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Vegan Tomato Soup w/ Sprouted Croutons

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    Ingredients 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled 4 medium fresh tomatoes 1 small yellow onion, sliced into quarters 1 (14-ounce) can Happy Harvest Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic, and Oregano ⅓ cup Dakota's Pride Garbanzo Beans, rinsed 1 tablespoon Specially Selected Balsamic Vinegar ½ teaspoon Specially Selected 100% Pure Maple Syrup 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves 1 tablespoon SimplyNature Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, more for drizzling ¼ to ½ teaspoon Stonemill Crushed Red Pepper flakes Heaping ½ teaspoon Stonemill Sea Salt freshly ground Stonemill Black Pepper for the croutons: 8 slices SimplyNature Knock Your Sprouts Off Sprouted 7 Grain Bread heaping ½ cup Earth Grown Vegan Mozzarella Style Shreds Instructions Preheat the oven to 450° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Wrap the garlic cloves in a piece of foil and place it on the baking sheet along with the whole tomatoes and the onion wedges. Drizzle with olive oil and a pinch of

Spaghetti Squash w/ Chickpeas & Kale

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  Print Serves:  serves about 2-3 Ingredients 1 spaghetti squash 1-2 tablespoons olive oil 1 shallot, sliced thinly 1 clove garlic ½ tablespoon minced fresh rosemary pinch of chile flakes ½ cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2 (packed) cups of chopped kale leaves juice of ½ a lemon ¼ cup chopped sun dried tomatoes (or capers or olive ¼ cup toasted pine nuts salt & pepper optional: a bit of freshly grated parmesan cheese Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Slice your squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and pulp from the middle. Place the squash on a baking sheet, cut side up. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for about 1 hour or until the flesh is tender and you can scrape noodle-like strands with a fork. (If your squash is difficult to cut, roast it whole for the first 20 minutes until it softens a bit, then cut and continue). Remove squash from the oven, let it cool slightly and use a fork to sc

BLOOM SKINCARE MY NEW LOVE

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Hello Beauties! I am so excited to share a new skincare line I got to try for review.  Bloom Skincare  The ingredients are amazing. And I am trying this year to go more clean and green products for my skin.  So many chemicals in skincare and makeup that can effect your hormones and just not good for your skin. I am guilty for loving some global brands. But I don’t like that they test on animals and the chemicals are just outrageous that is in them. I mean some ingredients have over a hundred. Crazy. ( Click on any of the highlighted words and it will lead you to one of their sites. Instagram, Facebook or Amazon.) So lets talk about this brand.  I received 5 products. Almost the whole line. I did not get the body lotions because I am still testing for a panel at this time. But  they are cruelty free and honey is in their ingredients along with some beautiful essential oils. This is their  Facial Cleansing Mousse .  All the jars are plastic. Nothing fancy. The bottle for this pr

Sweet Potato and Kale Salad

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Ingredients 4 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed and dried 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 head dinosaur flat kale, finely chopped, ends removed 1 small head red cabbage, thinly sliced 1 green apple, cored, diced 3 fresh mint leaves, finely chopped ¼ cup well-stirred tahini Juice of 1 large lemon ¼ cup water, plus more if needed 1 small clove garlic, minced Directions Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Place sweet potatoes on baking sheet and poke holes in them with a fork. Rub them with the oil. Roast for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the potatoes are very tender. Remove from the oven; let cool for 5 minutes, then remove the skin. Place sweet potato flesh in a medium bowl and mash it. In a large bowl, combine kale, cabbage, apple and mint. Add sweet potato in spoonfuls (see photo for guidance). In a separate bowl, combine tahini, lemon juice, water and garlic until it forms a dressi

The Best Oil for Your Skin-Prickly Pear

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Hello Beauties! I have a deep love for essential oils. They are my skincare life. I incorporate many for a double cleanse,masks and as treatments. I use different ones for how my skin is doing. More rosehip and almond with a splash of castor oil for my dry dry days.  I have tested and reviewed many many. I came across  Sunia K  on Instagram and was so impressed with all the follows and love for this product. I was amazed! I had to get me a bottle and test it out. I have to say it is worth every dime. And as we age we want our skin to look the up most best. Plant based and good fats is another way for great skin. YOu know I have to throw that it in. Diet is important. PRICKLY PEAR OIL HAS SHOWN TO: P Hydrate, moisturize, soften and plump dry & mature skin Prevent and reduce wrinkles, dark spots and sun damage Brighten under-eye circles Calm overactive sebum glands to reduce acne Soothe the itch and irritation of eczema, psoriasis and rosacea Reduce redn