Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Gabriella's Corner Quick Summertime Treat for all kids!!


What a wonderful summer!! We hope everyone had a great summer. ...Wow it's almost over already!! But you can have these treats anytime!!

Here are Gabriella's favorite fast,easy,delicious recipes that she
pulled from our Vegan Dinner Cookbook, and our Vita Mix Whole Foods recipe cookbook thanks to her fantastic Nana!!

Thanks mom!! Thanks to her always supportive grandpa for helping her buy the ingredients from Whole Foods!!

Here goes

1st recipe:
http://www.juliehasson.com/julies-books/
  Dark Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

from the cookbook Vegan Dinner by Julie Hasson

Please try to use organic ingredients as much as possible to avoid processing and unhealthy chemicals and preservatives

1 cup nondairy semisweet chocolate chips
2 1/2 cups vanilla soy milk(not low or non -fat
1/2 cup coconut milk(not light)
1/2 cup dutch process cocoa powder,sifted
2/3 cup granulated sugar
4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoons xanthan gum

Place the chocolate in a microwave safe dish and heat on high for 30 seconds.Stir and if chocolate is not almost melted, heat for another 30 seconds or as needed. When chocolate is almost melted, stir gently and chocolate should melt the rest of the way from the heat of the bowl. Don't overheat the chocolate or it will burn and tum gritty. Alternatively, you can melt the chocolate in a double boiler.

In a blender jar, combine the soy milk,coconut milk,melted chocolate,cocoa powder,sugar, and vanilla.

Blend until the mixture is ultra-smooth. Add the xan-than gum and the blend again until smooth.

Pour the ice cream mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Serve the ice cream right away or transfer to an air-tight container and freeze until ready to serve.

Tip: This ice cream is best served the day that it is made. Even if xanthan gum is something that you do not have at home, find some because it creates the magic in this ice cream recipe.

Add what ever toppings you like nuts,cherries,brownie pieces,sandwich cookies.

Enjoy!!!

2nd Recipe:

Frozen Blueberry Cobbler 
 from the Turbo Blend 4500
Vitamix Cookbook p. 79

1 cup skim milk(240 ml) milk  skim, soy, almond
2 cups (300g) frozen blueberries
3/4(170g) sugar/sweetener of choice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

 Please ...use organic for all products if possible to avoid GMO'S and to avoid any hormones ( Bovine growth hormone in particular) Genetically Modified Bovine Growth Hormone is found in most milk at schools across the country.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbghlink.cfm

http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/OtherCarcinogens/AtHome/recombinant-bovine-growth-hormone
,anti-bio tics, and other pain killers please see link below on the 20 pain killers found in milk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2012050/The-cocktail-20-chemicals-glass-milk.html?ITO

Gabriella thanks you for trying out her recipes and reading and considering her healthy tips on the links above!! Eat Healthy, Think Healthy, Be Healthy!!!







 

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