guacamole!

I went to the Pinecrest Garden's green market this past Sunday. I love this farmer's market! So many organic fruits and veggies. My best pick up was 2 HUGE local Homestead avocados for $3 each. These avocados were for sure about 2 lbs each. Naturally, I made some guac with 'em! Here is a simple recipe for guacamole.

Ingredients
1 large Florida avocado, cubed
2 organic tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup chopped yellow onions (or red)
handful cilantro, chopped
1 tbsp minced garlic
juice of 2 lemons
sea salt, ground pepper
*small* dash of red pepper flakes
Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl add all ingredients, adding spices last.
2. With a masher, mash all ingredients. Mash avocado to your desired amount of creaminess.

And that's it! Sooo yummy.

Happy cooking!
-Kat

Sunday Juice Prep

I have a busy schedule at work and if I don't prepare my meals I PROBABLY will end up eating something that is NOT healthy. So I prepared my juices for tomorrow/Tuesday. All ingredients are organic.

Gala Apple, Italian parsley and 5 carrots

Only made about 8 ounces but this should give you enough energy to skip a morning coffee. It could also be your afternoon pick-me-up.

1/2 grapefruit, 1 Valencia orange, handful of strawberries, 1 peach, 1 celery stalk, 3 carrots, 1 Gala apple.

Breakfast juice.

Pineapple, 2 celery stalks, a bunch of black kale, 1 cup of green grapes, handful of cilantro.

I cut up a pineapple a week ago and froze half of it. I used some of the frozen chunks for this. I follow "Juicing Vegetables" on Facebook and they posted a recipe for a "Kale cleanser". The Kale cleanser included Kale, Pineapple, Celery, Cucumber, and lemon. I've tried it an would definitely recommend. This last juice is kind of similar and is basically what I had in my fridge. 

I have not done a juice fast yet but I do replace some meals with juices. Whenever I start my day out with a juice I feel 100% better than I would if I hadn't. 

Now onto prepare some meals. Happy juicing!

-Kat