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We could all us a little clean up, right? I started this blog so I could provide you guys with healthy recipes to help you along your journey of health, but we are not perfect. The idea is to eat innately as much as possible but we are human and that doesn’t always happen…insert a CLEANSE!! Not only can our body become toxic from bad food, but it can also get that way from other environmental toxins as well. Toxins can hang around in your gallbladder and liver. I am constantly amazed at the number of people who have their […]

This is totally easy and super delicious. So nice for a snow day (like today 🙂 1 Tbsp Olive oil 1 Tbsp butter 1 large onion, chopped 2 ribs of celery, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 potato, chopped (optional) 4 cloves of garlic, minced 5 cups of vegetable stock 2 tsp dried thyme 2 bay leaves 1-2 C mushrooms, sliced salt and pepper to taste Heat oil and butter in large pot, add onion and saute over medium heat until soft. Add celery and carrot and saute for 5 more minutes. Add broth, potato, garlic, thyme, bay leaves […]

This is SUPER easy to make! It makes a great snack or it can also be used as a spread on wraps. I like adding some fresh red pepper for a nice flavor, but you can add what ever you would like to spice it up 🙂 Red Pepper Hummus 1 large can (25oz) garbanzo beans 1/2 C olive oil 1/4 tahini (sesame seed butter) 1/4 lemon juice 4-5 garlic cloves 1 red pepper, optional salt and pepper pinch of cayenne, optional Place all ingredients in food processor and process until smooth

So I was really craving some cinnamon rolls…started Googleing (is that an official word yet?? haha), and I found this on you tube.http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=raw+cinnamon+rolls&aq=f Oh man, they came out so yummy. Here is a picture. I thought they looked so pretty!

Give Donna a big hug next time you see her, this was so yummy! She passed this recipe to me and said I had to try it, so I put it together last night and it was delicious! What I love about roasting a chicken is it makes great leftovers and then you can use the carcass to make chicken stock for soups. (I put the whole thing in a big pot of water with some celery, onion, bay leaf, salt & pepper and bring to a boil. I skim off all the ucky stuff on top and then simmer […]

I saw this movie a couple of months ago, along with another movie called Fresh (I highly recommend that one as well). It will change how you think about your food. Check it out!

Denny and I are in Santa Ana, California right now attending some courses for our business, hence the reason I haven’t posted in a while…BUT we having been eating some delicious meals since we’ve been here so I thought I would share 🙂 Okay, so I was going to post some pictures, but it isn’t working so here is a link to the website of this super delicious restaurant called 118 degrees.www.shop118degrees.com Check it out! We ate some stuffed mushrooms, then I had the lasagna, and strawberry cheesecake for desert. What a treat! Everything was so so so good and […]

Speaking of coconut…wowsers these are fabulous! I used the same ingredients that are in the coconut cream pie larabars and they turned out pretty good. The portions aren’t exact so you might need to play around with it to get the bar consistency. Yum yum, go coconuts! Mandy’s Version of Coconut Cream Pie Bars 1 1/2 C Almonds, unsoaked1/2 C Cashews, unsoaked1 C shredded coconut6 pitted dates3-4 Tbsp coconut oil Process nuts in food processor then add remaining ingredients until it all sticks together. Pat into an 8×8 pyrex pan and refrigerate to firm up bars. Enjoy!

Many of the recipes on this blog call for coconut oil. It has been a running joke that I am half-coconut. I absolutely LOVE it in all forms…shredded, flakes, milk, young coconuts, mature coconuts, coconut oil, coconut water…you name it, if it comes from a coconut I’ll eat it 🙂We buy coconut oil in bulk from http://www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com/They have a great website with lots of good information so check it out!