Welcome one and all! Here you will find a place for information and musings on nutrition, health, lifestyle, food, parenting and everything in between. It is my hope that this will be a place where you can turn for a bit of advice without fear of judgement. I am a fully qualified nutritional therapist and iridologist.

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Namaste,
Denise

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Mwah aah aah...

Did the title come across as a mad scientist laugh?  That was the intention as I've been a bit of a cooking mad scientist this week.  I love experimenting with food even when sometimes the results are, as my eldest would say, "an epic fail".  Among those failures are some pretty resounding successes, at least I think so!  

My latest experiment?  Different types of hummus using doTerra lemon essential oil in the mix.  My favorite?  This one:

1 can organic chick peas (or cook your own from scratch, you show off :))
3 cloves garlic
1 heaping tablespoon light tahini
Juice of 1 lemon + 2 to 3 drops doTerra lemon essential oil
salt to taste
2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
a good glug of cold pressed hemp seed oil
5-6 red jalapenos
1 tablespoon of the liquid from the jalapenos
1 scoop powdered spirulina

Place all ingredients into a blender and whiz till smooth.  If you need more liquid, choose from vinegar, oil or jalapeno juice.

The result is this crazy green stuff that looks altogether suspect but tastes divine.  Something about the lemon oil imparts and almost minty flavor into the mix.  I find that I've been craving hummus lately.  Maybe I'm going through a detox period and my body wants the lectins to bind with toxins for a quick exit!

I just got a new phone and am still getting used to the camera.  This isn't the best photo, but here goes:

Please, as well, excuse the poor composition - I had to crop out the "Cars" logo on my kid's bowl!

Anyone have any out of the ordinary/unusual hummus recipes to share?  The lab awaits!
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