Simple Black Bean Tacos

The other night my husband was making Chicken Tacos for the family. Since I don't eat meat I decided to come up with my own concoction . So here is a quick yet yummy meal. I had two days of left overs too.

1 yellow,green & red pepper
1 Large Jalepeno
1 Large Onion
1 Can Black Beans
1 tsp cumin, garlic and onion
any kind of tortillas you like

To a sauce pan add beans,garlic,onion & cumin. Also add the Jalepeno slices. Heat through until a little mushy. Set aside
In the oven grease a cookie sheet with a small amount of Olive Oil. Spread the peppers and onions in a layer. Roast on 400 until carmalized.
Heat your tortillas add bean mixture and top with pepper mixture

You could get fancy with this with vegan sour cream, Lettuce, Tomato, Salsa and any other typical taco toppings.

Vegan Apple Caramel Cheesecake

Caramel Sauce with Apples
2 Apples ( I used Honeycrisp) sliced paper thin
2 TBS Brown Sugar
2 TbS Vegan Butter
Filling
2 Containers Tofutti creamcheese
3/4 cup Vegan Sugar
1/4 Cup Apple Juice & 2 TBS
2 TBS Confectioner Sugar
2 TBS Cornstarch
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Saute Apples with butter when soft add brown sugar to make soft. Set aside
Mix all filling add half mixure then add half the apples. Top with rest of filling. When cooled top with rest of apples and chill for 4 hours.

Vegan Lemon Cheesecake with Blueberry sauce

I made this yesterday and it was great. My husband who is not a vegan loved it.

2 Packages of Vegan Creamcheese( I use Tofutti)
3/4 Cup raw Sugar
1/4 Cup Lemon juice
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Lemon extract
2 TBS Confection Sugar
2 TBS Cornstartch
2 TBS Orange Juice
1 Vegan Graham Crust

Sauce
1 Pint Blueberries
2 TBS Raw Sugar

Preheat oven 350

Blend all ingredients and pour in crust. Bake 40 min. Let cool and then chill it for at least 4 hours.


In a saucepan add pint of bluberries and about 1 -2 TBS of Sugar boil down to make sauce. Cool and pour in container. Top piece of cheesecake with about 2 TBS of sauce.

YUM

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.