Juicing from home!

It’s day 5 of my juicing cleanse/diet!

If you guys want to know more about juicing lifestyle check out this website. I thought it was super informative. 

I am starting to feel like I have a lot more energy, waking up in the morning has gotten slightly easier (and I am not a morning person)

I have also started a small workout routine with the boyfriend which is an effort to get back in shape so we can have any fun adventures this summer.

So here is an example of a fruit juice recipe you can try with your juicer!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lemon
• 1 green apple
• 4 carrot sticks
• 4 strawberries
• 1/3 of an English cucumber
• a handful of kale or spinach (not pictured but its always good to have)

This is what the juice looks like (sans kale):

Kind of reminds me of V-8 Splash!

Another great fruit juice combo I love is

• 1 pear
• 1 green apple
• 2 handfuls of kale
• 2-3 carrots
• 1/2 lemon or lime

What are some of your favorite juices.

Homemade Veggie Juice!

For a few months now I have been meaning to try a juicing cleanse. I’ve watched countless documentaries on the subject all raving about how good for your body nutrient rich juices are. Being as young and poor as I am, the idea of juicing seemed like a lot of money and work, an idea that wasn’t quite attainable. I managed to borrow a juicer that was probably from the 80’s, from my mom and Costco was actually not a bad place to load up on value sized veggie and fruits, so it ended up being fairly cost-effective.

You can also try to find older juicers at thrift stores! Juicers don’t really have to be fancy in order to make delicious juices, they just need to work.

My goal was a ten day juice cleanse, juicing all day for the first three days then gradually eating one meal a day of solid food. I didn’t quite stick to that, but I tried my best.

Most of the juices I made were fruity-green juices (I’ll post some more recipes below), but today I want to share my veggie juice. Think along the lines of V8.

Ingredients:

• 2 stalks of celery
• 4 stalks of carrots
• 2 Roma tomatoes
• two handfuls of Kale (or any other leafy green)
• Half of an English cucumber
• A dash of Tabasco

I like to start with the greens first so that they continue to juice the whole time. Really you just put all of the ingredients in the juicer and let it do its magic.

 

I was at the Columbia City farmers market on Wednesday and I grabbed those angry greens and tomatoes. Super delish. This blend was very celery laden, so if you are not a big veggie fan tone it down a notch.

Once everything is juices you can add a dash of Tabasco if you like spice as much as I do. I wouldn’t recommend this juice if you are just starting juicing, as it can be a bit bitter. I’ve gotten used to the palate of juices so the bitterness doesn’t really bother me anymore.

You can really go wrong with any juice recipe! Try making juice with whatever you have on hand.

Ill post a fruit juice recipe soon!

 

 

Fall Treats! Candied Pumpkin Seeds!

So if you are anything like me, you hate seeing good food go to waste. I love to make pumpkin seeds after I carve out my pumpkins. They are easy, delicious and super festive (and I do like getting into the seasonal spirit).

Last month me and the boyfriend did the traditional pumpkin carving in preparation for halloween. I went pretty simple this year:

The pumpkin seeds are definitely the reason why I carve pumpkins now.

Baking pumpkin seeds was actually never anything that we normally did in my house growing up. I just decided one year I was going to do it, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I like to experiment with all sorts of different flavors. I would recommend trying chipotle seasoned pumpkin seeds and curried pumpkin seeds.

This year, however, I went sweet.

Ingredients:

• Seeds from one pumpkin, cleaned and dried over night.
• 1/2 c of evoo
• 1/2 c of brown sugar
• 1 tbsp of cinnamon
• 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice (or equal amounts of ground cloves, ginger and nutmeg)

Basically once you have taken the seeds out of the pumpkin and have given them a good washing to remove the fleshy bits you can set them out on a towel to dry overnight.

The next day simply remove the seeds from the towel and place them in a mixing bowl. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Throw in the olive oil, brown sugar and spices. mix until well coated then place the seeds on a greased cookie sheet.

Once the oven reaches the appropriate temperature sit those babies in there for about 20-25 minutes. You can take them out and give them a stir at the halfway mark if you want. They should be pretty golden brown at the end.

Put them in your favorite serving dish and amaze your friends with your delicious treats.

Look at that sweet delicious treat! It really is that easy to make.

Me and the roomie relaxed in true fall spirit by watching an awesome horror slasher flick.

What are some of your favorite fall treats?