7 Layer Taco Dip

Serves 8-10 Ingredients: Refried Beans *Be sure they say vegetarian on them or they will have lard. Black beans Fabulous Walnut Taco meat * Recipe Below Spicy Sour Cream –See recipe below* and mix in cumin, chili powder, and red pepper. Guacamole Lettuce and Onion Tomatoes topped with chives Instructions: Layer each ingredient one on … Continued

January Detox: Lemon Detox Tea

Makes 4 cups Ingredients: 4 cups              filtered water 1 whole           cucumber, sliced and pealed (can save peals) 1-2                   lemons, juiced 1 bunch           parsley, or for a more intense detox, try cilantro 1 tsp                fresh grated ginger (optional)         dash of cayenne, ground Instructions: Peal and slice the cucumber and place in … Continued

January Detox: Quinoa Cucumber Salad

Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 1 cup               quinoa 2 cup               water/vegetable broth 1 medium        cucumber, sliced and diced ¼ cup              green onion, sliced ¼ cup              chopped parsley 2                      garlic cloves, pressed ½ cup              cherry tomatoes, halved ½ tsp               ginger, freshly ground ¼ cup              olive oil 2 tbsp              apple cider vinegar   Instructions: Bring water and quinoa to … Continued

January Detox: Grapefruit Detox Salad

Serves 3-4 Ingredients: 2                      Grapefruits, segmented (or Blood Orange if trying to avoid grapefruit) 1                      avocado, diced ½ c                  asparagus, cut 1 inch pieces ½ c                  purple cabbage, shredded 2 c                   Kale, chopped small 1 ½ pounds     parsnip, peeled ½ c                  parsley, fresh, chopped Dressing: 3 tbsp              olive oil 1 tbsp              … Continued

January Detox: Magic Mineral Broth

From: One Bite at a Time by Rebecca Katz This broth alone can keep people going, especially when they don’t feel like eating. This broth is high in potassium and numerous trace minerals that are often depleted by cancer therapy. Sipping this nutrient-rich stock is like giving your body an internal spa treatment.  Drink it … Continued

Butternut Squash, 3 Ways

Roasted Butternut Squash Salad Serves 6-8 Ingredients:                                              1 butternut squash, peeled and 3/4 inch diced evoo (extra virgin olive oil) 1 T. pure maple syrup Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 … Continued

Fig and Olive Tapenade

Ingredients: 1 cup dried mission figs, quartered 1 cup pitted kalamata olives Juice and zest of 1 lemon 1 tsp dried rosemary 1 tsp dried thyme 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil Instructions: In small saucepan, simmer quartered figs in water until tender, 10-20 minutes.  Drain. In food processor, add figs, … Continued

Farro and Winter Vegetable Soup

Ingredients: 1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 medium carrots, peeled and diced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 cup dry farro 14.5 oz (1 can) crushed tomato 32 oz vegetable broth 2 bay leaves 3 sprigs fresh rosemary 3 sprigs fresh thyme 15 oz … Continued

Maple Pecan Bars

Ingredients: Crust: 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 2 ½ TBSP maple syrup ¼ cup olive oil ½ tsp salt Water as needed, approximately 3/4 cup Filling: ¼ cup maple syrup ¼ cup vegan butter 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 TBSP ground flaxseeds 1 TBSP chia seeds 1 tsp cornstarch 3 TBSP unsweetened almond milk … Continued

Holiday Overeating and Weight Gain

It’s been suspected for quite some time that minor weight gain over the holidays is one of the root causes of the obesity problem in the US, and may even be responsible for the slow increase in weight that most American adults experience as they grow older. Surveys of Americans find that most of us … Continued

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