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Recipe from Leanne at Healthful Pursuit
PREP TIME 15 MINUTES BAKE TIME 30 MINUTES YIELDS 24 COOKIESIngredients
2 teaspoon freshly ground chia seeds3 tablespoons water1 cup frozen mixed berries1 tablespoon honey½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1½ cups shredded unsweetened coconut1 banana, sliced with holes punched into the middle of each slicechocolate covered Acai berries or other chocolate pieces
Instructions
- Combine chia and water in a small dish and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 300F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat. Set aside.
- Add mixed berries, honey, and extracts to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Begin to stir constantly until liquid reduces to half and it fairy thick but not syrupy. Remove and place in a medium-sized bowl.
- Add chia mixture. Add coconut and mix with a spoon until it’s completely coated.
- Place tablespoon amounts in the palm of your hand and work into circles. Press down to make into a coin shape and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place banana and chocolate piece on top.
- Return to the oven and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheet and placing on a cooling rack.
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Health 1. Drink a lot of water 2. Eat your breakfast like kings, lunch like princes, and dinner like beggars 3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods made in factories 4. Live your life according to the TEE princpile: Truth, Empathy and Energy. 5. Make time for contemplation and/or prayer 6. Involve more game playing in your life 7. Read more books than you read last year 8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes a day 9. Invest at least 7 hours of sleep every sleep 10. Take 10-30 minutes to walk somewhere each day. Smile while you walk. Character 11. Don't compare your lives to those of others. You have no idea what their journey really looks like. 12. Don't waste time on negative thoughts or things you cannot change. Instead divert your energy to a positive moment in the present. 13. Don't exaggerate in your actions, keep yourself in check. 14. You don't have to win EVERY argument. Agree to disagree. 15. Don't waste your energy gossipping. 16. Dream more while you're awake. 17. Envy is a waste of time. You may already have all you need, but if not, envy won't get it for you. 18. Forget past events and don't remind your partners of their past mistakes. It will ruin your present happiness. 19. Life's too short to hate people. Don't hate in vain. 20. Make peace with your past, or it will destroy you at present. 21. No one is responsible for your happiness but you. 22. Realize that life is a school and you're here to learn. Problems are just a part of learning, but the lesson they teach will be with you for life. 23. Smile more. Laugh more. 24. Don't take yourselves so seriously, no one else will! Community 25. Call your family often. 26. Every day give something good to another. 27. Forgive everyone, for everything. 28. Spend time with people over 80 and under 6 - it will teach you a lot. 29. Try to make at least 3 people smile, every day. 30. What other people think of you is none of your concern. 31. Your work won't take care of you when you're sick. Your family and friends will. Don't cut ties. Life 32. Do the right thing. It pays in the long term 33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or brings you enjoyment. 35. Forgiveness heals all wounds. 36. No matter how good or bad the current situation is, it'll change. 37. The best is yet to come. 38. When you wake up alive in the morning, don't take it for granted - embrace it. 39. The secret of secrets in your heart is that you CAN be happy - so be happy. 40. Never forget to enjoy the time you have, the moment you are in, and the people that share these things with you! |
You will need:
3 Poblano Peppers
10 Tomatillo's
1/4 cup white onion, finely minced
1/4 cup cilantro, plus more for garnish
1 tsp salt
2 zucchini, thinly sliced
handful of mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 cup Jack Cheese, shredded
1 cup corn kernels'Easy Home Made Corn Tortillas' ~ recipe here
Putting it all together:Place Poblano peppers on a broiler sheet and put in oven, 3 inches from top broiler. Cook for 10-12 minutes, turn with tongs, cook another 8-10 minutes till very charred. Remove from oven, put in a paper or plastic bag, roll closed and let skins steam off, at least10 minutes. Remove from bag, set aside until cool enough to handle. Pinch off stems, smush out seeds, peel off skins {they will peel off very easily!}. Don't worry about getting every last bit.
Husk and wash tomatillos under warm water to remove natural sticky film. Pat dry and place on broiler pan. Preheat broiler and put tomatillos on the middle rack. Cook for 10-12 minutes till browned. Remove, set aside in a bowl. Some recipes I've seen say to remove peels. I seriously don't see how that's possible, I don't bother. Throw tomatillos, 1 cup roasted poblano, cilantro and salt in a food processor or blender and pulse till smooth. Save the rest of the poblano's for layering into enchiladas.
In the bottom of a glass dish meant for pressure cookers (or casserole dish if baking) Spread a bit of Salsa Verde (tomatillo mixture). Layer tortillas, then zucchini, mushrooms, onion, corn and chopped poblanos. I usually throw all of these veggies into a bowl together, toss then just add by handfuls to the enchiladas to make things easier. Sprinkle with cheese, drizzle more salsa verde. Again, tortillas, veggies, cheese, salsa. Top with tortillas, salsa and then more cheese.
Fold a piece of foil long enough to use as a handle to help remove casserole dish when done.
Cover casserole dish with foil, fold foil handle over top. Lock lid onto pressure cooker. Over high heat bring pressure to 2nd red ring. Lower heat, stabilize at 2nd red ring. Cook 8 minutes.*If baking, bake at 400F for 40-45 minutes.
1 tablespoon vegetable oilYou Will need:4-5 medium potatoes sliced very very thin.4-5 cups Distilled Vinegar
Kosher or Sea Salt
Putting them together:
Wash potatoes well. Preferably using a Food Processor or slicer attachment, slice potatoes very thin leaving peel on. Rinse again under cool water.In a large stock pot, put potatoes and cover with vinegar. Yup, straight vinegar. Trust me, would I lie to you?Bring to soft boil and cook for 10 minutes.
Drain vinegar. Spread potato slices on a baking sheet and drizzle with just a little bit of vegetable oil. Toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt.
Bake at 400F for about 15 minutes or until brown and crispy, tossing once with spatula!