wrap it up

i looove veggie wraps. yesterday i made one with avocado, snow peas, green onion, delicious local tomato, greens, hemp seeds, sprouts, and mushroom, all wrapped up in a nori sheet. it was so good! wraps are a nice way to feel like you're eating a sandwich. they're also super portable and quick and easy to make. fun!!!

AVOCADOS

go eat one. right now!!!

they're so delicious. i think i was an avocado in my previous life because i feel so much LOVE for these delicious little fruits. they're simply perfect...and so incredibly healthy. protein, healthy fats, vitamin A, B6, C, E, K, riboflavin, niacin, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, and even some selenium.* now, i'm not sure what all of these do, but they are certainly GOOD for you!!!! avocados have them all, and not in small quantities. and they taste heavenly.

i suggest wrapping an avocado in nori and adding a little sprinkling of sprouts (which are also insanely healthy!). it's incredible.

peace,
sam, the avocado princess
*info from ND

green smoothies....

i've been reading a lot of inspirational blogs about green smoothies. i need to incorporate more green smoothies into my life!!!

starting tomorrow... i'm going to try and make sure that my first meal is a green smoothie. mmm... sounds delightful!! i've got some kale in the fridge for a banana/kale smoothie tomorrow.... yum!

today i had two bananas, two avocados, six sheets of nori (my absolute favorite green, period), a couple cups each of spinach and alfalfa. i didn't eat much since i was at work most of the day and debating whether to start fasting or not.... the cravings i get for greens when i even think about fasting are incredible. a sign that i should eat greens instead of fasting, at least for now!

i'm off to watch "for a few dollars more" and enjoy one more banana as an evening snack.

peace,
sam

Yes!

i'm still alive!

i've been eating a lot of nori/avo/spinach/alfalfa sprouts wraps lately. and working... and jamming. i wrote a song!

anyways, i'm thinking about doing another cleanse soon... i don't know. i end up eating lots of food and feeling great but feeling so clogged up and just... full, i guess. we'll see. i'm debating.

go outside and enjoy the weather!!!
peace,
sam

raw hummus!

today i made raw hummus!!! the base is zucchini instead of sprouted (or cooked) chickpeas. it was very easy and very inexpensive- my jar of raw tahini was under $5, which i was worried would be much more expensive.

this is one of the best hummuses (?) i've ever had. it was amazing!!! i halved the recipe and it made nearly two cups- way more than one person can eat in a serving, but enough to hopefully last me a couple of glorious hummus-filled days. the only thing i'd change is using a little less salt than the recipe calls for. in this instance i used half the garlic, as well, but that's because the garlic i had was super-pungent since it's more than just a few weeks old.

here's a (blurry) pic!


anyways, as you can see, i had my hummus with carrots and celery (locally grown!!! awesome!). so filling!! i wish i had a better camera... i'm going to be getting one sometime soon, since i want to get one before i head off to arizona. we'll see!

there are lots of great options when making home-made hummus... you can add red pepper, jalapeno, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, basil pesto... anything! yummmm. i can't wait to try more flavors and combinations.

what a relief to have had this delicious dish- i thought i'd never find a hummus recipe that was raw! before i went raw, cooked hummus was my favorite food in the world, so this is good, gooooood news! :) my thanks to GoneRaw.

now go try the recipe!! :)
peace,
sam

oh man... yum!

this is what i made for lunch!


zucchini pasta with sun-dried tomato basil sauce on a bed of lettuce. it was absolutely divine.... i'm definitely in a great place. the best part is: i got the zucchini out of chump at work! aka, free.... and i have two more in the fridge!!!!!!!! yum. yum. yum.

peace!
sam

FOOD

hi all!

today i've had...
8 oz. MC lemonade
32 oz. fresh watermelon juice (mmmm!)
~16 oz. carrot/pear juice
water

i spent the day at my friend mike's and didn't get a chance to eat anything or make juice... i stopped by obo's oriental market to see if they had any durians but they didn't!

i think i'm going to eat tomorrow. maybe even tonight... i have some spinach and an avo in the fridge calling my name. i can't stop thinking about making zucchini pasta with tomato/basil/garlic sauce! it's strange because my cravings increased phenomenally as soon as i started taking anything other than the MC lemonade- aka juice. today has been the hardest day so far, and i think it's because my body is finally realizing the nutritional variation it's been lacking since starting the cleanse. it's so interesting how our bodies work... and even more interesting what i'm starting to understand about how cloudy the connections have been between my mind and body the past 20 years. it's just incredible that i can't understand what my body wants even though i know it's capable of telling me, and me of understanding it... just the fact that i'm thusfar still unable to understand everything reassures me that i've still got a long way to go. i know i've made some progress, which is great!

i think i'm going to have that salad. it's been an amazing 11 days and i'm proud of myself for sticking with it. i recommend the master cleanse highly and anticipate that i'll try it in the future. i'm also glad to have had the opportunity for a small system reboot, and plan on sticking with juices in the morning and trying to incorporate more green smoothies into my diet. it's interesting... i was totally fine with just my watermelon juice for hours this morning, and i didn't even have it until around 12:30.... it's fascinating how little my body needs. i'm going to try and keep it simple!

happy fourth everyone!
peace,
sam

PS i lost 10 lbs. ^_^

day TENNNN!

yes! i made it. pretty astounding... not one morsel of food has passed my lips for 10 days... nothing but lemon juice, water, syrup, cayenne, and tea! wow.

today i had a lot of eliminations, which makes me believe that my body isn't entirely cleansed yet- not surprising after 20+ years of cooked food! at least i wasn't a meat-eater all those years....

i want to continue with the cleanse but i have a bit anxiety.... i'm seriously, seriously craving greens. i can't stop thinking about juicing carrots and carrot greens, kale, dandelion, and celery... i think that i'm going to start juicing tomorrow and continue living on liquids. i can't ignore my body and i'm worried that i'm not getting adequate nutrition, since i'm craving greens so much! i'm really happy about finishing and happy that i'll be able to give my body what it needs.

i'd love to do the cleanse again- perhaps i'll do it once more this summer. it's a very enjoyable experience, overall. thanks to hill, matt, shana, and tabi for reading! a BIG BIG thanks to brandon!!!!! you keep me inspired. :)

all that remains is transitioning into juices... i'll probably do half juice and half lemonade tomorrow, then start thursday full-on juice feasting. who knows how long i'll do that... maybe a few days, a week, who knows. whatever feels right... and right now, GREEN JUICE is what i want!!!

i'm off to watch some pre-4th of july fireworks at the stadium.
peace!
sam

PS cute pic huh? i like him... he's a raw vegan ;)
PPS i'll let you know how much weight i lost after i weigh myself tomorrow!!

day nuevo

well, the pms is better today! overall, today has been one of the best days i've had this summer...the weather was beautiful, i got a lot of exercise, and i'm just happy as a clam.

i spent most of it alone, but it was great. i rode my bike to campus twice, walked to landlocked music and bought 3 lps, read my book in the park for a bit, stopped at sahara mart for syrup, practiced my flute, biked to bfoods and the movie gallery, then watched "orlando" with the lovely tilda swinton. i also contacted a guy about guitar lessons and tentatively have a lesson scheduled tomorrow- i'm just waiting for confirmation from him. good day!!

tomorrow's day 10 and i think i'm going to keep going. i don't want to stop and i'm still detoxing.

peace and loooooove!
sam

8 was supposed to be my lucky number....

pms. ugh. that's all.

peace,
sam