One of my favorite vegetables!

Hey friends:) Most of you started your detox on Jan 1st! For those of you who haven’t GET EXCITED! We are still taking a few more people in The 7Day Juicy Cleanse program!

Enjoy this great vegan recipe as a main, or a side dish always remembering we don’t need NEARLY the amount of protein as we’ve been taught we need!

Ingredients:
2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed, halved, outer leaves removed (5-6 cups prepped)
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon dry Harissa spice blend
1/3 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
White pepper {white is. Enter for digestion}

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Trim off the ends of the sprouts, then slice in half lengthwise, and pick off any loose outer leaves. Place the prepped sprouts into a large bowl.
Add the oil onto the sprouts in the bowl and stir or toss with hands until throughly coated. Add the Harissa, salt and cinnamon and stir until combined.
Spread the Brussels sprouts onto the prepared baking sheet in a uniform layer. Garnish with fresh rosemary.

Roast the sprouts for 20 minutes, then flip with spatula, and continue roasting for another 5-15 minutes until browned to your liking. You may desire to “overcook” these because they are delicious when crispy and charred.

Drizzle a tablespoon or so of melted coconut oil and quickly toss to coat.

Tips:
I find the purple Brussel sprouts to be lovely in presentation but I also love the color purple💜

I found Harissa spice online but then saw that Whole Foods also carries it.

Remember to Enjoy this as a side dish or for your main entrée! It’s a total crown pleaser!

Why I LOVE making a meal out of a salad!

I absolutely love to make big salads for dinner! The salad that I make most frequently is a sweet yet hearty date walnut salad with my sweet and sour dressing! It’s one of my comfort foods. Kinda like eating a bowl full of candy on Halloween!

I also make lots of other different varieties, including kale and my famous tahini salad! Adding kelp noodles is a great way to add more substance to a salad. The Salads like the ones I have in the slide show below are hearty enough to make your whole family happy, but if you’re worried they won’t be quite enough, you can easily supplement with fresh raw vegan gluten free bread topped with avocado…yumm! Below are my top three all time favorite salads to make! I casually list the ingredients! Use your imagination and supplement with what you prefer! I LOVE when my body is flowing in perfect harmony with the live food I give it! 

Wild edible salad of arugula, mustard greens and nettles topped with sprouted walnuts, dates and shredded coconut! I used my sweet and sour dressing with a touch of lecithin to mesh the flavors! Vegan food porn at its finest!

Andrea’s walnut date salad with sweet and sour dressing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kale salad!

This kale salad is so hearty and filling! I use an entire head of kale! Simply by mashing an entire avocado, a few dates for sweetness, lemon juice and high quality keltic salt….you have a meal fit for a raw vegan King! Or Queen!

 

 

 

 

This is my all time favorite salad to serve at my Alkalize with Andrea detox retreats! Light and so refreshing…yet filling too!

Arugula topped with lemon tahini dressing! So divine!

Andrea Cox’s famous arugula salad with tahini dressing!

 

 

The most AMAZING RAW, VEGAN, NO FUSS & NO BAKE expresso chocolate brownies

UMMMM! YES PLEASE!

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Raw vegan chocolate brownies

 These are to die for! They are gluten free, dairy free and take less than 10 minutes to make! This recipe came about once I discovered my beloved expresso brownie at my favorite organic grocery contained canola oil:( Sigh 

I promise you these will be the most decadent moist, divine brownie you will ever eat! They are packed with a unique chocolate espresso flavor! Hey…You ready?! Did I mention they don’t cause cellulite?!

 

Serves: ~ 10-20 people or one VERY hungry girl who is in her pre menstrual phase or pregnant:) Just kidding!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cups raw walnuts, divided
• 1/3 Cup chopped walnuts
• 
2 – 2 1/2 cups Medjool or Deglet Nour dates, pitted
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder 
• 1-2 TB espresso powder or finely ground ORGANIC coffee (depending on preference)
• pinch sea salt
• a pinch of cinnamon 
• a tiny piece of vanilla bean or 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. First, sprout your nuts by soaking them over night then draining the soak water in the morning! Then, place 1 cup walnuts in the food processor and process until finely ground.
2. Add the cocoa powder, espresso powder and sea salt. Pulse to combine and then transfer to bowl and set aside.
3. PIT YOUR DATES! Then, add the dates to the food processor and process until small bits remain. Remove from bowl and set aside.
4. Add nut and cocoa mixture back into food processor and while processing, drop small handfuls of the date pieces down into the food processor spout. Process until a dough consistency is achieved, adding more dates if the mixture does not hold together when squeezed in your hand. Fold in the chocolate chips!
5. Add the brownie mixture to a small cake pan or loaf pan (I like to lightly dust my pan with coconut sugar first to avoid sticking)! Then add remaining 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts. Toss to combine and evenly distribute, and then press down with you hands until it is flat and firm.
6. Place in freezer or fridge to chill before cutting. Store in an airtight container to keep fresh. Will keep in the fridge for at least 2 1/2 weeks and in the freezer for at least 2 months.

Raw vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls! AKA 5 minute cookies!!!

Raw vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls! AKA 5 minute cookies!!!

 

Total Time: 5 minutes

 

Yield: 2 dozen bites

 

 

These healthy oatmeal cookie balls are delicious knock off  of oatmeal cookies. I was inspired to make these after watching a video the other day with a young boy (adorable lil guy) eating a store bought health bar! Those are great as long as you read the labels however I prefer to always make my own treats:)The honey is rich in enzymes and all the ingredients are natural and organic!

Ingredients

 

6 dates (pitted)

a few (a small handful) un sulfured dried golden raisins

1 cup gluten-free rolled oats

½ cup organic finely shredded coconut

¾ cup dark chocolate chips

1/2 Cup walnuts (OPTIONAL)

2TB raw honey

2 tsp of each of the following

cinnamon 

maca root powder

holy basil

Instructions

 

Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl or a food processor adding the chocolate chips last. Stick the bowl in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, or until the nut mixture has chilled and firmed up slightly.

With damp hands, form 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball, squeezing it until about 1-inch wide and very compact. Chill the cookie balls until ready to serve or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator to snack on throughout the week.

Notes

 

These healthy dessert balls have lots of great ingredients for your skin, hormones, blood sugar and the holy basil powder makes them have a calming effect! Replace the raw honey with maple syrup and you have vegan oatmeal cookies! Be sure and pin these or share them on your social media:)

Homemade salsa! Low sodium!

Homemade salsa! 
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch basil
1 big garlic clove
A dash of ACV
1 yellow onion
3 or 4 green onions
Black pepper
Dulse flakes
1 bag of cherry tomatoes

Toss all ingredients into food processor and pulse to keep it chunky! Top with a dollop of avocado! Insane!