Tabbouli is such a great salad and is so good for you. Instead of bulgar wheat I use couscous or quinoa. add parsley, lemon, onion, tomato, olive oil, pepper, sea salt. Parsley is so good for your digestive system along with the lemon. I love it so much I could eat it every day!

Don't forget to get enough greens in your diet. Especially during the winter months even when you don't feel like it.:) Your body will thank you for it. If you are watching your sugar intake for a salad dressing use apple cider vinegar and olive oil or hemp seed oil and lemon. Then mix in spices like cumin, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, garlic, and curry. It has so much flavor and it's healthy!

This juicing recipe is good for detoxing. all you need is carrots, celery, lemon, parsley, ginger, and serrano pepper. You can also put apples in the mix too. Do this several times a week or if you have a chronic illness do every day. My body feels a lot better when I'm juicing.:)

Sweet Tooth Without The Guilt

Crystal's Quinoa Dreams

Made my famous quinoa cookies the other night for some friends and they loved them! No guilt because their is no sugar and gluten-free too! Try them for yourself!

1/2 cup          Brown Rice Syrup or Raw Blue Agave
1/3 cup          Coconut Crystals
1/2 cup          Coconut Butter
1/2 tsp           Vanilla
1-2                 Eggs(optional)
1/2 cup          Almond Meal Flour (can substitute other gluten free flours instead of tapioca or almond meal like all purpose baking flour, or Sorghum flour which is a sweet white flour) Just use 1 cup total of flours.
1/2 cup          Tapioca Flour
3/4 cup          Quinoa Flakes
1 tsp              Baking Soda
1/4 tsp           Salt
1/2 cup          Raw Walnuts( or other nuts)
1/2 cup          Organic Raisins(optional)
(can add goji berries if you like too!)
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat brown rice syrup, coconut crystals, coconut butter, and vanilla in medium bowl until creamy. 1-2 eggs added for creamier mix which creates flatter, bigger cookies. Combine Almond Meal Flour, Tapioca Flour, Quinoa Flakes, Baking Soda and salt in small bowl. Add to mixture and beat until well blended. Then add nuts and raisins. Drop rounded balls on lightly greased cookie sheet.   Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool one min before removing from cookie sheet. Yields over 1 dozen cookies. Everyone who tries these cookies always asks for the recipe!:)

So Good! Try Persimmon fruit Today!

Persimmon Fruit Nutrition Facts

This fruit is sweet and delicious and rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. The Persimmon fruit a native of China spread to Japan and then to California. Persimmon trees have to types. An astringent and non-astringent.
Nutrition Facts:
1. Fruit is low in calories and rich source of fiber.
2. Full of antioxidants like gallocatechins and even has an anti-tumor compound called betulinic Acid.
3. Its anti-inflammatory
4. Antioxidant compounds like vitamin C, vitamin A, Beta Carotene, and lycopene.
5. Filled with B Complex, B-6, healthy minerals like potassium, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.

You can prepare this several ways. You can eat raw like an apple. (It's so sweet and delicious)
Or you can eat dried or cooked. You can use this fruit in cookies, cakes, puddings, on top of oatmeal, cereals, salads, and of course desserts. So try something new today that is delicious and healthy into your eating. you will not be disappointed.

How much fish should I eat? Doesn't Fish Contain Mercury?

 Fresh Tuna Steak cooked in olive oil with pepper steak seasoning and grilled onions to garnish.

Fresh Atlantic Salmon coated with raw honey and lemon pepper.

Fish and shellfish contain high-quality protein and other essential nutrients, are low in saturated fat, and contain omega-3 fatty acids. However, nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of mercury. Women who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant should not eat fish containing high levels of mercury. Do not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury. You can eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish that are lower in mercury. These being salmon, canned light tuna, pollock, and catfish. I personally love Atlantic salmon. Tuna steak I love to eat too,  but limit this to once every few weeks or once per month. And if you don't like fish or don't eat enough of it, pick up a odorless omega-3 fish oil supplement to take daily. This also helps with your digestion.  I take EPA-DHA Meg-3 Balance. (all mercury is removed) by Jarrow Formulas. And if you live near the ocean take advantage of it!:)

The Best Meat Ball Soup

Since the evenings have been chilly out, I made the best meatball soup ever last night! I had already grilled up some meatballs with my leftover grass-fed hamburger meat so I already had that part done. Get a big pot and pour 1 can Beef Broth. Then add big can diced tomatoes. Add 1 cup of pasta sauce(any kind). Then sprinkle good amount of thyme, basil, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Dice up carrots(cut thin), celery, green beans and then throw your meat balls in. This soup had so much flavor and zest! It is one of my new favorites. (And my husbands too!)