Being on a strict diet often comes with little variety in foods and taste.

One way to spice things up is with this yummy Cilantro Pesto.

This recipe can be used as a Pesto, Sauce or Condiment.

What you will need:

A Blender or Food Processor with Pulse option

2 Cups Packed Organic Cilantro ( large stems removed )

1/2 Cup Organic blanched/roasted/unsalted Almonds

1/4 Cup Organic Red or White Onion

2 Teaspoons Organic Garlic chopped

1/2 Cup Organic Olive Oil

2 Pinches Sea Salt

Want it Spicy?

Just Add ONE of the three Peppers listed below:

1 Whole Organic Poblano Pepper seeded and chopped

1 Whole Organic Jalapeno Pepper seeded and chopped

1/2 Teaspoon Organic Serrano Pepper seeded and chopped

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In a food processor or blender pulse the Cilantro, Almonds,

Onion, Garlic, Peppers & Salt then slowly add the Olive Oil.

(we used 1/4 Cup more Olive Oil for a smoother consistency)

Tracey uses this pesto as a spread on her veggie burritos as well

as occasionally on her veggie sandwiches.

Others use it as a sauce on pasta sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

Try it as a side with chips and salsa!

Peace & Love!

Green Tea, originally uploaded by realityphotography.

Green Tea makes cancer cells self-destruct!

People who drink about 4 cups of green tea per day seem to get less types of cancer.
Now we may know why…in recent test-tube studies a compound called EGCG ( a powerful antioxidant found in tea) inhibited an enzyme that cancer cells need in order to grow.
Without this enzyme the cancer cells couldn’t grow big enough to divide/multiply and self-destructed.
It would take about 4 cups of green tea a day to get the blood levels of EGCG that inhibited cancer in the study.

Black Teas contain EGCG but much lower concentrations.

Cheers!