I'm Livin' Life like it's Golden

What a beautiful surprise this fresh pressed juice was! Packed with tons of fruits and vegetables that make you feel good and glow. I am coming fresh out of my three day juice cleanse and I feel brand new.

I was not hungry when I woke up on this morning. I felt like I could do another two more days if I really wanted too—I don’t. These three days gave me back time. On average I spend 5 hours in the kitchen a day. That’s a lot of time! On top of that when I am not in the kitchen—cooking or eating—I am on social reading and watching food content. My streaming algorithm is all food and my social life revolves around food. Food is LIFE. So when you remove it, what is left?

I was inspired by my partner to go on this journey. I wanted to cleanse my body from within, challenge my will power and work on my discipline all while staying healthy.

With all the rain California has been getting the last three months I wanted to drink something bright and beautiful while I was on this cleanse.

I know the middle one is not the pretty looking. I added Kale and Watermelon and it really messed up the colors but it was really good.

The colors and the fact that oranges were on sale at Sprout’s this week I went for hues of golden. Immediately thinking of turmeric and its benefits and the sweetness of mangos and golden beets would pair well. To balance off the sweetness we have the acidity from the oranges and lemons.

These ingredients intentionally benefit the body. Turmeric, ginger and lemon reduce inflammation, improves digestion and enhances immunity. Beets are just good for your heart, excellent for your kidney and just an all around body cleanser.

Makes 48 oz 

Ingredients: 

• 4 large mangos, peeled and pitted 

• 1 lb of fresh turmeric

• 4s lb of of oranges

• 1.5s lb of golden beets, peeled and quartered

• 1 lb of fresh ginger, peeled

• 2 lbs of lemon 

Equipment Needed:

• juicer

• mason jars or glass bottles with lids

• If you do not have a juicer you can use a blender and a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth.

Instructions:

1. Wash the produce.

2. Peel and chop all the produce into quarters so that it can fit into the juicer.

3. Using a juicer, juice all your product starting with the root vegetables and ending with the citrus.

   If you are using a blender, add 1 cups of water to your produce mixer in blender and blend until smooth. Add more water—a quarter cup at a time— if produce is too thick. Then pass the mixture through a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth to catch the pulp.

4. Pour into glass over ice if you plan to drink it immediately or for the best results pour into glass bottles or mason jars and chill until cold and do not add ice.

Melanated Martini

Serving Size: 1 person 

Ingredients: 

• 2 oz of Tito Vodka

• 2 oz of Créme de Cocoa

• 2 oz of Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

• 1/2 oz of Milk, Non-dairy milk, or half/half

• Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup, for drizzle

• Hershey’s Chocolate Bar, for garish

Instructions:

1. In a shaker combine the Vodka, Créme de Cocoa, Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, your choice of milk, chocolate syrup and ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds.  

2. Let your mixture sit and drizzle more chocolate syrup around your martini glass.

3. Pour mixture into your glass.

4. Grate Hershey’s Chocolate bar over your glass.

5. Enjoy!

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Frosé

Frosé

Serving Size: 4 people 

Ingredients: 

• 1 750-ML Bottle of Rosé, chilled'

• 1 cup of fresh strawberries

• 4 oz of Vodka, your choice

• 2 lemon, juiced

• 6 oz of agave

• Lots of Ice

• Blender

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients into a blender & pulse until desired thickness. I prefer a more thick, slushy feel because as it melts it will begin to water itself down.

2. Enjoy!

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Jamaican Me Nuts

Serving Size: 1 person 

Ingredients: 

• 1 disposable pint container + straw

• 4 oz of Malibu Rum

• 2 oz of Wray & Nephew

• 4 oz of Passion Fruit Juice

• 2 oz of Pineapple Juice

• 1 Lime, juiced

• 2 oz of Blue Curaçao, for ombre effect

Instructions:

1. In a shaker combine the Malibu Rum, Wray & Nephew, passion fruit juice, pineapple juice, lime juice and ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds 

2. Pour mixture into your container leaving room at the top

3. Tilt your container and slowly pour the Blue Curaçao along the side. This will allow for the blue liqueur to fall to the bottom creating an ombre effect.

4. Place the top onto the container and freeze until frozen. ~4 hours if you place in the far back of your freezer.

5. When ready to drink poke a hole into the lid by making and X with a knife.

6. Enjoy!

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Lavender Martini

• 1 oz of gin, your choice

• 1 lime, juiced

• 1/2 ounce of lavender simple honey syrup

• 1/4 ounce of vermouth

• ice

Lavender Simple Honey Syrup

• 1/4 cup of edible lavender

• 3/4 cup of water

• 3 tbsp of honey

• 3 tbsp of maple syrup

Directions

1. Mix water, honey, syrup and lavender in a saucepan on a medium heat until boiling. Boil until completely dissolved. Strain out the lavender and allow the lavender simple honey to cool.

2. Pour the gin, vermouth, lime juice, lavender honey syrup and shake with ice.

3. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with lavender

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Mango Mule Mocktail

Serving Size: 1 person 

Ingredients: 

• 1 oz of mango puree 

• 1 lime, juiced

• 1 tbsp of honey syrup

• ½ cup of ginger beer

• Mint & lime, for garnish, optional 

Instructions:

1. In a shaker combine the mango  puree, lime juice, honey syrup and ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds 

2. Pour mixture into a glass filled with ice

3. Add ginger beer and fill to the top.

4. Stir drink  using a spoon-do not shake! 

5. Enjoy!

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June’s Sangria

To Share

• 1 carafe or pitcher

• mixing spoon

• 2 bottles of chilled white wine, your choice. I recommend using 2 different type of white wine, one crisp wine & one sap wine.

• 2 oz of Grand Marnier

• seasonal fruits, I recommend:

  • 1 peach, sliced

  • 2 apricots, sliced

  • 1/3 cup of blackberries

  • 1/3 cup of blueberries

• handful of mint

Directions

1. Fill your carafe with seasonal fruits

2. Add 1/4 cup of your crisp white wine

3. Add 1/4 cup of your sap white wine

4. Add 2 oz of Grand Marnier

5. Slowly mix together & serve

6. Enjoy!

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