New Easy Dinner Recipe

So no real update on the colon cleanse. Of course, eating green leafy vegetables as your main staple and avoiding all cooked food is considered by many to be an extreme colon cleanse in itself. Wink, wink. Oh! Maca update. All is going well. My mom did a little researching on her own and discovered that it is not supposed to affect hormones at all but does support adrenal function (which in turn aids the thyroid). There is no caffeine but by strengthening the adrenal many experience a boost in energy (and libido!). I can attest to both. It feels like I drank three espressos! And it only takes a 1/2 teaspoon a day.

Ok, but on to my favorite new recipe!

Rice Blossoms

Here's what you'll need to feed two people:

1 cup wild rice soaked in purified water overnight

6-8 whole cabbage leaves (we used green, but purple works well, too)

Handful of sprouts (any kind will work)

8 sprigs of parsley, finely chopped

1 clove of fresh garlic, minced

1/4 onion, chopped (optional)

Seasonings:

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup flax oil

Salt, to taste

Pepper, to taste

2 dashes of turmeric

2 dashes of Bragg's Amino Acids

*Please note as with all of my recipes that amounts are not set in stone. Please play with these ingredients and adjust as you see fit.

If you have yet to soak wild rice, you may be in for a surprise. It's amazingly easy and tastes wonderful. I equate soaking with cooking in many instances. Soaking is a lot like cooking in that it softens the rice (usually so that the rice blossoms open--it's really quite pretty) but of course, unlike cooking, it won't be warm and all the nutrients will be activated rather than destroyed. Just be careful what you soak and for how long. You can often google it or invest in a good raw book like Nomi Shannon's Raw Gourmet for soaking charts.

After you soak the rice, pour out the remaining water and rinse the rice thoroughly. Then add the sprouts, parsley, garlic and onion (optional). Drizzle the olive and flax oil and mix thoroughly. Add apple cider vinegar, turmeric and Braggs. Add salt and pepper as needed. Remember to taste the mixture as you prepare. ;-)

Spoon the mixture onto the cabbage leaves like you would a lettuce wrap. It serves as a great lunch or add a salad on the side for dinner. Voila!

(Special thanks to my husband fo modeling how to eat the new recipe! Yum!)