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Sippin' on Gin.... and Juice!

Ok, so maybe not Gin... But I am down with the Juice right now! I do love gin, but I'm currently on a healing mission!

So, when I saw this amazing masticating juicer on sale, I couldn't resist!

Isn't she beautiful? Ok, so it was important that I got a Masticating Juicer, according to my girlfriend Kate, owner and magical awesomness behind Raw Replenish, a cold pressed juice company in Pennsylvania! (If you are interested in reading more about masticating vs centrifugal juicers, go HERE). Basically, I love my friend Kate, and she knows Raw Juice, I mean, it's her business! SO I bought this!

AS SOON as I opened it, I unpacked it and made celery Juice!

ACTUAL photo of me, sans makeup at about 6:30 am Christmas Morning with my fresh pressed celery juice!

Why might you ask? Well, I recently got this book:

In this book, it talks about SO many issues hormonal and otherwise, and how to heal them! Well, one of the things is celery! In the book, he suggests 16oz of fresh celery juice every morning on an empty stomach. Why? Well, celery helps with digestion. It strengthens the hydrochloric acid in your gut, and helps your liver produce more bile to break down food. Celery even has mineral salts, these stabilize and support the adrenal glands. I mean, why isn't this on the list of superfoods, right? In addition, it also helps cleanse the thyroid, and bolsters the production of the thyroid hormone T3! WHAT?!!? Yes, it's basically totally badass! Want more info? Read this book! It's so amazing!

I didn't actually think my fresh celery juice would be very good. Though, I'm the girl that loves wheatgrass. Yes, it's true. Now that I have a juicer, I am thinking I will start growing some wheatgrass! ANyway, back to celery.... It was light, and sort of sweet. I do use organic celery, so maybe that had something to do with the fresh sweeter taste than I expected. Either way, I'm on board. I'm committed to juicing celery daily, and seeing how it helps!

Celery is not all, you should see some of the other crazy concoctions I've been coming up with! They are so amazing. Even my 9 year old boy is turning into a juicing pro! This thing is the bomb diggity! I should have bought a juicer sooner! Seriously, Why did I wait so long?

More juicing yumminess to come soon, as I learn more and explore more amazing veggie & fruit combinations!

#getyourjuiceon

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K.I.S.S.

K.I.S.S. = Keep it simple stupid

Sure, I get it. Stupid isn't a nice word. But, it gets the point across right? I use this acronym a lot. There are SO many things in life that I think we as humans really try to over-complicate.

We over analyze.
We over research.
We think the crap out of everything.

It makes things more difficult I think. Back when things were simple, and there wasn't as many choices .... life just seemed easier am I right? Well, today I bring you the issue of "What to make for lunch after church on Sunday" - Yes, it's an issue.

If I don't have things ready, my kids can't fend for themselves. I must have staples like bread, and peanut butter. These kids expect so much from me! (joking). This works well, if we remembered to make sandwich bread! #realmomlife This brings us to this past Sunday....after church. NOTHING to eat. No bread was made. The kids had NO idea what to make themselves! What is a tired, and busy mom to do? I mean we already lost an hour of sleep, momma just wanted a nap! (Thanks daylight savings)

Enter my "mom's busy and didn't plan a lunch meal" - Salad! But not just any salad, this is the super amazing, full of flavor, tasty salad that my kids love, and it requires no bread! Crab salad!! YES! That is the answer! I highly suggest you keep staples to make a version of this in your own house at all times! :) I'm sharing my recipe with you so you too can keep this in your back pocket, for just those moments. You may even LOOK like you have it together! ;)

First, you start with some chopped up celery. I prefer to have mine diced.

Throw them in the bowl.

Up Next, The Crab. You could used canned if that is what you have on hand. However, I prefer the Big huge chunks of the imitation crab meat from Aldi. You can see in my picture how huge these chunks are. Next, add about 1/2 C Avocado Oil Mayo.

Up Next is really the secret Sauce! The seasonings! I add by sight, and don't really measure, so these can totally be adjusted to your own taste & liking! I do about 1/2 Tsp of Each Old Bay Seasoning and Dill. If you have fresh dill, use that! The flavor will really pop. If not, Dried is great!

Mix it all up really well. From here you can stick in fridge to chill, or you can eat it! We've been known to throw it on Crackers, Breads, Chilled cooked pasta..... Really, the possibilities are endless! :)

I hope you enjoy this easy simple recipe! Let me know if you try it in the comments!

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Muffins are amazing!

Ok, so muffins aren't exactly healthy - but making them at home does make them a bunch more healthy!! Plus, my kids LOVE when I make muffins!! From scratch is ALWAYS better then those store bought!

Today was a lazy Saturday morning - so I decided to bake some muffins! They really didn't take too long, and were so yummy! I made banana crumble muffins - and they were made with all organic ingredients (<---- that means "healthy" right??) The recipe I originally found on all recipes, but made some changes for our family since we don't do any dairy.

Whip these up on a lazy morning for your kids, they will think you are super awesome baker mom!!

Ingredients:

1.5 C flour

1 tsp each baking soda & baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3 mashed bananas
3/4 C granulated sugar

1 egg

1/3 C coconut oil

Topping:

1/3 C brown sugar

2 tbsp flour

1 tbsp coconut oil

Cinnamon to taste

Preheat to 375. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl - set aside. Cream together bananas, sugar, egg, and coconut oil (soften with heat of necessary). Once well combined, add dry to wet - stir until just combined and moistened. Put into muffin cups it greased muffin tin. Bake 18-22 minutes. Cool on wire rack, and enjoy!

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