Sweet Cauliflower-Apple “Winter Detox” Soup

This soup was another creation to manifest from one of my pantry experiments and it has quickly become a new favorite. I wanted to create a soup that was delicious, warming, easy. On top of that, my mission was to combine several vegetables that:

1. are often overlooked or under-appreciated
2. trigger a gentle yet robust detox response in the body
3. are seasonally appropriate, for winter
4. are ridiculously healthy
5. are scrumptiously delicious

While it looks complicated because of the number of ingredients, I promise you it’ll be one of the easiest recipes you’ve ever prepared. You just throw it all into the largest pot you have and – voila! – delicious soup, enough to freeze extras for a busier, colder day!

Oregano Lamb Chops

This is a favorite recipe among my Delicious Cleanse clients. What is red meat doing on a Cleanse, you may ask? Well, this is no ordinary cleanse. No deprivation or unrealistic juice- or smoothie-based detoxing or dieting here! It’s designed, instead, to help you transition to a way of eating that revolves around natural, whole foods and a sustainable, healthier way of eating that will support your body’s innate healing capabilities and balance.

Vegan Chickpea Stew

I spent this past week with my dear cousin, who is more like my sister, and her lovely family near Vancouver. She spoiled all of us with her delicious cooking. Here’s a recipe of hers that’s perfect for the crisp coolness of the Fall season and which will keep you warm and satisfied throughout the winter months. It is based off of a traditional Turkish recipe with her spin on it.

This stew is a well-rounded option for vegetarians and vegans alike, or if you just want to lay off the meat for a day or two. The chickpeas combined with the grain it’s served on give you a complete range of essential amino acids (proteins), and it tastes great to boot.

Delicious Sunday Smoothie with Orange Peel

I just made what is possibly my best tasting smoothie ever and I wanted to share it with you all before I forget what I did.

Delicious, ridiculously nutritious, and easy…

Sunday Smoothie

Makes enough for 2.

Place in blender in this order:

1.5 cup filtered water
5 heaping TBS of full-fat organic plain yogurt
4 heaping TBS of ground flax seeds
2 tsp spirulina (or you can use liquid chlorophyll)
2 TBS frozen organic cherries (pitted!)
1/4 bag frozen mixed organic berries
2-3 TBS of chopped orange peel
2 small bananas

Then blend away and enjoy!

Napa Cabbage and Black Bean Salad with Savory-Sweet Vinaigrette

Most salads bore me to tears. I’m always looking for interesting combinations, textures, and dressings for my salads. This is a tasty, nutritious, not-boring, generous salad that is gently filling and satisfying. It’s one of the recipes in the Delicious Cleanse.

Serves 1 generously.

Ingredients

For the Salad:

1 – 1.5 cup napa cabbage (about 3-5 of the bigger leaves), with leaves washed, cut into half, then cut into thin strips

1/4 – 1/2 cup carrots, washed, peeled (or not, if organic)- or use a peeler and create thin strips that you can then cut into half length-wise: easy and pretty!

Coconut Yam Soup

This recipe is simple, soothing, warming, and perfect for winter. The healthy fats help lift your mood and support your stress hormones, the intense vitamin A from the yams help strengthen your immune system plus your eyes, for those quiet days spent reading indoors.

3 ingredients. Make it tonight!

Makes about 4-6 servings. You can always freeze extras for another day.

Ingredients

2 large or 4 small yams, peeled & cut in chunks (you can also use sweet potatoes)
1 can coconut milk (regular, not light)
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock, or filtered water – more for consistency if desired
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Roasted Pumpkin Dessert

This is a healthier variation of a favorite seasonal dessert from Turkey. Easy to make, with a beautiful presentation, it can replace traditional pumpkin pie as a more nutritious, lower glycemic dessert with heart-healthy fats from the nuts. It can also take the place of yams or sweet potatoes with marshmallows as a side dish. No refined anything here!

And only 3 ingredients!

Prep Time:  About 15-20 minutes. The better your knife, the less your prep time!
Cook Time:  45-75 minutes
Yield: Depends on the size of the pumpkin. Usually about 12 servings.

Ingredients

Stovetop Poached Wild Salmon with Lemongrass & Herbs

This is another one of those dishes I came up with when I had a bunch of odds and ends in our fridge one night. Since then, it’s become a favorite.

Super easy, delicious, and will give you a punch of anti-inflammatory healthy Omega 3 oils – just make sure to eat the skin and/or the layer touching the skin to get the most of those Omega 3′s.

2 servings
Prep time: 7 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes for simmering poaching liquid, plus 5-8 minutes per inch of thickness of the fish

Ingredients

Stuffed Acorn Squash

This is such a versatile and fun recipe to make, and seasonal and beautiful to boot! A great addition to your Thanksgiving or holiday dinner spread.

Packed full of antioxidants, fiber, and vitamins (A, B, C, E…), as well as an appropriate amount of healthy fats.

Fantastic served with a black bean dish, marinated tempeh, roasted poultry, stir-fried garlic beef, or lamb chops, and a side of your favorite greens or salad.

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

Soaked Oats

An easy, fast, nutritious, and delicious breakfast! No cooking necessary!

Prep Time: 5 minutes or less
Yield: 1 generous serving or 2 smaller servings

Ingredients:
3/4 – 1 cup rolled oats (good) or steel cut oats (better)
1/5 cup dried fruit (such as blueberries, raisins, cranberries, currants, cherries)
1/5 cup ground flax seeds and/or your favorite nuts
Filtered water or your favorite milk / milk alternative, enough to cover the oats by about 1/2 inch

Directions:
1. The night before, place all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Cover.
3. Place in a cool, dry place overnight, ideally in fridge.
4. In the morning, warm with a bit more liquid over the stove or eat at room temperature.

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