MY FAVORITE ORANGE JUICE RECIPE - 3 Ingredients

As we have all most likely experienced, grocery shopping is getting stressful. My last visit to my local store had me in and out quickly only sticking to the open air fruit and vegetable area. I saw a bag of juicing oranges and thought it would be a great treat to make my family some fresh squeezed orange juice one morning.

After 3 weeks of social distancing and staying at home, I have gotten into somewhat of a healthy routine cooking, yoga, meditation and exercise, but it does feel like someone is constantly cleaning dishes. Between prepping vegetables, baking sweets, trying new recipes I never had the time for, and then making time for keeping up with work related issues, it seems like the day flies by. What I have found for myself is that if I start the day out healthy, I tend to finish it more healthy, and even if I do give in to some comfort food and a glass or two of wine, I know I have crowded out most of the foods that don’t do my body good.

This recipe does require a juicer and is a bit messy, but your family will appreciate every sip because it is that delicious. I am a huge believer in eating real food to get necessary vitamins and minerals, I take supplements too, but in times like these it is even more important to eat well because our microbiome needs to be fed a wide variety of fruits and vegetables to remain diverse and healthy. A diverse microbiome has been linked to longer life and a significantly lower incidence of chronic and acute illness. Feeding your gut biome a variety of fresh food and fermented vegetables (link to my sauerkraut recipe here) can be some of the best healing you can offer yourself and your family during the Coronavirus pandemic. Stay safe, eat well and stay home.

INGREDIENTS

10 juicing oranges

4 large carrots

3/4 teaspoon powdered turmeric

PREPARATION

Wash carrots, leave skins in tact. Cut oranges in half and cut away the skins. Juice everything and whisk in the turmeric. You can also use fresh turmeric and grate it into the juice directly, about 1/2 teaspoon per cup will do.

LIQUID GOLD - GINGERED TURMERIC TEA

My autumn cleanse brought me closer to understanding turmeric's powerful anti-inflammatory properties first hand.  Firstly, I should say I am a coffee addict and while I only have 1 cappuccino, occasionally 2, per day, without it, I am no fun to be around. So for my cleanse this year I opted for a slow descent down the caffeine highway and once I let go of the dairy, I followed with espresso, then moved to black tea and finally, herbal tea.  All the while,  I made this turmeric elixir each day,  sometimes adding fire cider (apple cider vinegar infused with cayenne pepper) if I wanted an extra shot of warmth.  To my surprise, I experienced absolutely no headaches, no body aches and I noticed my digestion was much calmer.  So here is my new addiction - Liquid Gold. I have always been an advocate for using turmeric in cooking because of it's amazing benefits, but there is nothing like experiencing the fruits of your labor, plus, it tasted really good!

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups hot water

1 teaspoon grated turmeric

1 teaspoon grated ginger

1 teaspoon honey

1 scant pinch black pepper

1 teaspoon Fire cider or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (optional)

PREPARATION:

In a large mug, make a paste using all the ingredients sans fire cider.  Pour hot water over the paste, stir and let steep for 3 minutes.  Strain into another mug or cup and add fire cider. 

SIDE NOTE: Black pepper increases the absorbtion of turmeric, so use it or loose all that anti-inflammatory power.

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SHOPPING LIST:

turmeric, ginger, honey, Fire cider or cayenne (optional)

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