Posts Tagged ‘fresh herbs’

Nettles for Dinner!!

Monday, June 28th, 2010 by stacey

- by Heidy Claire Farrell

stinging nettles - wild edible plants

As a new raw mom, I have been noticing plants while commuting in my car. I am not sure what has spurred my sudden awareness of these plants.  But, there is some magic at work here.

In fact, I saw Stinging Nettles three times in one day.

Once in a roadside garden, then again in my acupuncturist waiting room,  and finally in the gravel driveway outside a neighbor’s home.  All the way home I wondered what the mysterious Nettle (Urtica dioica) plant had to tell me.  (more…)

Berry, Berry, Green Smoothie

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 by Aran

I am a ‘by gosh or by golly’ type of cook. . . .   Entirely intuitive, no recipes allowed. . . lol   Which means I take a little of this and a pinch of that in all my recipes, raw or otherwise. I hope you will enjoy this recipe and change it as much as you like.

Berry, Berry,  Smoothie. . . .green smoothie fruits

(Makes 1 litre or more of smoothie)

  • 3 Bananas
  • 2 Ripe Peaches
  • A couple of handfuls of Frozen Blueberries
  • Sugar snap peas (lovely fresh flavour)
  • Frozen Blackberries and Raspberries (handful each)
  • 2-3 Cabbage leaves from the Garden
  • 1 Head of Romaine Lettuce
  • Fresh herbs from the garden (Thyme, Cilantro, Parsley)
  • 1 or 2 bottles of Spring or Distilled water depending how dilute you want it.

Blend everything together beginning with the softest ingredients. Add the   water to make the smoothie to your preference.  (My personal preference is for a thin, ‘dilute’ smoothie)

***Aran is our Blog Coordinator here at Green Smoothie Queen, and will  be featuring Smoothie recipes each week.  She is looking for more yummy Smoothie recipes to share on our Green Smoothie blog.  So, come on you Smoothie fans! Send in your original Smoothie recipes to contributors@therawdivas.com and you too could see your name in (Green) Lights!!!