Inspirational quotes

A lemon a day...

I drink my warm glass of water with fresh squeezed lemon juice ( about 2 tblsp) every morning. I feel cleansed and energized, perfect way to start my morning.

I have read " the beauty detox foods" by Kimberly Snyder and ever since, I have adapted a lot of her recommendations and have added my own touch to my own recipes. 

I highly recommend you do this every morning on an empty stomach. 

Benefits of lemon; 

Namaste

Everyone should acquire some time for themselves. Let it be 5, 10 or 20 minutes to relax, laugh,read a book, watch tv, dance, exercise, or take a bath. 

Try this everyday, take time, just be!!!!

Fresh, fulfilling, fruit salad with yogurt cranberry juice

Great snack

Ingredients

1 cup of blueberries

1 cup raspberries 

1 cup blackberries

1 cup strawberries

1 granny green apple

2 tangerines

1/2 grapefruit

1 banana

1/2 cup of cranberry juice

3-4 spoons of 0%liberte Greek yogurt , vanilla flavor

Directions

Cut fruits as desired to a fruit bowl. Add the cranberry juice and Greek yogurt and mix.

* you can add 1/2 cup of orange juice as well, or 1cup of half juice and half water.

Taco fun for the whole family

Chicken tacos

Ingredients

1package of skinless chicken thighs

1head romaine lettuce

2 stalks of celery

Mozzarella cheese or goat cheese

Plain hummus

1% sour cream package

1 package of taco seasoning

Soft and hard tacos

Note- you can purchase a taco dinner package which comes with tacos, taco sauce and seasoning.

Preparation

Cook chicken

Cut the chicken thighs to thin slice.

In a frying pan add a bit of olive oil, about 2 spoons, and 3 mashed garlic cloves. Let garlic lightly brown. Add chicken, season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and fry for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle talco seasoning powder and let cook for another 10 minutes.

Chop romaine lettuce, celery and add to a serving dish.

Display cheeses, tomato sauce and hummus on individual serving bowls.

*For a healthier taco, use the goat cheese and hummus rather than mozzarella cheese and sour cream.

Now have fun and create your own savory taco. Great for the whole family. Super great for kids, they will love to put there own taco together. 

             " We are big kids now" lol

Vegetable, quinoa soup. Something to warm you up for this cold weather

Ingredients

2 cups of quinoa

A bunch of Swiss chard

A bunch of red Swiss chard

One bag of baby bok choy

2 heads of broccoli  

Half head of cauliflower 

1 cup of spinach

2 stalks if celery 

One small whole garlic head

One onion

4 skinless chicken thighs

Salt and pepper 

A pinch of paprika 

2 tblsp of tomato paste

Directions

Note: Leave broccoli, cawliflower, celery and spinach aside. Chop the broccoli and cawliflower up, thinly slice the stems and celery and put aside.

In a pot bring water to a boil, add garlic, onion, collard greens, bok choy, some broccoli and cawliflower and chicken thighs. Let cook for about 15 minutes.

Once cooked, remove chicken to a plate. Pure the veggies in the soup.

Slice chicken into thin pieces

Add 2 cups of quinoa.

Add chicken to pured soup and all your chopped veggies and spinach. Let cook for another 10-15 minutes until quinoa fully cooked.

Warm and delicious. Perfect for cold weather. Enjoy...

It's so cold outside, -30 without the windshield. Best to stay warm!! A good book, cup of hot tea and a cozy blanket lol

My super quick, easy lunch!

Baby collard greens scrambled eggs

Filling, energizing and so yummy :-)

Ingredients

Olive oil

A cup of mixed baby collard greens

2 eggs

Garlic, salt and pepper to taste

Recipe 

1. In a skillet heat a spoon of olive oil 

2. Add a pint of powder garlic

3. Add baby collard greens and fry at low heat for 2 minutes

3. Break eggs into skillet, season with salt and pepper, stir, cook for another 3 minutes and voilà. 

  

Hi again, here is a simple but healthy meal. I sure loved it, it's such a light, refreshing meal. Hope you try it:-)

Happy new year everyone. I want to begin this new year with a super easy and delicious meal

Fried tuna steak in avocado oil.

Season tuna with garlic powder, salt, pepper and pepper flakes on both sides. Sauté on both sides until golden, about 4 minutes on each side.

White rice - slow cooker, I usually sauté a garlic clove in olive oil than add a cube of chicken stock, add rice, stir and add water.

Salad- mix any greens you like, season with salt and pepper, olive oil and vinegar.

Enjoy, the tuna is super tender and so juicy.

I paired this dish with a Pinot noir from Argentina.