June's Refreshing Aloe Vera With A Lot

1 cup homemade almond milk
2 Tablespoons raw aloe vera (gel only)
1 cup spinach
1/2 cup coriander leaves (cilantro)
big banana (unfrozen)
1/2 cup pineapple (frozen)
1/2 rib celery
1 inch ginger
1 teaspoon spirulina powder
1 Tablespoon hemp seeds

Aloe vera has the ability to penetrate into the deepest body tissues some 70 layers deep. It also has antiseptic agents which kill bacteria, viruses and fungus. The aloe vera gel is powerful and it is got from the leaves. This aloe vera has as many as 75 nutrients, which portend good health. It stimulates the growth of new health tissue. It has the claiming effect on the body’s nervous system and cleanses, detoxifies and normalizes the body’s metabolism effectively. It has been discovered that the Aloe Vera (Barbadensis Miller) plant has been very successful result oriented for the past 30 centuries and there are beautiful testimonies from the users of Forever Living’s Aloe Vera Gel.

Other health benefits:

■Boosts immune system of our body and destroys cancer tumors
■Stops the progress of inflammation in our body.
■Enhances skin health
■Stabilizes blood sugar in diabetics
■Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides
■Relieves joint and muscle pain
■Amplifies the antioxidant effects of vitamins
■Cures ulcers, IBS, Crohn’s disease and Celiac disease
■Contains acemannan, a natural immune booster.

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Immune System Booster Smoothie

Recipe:

1 handful Kale
1 stalk Celery
1 frozen Banana
1 or 1/2 inch Ginger
1/2 cup freshly squeezed Beetroot Juice
1/2 cup water
1 tsp Maca Powder
1 tbsp Hemp Seeds
1 tbsp Chia Seeds
1 tsp Spirulina Powder
1 tbsp Coconut Oil

Directions:

1. Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend for 1 minute.
2. Pureed or liquify for another minute or two.

Enjoy!

Sugar Free Almond Brownies

Sugar free and flourless too!

You will need:

130 g butter
1/2 cup honey
2 free range eggs
1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup cocoa
walnuts (you can either mix it or simply add them on top of the mixture before baking)

-Cream butter and honey
-Add eggs one at a time
-Mix through almond meal and cocoa
-Bake at 160 degrees for 25 minutes.

Serve it hot or cold. Enjoy!

Yema with Multigrain Cracker

My daughter is known to have allergy for peanuts and I was looking at replacing nuts for this recipe. I had Vita-Weat 100% Natural wholegrain goodness - Cracker Multigrain in the pantry and used it instead of peanut. The grains from the cracker made such a big difference to the recipe and it tasted like it had some kind of nuts as well. By the way, 'yema' is one of the popular sweets when I was growing up. I even sell them at school!

You need:

2 -3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

397 g Sweetened Condensed Milk

1  cup Crackers (crushed finely)

1 teaspoon of Vanilla

Caster sugar

- Heat oil in the pan, make sure it's not smoking hot

- Add milk and vanilla; keep stirring for 3 to 5 minutes or until the colour changes

- When milk has slightly thicken add the crackers

- Keep stirring

- Turn off the heat once it's really thick and leave it in the pan until it has cool down

- Shape into tiny balls and roll in the caster sugar 

- Put the shaped yema in a small size cupcake papers 

- Enjoy!

Organic Salad Combination

I have a raw and organic combination here:

Avocado
Spinach
Cucumber
Carrots
Beetroot
Caesar Salad dressing ( I use Paul Newman's Own)

Mashed Potato with Raw Carrots and Parsley

I am introducing a bit of raw food to my kids. I tried this very simple and nutritious meal.

- Mashed organic Potato
- Organic raw Carrots (grated)
- Organic raw Parsley (chopped in small pieces)

You may want to add a grated green apple or a salt to taste. I was quite happy with my ingredients above. I have two kinds of mashed on the photo. The one on the left side is a combination of the 3 ingredients. The one on the right side is mashed potato topped with carrots and parsley. I like the one on the right ;) .

Spinach Quiche with Minced Lean Beef

You need the following:

Short crust pastry
3 large eggs
1 cup cream ( I use light cream)
1/2 cup rice milk (or any milk you like)
1 cup tasty cheese (grated)
1/2 teaspoon salt ( I use Himalayan crystal salt)
Pepper
Pinch of nutmeg
1 cup of Spinach (cooked and chopped)
1/2 cup cooked minced Beef
Parmesan cheese

- Combine eggs, cream, milk, cheese, salt, pepper, nutmeg in a bowl.
- Add the cooked spinach and beef in the bowl. Make sure you squeezed the excess water from the spinach.
- Pour all the mixture in the pan with the pastry on it. Pastry needs to be baked in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes before you pour the mixture in.
- Bake until it's almost cooked. Take the pan out and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top and continue cooking until it's done.
- You can serve this hot or cold