Thai Veggies with "Peanut" Sauce

This is my favorite entree recipe that I've made so far on the cleanse. It's fairly quick to make, and ridiculously easy.

Chop up your veggies and throw them into a large mixing bowl.

Throw your "peanut" sauce ingredients in the blender and blend well. Add up to 1/3 cup water until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.

Once the sauce is done, pour over your veggies and hand toss until your veggies are coated. Spoon out a serving of quinoa into your bowl, and pour your sauced veggies on top.

Thai Veggies and Quinoa with "Peanut Sauce"

(makes 4 servings)

Quinoa:

1 cup Quinoa

2 cups water

Veggies:

2 Carrots, julienne

2 Zucchini, cut into half moons

1 head of broccoli cut into bite sized pieces

3 cups snow peas

Thai "Peanut" Sauce:

1/2 cup Almond Butter

1 tbsp fresh chopped ginger

juice of 1/2 a lemon

2 tbsp agave

2 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 1/2 tbsp sea salt

1/3 cup water   

PS: Happy Valentine's Day!!

Mock Egg Salad

 This is one of my favorite cleanse-friendly recipes so far. I like it so much that I've been eating it for lunch every day!

 Crumble two blocks of tofu in a large mixing bowl.

 Add the rest of the ingredients, and dig in with your bare hands to mix it together. I haven't had this much fun cooking since I was a little kid.

 This recipe makes SIX servings!!

 You can spread on some Ezekiel bread, but I prefer to eat mine with a couple handfuls of spinach and a sliced avocado.

I also mix well before eating, to get all flavors combined nicely for each bite!

Tofu Eggless Salad

2 blocks of firm tofu

1 cup vegan mayonnaise

1/4 cup diced onion

1/2 cup grated carrot

1/3 cup parsley

2 tbsp dijon mustard

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

Crazy Sexy Cleanse

Today is February 1, also known as Day 1 of my 21 Crazy Sexy Cleanse. As you may know, M and I tried a juice fast about a month ago and lasted 48 hours. After posting about this juice fast, a few people recommend I check out Kris Carr's story. I was so inspired that I bought the book, Crazy Sexy Diet right away and read it cover to cover in a matter of days, resolved to change the way I look at food and how I eat for good.

While reading this book, I also watched a documentary on Netflix called The Beautiful Truth that was even more eye opening. If you know anyone struggling with Cancer, Diabetes, or another chronic disease, I highly recommend that you watch this documentary with them. I'll admit that the narration can be a bit ...hard to take at times. But all of the information you can get from this film makes it worth enduring. Some people dismiss this film as "quackery," but on the heels of reading about Kris Carr, the ideas in this film make perfect sense to me. 

Adopting these diets may not be for everyone, and obviously I'm not a trained medical professional, but I do believe that eating a more plant based diet and incorporating juicing is the key to my own personal health.

So.

Today is Day One of my 21 day vegan, gluten free, Crazy Sexy Cleanse. I can't wait to share my experience with you all. It's going to be quite a month!

Crazy Sexy Chocomole

 Attention Banana "soft serve" lovers: I have a new guilt free dessert recipe for you! Stay with me here, because I know that you are already thinking that this is INSANE.

 Throw all of your ingredients in the blender, along with 1/2 cup of water, and pulse to a smooth, pudding consistency.  You'll probably have to scrape the sides a few times & keep pulsing til it's just right.

 The best, healthiest, richest tasting Dark Chocolate Pudding, or Chocomole, you will ever eat.

Throw some fresh strawberries on top, and enjoy!

Dark Chocolate Pudding

(aka Chocomole*)

1 ripe Avocado

2 tbsp Agave Nectar (you may want to add more if you like it a bit sweeter)

1/2 tsp Vanilla

4 HEAPING tbsp of Dark Cocoa powder

1/2 cup water

*this recipe was adapted from a recipe you can find in Kris Carr's book Crazy Sexy Diet....more on this to come!