Raw Chocolate Vitamix Recipe

This is how I get my caffeine nowdays...

2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon flax seeds
1 heaping teaspoon raw chocolate
1 serving green superfood of your choice
shot of coffee
shot of agave

Blend in Vitamix on low setting for a minute, gradually turn up to medium/high for another 30 seconds or so.  Sit in the sunshine & enjoy.
mmmmm...

It's So Yellow Out Here

A perfect pollen storm today in my backyard...

A Weather Channel tweet yesterday put the pollen count in Atlanta at 5063.  "Extremely High" is anything over 150.

Hendersonville is usually about 2-3 weeks behind Atlanta so we probably haven't seen the worst of it yet.

Raw Chocolate Vitamix Recipe

Here's a variation of one I posted a while back.  I'm bringing it back because it is so good & still one of my favorites!

Raw Chocolate Pudding-ish Dessert
•1 ripe avocado
•3 tbs raw cacao (powder woks best with this)
•1 tsp vanilla
•3 pitted dates
•1 cup of pure water
Add all the ingredients to the Vitamix, blend with water to your desired consistency. *note--using the water you soaked the dates in will add flavor. I call it pudding-ish because it doesn't taste like Jello pudding--which is what you might expect. It tastes far better! Very intense chocolate flavor.

For variety you could add strawberries or bing cherries to the mix.

We also occasionally lower the water content on the mixture so it's doughy then roll it in crushed pecans.  I like this recipe because it's so quick & so versatile.  Hope you enjoy as well!

Good Deal

GoDaddy is selling .info domains for .89 a year.

Go get some!  Or email me & I'll do it for you  *for a small fee of course ; )

Raw Chocolate Recipes

My daily staple:

1 Gala Apple
freshly ground peanut butter
raw chocolate (powder works best with this recipe)
raw honey or agave--your choice!

Slice the apple then mix the rest of the ingredients together. Smear the apple slices with the mixture, go outside on your porch & make the squirrels jealous! 

One note--it's really easy to over-do the sweet taste so go easy on the honey/agave in the beginning. You really only need it if the peanut butter is too thick to mix well.

Simple pleasure...

Happy Birthday Bill!

Captain Kirk is grown up? No way! He may be 79 today but he is forever at his prime to me...

A Riddle For You

How do you sand built-in cabinets in one evening without moving them or getting dust all over your house?

Answer below:

Thank you Randy--your inventivness has once again saved the day : )

The Creepy IHOP Commercial

"This is what IHOP looks like in your nightmares! Back in 1969, this IHOP commercial aired just like this. Why does this look like it was produced by John Wayne Gacy?

Did this commercial actually bring in new customers? Because after watching this nightmare-inducer, I'm assuming that as soon as you finished enjoying a delicious stack of pancakes (laced with something, of course) a laughing clown in an orange waitress uniform bludgeoned you to death with a coffee carafe."

Thanks to Michael K
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Oh Spring, Where Art Thou?

I am sure that I echo my peers in asking the question.  Can it really be that I'll soon feel a warm breeze?  Ah hope...

Happy Sunday

Hope your day was peaceful & good.

Snow!

How fun to listen to everyone (and I do mean everyone) talking about the snow that we got. We have about 7 inches here, with a nice shiny coat of ice on top.

Help Find This Kitty's Home!

He showed up this afternoon--he would show up on the coldest day we've had in a long time, right before a snowstorm...

We can't keep him & have him kenneled right now, but can't afford to do that for very long.

Here's a link with more information.

Today's Favorite Thing

I have never been so cold in my life as I have been the last week or so. It makes me realize how lucky I have been because I know now that I've never really experienced cold--real cold, the kind that goes right through you as soon as you step outside.

Lately I've been looking longingly on Amazon for a warm hat (which I don't need because I've already got several). Then on to a few shoe sites to gaze at lined boots (of which I would probably never wear).

My only purchase in the last week were the slippers on the left. Marked down to $6.50 at Bed Bath and Beyond in the Hendersonville mall, I just couldn't resist.

And yes, they are really warm!

Hello

I'm back & for what it's worth, I've missed the discipline of daily blogging. I'm looking forward to hearing about everybody's holidays : )

Cyber Monday

Seems very contrived this year to me. So did Black Friday. Basically if you look, there are deals everywhere. Great shopping though, if you're into it.

Here's one for you:

Restaurant.com Use coupon code: SAVE at checkout to save an extra 80% off certificates--get $25 certificate for $2. Today only : )

Here's the link

Happy Sunday

Hope your day is peaceful & good.

Good Deal

Sears has a universal power adaptor kit for your car for $9.99. Free to pick up in-store. I have this & love it, even though I paid $19.99 for mine. This would be excellent to give the traveler with alot of devices or someone who keeps their camera in the car. I just picked up another one to give as a Christmas present.


Item #02871521000 Model# 71521

Here's the link.

Enjoy!

New Week

New week, new month, new office.

Happy Sunday

Hope your day is peaceful & good.