Detoxing Quinoa Salad

I love this recipe because not only does it have detoxing properties in it, but it is also delicious and most importantly, it's filling! 

Ingredients: 

1 cup of quinoa 

2 cups of vegetable broth 

1 cup of chopped carrots 

1 can of black beans 

1 cup of mini sweet bell peppers, seeded, and chopped 

1 cup of cherry tomatoes cut in half 

5 tablespoons of parsley 

5 tabplespoons of green onion 

1 cup of red onion 

salt and pepper 

1 tablespoon of minced garlic 

3 tablespoons of lime juice 

grapeseed oil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar

Directions: 

Follow package instructions for quinoa.  Sub water for vegetable broth.  

meanwhile, chop carrots, peppers, and the red onion and cook on stove top with a little bit of olive oil and minced garlic. 

Once soft, mix in black beans, green onion, lime juice, salt, pepper.  

Once cooked, mix in the quinoa and stir.  

Then, add in the parsley and tomatoes at the end.  

You may not need the balsamic but if you want a little more taste, go ahead and drizzle with balsamic. 

Season to taste! 

XoXo 

Ashley 

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Energy Bars

I am huge fan of these bars! They are easy to make, portable, they are DELISH, and they are all-natural.  So many protein bars are loaded with junk.  Don't be fooled by protein bars and don't put crap in your body!

p.s. your house will smell so amazingly scrumptious while these are baking, you will want to make them every week! #HelloBettyCrocker The smell of these bars really put me in the holiday spirit... is that weird?!

These energy bars are: Gluten-Free, Soy-Free, Dairy-Free, Organic,  Non-GMO, & DELICIOUS!  

Ingredients: 

2 cups of pecans 

1 1/2 cup of almonds 

4 dates  

dash of cinnamon
dash of salt 

 1/2 cup of honey OR 

coconut nectar for less sugar... I've tried each out and love both! 

Directions: 

 Place nuts in food processor or good blender and pulse.  Be careful not over process.  You don't want an almond butter texture.

Then place all other ingredients in food processor and pulse until a thick texture is made. 

Place batter in an 8x8 cooking pan that is greased with coconut oil.  

Bake on a low temperature around 180 for about an hour.  Leave the oven slightly cracked open.  Once the top starts to brown, take the pan out. 

Cut & Serve (or store for the week!)

XoXo 

Ashley 

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Homemade Pumpkin Pie LauraBars

 All hail the pumpkin season!!! I love this time of year so incredibly much! I enjoy as much pumpkin recipes as I can during this time of year!  However, this year I am working on healthy alternatives to all the pumpkin treats I love! I have been dying to make homemade laura bars because these babies are so darn expensive! Surprisingly, these were very easy to make and tasted uuhhh-mazing! (plus they were cheaper than buying them in stores!) Win Win!

Ingredients:

• 1  cup (pitted) Medjool Dates

• ½ cup Raisins

• 1 1/2 cups Almonds

• 3 tablespoons of dried Cranberries 

• 3 tablespoons Pumpkin Puree

• 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of Traders Joe's Pumpkin Spice 

Directions:

1. Begin by chopping your almonds into small bits. I used a nutribullet which took me forever so i recommend a food processor, be careful not to cream the nuts just chop them. Remove the nut mixture and set aside.
2. Then mix, dates, raisins, pumpkin puree, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon. Combine until it creates a very sticky texture. Again, it took me awhile to do this in my nutribullet.  I had to do small portions at time but I got it. 
3. Remove the mixture from the processor, place in a large mixing bowl and fold in the chopped Almonds.
4. Place final mixture in a flat pan and let set over night.
5. Cut bars to the size of your liking and Enjoy!

XoXo 

Ashley

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