I LOVE DAYLILIES

Well since its Spring I feel its time to talk about flowers. If you know anything about me I love flowers. I really love wildflowers. I also love Daylilies. Most of you probably hear Daylily and you think of the typical yellow one. Well I am here to tell you there are so many beautiful Daylilies out there. I happen to love a nursery that called Gilberth Wild. They have the most beautiful flowers. They ship to your area when its time for you to plant. Here are a few pics of some of my Daylilies.

Julie's Spaghetti Sauce

2 large cans Crushed Tomatoes
1 large can Tomato Sauce
20 Basil Leaves torn
5 Garlic Cloves minced
2 medium onions
1/4 cup good red wine
1 TBS or less Crushed Red Pepper
2 TBS fresh chopped Oregano or you can use dry Mediterranean Oregano
1/4 cup or more of Fresh Italian Parsley- makes the sauce so pretty
1 TBS Organic Raw Sugar



Saute Onions in Olive Oil until soft add Garlic, Next add the red wine and reduce, add everything except basil and simmer for at least half hour, just before your ready to remove from heat add in the basil.

Serve with your favorite pasta, salad & garlic bread

Greens and Grits

I am sure many of you find eating Collards for breakfast quite odd. Once you try greens for breakfast I swear you will crave them. I am more of a savory breakfast person anyway. While pancakes and waffles are good, they make me sleepy. So here I am eating Collards with Garlic and Grits with a little Gomasio . So here is my simple and healthy breakfast recipe.

Collards- What your gonna need......

1 Bunch with Vein taken out, chopped and washed ( drain but make sure you leave the leaves a little moist)
2 Large cloves of Garlic ( minced)
1 tsp Olive Oil
Splash of Balsamic

What you gonna do......

Saute Garlic and oil until fragrant
Add Collards and Cover
2 Min later add Vinegar, stir
your done

Grits- What your gonna need.......

1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup Bobs Red Mill Grits
Sprinkle Gomasio or just use salt

What your gonna do......
Cook all this according to the cereal directions on side of bag


This great breakfast will give me energy to go to the gym and clean my yard from winter.
SPRING IS HERE

Cleaning Livers

So I finished my Candida cleanse and I felt great, dropped nine pounds and decided to move onto the Liver Cleanse. This cleanse requires a similar diet but you take morning pills and evening pills. I was doing good but got a cold and feel off the wagon bad. I made the mistake of using Splenda which reacts in your body the same way sugar does. The cravings came back and my coffee could not get sweet enough. On a positive note I jumped on the scale today and did not gain back any of the nine pounds I lost, so that good. However no I have my cravings back for sugar. Today I made up my mind to start the Liver Cleanse again. I have a goal. I want to be a hot mama again. I want to feel less insecure. So this morning I had my brown rice cake and raw Almond Butter. I also had a Grapefruit which was yummy. For lunch i might have a bunch of raw veggies and Hummus. I love Christina Cooks recipe for Lemon Lime Hummus. I love her. I miss her shows on my network.

Julie's Vegan Burritos Gluten Free

I am on my seventh day of my Candida cleanse and loving it. Last night my husband made Chicken Tacos for the kids and himself. Normally this is a night that I am excluded from as far as the meal. Since I dont eat Chicken or Dairy. I managed to figure out how to make my dinner Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free and still taste good. So here go the recipe I will call Julie's Vegan Burritos.

What your gonna need.....

1 PKG Food For Life Brand Brown Rice Tortillas( found in stop & shop health food freezer section)
1/2 Cup Vegan Refried Beans
1 -2 TBS Vegan Sour Cream ( I use Tofutti)
Daiya Cheese ( to your liking )
Shredded Lettuce,Scallions, Tomato
Salsa( If not homemade by a good brand and I like mine HOT)
A little Lime Wedge

What your gonna do......

Warm beans & Warm Tortilla , Start with beans and and add rest of ingredients. Squeeze the lime juice on top ,roll up and that's it. This was so filling and I did not have to feel like I was missing out on Taco night. Best of all is what all Wheat, Dairy, Gluten & Animal Free!!! ENJOY

Tabouli Julie

So what is Tabouli anyways? Well its a Mediterranean dish made with either Buckwheat or Bulgar. and veggies. Its a cold or room temperature salad. I absolutely love Tabouli and its really good for you. Bulgar or Buckwheat is a whole grain and as we know grains are extremely healthful. The veggies are all fresh and the dressing is so clean tasting. Best of all its only 122 calories for a cup. This recipe is 100% Vegan. So here we go...............

What you're gonna need...

1 Cup Bulgar or Buckwheat
1 Cup Water
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Tbs Mint leaves, finely minced( trust me it will taste good with this)
3/4 Cup of Flat Leafed Parsley,stems removed and finally minced
1 Cup of Chopped Tomato
1/2 English Cucumber, chopped
6 Scallions, Finely chopped
3 Tbs Lemon Juice
1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tsp Salt( I use sea salt)

What your gonna do.....

Soak Bulgar with Water for an hour. In the meantime get all the veggies & herbs cut up in a big bowl. Set aside. Mix Olive oil , Lemon and Salt together. Set Aside. When Bulgar has soaked for an hour add Bulgar to veggies. Mix in dressing. Refrigerate for 30 minutes so that flavors can blend.

The sun seems a little different

Maybe its all in my head but the sun seems different today. Yes, its still frigid out there. I know its coming though.The suns seems brighter today. Trish at the gym was talking about Florida. She bought a condo there. She loves it and made me miss it really bad. I miss the colors of Florida.
Anyway I am four days into my cleanse and it has gotten easier. I wont lie and say I dont want a Green Tea Frappachino from Starbucks. I still have cravings for sugar. I do feel good today. I am more awake and have energy. I usually take a nap or want to take a nap everyday but I have been good. So I am happy. I am already down 5 pounds. YEAH! So the loss makes the torture worth it. You might be wondering what I have been eating so here is what I ate today.

Breakfast: Brown Rice, Soy Milk( unsweetened) Cinnamon- you just heat all this up and eat it like you would Oatmeal

Lunch- Brown Rice Veggie Sushi- Tamari Gluten Free


Dinner- I am having Tempeh and Zucchini

Snack- 1 TBS of Raw Almond Butter and Celery sticks


Looks boring I know but its only a month of really hard restrictions. I will then add Berries and stuff back. I believe you need fruits. The strongest animals are vegetarians. I wanna be strong too .

Going sugarfree for the next month

I think I might have Candida overgrowth. Well I will know more in 5 days but I know I have a sugar addiction. I start my day off with coffee, sugar and amaretto creamer. I have an overload of sugar before the day begins. Lately I have had some female issues that they are doing cultures on. I went to the health food store and got Candigone. Its a candida cleanse. The diet it so strict but I am going to do it for a month to start. Oh sugar how I will miss you. I know tommorow I will get flu like systems. Did you know sugar is an opiate. I was shocked to learn that. I am looking forward to the results though. I will blog on this journey, meal ideas and such.

My crazy good lunch ( Vegetarian)

Greek Salad in a Pita

What your gonna need.....
2 cups of mixed salad
6 Grape Tomatoes ( chopped)
Red Onion ( to liking)
English Cucumber ( about 1/3 cup chopped)
1/4 cup crumbled Feta
Balsamic ( 2 tsp)
Calamata Olive Pitted ( 4 chopped)

What your gonna do.....

Mix all together in a bowl. Cut pita to make two pockets. Add whole mixture splitting between two pockets. YUMMY!

Kale, Chick Peas & Spaghetti ( Vegan)

This is a simple meal that is satisfying too. Its 100% Vegan .

What your gonna need....
Kale 1/2 head ( chopped)
1/2 Cup Chick Peas
1/4 Box Spaghetti
2 Large Garlic Cloves ( minced)
2 tsp. Olive Oil
Galaxy Brand Vegan Parm cheese

What your gonna do.........

Take a huge saute pan and add oil. Next add your Garlic until fragrant. This takes about 30 seconds. Add the Kale and saute for a few minutes. Cook Pasta until Al Dente. Add Chick Peas. When pasta is done add to Kale. Top with grated Vegan Parm. Thats it. YUMMY

Is it Spring yet?

I know its not Spring but how I wish it was. We have yet another 8 inches of snow on its way. Holy Moly it's enough already. I am such an outdoor girl and winter just kills me. I try to enjoy the positive parts of Winter. I like when the kids have snow days and are stuck home. Greg says I have Munchhausen but I don't haha. I don't make my kids sick to take care of them. I just love them and hate being here all alone. I am thinking about making some new bath bombs today. I am making one too look like the planet Earth. I was thinking about a rainbow one too. I am freezing right this second so a bath sound better then anything right now. So bathtub here I come. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh scolding hot water. I love it.

Sick to my stomache

So I am reading the front of MSN and its says mystery behind bird deaths solved. Turns out these birds were poisoned because there are too many. What does that mean? It made me so sad. Who the hell is anyone took take a life. In fact 300 lives. Animals were here before humans. They deserve to live too. Without an ecosystem we are gone. So for all you disgusting humans out there stop destroying nature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop having a zillion kids, buying plastic water bottles and being greedy. There are too many humans. Do we go around poisoning them? MY husband would say yeah due to Chem trails. Anyways that's my vent. I am sad.