Guess who stopped by Nicole Benson!!

Nicole benson + organic food + raw food + recipes 

We had the pleasure the other day to meet this intelligent young lady ( Nicole Benson ), she stopped by for a few citrus trees and we got to talking.
Not only did we find out shes a certified nutritionist ( CNP and BA ) but a foodie with a recipe blog packed with mouth watering ideas.
After browsing just the first page we were hit with meals and ideas that would never have come to mind other wise, for example, I never knew you could eat the pith of a lemon, but after reading her blog and doing some research, turns out this is super healthy, so guess whos on board with that!,
Today was our first day experimenting with this and let me tell you, were all ready hooked!,
the taste is like a zingy super lemonade! and on a day with 25?c weather it certainly hits the spot.

Lemon drink recipe  + apple drink + Nicole benson 

Our next one to try is the breakfast dish ( apple walnut breakfast bowl ) and then for a dinner ( coconut curry lentil soup )

We had such a good time making this dish and meeting Nicole we highly recommend checking out here blog and services.


KEEP THE DISHES COMING NICOLE!!

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!!


Nicoles blog- http://nourishedbodyinspiredsoul.com/

Coconut curry lentil soup + exotic recipe  +  healthy food

Lemon dill rice pasta salad + pasta salad + gluten free + new fresh salad recipe 

Photos courtesy of Nicole Benson

http://nourishedbodyinspiredsoul.com/

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Dragon fruits from seed ☐☐☐☐°°°°°°❚ ❚ ❚ ❚°°°°°°☐☐☐☐

Purple dragon fruit from seed

Here is a collection of our dragon fruits from seed, they seem to be growing at a reasonable pace, with the white dragon fruit under a fluorescent bulb growing the quickest. While I find the dragon fruit delicious, the white one is not my favorite, very little sweet taste, almost bland ( Im sure fresh off the plant comes into play but only so far when in comparison to other dragon fruits )  and to be honest,
I havent even tried the purple/pink ones yet, but I tell ya, it will be hard to beat the yellow dragon fruit.
The yellow pitaya is so sweet, I find the taste similar to a table grape but 10x the punch, the seeds are an interesting addition, they have a little more crunch then kiwi seeds do.

We had to make multiple orders online as only a few varieties sprouted ( there were no specific variety names, just white dragon fruit, purple dragon fruit and the yellow one I bought from the store ).
We went through one supplier in Hawaii and nothing sprouted at all, I found it to be very suspicious as all my other seed packs sprouted quite easily, so after some researching We came across a post where someone said they irradiate most products coming out of Hawaii, We cant confirm this yet but be advised, Hawaii is already known for there GMO invaded island,  most people We know avoid food from there as its the playground for genetically engineered crops,
not to say We here in Canada arent screwing around with this as well.

With the way this world is headed on GMOs, We figure its just a mater of time before they go after dragon fruits, so weve been in a scramble to collect all the species we can, in the hopes of preserving some original genetic material for future generations.

Yellow dragon fruit from seed

Purple dragon fruit

White dragon fruit from seed

White dragon fruit

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