Thursday, February 27, 2014

Cleansing Juice Recipe



Lately I've been juicing a lot. I've experimented with a lot of different recipes, but this is the juice that I've been making the most because it has a lot of different great ingredients in it yet the juice still tastes delicious. I've been using the Breville Compact Juice Fountain available for $99 on Amazon. I'd say the juicer has been working fairly well for me, although the pulp could be drier. I'd eventually like to invest in a higher quality juicer, but for the money this one is working great. I'll post some of my other juice recipes, but for now here is my favorite:

Ingredients:

  • 1 beet plus the beet stems
  • 3-5 kale leaves (less if you want it sweeter)
  • a handful of fresh cilantro
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 apples, cut to fit in your juicer
  • 1 lemon, peeled
Directions:
  • Wash ingredients and brush the apples, beet, carrot, and cucumber (This is the brush I use; it's so cute!)
  • Add ingredients to juicer (I usually start with the beet, then the kale and cilantro, then the cucumber and carrot, and end with the apple and lemon. Although, I don't think the order matters). 
  • Enjoy!

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Healthy Valentine's Day Treats






Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! 




1. Superfood Love Smoothie



Ingredients:
  • 1 cup frozen strawberries
  • 2 bananas
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 tablespoon raw maca powder
  • 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder
Directions:
  • Blend all ingredients in a vitamix or blender!



2.  Strawberry Roses



Ingredients:
  • Five strawberries (or however many roses you want)
  • Bamboo Skewers
Directions:
  • Wash strawberries.
  • Starting at the root, cut four slits around the strawberry with a sharp knife to resemble pedals. 
  • Make your next four slits higher up on the strawberry, making sure to make your cuts in between the already cut pedals. 
  • At the very tip of the strawberry, cut a slit and very gently pull it apart slightly. 
  • Gently pull the pedals away from the base of the strawberry to make them more distinct. 
  • Stab stem end of strawberries with the skewers then put in vase of your choice.



3. Berry Kabobs With Dark Chocolate Drizzle





Ingredients:
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Any other berry you want!
  • Bamboo skewers 
  • Dark Chocolate Chips (the higher percentage of cacao the better!)
Directions:
  • Wash all your berries.
  • Cut the stems of the strawberries, then cut them lengthwise. 
  • Slide berries onto kabobs
  • Put chocolate chips in a metal bowl and place on top of pot. Heat until chocolate chips melt (or use microwave with microwave safe bowl).
  • Using a spoon, scoop a little melted chocolate then drizzle over your kabobs. 

4. Watermelon Hearts and Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Bananas




Ingredients:
  • One watermelon
  • One banana
  • About seven strawberries
  • Dark chocolate chips (the higher percentage of cacao the better!)
  • Heart-shaped cookie cutter
Directions:

  • Cut watermelon into about 2" slices, then use cookie cutter to make heart-shaped pieces. 
  • Put chocolate chips in a metal bowl and place on top of pot. Heat until chocolate chips melt (or use microwave with microwave safe bowl).
  • Using a spoon, scoop a little melted chocolate then drizzle over your watermelon.
  • Slice bananas into thin slices; dip into melted chocolate about half way.
  • Keep strawberries whole. Hold strawberry leaves and dip strawberry into melted chocolate. 

Enjoy!






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