Taco Dinner

As I mentioned in my first blog entry, my dinner typically consists of a huge salad with some cooked food. Last night I pulled together an amazing taco dinner that was enjoyed by my boyfriend, his brother, and myself. It was sooooo gooood. We topped Food for Life Sprouted Corn Tortillas with lentils, tomatoes, yellow capsicum, avocado, cilantro, stir fried (in water, not oil!) zucchini and mushrooms, lemon, and salsa. Oww Oww!! We did 'build your own' style and feasted like chow monkeys.

Zucchini/mushroom stir fry, avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, yellow bell pepper (capsicum)

Ready to eat taco and salad

I am really excited to talk about the salad because I created a simple dressing recipe the other day that I think I will be using most of the time now. Getting a good dressing always seems to be a little tricky for me, but this one is perfect. This is the recipe for about a half pound to 3/4lb of salad greens and a whole chopped cucumber. 

- 1/2 or 1 lemon juiced

- as much cilantro as you wish

- tbsp of low sodium Tamari

- 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast

And that's it! So fresh, so easy, so perfect.

Orange, Spinach, Basil Smoothie

This is one of my faaaavorite things to wake up with. Unfortunately, I can't take the credit for this one. This simple recipe I got from Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram. Kristina owns the Rawfully Organic Co-op in Houston, TX. She has an amazing story about how she became raw and a great Youtube channel where she talks all about health, raw foods, and shares her recipes. You can check her out at http://rawfullyorganic.com/ and http://fullyraw.com/.

This recipe is quick and easy. You only need 3 ingredients:

-7 to 10 oranges
- a handful of organic spinach
- basil

A variety of organic oranges

Spinach from the local farmers market

Fresh Basil

First, I juiced all of my oranges, strained the juice (or not if you want some pulp), and poured it into my VitaMix or some other good quality blender that will blend everything smoothly. Then, I threw in a handful of spinach and a chunk of basil leaves, and blended until smooth. MmmmMmmm.

The finished product! So fresh and so sweet.