Chicory cilantro vegetable juice

1/2 bunch of chicory greens

1/2 bunch of cilantro greens

1/2 lemon

2 celery stalks

1 carrot

1 small beet w/ stems/leaves

3 small radishes w/ stems/roots/leaves

1" knob of ginger root

Juice it up! 

 Bon Apetit! 

Arugula Beets Vegetable Juice

1 bunch arugula

1/2 lemon w/ peel

2 carrots

2 inch knob of ginger root

1 med beet w/ stems and leaves

2 celery stalks 

3 small radishes w/ stems and leaves 

Homemade Chicken Noodle kale soup

2 boned but skinless chicken thighs onced cooked then pull apart with two forks

1 skinless/boneless chicken breast cubed

1 Vidalia onion cubed

4 celery stalks washed julienne

1 potato cubed

1/2 c of spaghetti broken to smaller pieces

1 chicken bouillon 

4 c water

Juice of 1/2 lemon

3 - 4 freshly grated garlic cloves

2 kale leaves washed and chopped into bite size pieces 

Direction

Add all ingredients to a large saucepan an let simmer till chicken and potatoes are done. This usually takes about 20-30 minutes. 

Serve hot. Ladle and plate. May garnish with artisan bread. 

Excellent when feeling yucky. Feel better. 

 Serves  4 - 6 . 

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Lima Bean Kale & Chicken Pottage w/ quinoa and Avocado salad

2 c dried white Lima beans ( set in water over night ) 

4 c water

1 chicken boullion 

3 celery stalks washed/chopped

3 garlic cloves minced

1 tsp bay leaves 

3 large kale leaves washed/stemmed/chopped

1 boneless/skinless chicken breast washed/cubed

Sea salt/black pepper

1/4 tsp ground oregano

1 tbsp bitter orange

1 tbsp pure olive oil

1/2 c quinoa (follow package directions)

1 Florida Green Avocado sliced

1/2 c Red Onion thinly sliced

1/2 c Grape tomato halved

1/2 or 1 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar

Direction 

Follow direction for quinoa and set aside. 

Drain the beans you had in water overnight. Rinse and set aside. 

In a medium saucepan over med/high heat add the rinse Lima beans, 4 c of water, celery, bay leave, tbsp of chicken boullion and 1 c of kale. Boil away and let beans cook till fork tender. 

Because you had the bean sit in water over night they will cook in less time then when not. This should take no more than a hour. 

In a small bowl season chicken breast chunks with sea salt and black pepper.

In the meantime, in a medium non-stick skillet on med/high heat add oil and the chicken chunks searing all sides. Add the bitter orange and stir. Cook for about 3-5 minutes. 

Prep salad

Slice avocado and place in a salad plate with red onion thinly sliced and halved grape tomatoes. Drizzle over the apple cider vinegar, toss  and set aside. 

The last minute or two needed for the pottage add the remaining cup of kale and chicken chunks. 

Stir and serve hot with a spoon of the cooked quinoa. Garnish with fresh avocado salad. 

Yum. Enjoy!

Bon Apetit! 

Fiber One Whole Wheat English Muffin with egg & cheese. Coffee & milk

1 Fiber One Whole wheat English muffin

1 x-large eggland's best egg

1 slice of Weight watchers slice yellow cheese 

Folgers Decaffeinated coffee sleeve

1/2 c of Organic vanilla soy milk

1 tsp of Natural Sugar crystals

Directions

Whisk egg set aside. 

In a non stick skillet pour egg cooking throughly then flip over and cook throughly. 

Meanwhile, fork muffin to pry open and separate. Toast to your desire. Plate the English muffin layer scrabbled egg and slice of cheese. Serve with coffee. 

Heat water in kettle. In a mug empty out the coffee sleeve, 1/2 c of milk of choice, heated water and sweetened. 

Enjoy a delicious breakfast. 

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Italian sausage, Nectarine Roasted Garlic Quinoa and Cauliflower English cucumber and tomato veggies

1 organic Italian sausage

1/2 English seedless cucumber sliced

2 slices of a ripe beefsteak tomato

Fresh black pepper

1 medium size cauliflower floret

1 c organic white quinoa

1/2 tbsp dried parsley (or fresh)

1 tsp of roasted garlic cloves mashed - a roasted a garlic head in the oven for about 

2 c of broth (vegetable or chicken)

1/2 c water

1 med size ripe nectarine chopped

1 tsp olive oil

Used a rice cooker/steamer. 

In the rice cooker add quinoa, broth, oil, nectarine, roasted garlic and parsley. Stir with wooden spoon to mix throughly. Cover and let cook. 

Cauliflower 

Add it to the steamer top area of the rice cooker for steaming veggies. Let steam as the quinoa cooks. 

In a small skillet cook sausage throughly. Might want to add water from time to time to help sear and cooked throughly. This may take 7 up to 12 minutes depending how thick the sausage is. Sear and cook throughly on all sides.  

Veggies 

In a small bowl add tomato slices with the cucumber and crack fresh black pepper. Serve. 

Serve and plate.  

Bon Apetit! 

Cauliflower Chicory Beet Blend Juice

1lb Chicory Green washed

1/2 c cauliflower

1/2 lemon w/ peel (organic)

1 beet peeled

6 beet leaves 

2 inches of ginger root

Half of an English cucumber w/ peel 

Bon Apetit!