Blue-berry smoothie

I picked a small handful of blue berries off an early blooming tree the other day. All year we have enjoyed blue berries in the form of smoothies. I thought I'd pass along our recipe.

Fresh blue berry smoothies
2-4 fresh bananas
1-2 cups frozen blue berries
some fresh or frozen strawberries (if you have them)
a pinch of stevia
1 tsp of vanilla
2 Tblsp milled flax
1 Tblsp wheat germ
2 Tblsp rice protein
Orange juice or soy milk if needed

Blend all and enjoy. I have added sprouts and any other fruit that might blend well, like black berries.

Dairy-free Chocolate Mousse

We made this chocolate mousse for Rob's birthday, in addition to yummy whole wheat brownies (Hodgson Mill). We really could not believe the mousse was tofu! We have NOT had good experiences with tofu, but when we found this recipe on the Engine 2 website, we thought we'd try it. It is so good and healthy that this dessert would be good to have every day.

E2 Chocolate Mousse
1 pkg Silken Lite Tofu
2 Tblsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup maple syrup or agave nectar

Blend all ingredients and chill.

I think next time I will add some peanut butter for variety. It takes maybe 5 minutes to blend and a couple of hours to chill. No one would believe it's not dairy!