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even though its not really a tea, its an infusion, this cacao "tea" is awesome.  I've been drinking it almost everyday since first seeing it at the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim last month.  If you're a coffee or tea drinker you should try it out.  I sweeten it with just a touch of agave or stevia.

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This was really awesome.  Made the burger by blending sunflower seeds, red bell pepper, garlic, flax meal, and chipotle powder.  Dehydrated a few hours then flipped it over for a few more hours again.  the cheese is cashews processed almost into butter mixed with water, sea salt,  and nutritional yeast.  The bread was sesame seeds, flax, and chia seeds with a little water and dehydrated.  add mustard, romaine, and red leaf lettuce!

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This picture from the Seal Beach pier shows downtown Long Beach where I live.


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I eat a lot of dates and Sprouts has the biggest selection for a lot less money than health food stores.  This is in no way an original idea but for a quick sweet snack I mashed up honey dates with chopped pecans, maca powder, vanilla seeds, and mesquite powder.  you could use any nuts but pecans are my favorite for this.

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Went to Expo West again for the first time in a couple years.  This thing is so huge it would take a few days to see everything.  I only had time to go on Sunday which is the short day, but had a great time.  Saw a few old friends that I haven't seen in forever.


Made some great fruit leather.  Just kind of playing around.  Each batch was 2 bananas. one batch had a little cacao and agave.  one batch had some blueberries and agave.  and one batch had some pineapple and coconut and agave.  dehydr...
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This report isn't totally vegan, but it clearly points out that it's smarter to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables than not...
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I have the best girlfriend in the world and she made me the best birthday cake in the world.  raw chocolate cherry ice cream cake with coconut frosting.


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the pie is almonds, dates, and almond butter.  the filling is cashews blended to a flower with vanilla seeds, agave, and enough water to give it the texture I wanted.  Shredded coconut on top with chocolate syrup made from agave and cacao powder.  There's dehydrated kale, yam, apples, and banana, avocado for my baby greens salad, apples, pie, and 1.2 gallon of water.  this will last me a couple days I think.

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