by Jillian | Aug 3, 2020 | Healthy Easy Recipes
I’m posting my new favorite summertime recipe after making it for the first time tonight. I wanted a way to use zucchini as they are growing from the garden and I just love fresh basil. So I basically put them together and it worked! It was soooo yummy and easy to make! Leo, my one year old loved it! This recipe is vegan and gluten free as well. You can add parmesan cheese at the end if you like. Ingredients: 1 zucchini 5 cloves garlic 1/2 cup fresh basil 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup water Himalyian salt (to taste) Gluten free pasta Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the chopped garlic, zucchini, salt and water-let simmer for about 20 minutes Add the fresh basil about 5 minutes before the sauce is done. Optional-sprinkle with parm We served ours with fresh beans. Thanks for reading! Jillian ...
by Jillian | May 10, 2019 | News & Events
In the last few months, my 5-year-old hasn’t been wanting to go to anyone’s house without me there. Since he was younger he was okay with spending time with other family members but lately, he wants mom and his home. The place where he feels the most comfortable to be himself. It was really bad the last time I tried to drop him off. We sat in the car for 50 minutes talking and trying to convince him to get out and enjoy the weekend. I knew if I drove away and he didn’t see this important family member it could affect their relationship later on and I didn’t want to see that happen. He finally got out of the car after I said I would pick him up in 2 hours if he still felt the same way. It turns out he was fine for the rest of the weekend and I did speak to him on the phone a couple of times. Sharing kids is so hard and complicated sometimes and knowing what the right thing to do for your sons best interest is also hard in situations like this! What really bothered me is that I was blamed for my son not wanting to leave me because I Baby him. What does that even mean? Is it because I listen to my son’s needs, communicate about his feelings and give unconditional love to him? This was said in front of him and this comment really bothered me. I believe this is exactly what is wrong with our society. I feel very passionate about this topic and...
by Jillian | Apr 15, 2019 | Healthy Easy Recipes, News & Events
I’ve seen roasted chickpeas in salads before but I’ve never actually made one until this one and it was delicious! Easy to make and very nutritious!! Preheat oven to 400` Ingredients: (I use organic whenever possible) Salad mix Cucumber Tomato Cilantro Hemp seed hearts Lime Chickpea Marinade: Chickpeas. You can use canned or dried like I did and cook them in a crock pot for about 5 hrs on low. Olive oil (2 tablespoons) Braggs Soy Sauce (2 tablespoons) Pinch of thyme Pinch of cayenne pepper Pinch of red chilli powder Tumeric (1/2 teaspoon) Garlic cloves minced (2) Salt, pink Himalayan Combine chickpea marinade together and stir. Then add to chickpeas. Spread chickpeas onto a baking pan and cook in the oven for about 20 min. I turned it to broil for about 3 minutes at the end. I stirred the chickpeas around a couple of times while they were in the oven. Add the salad ingredients together. Once chickpeas are crunchy and have cooled add to the salad mix. I added half of a squeezed lime at the very end. Enjoy!!!! Jillian...
by Jillian | Jan 15, 2019 | Healthy Easy Recipes
Crepes! One of the easiest and tastiest breakfasts to make! I got this recipe off my friend Sandra. We used to make it when we were teenagers! You can substitute the ingredients to make it dairy and gluten free. Use a milk substitute like organic soy, almond or coconut milk. Instead of all-purpose flour use a gluten-free flour. It serves a family of 4 or 5. 4 eggs 1 cup milk 1 cup water 2 cups flour 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon brown sugar Whisk the eggs, then add the rest of the ingredients. Chill. Cook! I cooked on medium heat. I would add a scoop full to pan then quickly move the pan around so the batter spreads evenly around. I used my hands to grab the sides to flip them as any utensil only wrecked the thin batter. They cook quickly. Serve however you like! We used berries, maple syrup and yogurt. I sprinkled with a little icing sugar to look pretty. Mostly for the pictures 😉 Enjoy!! love and light,...
by Jillian | Nov 29, 2016 | Healthy Easy Recipes, Nutrition
I decided to make Chana Masala for dinner last night and it turned out amazing! We are trying to eat a more vegetarian based diet so this meal was perfect. It is also GF and Vegan. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Ingredients: 2 cups of dried chickpeas 2 tomatoes 1 head of garlic 1 onion 1.5 inch of ginger 2 green chilies (optional if you want more spice) bay leaves (a few) cumin seeds (2 teaspoons) Turmeric (a couple pinches) garam masala (a couple pinches) salt and pepper (to taste) I used dried chickpeas and had them cooking in the slow cooker all day before making this. You can also used canned chickpeas if you like. In a blender add the tomato, garlic, onion, ginger and green chilies to make a paste. Cut up all the ingredients into smaller pieces so that they are easier to blend. I add a small amount of water to also help. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add cumin seeds and bay leaves. Once cumin seeds brown add turmeric, garam masala, salt and pepper. Cook on a higher heat and stir for a couple minutes. Add the paste to the pan turning the heat to medium. You can add some more water to get the paste to a consistency that you like. Add in the cooked chickpeas. Simmer on low for 10-15 minutes. You can serve this dish with rice or an indian bread and garnish with cilantro 🙂 Enjoy!!!...
