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.