Lemon Garlic Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipe

By Carolyn Flynn

 

 This is a broccoli recipe even non-broccoli fans will love!

Ingredients:

1 head of broccoli or cauliflower cut into florets

1/2 fresh lemon squeezed or 2 T. lemon juice

1-2 garlic cloves minced or 1 tsp. garlic powder

2 T. extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp. Italian Seasoning

Optional: You can double the lemon and garlic for more intense flavor or add additional lemon juice after baking to add additional flavor zing.

 

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into a gallon size baggie, seal and toss until all of the broccoli or cauliflower is lightly coated. Pour contents into a baking dish or lined cookie sheet. (A cookie sheet will hold 2 heads of broccoli and/or cauliflower.)

Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 – 25 minutes or until tender.

The broccoli will become softer the longer it is left in the oven.

Serve hot or store in a glass container in the fridge for later use.

The lemon garlic broccoli and cauliflower will store for about a week in the fridge and reheats nicely in the microwave.

Enjoy!

 

The health benefits of this simple recipe are amazing!

Broccoli and Cauliflower are part of the cruciferous family of vegetables that help balance estrogen levels.

Broccoli, Cauliflower, Lemon, and Garlic help the liver detoxify chemicals, drugs, and pollutants.

Broccoli, Garlic, Lemon, and Olive Oil are all powerful antioxidants that destroy harmful free radicals which are byproducts of detoxification, disease, and pollution.

Garlic and Lemon both boost the immune system and are natural anti-fungal, antibiotic, and anticancer remedies.

Garlic and Olive Oil reduce inflammation and protect against cardiovascular disease.

 

Enjoy this tasty and good for you recipe!

 

Lemon Garlic Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipe by Carolyn Almendarez

Mind-Body Solutions for Health and Happiness, Carolyn AlmendarezCarolyn Flynn Almendarez holds a Master’s degree in Counseling with additional studies in Nutrition and Holistic Health. She provides a unique blend of mind-body solutions to create health, happiness, and loving relationships. She is a strategist, problem-solver, and intuitive guide. She believes every woman deserves to feel beautiful, serene, and happy. She is committed to helping women create lives they love. She is the author of SMART Talk, Heal Your Grief, and Holiday Peace and Joy.


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Carolyn Flynn is a Relationship Expert and author of Heal Your Grief, SMART Talk, and Holiday Peace And Joy.

Pink Bubble Meditation

By Carolyn Flynn

Recently I read the classic mind-body book, “Creative Visualization” by Shakti Gawain.  Her book is amazing resource for those wishing to better understand how to use visualization, meditation, and affirmations to improve your life and achieve your desired goals.  She provides simple exercises and examples of how to tap in to your mind-body power to create health, happiness, success, and any other goal you wish to manifest.

Here is one of my favorite meditations from her book:

The Pink Bubble Technique by Shakti Gawain

Sit or lie down comfortably, close your eyes and breathe deeply, slowly, and naturally.  Gradually relax deeper and deeper.

Imagine something that you would like to manifest.  Imagine that it has already happened.  Picture it as clearly as possible in your mind.

Now in your mind’s eye surround your fantasy with a pink bubble; put your goal inside the bubble.  Pink is the color associated with the heart, and if this color vibration surrounds whatever you visualize, it will bring to you only that which is in perfect affinity with your being.

The third step is to let go of the bubble and imagine it floating off into the universe, still containing your vision.  This symbolizes that you are emotionally “letting go” of it.  Now it is free to float around in the universe, attracting and gathering energy for its manifestation.

Isn’t that a wonderful meditation!

After completing the pink bubble technique with my desired goal, I decided to increase the power of the meditation and the mind-body message I wanted to send the universe by drawing a visual picture of my desired imagine and writing affirmations to claim my imagined desire as already being true for me.  By adding some affirmations and a visual picture for my conscious mind to focus on I created more neural pathways for my mind and body to help me manifest my desired goal into reality.

You can use these three techniques to help you achieve your desired goals and dreams into reality.

What will you put in your pink bubble?  Share in the comments below.

By Carolyn Almendarez

Mind-Body Solutions for Health and Happiness, Carolyn AlmendarezCarolyn Flynn Almendarez holds a Master’s degree in Counseling with additional studies in Nutrition and Holistic Health. She provides a unique blend of mind-body solutions to create health, happiness, and loving relationships. She is a strategist, problem-solver, and intuitive guide. She believes every woman deserves to feel beautiful, serene, and happy. She is committed to helping women create lives they love. She is the author of SMART Talk, Heal Your Grief, and Holiday Peace and Joy.


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Carolyn Flynn is a Relationship Expert and author of Heal Your Grief, SMART Talk, and Holiday Peace And Joy.