Mother's Day, Spring Greens and Apple Cider Vinegar

I will start from the present today, and work backwards.

This is currently soaking in my sink:

Spring greens, radishes, onions, spinach..... Aah, joy.

All those delicious and nutritious leafy delectables came from my mom's amazing garden, in what I refer to as "Doggie Shang-Ri-La" See below:

I was surprised beyond belief to find out that even the little town of Gloucester has a store that carries Daiya cheese and Tofurky sausage! The store is called Country Corner of all things! Go, go Gloucester, ahoy!!!

And now for a bit of hilarity at what not to do in the self check out line at Kroger:

Do not drop the glass bottle of Braggs Raw, Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar on the cement floor of the self-check out line. You will loose your self-check outline privileges and be escorted to an aisle where someone will finish ringing you up. 

Sorry Kroger employees! Thanks for being nice. :-)

Jen's Super Spectacular Raw Green Earth Soup

In celebration of high spring, warmer weather, and all that is fantastic about this time of year, I am sharing my very favorite, eat it five days a week and still want more, raw Green Earth Soup recipe.

Green Earth Soup:

2 tomatoes

½ cucumber

1 avocado

2 big garlic cloves

Handful of spinach leaves or kale

1 tbs Liquid Amino

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbs EVOO

Pepper

handful of Raw cashews for garnish

Clover sprouts for additional garnish

Chop up veggies and then blend everything in your food processor.

Serve immediately or chill for 30 minutes. Garnish with cashew and clover sprouts if so desired

 Because this is by far my favorite thing to eat in the growing season, I included the nutritional info for you.

Note how much B vitamin goodness there is in this dish, niacin, thamin, riboflavin... In case you didn't know, many vegans can become deficient in B-12. Eat this soup, and that will not be the case!

Nutrition Facts User Entered Recipe   1 Serving Amount Per Serving   Calories 323.0   Total Fat 18.9 g       Saturated Fat 2.5 g       Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5 g       Monounsaturated Fat 10.0 g   Cholesterol 0.0 mg   Sodium 43.2 mg   Potassium 654.9 mg   Total Carbohydrate 24.5 g       Dietary Fiber 5.1 g       Sugars 9.3 g   Protein 18.8 g   Vitamin A 81.2 %   Vitamin B-12 200.0 %   Vitamin B-6 211.5 %   Vitamin C 53.5 %   Vitamin D 0.0 %   Vitamin E 14.8 %   Calcium 4.7 %   Copper 9.7 %   Folate 23.3 %   Iron 10.3 %   Magnesium 12.5 %   Manganese 25.3 %   Niacin 157.4 %   Pantothenic Acid     305.7 %   Phosphorus     6.9 %   Riboflavin 156.2 %   Selenium 1.5 %   Thiamin 176.7 %   Zinc 2.9 %