by gloortara@gmail.com | Jul 20, 2015 | Recipes, Smoothie
Ingredients:
6 oz. organic vanilla yogurt
4 ripe strawberries (organic please) can use fresh or frozen
½ cup blueberries (organic please) fresh or frozen
1 Tbsp. oat bran or flax meal
4 oz. organic unsweetened cranberry juice
1 Tbsp. raw honey
1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
Ice optional
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Serve in a chilled glass!
by gloortara@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2015 | Entree, Recipes
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups of quinoa
2 ½ cups of water
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
½ cup toasted nuts of your choice
¾ cup of dates, halved
Rind of 1 lemon
Dash of sea salt & black pepper, or cayenne
4 skinless chicken breasts, or 8x200g chicken thighs & bone-in
2 cups of parsley or cilantro
A little olive oil
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. or 200 degrees C.
- Place the quinoa, water, garlic, nuts, dates, lemon peel, salt & pepper in a 38cm x 38cm baking dish and mix to combine.
- Rub the chicken with olive oil, sprinkle with salt & pepper and add to the tray.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the chicken and quinoa are cooked through
- Top with parsley or cilantro.
by gloortara@gmail.com | Jul 7, 2015 | Breakfast, Recipes
Ingredients:
3/4 cup of cooked quinoa
¼ Tsp. baking powder
¼ Tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1 packet stevia (optional)
¼ Tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
Instructions:
- Heat a large skillet (or griddle), sprayed with cooking spray or coated with coconut oil, over medium heat.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients.
- Pour batter onto skillet (or griddle), making 4 pancakes.
- Allow pancakes to cook slowly over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes on the first side, until pancakes are set. Flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Serve with raw honey, nut butter and/or fresh fruit.
by gloortara@gmail.com | Jun 29, 2015 | Recipes, Snack
Ingredients:
4 Tbsp. protein powder (I use plant protein)
½ stevia (optional)
3 Tbsp. coconut oil or coconut butter
1 Tbsp. raw cacao
2 Tbsp. hemp seeds
2 Tbsp. flax meal
2 Tbsp. shredded coconut
¼ Tsp. cinnamon
1/8 Tsp. maca (optional)
Instructions:
Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Stir until ingredients are combined and mixed well. Once they are mixed well, roll into 6 even balls. Serve or store in the fridge. I like to eat them after they have been in the fridge for an hour or so.
by gloortara@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2015 | Recipes
Ingredients:
1 cup of almonds soaked overnight
3 cups of water
A nut milk bag or cheesecloth
Optional:
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2-3 dates – I like Medjool
Few drops of stevia (optional)
I like to add a dash of turmeric or ginger
Instructions:
- Soak the almonds overnight in a bowl of water, so that they are completely covered.
- In the morning strain the liquid.
- Blend together with 3 cups of fresh water in a high speed blender.
- Strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth. Save the almond pulp to use in baking (as almond flour).
- This can be kept for 2-3 days in the fridge.
by gloortara@gmail.com | Jun 18, 2015 | Entree, Recipes
Ingredients:
1 large carrot, finely grated
1 cup kale, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely grated
1 cup onion, finely grated
1 cup lentils, uncooked
¼ cup coconut oil
1 cup almond meal/flour
6 ounces cremini mushrooms, or mushrooms of your choice
2 cloves garlic
4 Tsp. mustard – I like apple cider vinegar but Dijon is fine
1 large egg beaten
Dash salt & pepper
Instructions:
Soak lentils overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour coconut oil in pan along with onions, sauté for 5 minutes then add mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic and kale. Cook for 5 minutes. Add lentils and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add almond meal, mustard, beaten egg and salt & pepper mix together and form patties. Lightly grease baking sheet with coconut oil and add patties. Bake for 25-30 minutes. You can also sauté them. They go nicely with the kale salad.