Vegan 15 Bean Stew

Use one package of 15 beans, this is so flavorful, no meat needed!

Soak beans overnight, added them to the crockpot, hit start and left it all day. 

Add

  • 1/2 t Himalayan salt
  • 1 t Cajun spice
  • 4T Nutritional Yeast
  • 3T worchestershire sauce (use Braggs Amino Acid of true vegan)
  • 1/4 t (tiny bit) of liquid smoke 
  • 1/3 c chopped dried onion
  • 1/2 t onion powder 
  • 1 can of stewed tomatoes. 

Made some creamed corn jalapeño cornbread to go with it and it was delicious. Even my 5 year old niece ate her whole bowl!

Enjoy!

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Homemade Vegan Whipped Cream

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I made whipped cream the other day. .. all vegan! It’s so simple.

Refrigerate a can of full fat coconut milk,

Scrape the cream into a bowl, user the milk in another recipe or smoothie.

Add:

  • 1t vanilla
  • 1/2 t agave, to taste.

Whip with a mixer. Enjoy!

Yum! I’m doing this on my pumpkin pie (no condensed milk, subbing coconut milk here, too) for thanksgiving.

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Raw Organic Veggie Tortilla Soup

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So the question is…

How do you get your 17 year old to eat spinach, a stock of celery, raw garlic, a carrot and a tomato? Make this:

  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Stalk Celery
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 1 Large Organic Tomato
  • 2 C Hot Water
  • 1 1/2 t Southwest Spice Blend
  • 2 handfuls Organic Spinach
  • 1 Handful Organic Tortilla Chips

Add all ingredients into the Vitamix. Blend on high for 6 minutes or until steaming. For the last minute, pulse in the spinach and the organic tortilla chips. Enjoy!

Now you have a completely raw veggie tortilla soup! All of the enzymes are intact, there are no preservatives. In the time it takes to heat a can of soup you can have this awesome whole food soup instead!

Aren’t you glad you decided to try something new?

I sure am, this is my new staple for my family.

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How do you make a Salad in a Jar?

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So fun!

We had a party doing it! Everybody brings two ingredients and lots of it, then everybody brings their own Mason jars and a dressing of choice and a topping. We set everything up in a buffet, starting with the jars. Next we put in the dressing at the bottom. All of the wet ingredients go at the very bottom, so if you’re doing tuna salad or chicken salad that would go next. Then you put in your ingredients that can get wet, such as black beans, chickpeas or frozen peas. Then you later something on top of that to separate the wet ingredients from the green leafy layer. In this layer we added things like chopped carrots, broccoli, chopped Bell pepper etc.

Next you pack in a bunch of greens, we used power greens with kale and organic spinach. The top layer is things like nuts, sunflower seeds, dried edamame, and packaged crunchy salad toppers. Then you put the lid on!

When you are ready to eat it, you just shake it up!

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

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We made this pumpkin pie smoothie recipe for our smoothie prep party! This will make a big blender full:

  • 2/3 cup canned pumpkin,
  • 1/2 to 1 banana
  • 1/2 t Mexican vanilla
  • 1/2 t Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 1/2 T organic coconut oil
  • 2 to 3 t powdered coconut milk
  • 1 t ground flax seed
  • 1 C ice
  • 3 C Rice Milk
  • 2 handfuls organic spinach, optional but yummy
  • 1/3 C Vanilla Complete Whole Food mix

Blend and enjoy! Top with ground nutmeg

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Mini Ciabatta Roll Sammies

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Mini Vegan Sammies

Ciabatta Rolls or Gluten Free Bread
Avocado
Sprouts
Mushrooms
Tomato
Organic Spinach
Provolone Cheese or Daiya Mozzarella Vegan Cheese
Lemon Pepper
Himalayan Sea Salt
Pepper
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
 
Sautee mushrooms in sea salt and olive oil. Set aside. Toast bread. Add chesse onto bread, top with sauteed mushrooms. May heat 1/2 sammie in pan to soften sprouts and melt cheese.
Add tomato, smash 1/2 of avocado, add to sammie. Top with spinach and lemon pepper.
Enjoy!
Most of my family will add the cheese, tomato and avocado, the rest is a wild card, but great to offer, even if they just take one bite with the sprouts and the mushrooms, at least you are offering up new and different items to expand their tastebuds.
Did you know that it takes about 7-8 attempts/tastes to get a child to even know if they like a new food?
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Hot Latte Addiction, a Healthy Coffee Alternative

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Our new morning coffee is safe to drink while on a cleanse. We love coconut oil and this latte is guilt free and it’s REALLY yummy!
Make it a Mocha latte, a vanilla latte or a Chai Tea latte! See below!
Recipe:
2-3 cups hot water, to taste
2 tsp decaf organic instant coffee or better yet use an Alkaline coffee powder made from the mushroom root! I love Oregano Gold, Black or Ganoderma root powder (available on Amazon)
You can also use Chai Tea, steeped in the hot water.
1 1/2 Tbsp organic coconut oil
1 t Chia Seeds
1/3 C Juice Plus Chocolate or Vanilla Complete whole food powder
Place in blender and mix. .. enjoy!
Peace, Love + Light~
Lisa Ware

 

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