Author Archives: ClaireFrancis

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

December 27, 2012 By in Recipe Tags: , 2 Comments

brussels

Recipe:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit
  2. Wash, cut off ends, cut in half, and pluck off any yellow outer leaves of  the desired amount of brussels sprouts
  3. Place 2tbs of olive oil on a pan that is covered in foil
  4. Put washed and cut brussels onto the pan and roast in oven for 30-40 minutes
  5. From time to time shake the pan to make sure the sprouts brown evenly
  6. Take the brussels sprouts out of the oven and serve

Optional to add a couple shakes of balsamic vinegar 

Soup

December 26, 2012 By in Recipe Tags: , , 4 Comments

I love to make this soup on a cool fall day or whenever I want something “detoxing”. If you make any recipe’s of mine and post them on Twitter or Instagram leave them with the hashtag #clairety so I can see them.

soup

Recipe:

  1. Saute’ a Mirepoix mix(I get mine from Trader Joes) or just cut up 1 white onion, 3-4 large carrots, and 3-4 large celery stocks. Saute’ for 8-10 minutes with 2tbs of olive oil.
  2. Add one can of “soup beans” (I get mine from Westbrae Natural brand. The mix contains beans, barley, and lentils) or white cannellini beans
  3. Add one box of low sodium or unsalted vegetable broth (approximately four cups)
  4. Add one can of unsalted tomatoes(blended)(approximately three cups)
  5. Let cook for 20-30 minutes stirring occasionally

Serve with optional cheese of choice and cracked pepper. 

Chicken Chili

December 16, 2012 By in Recipe Tags: , , , 1 Comment
  1. chicken chiliAdd 2tbs olive oil to a pot and add (cut up) 3 stocks celery, 3 carrots, and 1 white onion. (also at grocery store they sell a Meropox which is this mix pre-done) Optional shallot and/or garlic. Let brown for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
  2. Add one pound of organic ground chicken and let brown with vegetables and onion for 10-15 minutes
  3. Add 1 can no sodium black beans, 1 can no sodium pinto beans, 1 can no sodium tomatoes (blended up), and 1-2 tbs tomato paste.
  4. Let cook for 20-30 minutes stirring occasionally.

Serve with an optional ¼-1/2 avocado and cracked pepper/red onion.

*This recipe can be made vegan and vegetarian by just not doing ground chicken and it will taste just as great

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