KL's CHICKPEA AND KALE SKILLET

KL's ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SEEDS

KL's STUFFED BELL PEPPER AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH FRIES

My recipe will have you stuffed---WoOoO!!

It's not as fast as the usual recipes that I post but you'll still love it!

PREP TIME: 15 MIN
COOK TIME: 60 MIN

WILD RICE:
Grain to Liquid---1 cup to 3 cups
Basic Cooking Method---Rinse well. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer strongly for 45 minutes.
After cooking, add chopped Yellow Onion and six (6) chopped Baby Portabello Mushrooms.
One (1) cup Wild Rice serves four (4) people.

STUFFED BELL PEPPER:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Slice the tops off the bell peppers then remove pits and seeds. Lightly spread 100% olive oil over the bell peppers and stuff with wild rice then replace bell pepper tops. Place on center oven rack in a glass dish for 10-12 minutes (cover and cook 10 minutes longer for a softer, more cooked pepper).
Season and you're all done!

BUTTERNUT SQUASH:
Preheat frying pan on medium-high heat with 100% Olive Oil. Peel and remove pits and seeds from squash then slice into fries. Cook until golden brown and strain away excess oil then pace on paper towel and season with Sea Salt and Ceyanne Pepper.

KL's SWEET BABY BELL SALAD

Here's a hearty salad with a sweet twist---literally!

I love salads and I plan to go raw with my nutrition moving forward---simply put---LIVING FOODS!!

Living in St. Louis during the winter, I challenged myself to raw foods and it wasn't tough as it seemed, so living on the west coast, there's an abundance of food to choose from all year round that'll only expand my creativity!

Annette Larkins, a 71 Year Old I've followed online in Miami, FL is a black female who looks only 40...if that (YouTube her) motivated me to go raw today; and the God [within] me is up to the challenge!

After trying this firrrrrre salad recipe, you might be up to it as well---WooOoO!!

PREP TIME: 7 MIN
COOK TIME 0 MIN

SERVES: 1-2

INGREDIENTS:

Organic Red Leaf Lettuce (chopped)
Kale (fresh chopped)
Red Sweet Bell Pepper (sliced)
Yellow Sweet Bell Pepper (sliced)
Crimini Mushrooms (sliced)
Yellow Onion (sliced)
Green Bell Pepper Seeds

DRESSING:
Cayenne Pepper (dash)
Sea Salt (dash)
Thyme (dash)
Key Lime (1, squeezed)
Organic Raw Blue Agave Nectar (1tsp)
100% Pure Olive Oil (1-2 Tablespoon)

KL'S TOMATILLO SALSA W ORGANIC CORN CHIPS

HERE'S MY QUICK & EASY HOME-MADE TOMATILLO SALSA USING VERY FEW INGREDIENTS!!

TOMATILLO
ROMA TOMATO (OPTIONAL)
CAYENNE PEPPER
SEA SALT
ONION
CILANTRO

PREP TIME: 5 MIN
COOK TIME: 5 MIN

BOIL 3 CUPS OF WATER IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN AND ADD 1 lb. WELL RINSED TOMATILLOS (HUSKS REMOVED) AND ROMA TOMATOES TO WATER & COOK 5 MINUTES.
WHILE COOKING, CHOP UP 1/4 ONION AND CILANTRO.
REMOVE TOMATILLOS FROM WATER AND ADD TO BLENDER.

IN A BLENDER:

ADD TOMATILLOS, CHOPPED ONION, CILANTRO, SEA SALT, CAYENNE, AND ROMA TOMATO (OPTIONAL).

BLEND INGREDIENTS ON LOW SPEED UNTIL CHUNKY OR LONGER UNTIL SAUCY.

POUR SALSA IN A MEDIUM TO LARGE BOWL & GRAB YOUR CHIPS & START DIPPING!!

ALL LEFT-OVER SALSA IN THE FRIDGE & TRY CHILLED!!

SPELT FLAKES CEREAL WITH BLACKBERRIES & WALNUTS

For breakfast today, I cooked up this healthy organic hot breakfast cereal and decided to throw in some fresh blackberries that I caught on sale at Dierberg's family market & walnut pieces! It's a great meal to kick off a chilly morning if you have a busy day ahead of you!
Made with 100% spelt grains, walnuts, and natural fruit, this meal produces a strong immune body & will not slow you down... so it is the perfect meal for my FAST lifestyle!


Ingredients: 
2 cups water
1 cup organic spelt flakes (roasted and rolled)
6-10 fresh blackberries
1 handful of walnut pieces1 chunk of course Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
1 teaspoon organic Raw Blue Agave Nectar (optional as sweetner)


Tools:
Saucepan
Knife
Spoon


1. Bring 2 cups water & your pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt to a boil.
2. While waiting on your water to boil, now is the perfect time to rinse the blackberries, we'll add them after the hot cereal is finished.
3. Once the water is boiling, add your 1 cup of spelt flakes, stir, and cook at least 3 minutes (I usually cook my spelt flakes about 4 minutes).
4. Slowly drain any unwanted remaining water and add your 1 teaspoon of agave sweetener and stir, then and blackberries and top with walnut pieces... wallah, all done!
5. Enjoy =)

ALKALINE WATER-BOY!

Tonight I am under the weather (forgive me, for I have sinned), and it happens to be on the same evening that I decide to start a "liquid fast" to rid my body (mind, and soul included) of harmful toxins to help restore my immunity!

Advocates of alkaline water say that drinking it can optimize health,  prevent numerous diseases, and slow the aging process. Alkaline water will flush toxins from the cells, remove and prevent toxins from accumulating, and make hydration more effective because it penetrates cells better than other types of water. 

You can make your own alkaline drinking water at home using these two different methods that raise the pH of water over the neutral level of 7.

1. Use Himalayan Sea Salt Crystals to add to Spring Water. These natural and pure products are available for purchase online or locally. The Trader Joe's brand, for example, works by adding 1-2 crystals in a 1 GAL (3.78L) bottle of water.

2.  Add Baking Soda to Spring Water or Distilled Water. Begin with 1/2 teaspoon baking soda to 1 gallon of water. Shake the jug to mix the baking soda and water thoroughly (check the pH of the water with a pH test strip if you think its a joke!) 

Distilled water has a pH of about 7 or a bit lower, but you want this mix to measure somewhere between 8.5 and 9. Add more baking soda if the pH level is lower and test it again so the next time, you'll know exactly how much baking soda to add.

Live FAST; Get WELL!