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Overnight Oats for Breakfast

Overnight Oats for Breakfast Makes 5 servings I love this recipe because there is no cooking involved! Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups rolled oats 5 teaspoons chia seeds 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon (you can add other spices too if you like ginger, pumpkin spice, nutmeg, vanilla, almond extract, etc) 5 teaspoons maple syrup 5 tablespoons raisins or cranberries (or 5 cups of fresh or frozen fruit like peaches or blueberries, or 2.5 bananas) 5 tablespoons sliced almonds2 1/2 cups almond or flax milk (save for each night before) Directions: Set up your 5 empty 8-ounce mason jar (or any jars for that matter) Divide all the ingredients except for the milk between the five jars. Each jar will have: 1/2 cup oats, 1 teaspoon chia seeds, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon raisins, and 1 tablespoon sliced almonds. If you want it to look pretty, layer the ingredients in the jars. Screw on the lids securely and store in the fridge or leave out until yo...

Roasted Broccoli with Garlic

Roasted Broccoli with Garlic Ingredients: 3  12 oz bags of precut broccoli or 3 heads of broccoli, cut into smallish sized pieces, rinsed and drained 6 cloves of garlic, diced or sliced 4 TBSP of olive oil salt and pepper to taste Optional : add some crushed chili flakes for a little kick Directions: Preheat oven to 450F Line baking sheet or baking dish with parchment or silicone sheet Toss the broccoli florets with the olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper (and pepper flakes if using) in a bowl until evenly coated. Put in a single layer on a baking sheet. Spread them out and then roast, without stirring, until the edges are crispy and the stems are crisp tender, about 20 minutes.

Roasted Butternut Squash

Roasted Butternut Squash Ingredients: 3 bags of butternut squash at 12 oz each (buy pre-peeled and precut to save time), if not, peel and cut yourself 1 butternut squash (seeds removed) into 1 inch pieces and use 2 TBSP of oil instead of 4 and use 2 cloves of garlic instead of 4) 4 tablespoons of olive oil or coconut oil 4 cloves of garlic minced (add more if you LOVE garlic like me) salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) Line large baking sheet or baking dish with parchment or silicone sheet. Toss butternut squash with olive oil and garlic in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Arrange coated squash in a single layer on a baking sheet. Roast in the preheated oven until squash is tender and lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

Baked Marinated Tempeh

Baked Marinated Tempeh  Makes 1 serving (if making 5 days worth, multiply numbers below by 5) Ingredients: 2 TBSP of apple cider vinegar 1.5 TBSP of Bragg's Liquid Aminos (or Gluten Free Tamari) 1.5 tsp sesame oil 1.5 tsp 100% pure organic maple syrup or agave 1/2 clove garlic chopped 4 oz. of tempeh, cut int 1/2 inch strips Directions: Combine vinegar, Bragg's Liquid Aminos, oil, maple syrup, and garlic in a small bowl. Mix well. Place marinade in shallow dish. Place tempeh in dish and turn several times to coat well on all sides. Marinate for 1 hour, covered, in fridge, turn once after 30 minutes. You can do this overnight also, and turn in the morning, 30 minutes bofore you cook it Preheat oven to 350 F Bake for 10-15 minutes. Flip tempeh and bake for 10-15 minutes longer, or until golden brown Optional: add some crushed chili flakes and or fresh ground black pepper or a pinch of cayenne to marinade to give it a kick (this makes one serving) ...

Shopping List for Clean Eating Week

Shopping List for Week of Clean Eating Here's the list for foods to cook for 5 days of our upcoming week This is for 1 person for 3 meals per day plus snacks, calorie bracket is 1500-1800 calories (vegan and vegetarian friendly) shopping list!! VEGGIES/FRUITS/NUTS broccoli or cauliflower 2 heads or 3 bags of prechopped (5 cups) butternut squash 5 cups or 3 bags prechopped garlic 2 heads (for tempeh, roasted veggies, and stir fry) fruit (blueberries/bananas/grapes/raisins (5 tablespoons of organic raisins) or 1 cup of fruit for 5 days worth to put in over night oats and 5 days worth to snack on (2 cup for snacks each day, or 1 cup of fruit and a small apple or half a banana per day) baby carrots (50 baby carrots to eat with hummus for snacks) 2 red onion  preshredded carrots celery (1 bunch) bell peppers (3 medium) (organic preferably since they are on the dirty dozen list) ginger root (1 small) OR ginger powder for stir fry almonds or favorite seed or seed butte...

Snow Pea Leaves Saute

So many of you have asked for the recipe for the Snow Pea Leaves Saute, so here it is: Snow Pea Leaves Saute Serves 4 1 pound of Snow Pea Leaves 1 pinch of sea salt 2 handfuls of shitake mushrooms (can buy at Central Market in fresh produce section www.centralmarket.com ) 2 cloves of garlic, smashed, skin removed, then finely minced 1 tsp of finely minced fresh ginger root, skin on is ok (can buy at Central Market, Whole Foods, Natural Grocers, or Kroger) 1 tsp of organic virgin coconut oil (can buy at Trader Joe’s and most grocery stores and Costco) 1 heaping tsp of nutritional yeast flakes (can buy at Natural Grocers or Whole Foods in bulk section) 1 tsp of Bragg’s Liquid Aminos or less depending on your taste (Natural Grocers, and most natural food stores) 1 tsp of tapioca starch (can buy at Asian grocery stores and/or online) 2 TBSP of coconut water or plain water (Costco and Whole Foods) Fresh ground black pepper to taste Large bowl or pot of ice cold water wi...