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Pumpkin Coconut Soup...seriously AMAZING!

I really surprised myself how a little bit of coconut milk and cayenne pepper can brighten up this soup-it was realllllly delish!
I started with oil in a stock pot, added chopped garlic, chopped celery,chopped carrots and green onions and cooked until fragrant-don't burn the garlic! Add stock or water and use hand blender to puree until smooth. Add 1 cup of pumpkin puree, more stock or water, some herbamare and dash of black pepper. Add 1/4 cup of coconut milk and some cayenne pepper and let simmer for 20 minutes! Serve with brie and toasted hazelnut and raisin bread-a perfect lunch!

Veggie Burger...not only for Vegetarians!

So I decided to try one of these vegiie burgers to see how they taste. The nutritional value is great on these...no additives, fillers etc all natural. Now they don't taste like a beef burger, if that's what you are going for forget this, but if you want to eat something light and healthy and still get the hamburger feel with the bun and all the fixings then it will be a great meal! I feel good eating this way sometimes, I make sweet potatoe fries and it's a party!!

Quinoa...grain of the Goddess!!

This is my favorite quinoa w/ raw vegetable dish or salad.

Rinse the quinoa in warm water for about 15 minutes and then rinse and strain. Boil 2 cups of water for 3/4 cup quinoa, add quinoa and reduce heat on low and close lid and let cook about 15 minutes.

Cut up some veggies:

Red peppers, green onions,celery,mushrooms and zucchini...whatever you have will do.

I add fresh parsley, garlic, herbamare, olive oil.

As a salad just add lemon juice!

Sweeeeet Potatoe

This little sweet potatoe is filled with Vitamin A and C, maganese,fibre and beta carotene. They contain antioxidants and are anti-infammatory.

This is baked in the oven for about 1 hour, you can add a bit of butter and cinnamon, and nutmeg or 5 spice mix which is my new favorite!

Inside out pasta shells

Sometimes you don't have the time to stuff every jumbo pasta shell witha spinach and cheese mixture so this is an easy dish with all the great stuff!

Small pasta shells

2 cups spinach leaves chopped and steamed

tomato sauce (olive oil, garlic,salt....however you like it)

ricotta cheese (some nutmeg mixed in)

parmesan cheese

Cook the pasta, steam the spinach and add the spinach with tomato sauce-sprinkle some parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Eggplant stack

So simple but so flavorful!

Slice eggplants into rounds, place on tray sprayed with Pam and roast until tender-sprinkle some herbamare,oregano and garlic salt. I use fresh tomato sauce(season as you wish), spinach leaves and feta or any cheese you like. Make your stack and just heat up in oven for a minute to warm up-so elegant!