Nuts, too!  I hope to start working with Pili Nuts in the near future so be on the look out for that!

Then I FINALLY broke down and purchased some Purple Corn Flour.  TannyRaw was the one who pushed me over the edge on it.  It really contributes to the color and also can work as a thickener!  I have been in to TannyRaw's YouTube Channel the last couple of months!  I like her personality and positive outlook!

I've also been into Lisa Montgomery's books more lately, too, I have found myself referring back to them often so I decided to check out a few more of the ones she has her name on.

The Liquid Raw I can see myself using often I glanced thru nearly the whole thing last night already!  I'm thinking the Potluck one will come in handy, too!

And I will have to check out the Raw Challenge one when I am able to, too!

I have been interested in other detox books and some others from David Wolfe and I will keep you posted on that progress, as well!

There were a few things that were on back order from my last order that I got in the mail too!  2 Foods Alive Flavored Flax Crackers - I have had them before and LOVED them - they were on sale when I tried to purchase them before!

Then I got HOOKED on the Sprouted Trail Mix - Pineapple - but it has just the right amount of spice, too!  YUM!  And I have tried the other breakfast crusts before as you see in front in the last photo but not the Spirulina ones, yet, so I wanted to include those with that last order, too!

Fiats, Remotes, & Food

It's been a few weeks since we took our Fiat and Abarth over to the Warren County Fairgrounds for their Car Cruise-In.  It was a lot of fun and our new friend Tom brought his over as well.  He took this pic of the 3 of ours lined up together.  Mine is the black one in the back, his is the red Abarth, and Dale's (ours) is the Grey Abarth in front.  We fielded a LOT of questions as we usually do.  The weather held up ok for the most part, too!  I hope we are able to meet up with more of the Fiat Club Members before the snow flies!

At work we are busier than we've ever been and doing it with less and less people.  There are only about 6 of us that are full time.  The 3 people you see here in addition to 3 others.  Yes...that's ME in the middle and YES...I'm THAT short!  It really doesn't help when Dale and Casey are as tall as they are either.  But...I'm getting used to it...been that way all my life!  This is a photo of us during one of 3 remotes during the month of July.  Our Fair Week is coming up next week and we will be on location all week!  It's a pretty crazy week!  But FUN!  Just a LOT of hours!  The concerts this year are Tyler Farr with opener Joey Hyde and Lorrie Morgan and Joe Diffie.

But more on those concerts after they actually happen!  I've been BIG on dips lately.  Here's a photo of one of the flax crackers I have been munching on as of late with a Pesto Dip I tweaked. 

It's Living Tree Community Brand.  It's WONDERFUL and something I can see myself having on hand to return to often. 

I took a few tablespoons of it and added some Earth Balance and a splash of Almond Milk to make it a bit runnier.  It turned out super YUMMY.  I might also try and pair it with a vegan mayo at some point and see how that goes for a flavored Vegan Mayonnaise.

Apple Cinnamon Flax Crackers

Hi there!  TGIF!  It's been a WEEK let me tell you!  But I am so happy I reached one of my mini goals this week and that was to do more with my dehydrator.  Yesterday I posted about some super awesome Protein Bars I made using the Garden Of Life Super Greens.  Today I have another recipe and idea for you using the Garden Of Life's Perfect Food Raw APPLE Flavor - Super Greens - YAY!  I made Apple Cinnamon Flax Crackers!


Here's what I used to make these Flax Crackers:

1/2 C Flax Seeds (Soaked)
1/2 C Water (for Soaking)
1 Scoop of the Perfect Foods Apple (see link above)
1/4 t Cinnamon

As you can see in the first photo that's what it looked like WET and going into the dehydrator.  I let these go over night and in the morning they were just the right texture.  Completely Dry, too!  The 2nd photo you will see what they look like as crackers all broke apart. 

I will say that these were quite Apple-Like.  The Powder itself has that nice flavor but also a sweetness, too!  It goes GREAT with cinnamon.  I will have more Cracker Ideas in the very near future.  If you have any flavor combos you are interested in please let me know!  In the meantime...check our Garden Of Life's Perfect Food Line!  Impressive!

Catching Up For REAL This Time!

Ummm, yeah...so...I mentioned last week that I was going to do multiple posts most days last week to CATCH UP and that sooooo didn't happen.  So...now I have twice as much to talk about, I suppose!  Oops, sorry, my bad!  Another LONG POST AHEAD!

I'll start back to the weekend before last, I guess.  We spent the weekend in Salamanca, NY, at their Falling Leaves Festival.  The weather was rainy towards the end of the day on Saturday and it was kind of nice on Sunday.  There IS a reason they call it Falling Leaves.  The leaves were CERTAINLY falling EVERY WHERE!  It was neat, tho!  Sales could have been better but overall it was an 'ok' event.

There was a Bird Rehab Center there as well as a Petting "zoo" with rehabbed animals.  One of the animals was this large rabbit that was so cute and soft!  Then I was able to spend time with some of the goats that I met last month at another event.  This one came up and gave me 'kisses' and nudges, even!  LOVE them!

Elvis was there!  Well...it was an Elvis Impersonator, actually, but he was pretty good!  He drove in on a Motorcycle!  He seemed like QUITE the crowd pleaser, too!

On Sunday there were Puppies/Dogs/Kittens from a local no-kill animal shelter.  They were adorable!  I swiped these photos off the website, actually!  The Reddish/Brown and White one is Atlas and the Black and White one is Lexi.  Atlas came to them from a Kentucky "kill" farm of sorts.  Apparently they arrived at the facility and they had to 'sell' them and if they weren't 'sold' in 5 days or less they were destroyed.  How awful!

My father fell in LOVE with Lexi right away!  He said she reminded him of his dog when he was 9.  A few days later he woke up and told my mom that he had a dream about Lexi the night before.  Last Friday My Mom & Dad officially adopted Lexi and my sister and her husband officially adopted Atlas!   I will have more current photos this week or maybe even later today!  They are amazing dogs!  Atlas is a Beagle/Pointer Mix and Lexi is a Retriever/Collie Mix.

In other news...Amherst, NY, my old stompin'-grounds finally has a Trader Joe's!  It opened this past weekend and I wasn't able to go YET but I will soon...FOR SURE!  Here's a photo I found on Facebook of the store!  It looks awesome, doesn't it!?

I've been snacking on Flax and Chia Crackers a lot lately!  I think this latest spur of interest is because of some of the dips and spreads I have been creating!  I have so many products I need to review - it's CRAZY!  Here's one of them!  Chipotle Chia Crackers from New Earth!  These are VERY VERY crunchy.  Crunch with Caution, I like to say!  These are powerful RAW treats!  Check out the ingredients:

organic sprouted buckwheat, organic red bell pepper, organic chia seeds, nutritional yeast flakes, pure water, wild-crafted Himalayan pink salt, organic chipotle powder.  Other ingredients: Joy, celebration and fun!

At first bite I was not a huge fan of the texture but after gnawing on them I quickly changed my mind because they were tasty and somewhat addicting!  They are VERY power-packed with 22 grams of protein per bag!  YAY!

Another thing I wanted to share with you was my new favorite food attempt!  Almond Cheese!!!!  I have been LOVING the Whole Foods Co-Op in Erie's Cashew Cheese and this is darned close!  I will certainly be making this A LOT it's so good!

I used:
1 C Almonds
1 C Water
3 T Lemon Juice
2 Cloves Garlic
Pinch Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

As you can see it's awesome for dipping!  And spreading on things!  It thickens in the refrigerator over night.  YUMMO!

Another Raw Vegan Food Idea and Snacking Idea! 

The English Muffins are Sprouted from Ezekiel Bread.  The Flax Crackers are from Foods Alive.