Lemon Ginger Tea

Can serve warm or cold, enjoy anytime or it's great when you feel a cold coming on...

1 organic lemon zested and juiced and thrown in a pyrex measuring cup or a teapot
1 inch piece of organic ginger chopped(you only need to peel it if it isn't organic)

Put the lemons and the ginger into a pyrex measuring cup or teapot and pour 1and 1/2 cups boiling water into the cup/teapot. Let steep 5 minutes or longer and enjoy hot or cold.

Black Bean Burgers

1 can of black beans(slightly mashed with a potato masher or a fork)
2 TBSP shallots or onions minced
2 tsps garlic(if tolerated)
1 TBSP organic ketchup or sundried tomatoes minced(if tolerated)
2 TBSP mushrooms minced(if tolerated)
2 tsp cumin and 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
2 TBSP carrots
1 TBSP celery minced
1 tsp mustard(if tolerated)
1 TBSP lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
2-3 TBSP of organic extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup ground GF oats or brown rice flour

In a mixing bowl mash the black beans.
Heat a frying pan til medium hot add the olive oil, spices, and the minced veggies saute for 5 minutes.
Add the sauteed minced veggies into the mixing bowl and then add the mustard and lemon juice and the oats or rice flour add salt and pepper to taste.
Form the bean mixture into patties and fry in olive oil in a frying pan.
You only need to warm them through and get a nice crust on the outside.

Eat to your health!

Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

1-2 TBSP olive oil

4 small shallots (about 1/4 cup)

1 and 1/2 tsp cumin

1 bay leaf
1 carrot
2 celery stalks
1/4 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup black beans
filtered water or broth or stock to cover beans and veggies
salt and pepper to taste

Cut all the veggies into the size you like for your soup
Heat a pan with olive oil
Put in all the chopped veggies with thecumin and bay leaf saute for 5-7 minutes
Put in the beans and cooked rice and cover with water or stock
Bring to a boil ,then cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
Take out bay leaf and...

Enjoy!

Avacado Salad "Sandwich"

Ingredients

1 ripe avacado sliced
Salad greens tossed with salad dressing of your choice
salt and pepper to taste
squirt of lime juice? (optional)
2 large flax crackers

Assemble avacado slices and greens on one flax cracker cover with the other flax cracker and eat sandwich style. Enjoy!

Guacamole

Ingredients

1 ripe avocado
juice of 1/2 of a lime
1/4 tsp minced garlic(if tolerated)
TBSP of salsa (if tolerated)
1/4 tsp jalapeno(if tolerated)
salt and pepper to taste

Mash to desired consistency and enjoy on your favorite crackers,chips or sandwich. Enjoy!