Purple Basil Pesto & Tagliatelle Pasta

Purple Basil Pesto is great dish to create for parties. The eye popping color is festive and healthy for you.

Ingredients:
1 cup of purple basil  or  1/2 head of purple cabbage, chopped

2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup Virgin Olive Oil
dash of sea salt
dash of pepper
dash of chili flakes
* dash of fresh garlic if you like
1/4  of Parmesan cheese or vegan cheese
Vegetarian: add steamed or sauteed asparagus * purple cauliflower & fresh mushrooms
 * purple eggplant & shallots * purple broccoli  * purple spinach & shallots
Protein: add fresh grill salmon or grilled shrimp

Variations: in Pesto base:
*1/2 cup  unsalted sunflower seeds
* 1/2 cup fresh unsalted cashews  or  * 1/2 cup pine nuts

Blender:
Add basil, garlic, nuts and ingredients to food processor. Blend and add olive oil until the mixture forms a nice smooth paste.

Cook and drain pasta.
Try different shaped pasta like Farfalle, bow tie pasta to create a party atmosphere.
Bucatini pasta is nice as well.  Add vegetables and your favorite protein.
* gluten free pasta, vegan pasta and fiber pastas are great as well to create a delicious alternative version for your families heath.

Carrot & Zucchini Skinny Salad with Ginger Pomegranate Dressing

Serve more salads & vegetables with meals to create a more slimming meal experience For The New Year 2015.
Carrot & Zucchini Veggie Lovers Skinny Salad:

2 cups thinly sliced strips of carrots-match box style like thin angel hair pasta or shaved thin
2 cups thinly sliced strips or shaved thin Zucchini cut same as above
2 cups fresh green beans OPTIONAL for veggie lovers or  thinly sliced shoe string Cucumbers
6-8 grape tomatoes
4 sprigs of fresh mint
2 sprigs of thyme optional for flavor kick
2 chopped up chives
1/2 red onion chopped optional
dash of sea salt and pepper
1 tbsp. chopped garlic optional
dash Cayenne pepper optional

Protein Option:
White beans
Pan Seared Salmon
2 tbsp Fresh grated Parmesan Cheese sprinkled on top of salad

Ginger POMEGRANATE Dressing
1 cup olive oil   (Optional to use)
2/3 cup pomegranate balsamic vinegar   (Balsamic vinegar with fresh squeezed Pomegranate juice drained from seeds and dash of lemon juice.)
1 tsp garlic powder
dash sea salt and pepper
1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
dash of real vanilla

Cooking With Alkaline Foods For a Healthy New Year

Alkaline Foods are good for healthy life style so add some of these ingredients to your favorite
dishes today. It is said that if the body is alkaline it cannot get sick.  
Alkaline water is great for you so pick up some today and drink your way to a healthy New Year.

 Alkaline Vegetables:

 Beets, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Spinach

 Alkaline Fruits:

 Apple, Banana, Berries, Cantaloupe, Grapes, Melon, Lemon, Orange, Peach, Pear, Watermelon

Alkaline Protein:

Almonds, Chestnuts, Tofu

Alkalizing Spices:

Cinnamon, Curry, Ginger, Mustard, Sea Salt