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PASTA e FAGIOLI

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pasta

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked Organic Great Northern beans
  • *My Grandmother always used dried Great Northern beans. Soak the beans overnight. The next day she would then cover the beans with water, throw in a whole stalk of celery and fresh rosemary (I used 3 – 2 inch sprigs), cover the pot with a lid, and cook until tender (about an hour). If the water evaporates, add more water. You can use some of the bean stock as your broth. If you want use canned beans.
  • 1 cup chopped organic onion
  • 1 cup diced organic celery
  • 1 whole bulb of organic roasted garlic (You can roast this ahead of time.)
  • 1/4 cup organic olive oil
  • 3 cups of organic broth
  • 3 cups diced fresh organic tomatoes
  • Fresh organic Basil
  • Fresh organic Rosemary
  • 2 tablespoons organic lemon juice
  • Gluten Free Organic Pasta (Jovial. Thrive Market, Vitacost, Amazon)

Directions

Sautée the onions and celery in 1/8 cup of olive oil.
Add 3 cups broth, Cooked Great Northern Beans, chopped tomato, and fresh rosemary.  Simmer 20 minutes.

In the 1/8 cup olive oil add lemon juice. After removing the garlic from the bulb, mash it into the oil.

Add cooked pasta. (Leave the pasta on the el dente side) and the mashed garlic oil mixture to the soup.
Garnish with the fresh Basil.

RAW ZUCCHINI BARS

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Crust

  • 1 1/4 cup finely ground organic walnuts
  • 3 tbs. organic ground flax meal
  • 1 tablespoon Organic butter flavored coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp organic ground cinnamon

Mix all ingredients together well, especially paying attention to the coconut butter so there are no chunks. Pat down firmly into a square baking dish. (I used the Pampered Chef stone, square pan). You can use a piece of parchment paper to pat down the crust.

Filling

  • 2 cups grated zucchini (squeeze some of the liquid out).
  • 8 organic dates no pits!
  • 1/2 cup finely ground organic raw pecans
  • 1/2 cup finely ground raw organic pumpkin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Simply Organic cinnamon
  • 3 tbs. raw organic almond butter
  • 1 cup chopped dried apricots (my favorite Made in Nature).
  • 1 vanilla bean (slit the bean down the middle and scrape out the black seeds).
  • 1 tsp Simply Organic lemon flavor

Grind up the dates to make a paste. Mix in lemon flavor. Add all the rest of the ingredients. Spread on top of the crust in the square baking pan. Keep these bars in the freezer.

They will cut better and will never freeze solid because of all the nut oils.

Creating The Perfect Yoga Practice or A Perfect Morning Ritual

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*Put yourself in a happy joyous mood. Get your favorite essential oil diffuser going with some Young Living Joy, Bergamot, and Orange essential oils. Produce magnetic energy bringing joy to the heart, mind, and soul with a few drops of Joy essential oil in the diffuser. Add Bergamot essential oil to release anxiety and become uplifted. Boost your immunity and relax with Orange essential oil.

*In order to boost your energy and keep your endurance up during practice and during the day do a couple of ounces of the super anti-oxidant drink, NingXia Red.

*Rub down all your major muscle groups with some drops of Young Living Cypress which you have added to a carrier oil. This will help relax all those muscles for an even more effective practice. Cypress will also help ground you, calm you, and soothe any anger you may be holding.

*Put a drop of Young Living Lavender oil under your nose to help keep your balance steady. This will especially be helpful during any balance poses. Lavender not only is balancing physically it is also emotionally balancing.  It is documented to improve concentration and mental acuity. It will calm and relax.

*Find the physical and mental strength you need for the perfect practice with a few drops of Frankincense on your chest and neck. This will also increase spiritual awareness, promote meditation, and uplift your spirits. Take it to the next level!

*Keep focused and help attention performance with some Young Living Peppermint on the back of your neck. This will not only open your sinuses but it may purify and stimulate the conscious mind.

*Before you begin, balance your energy with Young Living Valor essential oil.
Put a few drops in the palm of each hand. To release the energy in the oil, take your index finger and circle your finger clockwise, stirring the oil in the palm of your hand three times. Now, take each hand and hold on to the bottom of each foot. You will be holding left hand to left foot and right hand to right foot. Hold each hand in the arch of each foot. This will take no more than five minutes to balance. You usually will feel a pulse sensation when it is balanced.

*Keep the lavender close at hand to apply another drop under your nose if you do the alternate nose breathing exercise, Nadi Shodhana.

Ref. Essential Oils pocket reference

Serious Detox-Bath with Young Living Essential Oils

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The most amazing bath recipe given to me by a friend, I added the essential oils. It has healing salts and valuable essential oil essences that can be an experience better than the sea. The aroma alone, as you close your eyes, while wrapped in the heat of the water will bring about bliss. If the tub has sauna jets turn them on to allow all the salt to penetrate every bit of your sinuses. Just breathe, bathing the sinuses with the healing salts and essential oils. As you are laying back, eyes closed, breathing, take the ginger wrapped in cheese cloth, squeeze repeatedly. This will help release tension and give each hand a nice bit of exercise they truly deserve.

*This is a detox-bath that should be done twice a week for 4 weeks.
*The bath should be as hot as you can take.
*Soak in the hot bath for 20 minutes.

Ingredients for Detox-Bath:
*3#s canning salt (I bought mine on Amazon).
*3#s baking soda,
*2 tbs. fresh ground ginger wrapped in a piece of cheese cloth
*1 cup of Epsom salt to add essential oils.

In the cup with the Epsom salt add the essential oils. Mix them in.
Add all the ingredients above to the hot bath water. Get in and soak for 20 minutes.

***Just up for a simple mineral bath soak reduce the ingredients to:
*1 cup each canning salt, baking soda and Epsom salt.
* add the essential oil to the Epsom salt, never directly into the water.

Recipes for adding essential oils:
*Sore Muscles:
5 drops each Young Living Cypress, Wintergreen, and Lavender.
*Aches and Pains:
5 drops each Young Living Peppermint, Marjoram, Copaiba.
*Cramping Muscles:
5 drops each Young Living Lemongrass, Peppermint, Rosemary.
If you are experiencing any kind of inflammation always add Copaiba.
*Skin Conditions –
*Dry Skin:
10 drops Young Living Lavender and 5 drops Geranium.
*Eczema:
5 drops each Young Living Lavender, Melaleuca (tea tree), Thyme.
*Itching or Rashes:
5 drops each Young Living Peppermint and Melaleuca.
10 drops Young Living Lavender.
*Uptight or Stressed:
15 drops Young Living Peace and Calming or
15 drops Young Living Stress Away.

Most importantly, in wanting to detox your body drink NingXia Red everyday.
This juice, made out of wolf berries, essential oils and other berries is a tremendously high anti-oxidant. It can help remove the free radicals from our bodies which can destroy our cells, lead to disease and play havoc with our bodies. I have experienced this drink aiding in my improved immune system, energy, youthfulness and a general feeling of GREAT.

Liver Flush

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This provides support for the organs to perform their functions,
Enzyme support (Designed to move digestive system to an alkaline environment)
This is a four day program.

To get started you will need:

  • 2 oranges – peeled
  • 1/2 grapefruit – peeled
  • 1/2 lemon – peeled
  • 1 1/2 – 2 inches of ginger root – peeled
  • 1/2 tablespoon of whole cloves
  • 1 tablespoon of pure maple syrup
  • 1 – clove of peeled garlic
  • 3 strands of parsley
  • 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 2 oz. of water

*Blend for 2 minutes
*Strain out all the pulp
*Place back in the blender
*Add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
*Blend for an additional 40 seconds
***Makes 10-14 oz.

Instructions:
*Upon waking, brush your teeth.
*Drink 8 oz. of water.
*Make your liver flush and drink it all at once.

DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FOR THE ENTIRE FOUR DAYS:
No Fried Foods
No Alcohol
No Caffeine
No Dairy Products

The liver is the main organ responsible for detoxification in the body. The liver flush cleanse supports the liver and gall bladder and enzyme support; thus to prevent illness associated with toxic accumulation.
www.Thecleanse.com

BRAD LIKED THIS STIR FRIED QUINOA

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quinoastirfry

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked Quinoa
  • 1 cup finely chopped organic onion of choice
  • 2 large organic garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 tbs. Organic Wheat Free Tamari
  • 10 oz. Organic shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 cubed organic zucchini
  • 1 cut up stalk of organic baby Bok Choy
  • 1 cup shredded organic carrots
  • 1/2 cup slivered organic almond
  • 1/4 cup organic broth
  • 1 tablespoon organic lemon juice
  • Organic olive oil to stir fry.

Directions

Pour Olive oil in a wok or frying pan. Add the onion and garlic. Sautée until softened. Add the rest of the veggies. Stir fry adding the broth and lemon juice. Cook the veggies slightly, keeping them on the crisp side. Add the 2 cups of quinoa, almonds and the Tamari. Mix well, add a little more broth if too dry.