Total making time: 1 hour 

Serves: 5 people - one large pie

Ingredients:
Mashed Potatoes (top layer):
5 russet potatoes
½ cup plain unsweetened almond milk (hemp milk for nut alternative)
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons Himalayan salt (or good sea salt)
½ cup coconut oil or grapeseed oil
3 tablespoons vegan cashew cream cheese (http://www.theearthdiet.org/5/post/2012/11/cashew-cheese.html)

Action:
1. Boil russet potatoes.
2. Mash potatoes and mix in all other ingredients!

Bottom Portion:
Ingredients:
1 yellow onion chopped
2 carrots chopped
3 celery stalks chopped
½ cup peas
1 tomato diced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (thyme, basil, rosemary, oregano, basil, marjoram) 
2 cloves garlic chopped finely
1 cup Portobello mushrooms
1 cup lentils (pre-cooked )

Action:
1. Sauté all ingredients together until thoroughly cooked.
2. Add lentils towards the end.

For Shepherd’s Pie:
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees (ºF) or 204 Celsius. 
2. Put bottom portion in an oven safe dish.
3. Put mashed potato layer on top.
4. Add nutritional yeast as the 'cheese' on top.
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. Enjoy!

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! 

This recipe was created by Keri Vannucci-Olson. 

This recipe is part of © 2013 THE EARTH DIET ™  All Rights Reserved 
 
 
Makes: One smoothie

Ingredients:
2 cups of black berries
1 cup of almond milk (or hemp milk, rice milk)
5 dates (or 1 tablespoon of maple syrup/ raw honey / stevia)

SUGGESTION:
+ ADD 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 
+ ADD 1 tablespoon or more of almond butter!
+ ADD 1/2 cup of ice for more chill!
+ ADD 1/2 a cup of strawberries and/or blueberries!

Action:
1. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth!
2. Drink.

Benefits: 
+ High in VITAMINS especially Vitamin C and Vitamin K
+ Anti-inflammatory
+ High in anti-oxidants
+ Boosts the immune system
+ Aids weight loss
+ Clears the skin and helps improve acne
+ ESSENTIAL MINERALS

This recipe is RAW, VEGAN, gluten free, dairy free, soy free.

This recipe was created by Liana Werner-Gray in New York, March 2013

This recipe is part of © 2013 THE EARTH DIET ™  All Rights Reserved