Liver Cleanse Drink

 To be drank first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.  This yummy lemony goodness will help you rid your body of toxins! 
1 Lemon
1 inch of Ginger
1 Garlic Clove

Juice or blend these and then add
about 2 tsp Olive Oil.

 You can see the lemon, garlic, and ginger don't make too much juice.

 Here it is with the olive oil added.

Now fill the glass up with some Apple juice and shake or stir well. 
I drink this down with a straw. This has a great flavor, that I was surprised by the first time I made it.  I even had my 7 year old taste this, and he didn't turn up his nose. If you are trying to cleanse your body this is a great addition to your recipe box!

Roasted Cauliflower with Red Pepper

This week I tried Cauliflower in a new way that has saved this vegetable for me.  I don't cook it much, because I haven't ever truly LOVED it.  After pulling this out of the oven and we were all fighting over the last of it - it will definitely be making it's way back into our diet!
This is so simple and super easy.  It would be good as a side, however we had it for an afternoon snack.
All you need is:
Olive Oil
Sea Salt
1 head of Cauliflower
Red Pepper Flakes
On a rimmed cookie sheet (I lined mine with foil or parchment) lay out your Cauliflower florets evenly. Drizzle them with Olive Oil, and salt well with Sea Salt then stir to coat.
Place them in a 425 degree oven to roast for 25 minutes.  Stir them about every 7 minutes for even browning.
Once they are done, sprinkle them with as much or as little Red Pepper Flakes as you like!  Delicious!
PS - this has been kid and babysitter approved at our house! They all loved it!

Karina's Guacamole

I could seriously forgo a meal for just a sit down of "guac" and chips.  My brother made the best decision of his entire life when he married my now sister - Karina.  Karina comes from a Hispanic family that can throw down on some major delicious food!  At their Wedding her family made Fajitas for the entire lot of us, and her mother, Dora made "the best" tamale I have ever put in my mouth.  I've had tamales everywhere including Mexico - I mean come on - I live in Texas, they are bountiful here - But none have compared to Dora's.  All of that to tell you Karina taught my sweet man Joshua how to make Guacamole! And Yesterday I ate Guac for lunch! It was delicious as always.  Here's the problem.  There isn't a recipe.  Its a "O taste and see that the guac is good" sort of thing... It's simple like most things that are delicious.
 Here's is what you need:
3 ripe avocado's
3 limes start with the juice of one and go from there.
onion
garlic
tomato
salt

 Karina spoon's her avocado's out! Make sure that you save the seeds! Keep them in your finished guacamole to keep it from turning brown!

 My avocado skins never look this good after Im done - Im so excited to get to the guac part that I end up just squeezing the skins together and diving in!

 Also a very fine chop on everything makes every bite super good.  She's got mad chopping skills! :)

 Teeny tiny onions, maybe it ended up being like 3-4 tablespoons - again do it to taste.

Here you can take a look at her proportions and see about how much of everything goes in.  The minced garlic is on the top.  I always think a little more garlic is way better than not enough.  We did at least two cloves in this batch. 

 Yesterday Joshua made it.  They both make it delicious!  Here's his batch. Using the same ingredients - we just taste as we go - EVERY SINGLE TIME!

 Once you have all of the ingredients together, use whatever tool necessary to get it combined and in your mouth!

You can substitute garlic powder - if you HAVE to!

Cucumber Ginger Water infused with Mint

My goal for this year is to drink more water, but I honestly get tired of doing water without some flavor.  This blend of juices will actually tame the tummy and is an anti-bloating combo. Win-Win!

Juice:
1 Cucumber
1 Lemon or Lime
1 Quarter Size Ginger Root
Several Mint Sprigs

Juice or slice these ingredients and add to a gallon of purified water. This is cool, calming, and quite delicious!

Turkey Chili & Brown Rice

In my quest for a cleaner diet while cleansing, I have been (trying) to eat less red meat, and cut out some of those bad carbs.
Today I whipped up a chili, made much like My Grandma Branham's chili. We did do it a smidge different. 
Here is what you need:
2 pounds Ground Turkey
Olive Oil
1 Bel Pepper
1 Onion
3 little sweet peppers (red, orange, yellow) I purchase these at Costco in a huge bag.  My kids eat them like apples.
1pkg of Williams Chili Seasoning - Original
2 cans of petite chopped or stewed tomatoes
2 small cans of tomato sauce
1 can dark red kidney's
1 can of chili beans (pinto's with chili seasoning)
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp Penzey's Spices - Chili 3000
1 jar of Wickles

Here's what we did.

Fry 2 pounds of Turkey in a little olive oil or chicken stock.
Add salt & pepper, and once its frying good, add a chopped green bell pepper, and chopped onion.Once the meat is completely cooked add your spices, and Williams Chili seasoning packet.   Make sure all of the meat has the chili stirred in very well.  Next add your beans,  tomatoes and tomato sauces.  Stir very well, Bring to a boil and then reduce heat.  Let the chili simmer on low.
While the chili is working and all the flavors are getting happy together, in your rice cooker place 2 cups of brown rice, with slivers of garlic and a drizzle of olive oil and 4 cups of water.  Start the rice cooker and lunch should be ready in about 30-40 minutes!

 We always serve Chili with pickles.  If you have been hanging around the Hungry Momma very long you know that by now.  However in July we were introduced to Wickles! OH MY GOODNESS DELICIOUS!
You must pick up a jar of these.  I love their story too.  A family giving away their pickles for Christmas gifts started receiving the empty jars back for refills - they have a whole line now!  I just love that!  Yay Wickles!  I will gladly pay more for these! 

When dishing up my bowl, I replace my usual cornbread with brown rice and my splurge of course was the cheese and the pickle.  If you are not cleansing then eat it and don't let yourself feel one bit bad!  This is a good lunch!

Eat up and enjoy!

Salted Grapefruit Juice

January brings about all sorts of great inspiration for getting healthy or at least losing a few pounds for the New Year.  We all know that when July rolls around we will be firing up that smoker and having a BBQ that will not quit, but for now here's a glass to getting a little bit healthier!

 I juiced this with my Champion Juicer, Use whatever you have.  You could even do this smoothie style in your blender probably.

Juice together:
Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit
Peaches
Lime
Gala Apples
About a Nickle size of Peeled Ginger Root

After juicing add a little bit of Agave Nectar and then Salt the top of the drink.  Garnish with Mint drink it down & feel good about making a healthy choice!

The Sludge Drink (A Cleanse)

This is a recipe of a cleanse that our family has used for many years.  It's specific cleansing attributes are for the colon, liver, and blood.  It should cleanse sludge from the colon within a two week period.  As with anything contact your health professional...yada yada yada!  :) You know the drill.

I cringe at the thought of putting anything disgusting in my mouth so I honestly tell you "this is not that bad." The Chlorophyll gives it a strong mint flavor.  The apple cider vinegar gives it a little bite towards the end. Here's what you need:

2 T Aloe Vera
2 T Chlorophyll
1/4 tsp Liquid Dulse (a Nature's Sunshine product)
1 T Bentonite
2 T Colloidal Minerals
1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tsp Ascorbate Vit. C Powder
1 tsp Psyllium Hulls
Mix with 4 oz. apple juice or Recovery Drink (also a Nature's Sunshine Product).
I always use apple juice, it is one less thing I need to buy since I always have that on hand.

For these issues take along with the sludge drink:
Constipation: Magnesuim 2-4 at night
Cascara Sagrada 2 at night

I still eat while doing this.  I just try to have a clean diet while doing so. Eliminate Sugar, Dairy, Caffeine, and all the other culprits that are obvious.  Emphasis on TRY!
Also drink PLENTY OF WATER