See how easy (and quick) you can make almond flour at home, in this new episode of Ligia’s Kitchen! Almond flour is a great (and healthier) substitute for wheat flour. It’s used in the raw food diet as well as the gluten-free diet. You can use it for bread, cakes, cookies and even milk!

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Released 1/18/12

Enjoy!

Thoughts

A Squirrel on Our Balcony

Back when we lived in DC, squirrels used to come onto our balcony all the time. Our building was in a park and it was full of them. When you think squirrels you normally think “Oh, how cute!” but I’d beg to differ. They were cute from a distance. When they dug in your flowerpots and sometimes overturned them, or they investigated anything and everything on your balcony, spilling the contents of whatever they found, they were no longer cute. And they were vicious little critters, too. When cornered they made these really, really nasty sounds and were ready to claw and bite you. So yeah, not so cute.

Now that I’ve ruined squirrels for you, enjoy this video I shot of one of them being cute on our balcony (after it knocked over some flower seeds and started eating them).

Adorable, aren’t they? 😉

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Presenting episode 25 of our show: a wonderful little recipe for raw sour cherry cookies — one of Ligia’s original recipes, naturally!

The recipe is as follows:

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp psyllium
  • 2 cups sour cherries
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp coconut butter
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp lemon peels
  • 6 cups almond flour

Watch the video to see how the ingredients are combined and I hope you’ll try this recipe at home!

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Released 1/16/12

Places

Gaylord National Hotel’s Musical Water Fountains

We visited the Gaylord National Hotel back in 2008, after it and the National Harbor had just opened. These are two videos I filmed back then. The first is of the hotel’s musical water fountains and the second is of the National Harbor itself.

It’s been almost four years since this, and I still can’t get over that name… Gaylord…

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A Guide To A Good Life

The Bizzarrini 5300 GT and Strada Editions

These two exotic Bizzarrini sports cars were filmed at the same time as the Lamborghini LM002 SUV, at Funktion Auto, with their permission.

They’re really rare and they cost a lot of money. Back in 2008, when I filmed them, I think this 5300 GT cost about $1 million and the price has likely gone up since.

This 5300 Strada was also up for sale at the time, at around $500,000.

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