Thursday, January 26, 2012

Sweet And Spicy Vegetable Lentil Soup

 Here's the ingredients you need:

~Serves 2~
4 cups no salt added vegetable stock
1/2 cup lentils
2 stocks celery diced
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1/4 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 can no salt added fire roasted diced tomatoes
pinch of black pepper, red pepper flakes, and all purpose seasoning
Handful of spinach to top.
 These are the spices I used.
 Saute onion, carrots, celery and garlic in the sauce pan until just browned. Add in can of diced tomatoes, lentils, and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour or until the lentils have softened.
When the soup is finished, top with spinach and enjoy!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

A Very Berry Morning To You



1 C. kale
1 Organic apple
1 banana
1 C. Frozen berries(strawberries, cherries, raspberries,& blueberries)
1 C. Almond milk
1 T. Ground flaxseeds
1 T. Chia seeds
Handful of ice cubes

Put all ingredients into your blender and blend away!

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Roasted Butternut Squash the Competition Soup

1 medium butternut squash
2 Organic apples
1 Organic medium onion
1 C almond milk
1/2 C low sodium vegetable broth
2 cloves garlic
2 T olive oil
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Pinch salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Chop squash, apples, onions, and garlic into 1 inch pieces and place on baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over vegetables and season with cayenne, salt and pepper. Mix together with your clean hands and roast in the oven for 45 minutes or until fork tender. Once the veggies are tender, place in your favorite blender(Vitamix) and slowly add almond milk and vegetable broth and blend until smooth. once smooth, gently heat soup back up to temp in a saucepan. Do a taste test and check for seasonings. When soup is ready to eat, garnish with kale and another pinch of cayenne pepper. Enjoy!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Breakfast Smoothie

Set yourself up for success with this smoothie!
Full of  vibrant color and fiber.



1/2 C. Organic raw spinach
1/2 C. Organic chopped romaine lettuce
1 Organic pear
1 Organic apple
1/2 C. Sliced cucumber
1 C. Coconut water
2 T. Organic ground flaxseeds
2 T. Organic chia seeds
Handful of ice cubes.
Blend up in your favorite blender and enjoy!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Holy No Cow Hot Chocolate!

This recipe is delicious and packed with antioxidants!

Servings~1 (just double if making for 2)

2 C*. Unsweetened Almond Milk
2 T*. Raw Cacao Powder
2 Packets of Stevia

In a saucepan, heat almond milk gently.
Add in raw cacao powder and stevia.
Mix well with whisk until frothy.
Pour into your favorite cup and enjoy!

*Cup
*Tablespoon