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Ok, I'm ready again!!
I now have a Champion Juicer and Vitamix 3600 to help me on my way!!
Plus a family reunion picnic in Sept that I would like to loose some weight for and look super healthy!!...

I make a gel with them, 1/3 C seeds to 2C water...mix and keep in fridge, add to smoothies or just take as is...also add gel to hubbies SAD stuff, replaces a big chunk of butter/marg. in baked...

I just made these!!
I am in love!

I did melt my cacao oil on the stove, but very low til just melted...
they are on the deck gettin' solid right now!
Just have to remember them or my racoon...

I think Tropical Traditions refers to it as cream, but Artisana and Alissa call it butter and the oil is totally different...check out Alissa's store, they are right next to each other.

My non-raw hubby LOVES this chili too (although he prefers it a bit warmer in temp than 'raw')

Many think that coconut oil and butter are the same...very different!!
Oil is just that, oil. will melt to a clear oil and solidify to a white solid
Butter is made from the whole coconut, meat and...

not sure how they feel about links around here...send me an email so I can get your email addy and i'll give you the link...my order (1lb flour, 5lbs almonds) arrived in 2 days!

D&S Ranch in CA has raw almonds and fresh grinds almonds into flour...1lb is $6.50(flour).
I just got the sunflower oil in the natural food section of store, I'm sure I can find better, but for now...

Ok, just tried it...
make the most awesome almond butter!!!
2 cups almond flour and 2 tbs sunflower oil in fp and out comes 8oz of perfect almond butter!!!
I'm hooked!!

Someone has already checked with Maranatha and they said they use raw almonds but they get heated to (I think it was) 140 degrees during processing. Artisana has a true raw almond butter, but I don't...

I just got a pound of almond flour from D&S Almonds, they say it's great for making almond butter.
I was wondering of anyone has tried this yet??

I just got my almonds from D&S today!! I put them in them in Reynolds Handi-Vac vacuum freezer bags and put them in the fridge...I don't expect them to last 6 monthe (will be eaten!!) Handi-Vac...

Making another batch tonight, has to be a double batch because I prefer raw chocolat, SAD hubby prefers carob!! I'll make whatever he likes raw!

I had it happen once by accident...i blended mature coconut meat and water for coconut milk and it sat for a bit before I used it and there was a nice thick, creamy sort of oily stuff on top...i...

Gile's Family orchard in Alfred(about half hour from kittery) you could contact them:

Giles Family Farm
Brock Road
Alfred, ME
York County
Phone: (207) 324-2944
Open: Labor Day through...

One of the local orchards here in Maine makes it too! It's unpasturized, treated with UV light for safety

Yummmm!! I just made some!
This was first time using carob, it's ok, next time I'll try it with raw choc. and see if I can tell a big difference...

awesome ideas!! Thank you... I think I'll do half ice cubes and the other half 'seagull chips' !

I love that show! Good Eats...even though it's a cooking show I love the technical how and why food does what it does...He had a great one on avocados once...

I've used the water of 3 young coconuts in the past couple of days but not added the meat to my smoothies.
Any quick, cheap ideas?
It's not the real soft slimy kind of meat, but the thicker almost...

OMG...day 9 for me!! I'm cruisin'!!
I don't think I'm eating enough though, or not getting enough fats or something...feeling like my body is going into that starvation mode.
I made a big batch of...

made it to day 7!!
Young coconuts just came in at the local grocery, went and got 4 (he told me yesterday they would be here today)
I'm off to make a smoothie of some sort and soak flax seeds for...

I'm in...started on the 1st

Yeah, I've made it through day 6!!
I even made it through the 14hr drive to Ohio for my step-sons wedding, and throught the reception (I had 2 drinks)...someone did ask if I was at least going to...

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