Juicing and Smootherising

There is a lot of talk around at the moment about the benefits of fresh juice and green smoothies. It is a bit of a health fad and everyone and his dog is walkin' around straw sippin on the green stuff. It goes hand in hand with the "alkaline body" movement and if you're going to be drinking something other than water it's pretty awesome! But like everything, moderation is important. It's also super important to listen to your body and trust your intuition. Sometimes my body says "Hey River... let's have a coffee this morning and forget the juice!" ha.

That aside Calypso and I are pretty crazy about our juice combo's and will usually start the day with a fresh cold goodness (and text each other with many excited exclamation marks about some amazing new combination that's fallen out of our heads).

Here are a few of our favourite vege squashin' banana blendin liquified gold combo's. But ultimately the great thing about juicing/blending is that you can be as creative as you like and you can't really go wrong. 

ps: you want to be uber hipster like Calypso drink it out of a recycled jar whilst peddling down Brunswick st on your fixie, your dreads flying in the warm afternoon breeze... Ha! (Edit: Well played, haha. -C)

Raw Zucchini Pasta with Sunflower Seed Pesto and Capsicum Bean Sauce

     This was a real tester. We had never done a raw pasta before but were so intrigued by other recipes we wanted to give our own a go. It is very handy if you have a mandolin for slicing the zucchini super fine. But you can make it without just on a the broad singular tooth of a grater or a large vegetable peeler. 

      We made it for some friends, both Vegies and Carnivores, and everyone loved it! It was a smash and i know we'll be making it again. We had a friend that is very allergic to nuts so we made a pesto with soaked sunflower seeds instead. It turned out fabulous that I may revert to this recipe instead!

Quinoa and Sundried Tomato Stuffed Eggplant with Tomato Bean Salad

     This is a delicious warm dish full of flavour. As Vegetarian/Vegans we eat a lot of eggplant. There are so many ways you can stuff an eggplant and you can really be creative.   
                

      I like this one because it is pretty quick and easy with beautiful rich flavours, thanks to the toms and olives. Those salty devils...