Sauté Garlic with Spinach

I love the taste of garlic... and I love raw Spinach.... Perfect combination.

It is a healthy snack, I usually prefer this in the evening as a treat. I know I'm weird, but thats okay!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of Minced Organic Garlic

1/2 Organic Lemon

Handful of Raw Organic Spinach, cut 

1 tsp of Sea Salt

2 tsp of Organic Olive Oil 

Coat pan with olive oil and allow pan to heat to med-low heat. Then place minced garlic in pan and sauté garlic till golden brown and add raw spinach for a few seconds and mix. Then remove from pan and place in bowl. Squeeze lemon over garlic and spinach and sprinkle with sea salt.

Enjoy!! Buen Provecho!!!

Organic Girly

Organic Strawberry Jam

Homemade Organic Strawberry Jam

Tis the Season of Strawberries!!! Feeling Merry Already!! 

I love Strawberries.... Sweet and Satisfies my Sweet Tooth.

This was my first attempt at making Jam... Not a big Jam person but my kids love Old Fashion Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches and topping it on whole wheat pancakes!! So I decided to make it, instead of buying it, like I normally do.

Ok!! So I try my best to stay away from refined sugars etc.... So, I researched ways of making my special strawberry jam more healthier. I used local raw honey and xylitol to sweetened my jam instead of sugar. 

Xylitol is diabetic friendly and helps fight against tooth decay.. great sweetener!! Another Perk: Your body does not process this as a sugar. It does not interfere with blood sugar levels or get stored as fat. Love it

Recipe:

2 cups of Organic Strawberries, sliced

1 cup of Xylitol, non GMO

1 tbsp of Raw Honey (preferably local)

1/4 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice

Place sliced strawberries into saucepan with honey, xylitol, and lemon on low heat till xylitol is dissolved. Then, increase the heat to medium, until strawberries have a somewhat pureed or dismantled. (Or you can smash them prior to placing them in saucepan)

Then remove from stove top and place in glass jar(with lid) of your choice leaving 1/4 to 1/2 inch headspace, and seal. 

For a more syrup texture, add a little less xylitol.

It was a great hit with my kids!! Enjoy, Buen Provecho!!

Organic Girly

Red & Green Lentil with Barley Soup

One of My favorite soups... Lentils with Barley Soup 

Barley 

Ingredients:

1 cup of Red Lentils, uncooked

1 cup of Green Lentils, uncooked

1/2 cup of Barley, uncooked

2 Quarts of Veggie Broth or Chicken Broth 

1 cup of raw onions, minced

1 cup raw carrots, minced

2 tbsp garlic powder

2 tbsp onion powder

Toasted Bread:

Sliced bread of your choice

Coat fry pan with olive oil on med temp,  sprinkle seas salt and garlic powder onto fry pan and place sliced bread to toast, remove when desired crispiness..

Perfect for soup diving...

In a slow cooker (crockpot), combine all ingredients in the stoneware of slow cooker. Place on low temp and cook for 4-5 hours, with occasional stirring and checking for broth absorption by lentils and barley. If needed add water until desired. 

All raw ingredients in the soup, initial start 

On a stove, combine all ingredients in a large pot. Place temp on med-low to med... and allow cook for 1 hour 30 mins. On the stove, the pot must be watched closely for burning on the bottom of the pot. 

I prefer crockpot for my soups.. Set it and forget it lol 

Finished product 

Olive oil toasted sliced bread with herbs..

I make this soup in bulk and freeze for later days.... That way I have lentils soup when I am in the mood. This helps stock up my freezer with quick meals for the family..

Enjoy! Buen Provecho!!

Organic Girly 

My yummy bowl of soup