Happy Earth Day
April 22, 2009
Celebrate with us – Movie Night and Pot Luck, Friday April 24 - DETAILS HERE
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security, It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by it’s purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.”
— Albert Einstein
Because “Livestock production is responsible for 18% of climate change – more than all of the world’s transportation.” – Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN;
here are two Raw Vegan recipes Sylvie shared with her class this morning, also check out our Earth Day cupcakes - we enjoyed these at 7am after boot camp class!
Quick and Easy Spinach Soup, by Natasha Kyssa. Author of the Simply Raw Living Foods Detox Manual, recipe page 136
1/2 cup water
2 cups spinach
1 tbsp raw tahini
2 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes (soaked in water 30 minutes)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tbsp onion, minced
1 avocado, peeled and seeded
2 tbsp fresh basil
Blend and enjoy, makes 2 servings
Chocolate Almond Smoothie (anti-oxidant rich), by Brendan Brazier, author of Thrive
1 banana
2 fresh or soaked dried date
2 cups cold water (or 1 1/2 cups water plus 1 cup ice)
1/4 cups almonds or 2 tbsp raw almond butter
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tbsp hemp protein
1 tbsp carob powder (or cacao to make 100% raw)
Blend and enjoy, makes 2 servings
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