Sauteed Fiddleheads

Original recipe makes 3 cups


Ingredients

3 cups fresh Fiddleheads, ends trimmed
3 tablespoons unfiltered extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove Garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh Lemon juice


Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook fiddlehead ferns in the boiling water until barely tender, 7 to 10 minutes; drain.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the prepared fiddlehead ferns, garlic, and the salt and pepper. Cook and stir until ferns are tinged lightly brown and tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Grilled Sweet Potatoes with cilantro

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes


Ingredients

2 pounds Sweet Potatoes
3-4 Tbsp olive oil
Kosher salt

Dressing

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Cilantro (including tender stems)
1 teaspoon of lime zest or lemon zest
2 tablespoons of fresh lime or lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
Pinch of salt

Method

1 Prepare your grill for hot, direct heat. While the grill is heating up, peel the sweet potatoes and slice lengthwise, or on a diagonal, into 1/4 inch-thick pieces. Coat the sweet potato slices with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with Kosher salt.

2 Combine all of the dressing ingredients into a small bowl.

3 Once the grill is hot, lay the sweet potato pieces down onto the grill grates. Cover the grill and cook until each side gets some grill marks, between 3-6 minutes for each side, depending on how hot your grill is.

4 Toss the sweet potatoes in a bowl with the dressing and serve hot.

Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients:
1 (10 ounce) bag mixed field greens
1/2 cup sliced Red Onions
1 Bosc Pears, cored and sliced
1/2 cup chopped candied pecans
1/2 cup crumbled Blue cheese
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground blackpepper
1/4 cup walnut oil

Directions:
1. Place the salad greens in a large bowl. Add the red onion, pear, pecans, and blue cheese, and toss to mix evenly.
2. To make the dressing, place the maple syrup, vinegar, mayonnaise, brown sugar, salt, and pepper in a blender, and blend thoroughly. With the motor running, slowly pour in the walnut oil. Blend until mixture becomes creamy, about 1 minute. Pour over salad mixture, and toss to coat greens evenly. Serve immediately.

Peach Cobbler

Total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Batter
1/2 cup melted Butter
1 cup flour
1 cup Sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup room temperature milk
1 room temperature Eggs
Filling
3 sliced Peaches
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions
Melt butter in a 9 x 13 inch pan.
Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder & salt.
Stir in milk & egg.
Pour evenly over melted butter.
Combine peaches, sugar & spices and spread over batter-DO NOT STIR!
Bake 35-45 minutes at 350°F until batter comes to the top and is golden brown.
Serve warm with ice cream.

Enzymes – Agents of Life

By Valerie Hould-Marchand

We are alive only because we contain within us thousands of various kinds of enzymes that regulate the life process. They are often referred to as the physical “Agents of Life”.
Enzymes are protein molecules that aid in numerous biochemical reactions in the body. They are found in your mouth, stomach, intestinal fluids, blood, organs, and in every cell in your body. They facilitate digestion, absorption, transportation and elimination.
Your body's production of enzymes, including those involved in digestion, slows down as you get older. By the age of thirty five, the production of enzymes in the stomach, small intestines, and pancreas is in decline. When you are lacking digestive enzymes, your body cannot digest properly, and as a result, your body will not absorb all the nutrients it needs to thrive. Unfortunately, the amount of processed foods and chemicals that creep into our diets every day is not helping and can lead to digestives disorder and other general health problems.
You can augment your body’s supply eating plenty of raw fruits and vegetables (when we cook certain foods, we end up destroying the enzymes altogether).

Here are some enzyme-packed foods you should consume on a regular basis:
-Green Papaya (contains enzymes that will break down proteins)
-Pineapple (contains enzymes that will break down proteins)
-Raw Milk (contains enzymes that will help digest fats)
-Organic Raw Honey (contains enzymes that will help break down starches, carbohydrates, and other sugars)

And for a delicious daily tonic:
Blend 1/3 pineapple, 1/2 papaya, and roughly 20 papaya seeds
*In large quantity, green papaya and papaya seeds can induce abortion and have contraceptive effects - so avoid them if you're pregnant or trying to have a baby

FUN FACT
Enzymes are activated in water, so it is extremely important to drinking plenty of fluids throughout the day.

Sources: Puristat Internal Cleansing
Naturalnews.com