3 of My Favorite Holiday Recipes

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Sharing 3 of my favorite holiday recipes with you today!

Cinnamon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Enjoy!! Happy Holidays! xxx

20-minute Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

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As the temperatures begin to cool, and flu season quickly approaches I wanted to share my easy chicken noodle soup recipe!


Ingredients:

2 quarts - Low sodium chicken broth

1 bunch of organic celery

1/2 bag of organic baby carrots

1/2 bag of quinoa & brown rice pasta (or any noodle of your choice)

1 lb. organic ground chicken

Turmeric, salt, papper, and garlic to taste


Directions:

In a frying pan cook ground chicken on low heat until it reaches an internal temp of 165°.

In a large pot add both quarts of low sodium chicken broth and bring to a boil.

Wash, trim, and chop celery and carrots - then add to broth.

Once broth is boiling add in pasta, cook for approx 8 minutes (follow cook times for your specific pasta).

Once chicken is fully cooked, add to pot and stir.

Add spices to taste, and cook on low for approx 10 minutes.


Enjoy!!


Two Healthy Halloween Treats

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Halloween treats tend to be loaded with sugar and dozens of unnecessary ingredients, so this year I’m sharing two of my favorite (healthy) halloween treats!

Bonus… your little ones will love making these with you!

TANGERINE PUMPKINS

INGREDIENTS:

  • 5 organic tangerines

  • 2 sticks of organic celery (with leaves)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Peel the tangerine, and remove all of the white inner membrane of the peel that you can.

  2. Wash an dry the celery, then cut into 2 inch narrow pieces.

  3. Place celery inside the peeled tangerines.

  4. Use the celery tops as decor, arrange them on the tangerine to look like pumpkin leaves.

BANANA GHOSTS

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 bananas

  • 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt

  • 12 mini chocolate kisses

  • 6 wood popsicle sticks

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Place wax paper over a baking pan. 

  2. Peel bananas and cut them in half lengthwise.

  3. Insert a popsicle stick into the cut end of each banana, pushing it halfway up.

  4. Place the vanilla yogurt in a bowl. 

  5. Hold the pops by the wooden stick, and roll each banana in the yogurt to fully coat the outside. 

  6. Allow excess to drip back into the bowl.

  7. Add 2 mini chocolate kisses to the top of your ghost (push pointy end of kisses into banana) - this will make the eyes of the ghost.

  8. Lay all bananas on baking pan, and place in the freezer for 3 hours to allow them to fully firm up.

  9. Remove the pops from the freezer, and use a butter knife to remove from the wax paper if needed. 

  10. Serve right away!

How to make easy Japanese soup recipe

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My client shared this recipe with me years ago, and it’s still one of my favorites!

I have made a few modifications to make it Lean and Green Body® approved…but let me tell you it is still packed full of flavor and nutrients! This recipe is perfect for winter months, but is light enough to enjoy in the summer as well.

This is sure to be a crowd pleaser for the whole family!

Japanese Soup Recipe

Ingredients

 64 oz. of low sodium chicken broth, plus 32 oz. water (less or more to taste)

1-2 TBSP Bragg’s liquid aminos

1-2 inches of fresh ginger (or to taste)

1 can of sliced water chestnuts

1 package of fresh of Shitaki mushrooms

1/4 cup of sliced green onions (only the green part)

2-3 handfuls of spinach or bok choy

Mini wontons (optional, avoid if making soup gluten free)

Directions:

Bring broth, liquid aminos and ginger to boil. 

Add water chestnuts and green onions and simmer for about 5-10 min.

Add shiitake mushrooms, wait approximately 2-3 minutes and add dumplings if you are using them.

Add spinach or bok choy (if using bok choy you will need to cook a little longer).

Allow everything to simmer together on low/simmer for approximately 10-15 minutes.

Enjoy!

Honor yourself this week

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The week between Christmas and New Year’s can be such a strange week. Part of you is still in the holiday spirit and ready to celebrate, while the other half is in sweats ready to sleep for 3 days straight.

Whatever you need this week, honor that.

Release the guilt, listen to your intuition, and honor your mind, body and soul.