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Chocolate Hazelnut Mango Coconut Pie

Chocolate Hazelnut Mango Coconut Pie may be a mouthful....that you need to experience! This pie is inspired by the Raw Pie Mandala Goddess herself, Julia Corbett, in her (un)cookbook Sweet & Raw Pie Mandalas--Superfood Nutrient-Rich Delectable Desserts (Mango Cream and Chocolate Pie, page 106). You can check out her incredibly beautiful work here, support the arts, the tastebuds, and the wondrous world of healthy, wholesome, and nourishing desserts! For the soul, mind, spirit, body.. to share! Surprisingly light, this pie will wow ALL the peeeeeps!

ingredients:

(Coconut Crust)

2 cups coconut flakes

2 T raw honey

1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Powder

1/4 cup Oregon Hazelnuts, roasted or raw

(Mango Layer)

2 mangoes, scoop out allllll the fruit!

1/4 cup raw honey

1 cup Coconut Oil or Coconut Butter

pinch Himalayan Sea Salt

(Chocolate Frosting)

~1/2 bag Cacao Paste (100g)

1/4 cup raw honey

1/2 cup Coconut Oil or Coconut Butter

roasted Oregon Hazelnuts, chopped

to create:

1. Blend all Coconut Crust ingredients in a food processor to form a dough... stick your nose in the top as it blends... ohhhh...my...

2. Press into the bottom of a pie plate. Chill (both of y'all!)

3. Blend Mango Layer ingredients until thoroughly smooth. Pour on top of crust. Chill.

4. Using a double boiler, gently melt cacao with honey and Coconut Butter or Oil until melted uniformly. Pour on top of mango layer.

5. Sprinkle with roasted Oregon Hazelnuts... and.. MANDALA IT UP! Berries (I used Goji berries, strawberries, and blueberries..coconut flakes....YUMMM)

6. SHARE! Celebrate summer! Celebrate life!!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 6/16/2013 1:49 PM | Add Comment

Guest Post: Pistachio Spinach Pasta Sauce

Here is a recipe developed by Sadie of the Intrepid Herbivores, a vegan travel show, dedicated to the art and lifestyle of veganism around the world! Check em out experimenting with basil in Thailand, fryin' up plantains in Costa Rica, and experimenting and expanding their palettes in Japan... Thanks, Sadie!

Serve this velvety, vivacious raw sauce on hot or cold pasta, over rice, vegetables, or anything at all!

Pistachio Spinach Pasta Sauce

ingredients:

~2 cups fresh raw spinach leaves
2 T Wilderness Poets Pistachio Butter
1 T lemon juice (about 1/2 a lemon's worth)
1/2 small red onion
1 T nutritional yeast
1/4 tsp. thyme
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Black pepper and salt to taste

to create:
1. Blend in a food processor or blender until very smooth.
2. Garnish with a twist of fresh black pepper, or red paprika, and a few capers if desired.
3. YUM.

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 6/10/2013 12:09 PM | Add Comment

Suuuuuuper Summer Chocolate Mesquite-oh! Shake

The only way to begin, middle, or end a hot summer day!

Suuuuuuper Summer Mesquite-oh! Shake

ingredients:

1 frozen banana, quartered

1 T Cacao Powder

1 T Hemp Protein Powder

1 T Mesquite Powder

1 handfuls frozen or fresh blueberries or blackberries

2 cup Homemade Almond Milk or Pump-it-up Pumpkin Seed Milk

Cacao Nibs, top it uuuup!

to create:

1. Put all ingredients into a blender...and...BUH-LEND!!!!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 6/5/2013 6:34 PM | Add Comment

Mesquite or Maca Volcano Latte

PEEEEEPS... this is a REVOLUTION of the latte! Brought to you by the wonderful peeps behind the deli at the PCC Natural Market in Redmond. If you have a home espresso machine complete with steamer functions (and no payments till 2020!! ha) you can froth up your almond milk like there is no tomorrow.. go for it! But if not, do not fret, use a lil' elbow grease and whisk whisk whiiiiiisk the ingredeints together for a warm, soothing drink. AN EXCELLENT COFFEE SUBSTITUTE---in fact, this smoky, malty, sweet concoction is better sans espresso!

Mesquite or Maca Volcano Latte

ingredients:

2 cups Homemade Almond Milk

1 T Mesquite Powder or Maca Powder

2 shots espresso (optional!)

to create:

1. If you have an espresso machine, steam/froth up the almond milk with the Mesquite or Maca Powder...heat it up! If not, slightly warm up all ingredients in a pan and whiiiisk in your powers.

2. Top with 2 shots of espresso if you want to create the volcanism effect of the caffeinated crater! The espresso is definitely not necessary, though... the Mesquite/Maca Latte stands sooooo prime on its own, you won't even miss them coffee beeeans!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 6/1/2013 8:41 AM | Add Comment

Wholesome Mulberry-Mesquite Coconut Crumble Cake

Wholesome Mulberry-Mesquite Coconut Crumble Cake
makes a pretty big loaf o' cake!

ingredients:
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup Cashews
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup Sweet Mesquite Powder
1 apple, sliced thin with mandolin
1/4 cup coconut shreds
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup Mulberries
3 eggs
1/2 cup Maple Crystals dissolved in a splash hot water OR 1 cup honey
1/2 cup Homemade Almond Milk or Pump-it-Up Pumpkin Seed Milk
1 T baking powder

to create:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Slice, dice, defrost, and prepare fruit and set aside in their own bowl.
3. With muscle power or electric beater, beat (to the beat of a good jam) eggs with honey.
4. Add olive oil, mix.
5. Add flour and milk, mix.
6. Finally, whisk in baking powder...add fruit... and BAKE! Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out cleeeeeean. Let sit for 10 minutes.. YUM. I love slicing a piece of cake, toasting it, and adding a dab of Coconut Butter or Nut Butter on top....

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 5/25/2013 3:43 PM | Add Comment

Almond Thumbprint Kookies

What to create with the byproduct--the pulp--of Homemade Almond Milk? Gluten-free, energy and nutrient dense...YUM!

Almond Thumbprint Kookies

ingredients:

2 cups Almond Pulp (byproduct of Homemade Almond Milk)

2/3 cup Coconut Oil or Coconut Butter, melted

1 T Mesquite Powder or Maca Powder

2 T Maple Crystals

1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Powder

2 cups steel cut oats or quick oats, blended

jam, spread on top

to create:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Blend all ingredients.

2. Form lil' kookie patties, place on parchment paper..bake for 20-30 minutes.. or until kookies firm up and get a lil' toasty!

3. Spread jam (or nut butter) on top.... VOILA! Best when warm.

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 5/24/2013 12:22 PM | Add Comment

Raw Cashew Cream..savory or sweet!

Cashew Cream

ingredients:

a lil' SWEET---

1 cup Raw Cashews OR Cashew Butter

1/3 cup water

1 T Maple Crystals (or sweeten to taste)

1/2 tsp. Pure Vanilla Powder

a lil' SAVORY--

1 cup Raw Cashews OR Cashew Butter

1/3 cup water

1 T. miso paste

1-2 cloves roasted garlic...YUM...

to create:

1. Soak cashews overnight. Drain water.

2. Blend ingredients in a blender or food processor until thoroughly creeeeeeam-ay! Add water to desired thickness.

3. Use in soups, raw desserts (think: raw oreos.....), in porridge, oatmeal, icing on cupcakes, cakes..on bread, raw crackers... crème de la crème!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 5/17/2013 8:37 AM | Add Comment

Tempeh, HOORAY! SuperBurger

This is a REVOLUTION of the burger---a Wilderness Poet's Original! Fermented tempeh adds the probiotics your guts be craaaaaavin', with ginger, a super healer of the ages, and arame, a delicious, nutrient-dense seaweed. YUMMMMMMM.

ingredients:

2 packages tempeh, unflavored

1 1/2 T Cashew, Almond, Macadamia, or Hazelnut Hempseed Butter

1 red pepper, minced

1/2 onion, minced

1/2 inch ginger, minced

4 green onions, sliced thinly

2 T Coconut Butter

2 T mustard (dijon is priiiiimo, but any flav will do!)

2 T red wine vinegar

2 T tamari, shoyu, or soy sauce

1 1/2 T smoked paprika, oregano

1 T Hemp Seeds

arame, a big handful (check into your seaweed source, as seaweed tends to amass heavy metals if collected or grown in contaminated waters)

to create:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Soak arame in water for 10 minutes. Drain water to use.

2. Steam tempeh. Cut into 1/2 inch thick slabs, and steam in basket for 10 minutes.

3. In a skillet, sautee red pepper, onion, and ginger in Coconut Butter for 5 minutes.

4. In a big bowl, mix: fresh green onions, drained arame, mustard, red wine vinegar, tamari, hempseeds, smoked paprika, and oregano.

5. Crumble steamed tempeh into the bowl, add sauteed vegetables, and mix VERY THOROUGHLY! Squeeze the mixture through your fingers and feel the deliciousness runnin through your veins!! Should be a smooth texture.

6. Form patties to desired thickness---this will alter the baking time. Bake until GOLDEN BROWN. I made mine 1/2" thick, which made 6 Big Mawma Tempeh Burgas, and took 30 minutes to bake.

7. Bar-B-WHO!? BAR-B-Q!!!! Dress that burga up with your favorite condiments!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 5/11/2013 10:40 AM | Add Comment

Creamy Vanilla Bean-Maca-Hemp Banana Sorbet

Get ready for the i-scream-fo-ice-"cream" flippity flop REVOLUTION! This recipe will take you there. All spring and summa long.. guaranteed!

Creamy Vanilla Bean-Maca-Hemp Banana Sorbet

ingredients:

2 bananas, frozen and chopped into pieces

1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Powder

1 T Hemp Seeds

1 T Maca Powder

1 T fav Nut Budda: Pecan Butter, Almond Butter, Hazelnut Hempseed, Pistachio, Macadamia, Pumpkin Seed, CASHEW CACAO....(blend in or top)

favorite nut milk, milk, water, juice... a splash

Cacao Nibs (optional)

to create:

1. Unify all ingredients inside of a blender...blend.. check on the goods and swirl it around a lil' bit with a spoon to get all the frozen bits near the blade...blend..

2. VOILA!!! A healthy, creamy frozen treat that is perf for a sweet sunny spring shinin' celebration! Top with additional hemp seeds or cacao nibs for an extra spesh touch.

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 5/7/2013 8:59 AM | Add Comment

INSTA-MILK Revolution!

What do you do when you get to the bottom of the Nut Butter jar?! .. Not enough to spread...not enough to dip.... A common dilemma! We thought we'd help out humanity with a lil solution.... INSTA-MILK!

In approximately ONE MINUTE of vid-watchin', you will be enlightened on this revolutionary technique....and your life may be changed forever. Just sayin'.

Insta-Milk

ingredients:

Nut Budda Residue GOLD....

to create:

1. Watch the video.

2. Laugh.

3. SH-SH-SHAAAKE DAT NUT MILK!

4. If you are lame and don't have a spare minute to watch the video.. I will give you code words to decipher: budda glory + h2O, + vigorous vibrations virulent vivaciousness= INSTA-MILK! Cashew, Hazelnut, Pumpkin Seed, Almond, Pecan, Pistachio... the world is anew!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 5/4/2013 9:33 AM | Add Comment

Coco-Loco Carrot Soup

Coco-Loco Carrot Soup

ingredients:

10 carrots, diced

1 can of coconut milk

2 T Coconut Butter

1 onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 inch ginger, minced

1 tsp. black pepper

1 T sea salt

Hemp Oil, drizzle for garnish

to create:

1. Sautee onions in Coconut Butter on medium heat for 5 minutes, add sea salt.

2. Add ginger, garlic, black pepper, and carrots. Sautee 5 additional minutes.

3. Add coconut milk, and simmer for 30 minutes.

4. Use a hand blender or food processor to puree soup into a creamy, velvet-y texture.. garnish with Hemp Oil, a little greenery, and serve with your favorite crusty bread, a warm bowl of brown rice, raw crackers... light, refreshing... the perfect soup for spring rejuvenation!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 4/30/2013 9:51 AM | Add Comment

Homemade Raw Vanilla Almond Milk

Homemade Almond Milk

ingredients:

1 cup Wilderness Poets Raw Almonds (truly unpasteurized)

2 cups water

1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Powder

1 T Maple Crystals (sweeten to taste)

to create:

1. Soak almonds for 24 hours.. or while you're snoozin'.

2. (optional) Rinse almonds out 2-3x/day for 1-2 days to initiate germination

3. Rinse almonds one more time, put in blender with water, Vanilla powder, and Maple Crystals.

4. Strain out in one of our Nut Milk Bags (check it out here!), cheese cloth, or press in a french press!

5. GET CREATIVE! Use your fresh almond milk straight up as a bevvy, infuse soups, porridge, AlmondMilk shakes.....YUM....and..SAVE THE PULP! Recipes to follow.

(Think: crackers, pancake infusions)

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 4/26/2013 9:08 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Wild Solar Nettle Quiche

As beautiful as it is delicious.. light, fluffy, naturally sweet with the essence of coconut.. a subtle smokiness.. the perfect dish for a sunny spring day outside on the patio! The only thing missing: a fiddle tune in the background. Create the glory and hum the tune, and you won't miss out...prom prom!

Wild Solar Nettle Quiche

ingredients:

6 chicken eggs or 4 duck eggs (can use silken tofu if vegan, change recipe accordingly!)

3 cups nettles, cut into smaller pieces

1/2 cup wild mushrooms (fresh or rehydrated in water overnight)

1 onion, diced

2 T Coconut Butter

1 tsp. salt, pepper, thyme, shoyu or soy sauce

1 red pepper, roasted

Hemp Seeds, sprinkle for garnish

to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Blanch nettles, squeeze excess moisture out with a cloth towel.

3. Sautee onions in coconut butter for 5 minutes..add salt.

4. Add mushrooms, all other spices, and sautee until thoroughly cooked.

5. Spoon mixture into a quiche pan, add scrambled eggs, and top with roasted red pepper pieces.

6. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until eggs are firm.

7. Frolick through the meadows! Dance with the tulips! Salsa with the Salsify!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 4/24/2013 7:30 AM | Add Comment

Ginger Apricot Hempseed Prisms

Is it a bar Is it a square? It's a 3-D, HI-DEF Ginger Apricot Hempseed PRISM! Illuminatin' all sorts of rainbows for a healthy, joyous snack.

Ginger Apricot Hempseed Prism

ingredients:

3 cups dried apricots, unsulfured

1 cup dates, pitted

1 cup Hemp Seeds

1/2 cup crystalized ginger, chopped into smaller pieces

2 T lemon juice

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Powder

to create:

1. Put all ingredients except Hemp Seeds into a food processor. Blend 2 minutes.

2. Add hempseeds and crystalized ginger, and process until incorporated.

3. Spread parchment paper in a baking pan, spread batter until even layer.. chill in refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

4. Cut up into squares, bars, diamonds, circles.. PRISMS! Power snack on!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 4/17/2013 7:53 AM | Add Comment

Nettle-Pecan Pesto

SPRIIIIIIIIIING! Stiiiiiiing? Nah! Wild stinging nettles are an awesome, nutrient-dense green that shout health and springtime! Spring into the sting-- harvest nettles with gloves on to ensure minimal numbing sensations from the underbelly of this deeply earthy, rich wild SUPERFOOD! Don't worry, the sting is neutralized upon blending, blanching, sauteeing, or steaming. This Nettle-Pecan Pesto amps up the color and flavor of any pasta dish, havin' your bod screamin' for joy with every bite!

Nettle-Pecan Pesto

ingredients:

2 cups stinging nettles leaves, packed

1 cup basil leaves, packed
1/4 cup Hemp Seeds
1/2 cup Pecan Butter
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 medium cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 T Maple Crystals (optional to round out flavors)
to create:
1. Blanch nettle leaves, squeeze out excess moisture with cloth towel.
2. Process all ingredients thoroughly in a food processor until desired consistency (chunky or smooth? make the pesto of your dreams, honeychild!).
3. Top your favorite pasta shape, gnocchi potato dumplings, crostini, toast.....
4. Shout, "HELLO, SPRING!" and dance.

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 4/12/2013 7:29 PM | Add Comment

Garlicky Cashew-Almond Alfredo Tapenade: 3 Ways

Embrace our newest Cashew Butter creation with this incredibly simple, versatile, and deeeeelish recipe. It can be transformed it into 3 different dishes: a Tapenade Spread, Garlicky Mashed Parsnips and Fingerling Potatoes, aaand.... thinned out with extra virgin olive oil served over pasta as..roll the drums.... Raw Garlicky Alfredo Sauce! 100% Guarantee that each is a total tango for the tastebuds (TTFTT)...seriously!

Raw Garlicky Cashew Alfredo Tapenade

ingredients:

1/2 cup Raw Almonds

2 T Cashew Butter

1/2 sprig rosemary

1 lemon, juiced

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp. thyme, pepper, miso or Himalayan Sea Salt

to do:

1. Mix all ingredients in a food processor until thoroughly creamy-ified!

Garlicky Mashed Parsnips and Fingerling Potatoes

ingredients:

4 parsnips

4 fingerling potatoes

1 recipe tapenade

to do:

1. Quarter parsnips and potatoes, boil until they can be easily pierced with fork.

2. Puree in a food processor.

3. Incorporate tapenade into mash.....LET YO TASTE BUDS DANCE!

Raw Garlicky Alfredo Sauce

to do:

1. In food processor, slowly incorporate EVOO into tapenade to thin out the spread..turn it into a sauce.. make a delightful pasta dish and turn yo tastebuds on they-uh head!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 4/5/2013 1:58 PM | Add Comment

Chia Coconut Water Refresher

Embrace your inner camel--QUENCH YOUR THIRST with this refreshing mocktail!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 2/17/2013 9:40 AM | Add Comment

Baked Hemp-Encrusted Onion Rings

This recipe is such a gem!! Super simple, these O Rings have the crunch factor you're lookin' for. Use a sweet onion for a supreme onion ring experience... They kind of make me want to a) dance b) play carnival games at the county fair with the summer sky c) smile.

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 1/11/2013 9:30 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Quinoa Date Brownies

Chocolatey fudge, it neva holds a grudge,

these brownies won't even make yo' belt buckle budge...

Oh, quinoa and cacao,

a match made in the clouds, WOW!

With a subtle hint of espresso...

a tasty hit for the brain: ka-POW!

ingredients:

3/4 cup quinoa, cooked and cooled

1 3/4 cup dates

1/4 cup Almond Butter (or any nut butter)

1 cup Cashews

1/3 cup Cacao Powder

8 coffee beans, blended

1/4 cup Hemp Seeds

1/2 cup Walnuts, chopped

Pinch of Himalayan Salt

to create:

1. Process cashews, quinoa, and coffee beans to dough-like consistency.

2. Add all other ingredients, except walnuts, until thoroughly mixed.

3. Incorporate chopped walnuts.

4. Press into pan (lined with parchment) and keep refrigerated.. cut to order! You can roll these up and make truffles, cut into rectangles for brownies, circles for cookies... the shape is insignificant.. 'tis the TASTE that will never be forgotten!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 1/4/2013 8:48 AM | Add Comment

Hemp Seed Baba Ganoush

ingredients:
2 eggplants

1/4 cup Hemp Seeds (+ toppin')

1 T Hemp Seed Oil (+ more for drizzlin')

1/2 bunch fresh parsley, curly or italian, whateva is your style!

1-2 lemons, juiced OR 4-6 T lemon juice

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. Himalayan Salt
1 tsp. smoked paprika

grind pepper

to create:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.

2. With a fork, (gently) poke eggplant several times around outer skin.

3. Bake eggplant for about an hour, or until the skin can easily be pierced by a fork. Let cool, slice in half, scoop out flesh.

4. Blend eggplant with all other ingredients, add salt to taste, puree till smooth.

5. Drizzle with hemp seed oil, top with additional hemp seeds, and dig in! Delish topped with sprouts..dip in carrots, crackers, use as a spread in sammies....pita meze...keeps in the fridge ~1 week.

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 12/27/2012 9:41 AM | Add Comment

Make Your Own CHOCOLATE!!

Check out our Deluxe Raw Chocolate Making Kit and our Raw Chocolate Making Kit (still uber deluxe), for a future kitchen choc-full of high-spirited, healthy raw chocolate concoctions! The options are endless, and you can tailor this recipe to whatever your tastebuds desire. Don't stop at just cups.... you can use this chocolate as a fondue, pour onto parchment paper and freeze to make bark, dip dried fruit, nuts, and seeds in, freeze.. practically instant choco-covered LIFE!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 12/20/2012 8:55 AM | Add Comment

Guest Review: Roasted Oregon Hazelnut Hempspread

Today, a Guest Post from CPB Gallery: The Chocolate Peanut Butter Gallery-- all things in the world and the worlds in between nut butter and chocolate! Sounds like a dreamy life of a blogger to me! "A site dedicated to the world's two best ingredients". With the initial preconceived idea that all things hemp resemble the taste of a burlap sack, their taste buds were taken for a pleasant whirl upon meeting our Roasted Oregon Hazelnut Hempspread!
With an open mind, let the taste test begin:
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There are certain foods in the world with names that work against them. Ugly fruit sounds like Mother Nature’s reject, gravlax sounds like an evil creature from Lord of the Rings, and hemp sounds about as tasty as an old burlap sack.

My mother-in-law drinks hemp milk and even though I’ve been to her house many times with the ability to take just a little taste without having to buy and potentially chuck a whole container of it, I still haven’t brought myself to go for it. Hemp milk. It just sounds wrong- and I’ve tried (and liked) plenty of other non-dairy milks like soy, almond, hazelnut and rice. Hemp just takes it a teensy step too far.

Or so I thought – until I saw these Wilderness Poets Nut Butters. It’s possible that hemp in nut butter form was just a more comfortable platform for me, but I went for it. Despite the leap, I fully expected to detest the hemp butter and anticipated washing its offensive flavor down with the pecan butter. Considering the small size of the container and little risk of food waste, it was worth knowing for sure.

Turned out, I was wonderfully surprised: the hemp butter was great. Not good, it was actually great! I devoured it. It has a pleasantly seedy texture that gives the sandwich a little body. I’ve had peanut butter with flax seeds in it and wasn’t wild about that extremely seedy texture, but these seeds mesh a bit more with the peanut butter. Or maybe they just grind em down or something… whatever the case, it worked for me. The roasted hemp gives it really nice, deep body, which is great on its own or with a little banana and honey.

According to their site, there are some benefits of eating hemp (note: not acquired by eating burlap sacks) including that it’s a living plant energy, it has the perfect balance of Omega 3&6 EFA’s, it has the most potent protein of any plant source (good for us vegetarians), and it contains all 10 essential amino acids as well as other important vitamins & minerals. Not to mention that this particular hemp butter is vegan and free of sugar, soy, gluten, trans fats, GMO and cholesterol.

Wilderness Poets’ mission statement declares, “We strive to inspire mindfulness and good health through energizing, life giving foods. We believe that sharing delicious, wholesome foods, grown on small organic family farms, can help heal people, our communities, and planet.”

Their efforts are ex-hemp-lary if you ask me. (Sorry. Please come back to the blog.)

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Thanks, CPB! We're suuuuuuuuuper glad you enjoyed the goods!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 12/16/2012 8:32 AM | Add Comment

Nudda Budda Baby Fudge

In honor of the upcoming meteor shower, this Nudda Budda Baby, Fudge... OH YEAH!... is a recipe to send the stars shootin' across the sky! This sweet, nutrient dense snack, dessert, breakfast, fourth meal, etc. is full of superfoodie power to launch you into a tastebud primordial orbit! (Disclaimer: Launch may include feeling healthier, increased energetic potential beyond this realm, and a mind floating in the atmospherical waves, waving hello to gravity....batteries not included.)

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 12/13/2012 9:27 AM | Add Comment

Super Divine Maca Energy Bars

YUM ALERT: Maca on the loose! A perfect blend of whole grains, protein, and healthy fats, these bars are a balance of sweet and savory----they will keep your soul uplifted and your energy high! This recipe is flexible--- you can make substitutions depending on what ingredients you have on hand, but be sure to include the Maca Powder for its adaptogenic qualities.... not to mention delish, malty flav.

Until December 15th, receive 15% off ALL 8 oz. CACAO PRODUCTS (Raw Cacao Powder, Raw Cacao Paste, Raw Cacao Nibs) using code: CACAO15, and 15% off 8 oz. bags of Maca Powder, using code: MACA15

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 12/4/2012 8:04 AM | Add Comment

Theobroma cacao: CACAO...raw chocolate!

Food of the Gods.

Rooted in the Greek words θεος, theos, meaning "god", and βρῶμα,broma, meaning "food", Theobroma cacao gets the latter part of its name from the indigienous languages from the lands in which the tree grows, "kakaw" in Tzeltal, k'iche', and Mayan, "kagaw" in Sayula Popoluca, and "cacahuatl" in Nahuatl. Cacao

Cacao. "KA-COW". This oddly named fruit grows in the tropical regions of the Americas, and we must spur a global-stadium-style-at-a-baseball-game-surging-wave, hands high in the sky, for the tiny flies that pollinate its small, but beautiful flowers…not to be outshined by the literal fruits of the labor… cacao pods! A vibrant, brilliant orange when mature, these pods contain a treasure that causes humans all over the world to swooooooon: CACAO BEANS! These beans are then cracked into pieces..aka.. RAW CACAO NIBS! and further processed into the Supehero of flavor, Raw Cacao Powder. Though not a technical legume, these seeds are the stars of the dessert world today, but the white, cushiony fiber, which has historically been eaten as a snack and fermented into a mild alcoholic drink, may have been what the trees were originally domesticated in favor of producing.

as the story goes: Archaeological remnants of vessels with cacao residue have been found dating back to 1900 BC off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico, giving evidence to the historical brewing of cacao as an alcoholic beverage. Ancient texts describe a vast array of uses for cacao including culinary--an ancient combo meal may have included cacao, vanilla, corn, chile, and honey, medicinal uses, spiritual uses, and it may have been blended with tobacco for smoking during ceremony…cacao was even the basis of the Aztec currency!

Tejate, a traditional bevvy of toasted corn (maize) flour, fermented cacao beans, mamey pits (the seeds of the mamey sapote fruit), and rosita de cacao (flower of the funeral tree, which gives the drink its characteristic froth), which is made into a paste, and massaged with cold water,is one such drink that still graces the lips of the Mixtec and Zapotec People in Oaxaca, Mexico.

it's magic: Cacao trees begin to fruit when they are four-to-five years old, and may produce upwards of 6,000 flowers a year, with only 20 cacao pods in a given year. To produce 2 pounds of Raw Cacao Paste, it takes 300-600 seeds---about 10 pods!

healthy, so healthy, make yo body wealthy: Raw Cacao has numerous health benefits, as its flavonoids degrade during cooking and alkalizing processes. With over 300 identifiable chemical compounds, cacao remains one of the most complex and pleasurable foods on the planet. In its raw form, cacao contains anandamide (a euphoric substance), arginine (a natural aphrodisiac), and tryptophan (a natural anti-depressant). By raising the neurotransmitters in our brain, cacao promotes an overall happy feeling. Cacao is also high in the mineral magnesium, essential for helping the heart to pump blood efficiently, building strong bones, and lowering blood pressure. Cacao is a good source of sulfur, generating healthy skin, nails and hair, and contains one of the highest levels of antioxidants on the planet, exceeding that of red wine, green tea and many other exotic fruits and vegetables.

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 11/29/2012 10:25 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Guest Review: Maca Powder

GUEST REVIEW: Maca Powder

Check out Jan's blog, Real Raw Women!
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Yesterday I went to see my friends at Wilderness Poets. Their company makes and distributes (in my opinion) the best organic nut butters, seeds and superfoods on the market. They have just recently started selling organic maca root. So of course I had to get some and bring it home to try. I have been taking maca root for going on 4 years. I actually have to make sure that I keep a huge supply of it, because I never want to run out of it. I mix a tablespoon in my smoothies every day. Check out this article that I ran across that explains the benefits. Feeling a little run down, moody,experiencing PMS, hot flashes, need a libido boost? Keep reading this article from Natural News.

Find yourself depending on coffee for a boost in the morning? Why not try maca instead? Maca is a root from Peru; it's a tuber, like a potato, and offers an amazing energy boost for those with low energy. Maca however, unlike coffee, offers energy in a non-caffeinated way that supports the body.

Maca is a nutritionally dense super-food that contains high amounts of minerals, vitamins, enzymes and all of the essential amino acids. Maca root is rich in B-vitamins, which are the energy vitamins, and maca is a vegetarian source of B-12. To boot, maca has high levels of bioavailable calcium and magnesium and is great for remineralization.

Maca root helps balance our hormones and due to an over abundance of environmental estrogens, most people's hormones are a bit out of whack. Maca stimulates and nourishes the hypothalamus and pituitary glands which are the "master glands" of the body. These glands actually regulate the other glands, so when in balance they can bring balance to the adrenal, thyroid, pancreas, ovarian and testicular glands.

Instead of providing hormones to the body, maca works as an adaptogen which means that it responds to different bodies' needs individually. If you're producing too much of a particular hormone, maca will regulate the production downward. However, if you're producing too little, it'll regulate the production upward. (I couldn't have said it better!! This is what I love most about Maca Root)

Hormones regulate many things including mood, growth, sexual development, and tissue function. Hormones also play a role in many diseases, like cancer and depression.

Maca root has been shown to be beneficial for all sorts of hormonal problems including PMS, menopause, and hot flashes. Maca's also a fertility enhancer and is best known for improving libido and sexual function, especially in men. For this reason, it's earned the nickname "nature's Viagra."

Maca is a food staple in Peru and there are no known effects of toxicity. However, occasionally some people experience adverse effects when they start taking maca, and these symptoms may actually be detoxification symptoms. This is because when a body more accustomed to consuming processed and cooked foods starts taking in such a nutritionally dense supplement, the body will absorb the superior nutrients it needs and "throw off" the old junk it doesn't need for elimination. If this happens, you might feel badly but it generally lasts just a few days.

The Wilderness Poets Maca is hands down the best Maca Powder that I have tried. You can find them on the web at www.wildernesspoets.com and click superfoods and will find the Maca Powder.
If you are not a person that drinks smoothies then you can mix it up in your favorite juice. But you will need to be able to put it in something that has a top so that you can shake it really well.

I recommend Maca Root for women and men. Give it a try and see what you think!!

Until next time,
Jan
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Posted by Wilderness Poets at 11/28/2012 9:52 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Maple Maca Mocha

Frigid days, lost your groovin' chipp-a?

Wilderness Poets brings ya.....

A warm sippa

for the wint-a,

because some of those days sure be a nipp-a!

Maple Maca Mocha, the triple MMM... a guaranteed winn-a!

DELISH DISCOUNT: Until December 15th, use code: CACAO15 for 15% off ALL 8 oz. CACAO PRODUCTS including Raw Cacao Powder,Raw Cacao Paste , Raw Cacao Nibs-- Sweetened with Coconut Nectar, Unsweetened Cacao Nibs....and use MACA15 for 15% off 8 oz. MACA POWDER.....YUM.

We are excited to announce a new product to our line of SUPERHERO SUPERFOODS: Raw Maca Powder!

A true high altitude superfood, our high quality, sun-dried Maca root is sourced from the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia, where it thrives only in the severe micro-climate at 14,000 ft. elevation. Maca is a powerful adaptogen, meaning that it is non-specific, and once ingested, regulates the body's natural cycles by targeting, strengthening, and adapting weak areas with no adverse side effects. This superfood is known to increase energy, strength and stamina, fight fatigue, balance and regulate hormone production, and boost libido and sexual virility with its aphrodisiac qualities.

Both a potent food and medicine, Maca is high in protein and fiber, packed densely with vitamins, especially calcium and potassium, and trace minerals including iron, iodine, manganese, zinc and copper.

Maca root has natural malty taste, and is a delicious addition to baked goods, smoothies, yogurt, milkshakes, porridge, cereal, in homemade energy bars… We have been known to celebrate festivities with Maca Margaritas (blend Maca with coconut milk and ice, tequila, sweeten to taste!)….get creative!

Fun facts: During the Spanish conquest, Maca was used as standard currency.Because it thrives in such harsh conditions, where little else survives, it relies on little agricultural disturbance and doesn't require agriculturally intense cultivation-- a sustainable crop to sustain both the planet we inhabit and its inhabitants!

Check out Real Raw Women's Review on our Maca Powder at: http://realrawwomen.blogspot.com/2012/11/maca.html

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 11/23/2012 5:00 AM | Add Comment

Hippie Hempy Holiday Loaf with Raw Almond Gravy

Staple crops…………..what are they? What should shine consistently in our daily lives? Well, when I think of staples, besides being handy office supplies, I think of plants which are plentiful and readily flourish and thrive, that can be stored efficiently and effectively, that can sustain and nourish a population. A certain plant comes to mind….one that grows so rapidly and ferociously, one may consider it a “weed”………in fact,it grows so readily, it is even used as a weed to get rid of invasive weeds!

HEMP! Cannabis sativa. A food, a fiber, a building material…a bird, a plane, a SUPERHERO! One of the fastest growing and earliest known domesticated plants in the world, this close relative of Cannabis indica provides countless benefits and does not contain THC, the pyschoactive compounds in it's sistah plant, Mary J, as these traits are not naturally selected for. Active in another sense, hemp is a sustainable crop, requiring few pesticides and zero herbicides in cultivating this “weed”—akin to the dandelion…no matter how hard you try, you will never get rid of those sunny blossoms that indicate the beginning of spring! (disclaimer: Dearest Dandies, we adore you...your leaves are a delicious bitter, while your blossoms make some fantastic fritters, not to mention dandelion wine..Thank you for your persistence..)! Interestingly enough, while China is the world's major producer of hemp, the United States is the biggest importer and grows the least amount of hemp in the world—ZERO ACRES-- since it is illegal to cultivate hemp in this country, as it is legally indistinguishable from marijuana.

We procure our Organic, Raw Hemp Seeds from Canada. A complete protein, Cannabis sativa contains all 21 known amino acids, including the 9 essential ones adult bodies cannot produce, contain anti-inflammatory properties, and are a delicious addition to salads, smoothies, baked goods, salad dressings, "hemp milk", and the list could go on and on... in this recipe for Hippie Hemp Loaf, hemp shines and adds an earthy element to Give Thanks to this coming Thursday!

Extending Thanks,

Wilderness Poets

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 11/16/2012 10:41 AM | Add Comment

"Pump-It-Up" Pumpkin Seed Milk

Script for November Ringing

Enter: fall

Leaves (crunch, fall down)

Agent JJ: (singing) ♫ Diggin' into Jack-O-Lanterns, scoopin' out the guts, grey day, avoid the ruts... reservin' "squash offal", pairin it with nuts! What fall is all about, ringin' November without a doubt!

Haha. This short feature STARRING, the "offal" of squash....PUMPKIN SEEDS! One of the many gems of fall, these are the heart of this fleshy icon and mascot of the season itself. Wilderness Poets Austrian Pumpkin Seeds pack a unique, fruity flavor that make these mineral rich, forest-green gems shine.

A staple f

ood of the Aztecs and Mayans, pumpkin seeds are packed with protein, are full of Omega 3 EFA's, B Vitamins, and minerals (especially zinc, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese)-- they even contain L-tryptophan, which is naturally converted into serotonin, which assists in prime snoozing through the night!

They also make a divine, slightly tinted green... PUMPKIN SEED MILK

!

BANANA PUMPKIN SEED "MILK" SHAKE:

Blend 1 cup Pumpkin Seed Milk with 1 frozen banana and 1 Tbsp. Hemp Seeds... for a thick, creamy, delicious treat!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 11/9/2012 10:16 AM | Add Comment

Coconut Chia "Tapioca" Pudding

This month, we're celebrating the glorious bodybuilders of the Superfood World.....SEEDS! Think of the potential embodied in a single seed..... embedded with the genetic code and the nutrients, "the noots", it needs to survive its (singular) infant-ry, it must battle severe weather conditions in the competition for survival. That is some serious life potency!

The noots shoot the roots! Through incorporating seeds into our daily lives, we can harness this vibrant energy, growing as individuals and contributing to our community and welfare of our planet. Feel rooted this winter by embracing seeds---the strength to power you through the dark days, keeping your soul as strong as the plant muscles behind the seed's spirit.

Today, I bring you..the famous.. Coconut Chia "Tapioca" Pudding. Super easy recipe---just mix ingredients in a jar and shake! This pudding is SO delicious, and is reminiscent of coconut ice cream..on the beach....sitting underneath a palm tree...in a hammock...OKAY, ENOUGH!

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 11/4/2012 6:53 PM | Add Comment

today: Edible Hemisphere is born!

Today is a momentous day in earthly history. From the moss-studded forest of the Pacific Northwest, emerges... EDIBLE HEMISPHERE! The leaves are changing colors, quilting the hills with a blanket of fall fire, inspiring something new to the Wilderness Poets bounty. Edible Hemisphere is a wild environment--interactive, dynamic, and forever spinning a-new. An ongoing conversation between all the forces within. There will be a flow of rhymes, recipes, musings, featured blogs, articles, and whatever the stream o' life sends down river to this hemisphere!

Most importantly, Edible Hemisphere, "Eddy Hemmy", is a way for us to CONNECT! An environment is constantly evolving, is interconnected, and inseparable, as are we without you.... let's swap recipes, thoughts, stories...together, we can INSPIRE HEALTH.

Meet the Wilderness Poet behind the scenes....

Powered by Hazelnut Hempseed Butter, Agent JJ will be the roots in the soil of Edible Hemisphere. A passionate advocate of sustainable agriculture and lifelong seeker of high quality, nourishing food, she recently graduated with a degree in Agroecology from Western Washington University. One can usually find her wandering and wondering around the woods, seeking wild edibles...in her foraging eyes, chanterelle mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, and thimbleberries are the gems of the forest's dense, diverse, magical jewelry box.

P.S. Sign up for our newslettter to receive exclusive discounts..... this month we are featuring Chia Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, and Hempseeds!

With Love and positive vibes,

Wilderness Poets

Posted by Wilderness Poets at 11/3/2012 9:13 AM | Add Comment

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