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Healthy Cashew/Coconut Ice Cream (for energy)

by L. Baxter

2 c. raw cashews (soaked approximately two hours and drained)
2 c. fresh coconut meat
1 c. coconut water
1/2 c. raw honey
1/2 c. raw virgin coconut oil
2 tbsp. vanilla extract
seeds of half a vanilla bean(scoop from pod)or 2 more tsp.vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. himalayan salt ( I use Real Salt)

Put all of the above in blender and puree until very smooth. 

Pour into ice cream freezer (available on-line for $60.00 or Dept.

Stores) and freeze according to manufacturers instructions.  Serve right

away or store in freezer.  You can add a half a cup of fresh blueberries before blending or some cacao powder and cinnamon.

Raw cashews are full of healthy phytochemicals, essential fatty acids,

mineral, proteins and their nutritional value is seriously compromised

by roasting them.

Joint Bone  Broth     

by L. Baxter

Begin with bones from fish, poultry, beef, lamb, or pork.  The bones can be raw or cooked, and they can be stripped of meat remnants and skin.  I use bones from cooked organic chicken.  I also add leftover eggshells because the membrane that separated the white from the shell contains four joint-boosting nutrients:hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, chondroitin and collagen. I freeze the egg shells and bones till I have a fairly large quantity.

Place the bones and eggshells with water in a pot, add a couple of tablespoons of one of the following per quart of water: apple cider vinegar, red or white wine vinegar, or lemon juice.  Gently stir and then let it sit for about 30 minutes to let the acid go to work.

After 30 minutes bring the pot to a boil, then cover and simmer for 4 to 6 hours for fish, 6 to 8 hours for poultry and 12 to 18 hours for beef, lamb or pork.  Keep the lid on the pot and add water when necessary.  Once it is done, you can strain it immediately and sip it as soup (but don't reheat the broth in a microwave-certain amino acids may become toxic if microwaved)

I use a pressure canner (15 lbs Pressure) and cook for one hour.  Make sure the contents are covered with the water. When done I add vegetables and cook till tender.  Makes a nutritious soup plus helps your joints.