Dreamy Lemon Blueberry Muffins

DREAMY LEMON-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Ingredients:

2 cups cake/pastry flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup canola oil
juice of one lemon
zest of one lemon
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
organic cane sugar (coarse) for garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 and prepare muffin tin with liners. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Mix together almond milk, water, oil, juice, and zest. Pour into flour mixture and stir but do not over-mix. Fold in blueberries. Fill the muffin tins half way, sprinkle with cane sugar and bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

Veggies by George Challenge #3, Part 1

KALE.  While I love it's colour and flavour, I am not crazy about the texture of kale.  My personal mission this week was to find ways for me to enjoy kale and all of it's positive health benefits.

Kale is naturally rich in calcium, leutein, iron, and sulphur.  It is a fiber-rich food with high levels of vitamins A, C and K.  For all of these reasons, kale is a great natural detoxifier and blood purifier.

Recipe #1     

Green Tropical Cocktail

Ingredients:

Large handful of kale, washed

Small handful of parsley, washed

juice of 1 lemon

1/2 C pineapple juice

2 pineapple rings

4 ice cubes.

Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth and drink immediately.  Makes about 2 8oz servings.