Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

raw recipe: coconut date balls

Posted on May 30th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

The other day I had a hankering for a little something sweet, and yet something that would hold me over for a while, too. After briefly scrounging around in the kitchen, I came up with this yummy snack ball recipe. It was exactly the ticket – sweet, satisfying and nourishing all at the same time. […]



raw recipe: sunflower zucchini dip

Posted on May 23rd, 2011 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

I love experimenting with raw, living foods! Fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds are full of living enzymes and nutrients. Enzymes help out incredibly with digestion, and eating nutrient-packed foods cuts down on the sheer volume of what we need to eat. Many of us consume so many empty calories that our bodies are still crying […]



making laundry soap

Posted on April 15th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

We’ve been making our own laundry soap powder for a while now. It works great, it’s cheap and easy to make, and is a lot more natural than most of the laundry soaps you can buy. Just as an aside, the little cloud of tangles on the back of this child’s head is something she […]



more pie

Posted on October 27th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Apple, this time. Made from a combo of Granny Smith and something red…Gala, I think. I’ve made so many apple pies in my life, I didn’t use a recipe for the filling…just a pinch of this, a scoop of that. Apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter pats. I did use a recipe for the crust this […]



october pie

Posted on October 26th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

You have to make at least one pumpkin pie before October goes out, right? It’s definitely pumpkin season at our house. Besides pies, it’s been pumpkin steamed and seasoned, mixed up in smoothies, devoured cold with sweet almond milk and spices. And…I admit…I even used the pumpkin guts. I was trying to find a tasty […]