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"Tasty Tuesday" recipe: Great for a hot summers day!

GUACAMOLE:
2 ripe avacados
1 medium tomato, sliced in wedges
1/2 medium onion, sliced in wedges
2 tbsp of fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 tsp sea salt or to taste
1 small fresh lime, juiced
Chop onion in food processor. Add tomato and cilantro leaves to food processor and chop. Add sea salt (to taste), avacado meat, and juice of lime and pulse just to blend. Use tomato wedges, carrot, celery, cucumber or zuchini sticks for dipping. Or eat with "Flaxers" crackers, made with flax seeds or lentil chips. Tastes great on a hamburger!

"Tasty Tuesday" recipe: Delicious!

CHOCOLATE PUDDING:
1 large avocado (Cut avocado in half and scoop out pulp.) 
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 or 2 teaspoons agave syrup
1/2 cup almond milk or water
Put ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Refrigerate for half hour and enjoy!

Tip: Try a class on You Tube of "laughter yoga". It will help produce endorphins, the relaxing hormone, which helps the immune system, better sleep and better digestion.

"Tasty Tuesday" recipe:

LEMONY SHRIMP:
In a fry pan, put 1/4 cup avocado oil with juice from 1 whole lemon and 2 cloves chopped garlic (optional). Add 1 lb. of peeled and deveined wild caught shrimp and cook over medium to low heat for about 10 minutes or when shrimp is no longer translucent. This makes a nice sauce that is delicious over quinoa or mashed potatoes.

Keep your Mind and Body happy - picture Life as a Beach and RELAX!!

By focusing on the positive, thinking about what you are grateful for, choosing to smile or bringing up something positive in your mind, your brain will react by releasing endorphins. All this will make a person more resistant to disease.

Ballroom dancing improves brain power. It can be beneficial in improving cognitive ability, reasoning, visual processing, improving memory and better sleep among the elderly. Dancing provides physical activity that aids in relieving stress, anxiety and also boosts social well being.

"Tasty Tuesday" recipe:

ITALIAN GREEN BEAN SALAD:
1 lb. green beans
1/2 onion thinly sliced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup unpasteurized apple cider vinegar
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder

Rinse and steam green beans for 20 minutes or until tender. Cool in refrigerator. Mix in other ingredients and cool in refrigerator for 5 minutes before serving.

"Tasty Tuesday" recipe:

ITALIAN BROCCOLI:
2 or 3 heads of broccoli, with the stems, cut up in small pieces. (Trim the outside of the stems, so that the tender part inside is left.)
1 lime, sliced in wedges 10 cloves of garlic, chopped in small pieces
5 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Steam broccoli untill tender. In a frying pan on medium to low heat, add olive oil and garlic. Saute for a couple of minutes, so that the garlic infuses with the olive oil. Add the steamed broccoli, squeeze the lime wedges, and add the pepper flakes (optional). Stir this mixture until the oil coats the broccoli. Heat for about 5 minutes.

Health Tip:
Visualize yourself happy and healthy and your body will produce more endorphins. Endorphins help create healthy new neuronal pathways in the brain, which strengthen your immune system.

Health tip:
It is best to avoid using hormone-disrupting chemicals found in perfumes, laundry detergents, shampoos, hair products, etc. They can cause weight gain, muscle pain, sinus pain, asthma, gastrointestinal issues, dizziness, high blood pressure, etc.

"Tasty Tuesday" recipe:
MASHED GOLD POTATOES:

4 to 6 medium to large Gold potatoes, washed and cut into 1 to 2 inch pieces.
Salt to taste
Gold potatoes are creamier than Russet or Red potatoes, so you don't need to add milk. They are healthier because they tend to release insulin slower.

Steam potatoes for 20 minutes on stove top until soft. Dump out any water and while hot, add salt and beat until smooth with a blender.

Health Tip:
Excess insulin, from high sugar and high carb foods activate the enzymes that produce high cholesterol and thickened artery walls. Thickened arteries elevates blood pressure. So it is better to eat only small amounts of insulin producing foods at a time.

"Tasty Tuesday" recipe:

LOW CARB OMLETTE:
3 eggs scrambled
Avocado oil
Raw goat or cow cheese chopped (Alta Dena or Organic Valley brands are good.)
Chopped up fresh herbs (parsley or cilantroI), tomato, mushrooms, bell pepper, spinach, or any other vegetables you like.
Sprinkle to taste: rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper or italian seasonings
Coat 10 to 12" fry pan with Avocado oil and turn heat on medium-low. Add scrambled eggs to cover the bottom of the pan and let cook until partially solid. Add veggies, herbs, cheese and spices. Fold the omlette in half so that the veggies are inside of the omlette. Cook until cheese is melted and omlette is solid.

"Tasty Tuesday" recipe:

SALMON SALAD:
2 pounds cooked salmon, chilled
1 cup small-diced celery
1/2 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
2 tbsp minced fresh dill or 1 tbsp dried dill
2 tbsp capers, drained
3 tbsp raspberry vinegar
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper (white pepper works well too)

Break the salmon into small pieces, removing any skin and bones and place in a bowl. Add celery, red onion, dill, capers, raspberry vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate until chilled.

"Fitness Friday" - Here's an exercise to flatten your stomach: Lay flat on your back. With your legs together, raise them slowly to about 6 inches. With them still raised, spread your legs slowly apart and slowly bring them back together and then lower them again. Start out by doing a few twice daily and gradually increase.

New "Tasty Tuesday" recipe:
LEMON-CAPER CHICKEN:

2 large boneless chicken breasts
1 tbsp butter
3 tbsp Avocado oil
1 lb. fresh sliced mushrooms
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tbsp capers plus 1 tbsp juice
10 cloves garlic, chopped
handful of chopped parsley

In a large pan, heat avocado oil and butter over medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, salt, pepper, capers with juice and garlic. Heat to boiling. Place chicken in a single layer in frying pan and heat again to boiling. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken with ease. Uncover and cook, turning once, about 10 minutes longer, or until chicken is lightly browned on both sides. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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