Enjoy A Fun Organic Earth Friendly Halloween

It's time to prepare for a well celebrated Holiday of the year, Halloween. 2,000 years ago, Halloween was a very sacred holiday celebrated by the Celtic people in the ancient British Isles and Pagans throughout Europe. Today, Halloween is still a Holiday that's celebrated, but things have drastically changed. People still enjoy wearing costumes, pretending to be their alter ego.

Do you want to have a fun Halloween that is safe and non toxic and earth friendly?  Everyone loves to get dressed up in an outlandish creative outfit with wild colorful makeup that stands out in the crowd. Wearing funky creative zany costumes can be a fun way to celebrate Halloween, as long as the makeup is organic, earth-friendly, and non-toxic. Throughout the store, you'll see the regular merchandise combined with racks of new Halloween paraphernalia.  All that makeup may look appealing, fun, and eye-catching, but it contains potentially harmful petrochemicals and neurotoxins that can make anyone sick, especially those with asthma and chemical sensitivities. 

Pay close attention to the product, especially the ingredient label. Vibrant wild colors contain F.D.&C. (Food, Drugs, & Cosmetics). These are derived from coal tar, petroleum, the same toxic smelly goo used to repair roads and rooftops.  Essentially, you are putting gasoline on your face and in your hair.  The cosmetics also contain synthetic fragrance, which contains 10,000 petrochemicals that are not regulated by the U.S. FDA.  The fragrance contains phthalates, which are known to be lung irritants.  If this sounds gross and scary, then you are paying attention.  The good news is that you don't have to buy these terrible toxic products that will potentially make you feel awful and are not earth friendly.

Take a trip to your local organic natural food shop and get to know the natural products and cosmetics being sold there.  The expression, which is a law about Kosher eating, "if in doubt, do without," also applies to cosmetics.  Since your skin is your body's largest organ and absorbs everything like a sponge, your safe healthy choice is to wear organic or wear nothing.  

The safe healthy alternative is to enjoy a fun festive costume and to use products that contain 100% pure earth friendly plant essences.  There are many companies that make makeup and colorful hair decorations that contain 100% organic plant essences. You can have fun and celebrate and smell like organic roses, sandalwood, and mint and everyone will feel healthy and happy.  You can learn more about how to enjoy organic earth friendly beauty from my easy to read book, Keep Your Vanity Without Losing Your Sanity, on Amazon Kindle.  My book has very helpful tips and great information to help you make healthy sensible choices that are good for you, your family, and the earth.  Be sure to subscribe to my Holistic Organic SelfCare Newsletter for wonderful helpful tips.  I'm writing a very special issue for the Holiday Season and I will be including some wonderful delicious goodies and gifts, giveaways, and recipes.  You will find information about how to subscribe on the top right hand side of this blog.  Thank you for visiting.  Enjoy a fun, safe, healthy, earth friendly, organic Halloween.

Recipe Delicious Gluten Free Vegan Shells Vegetables Hot Dogs

This dish I made tonight is delicious, comforting and my husband and I ate seconds and thirds. No leftovers this time.

Rice Shells, Veggies, and Hot Dogs
Ingredients
2 C gluten free rice pasta shells
1/2 C organic cauliflower, rinsed, chopped
1 tbsp. organic carrot, ends removed, rinsed, sliced
2 tbsp. onion, ends and peel removed, rinsed, chopped
3 Lightlife vegan gluten-free smart dogs, chopped
1/2 C olive oil
1/2 C Bragg Liquid Aminos
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. thyme powder
1/2 tsp. ginger powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder

Instructions:  I was amazed how fast this recipe cooked tonight.  I can definitely include it in my fast cooking dishes.  It's delicious and very comforting.  If you have access to 3 burners, I suggest using all 3 to save time and make your life easier.  Fill a medium size pot of filtered water to nearly, leaving 3 inches of leeway so the water doesn't boil over.  Bring the water to a rapid boil and when the water reaches a rapid boil, reduce the heat to medium and pour in the pasta shells.  Stir evenly and gently to prevent sticking.  Allow to cook for 20 minutes or until soft enough to eat.  Fill a second medium size pot with filtered water until it slightly covers the steamer.  Bring the water to a rapid boil and when it reaches a rapid boil, reduce the heat to medium.  Pour in the cauliflower and carrot and cover the pot allowing for a little bit of steam to escape. Allow to steam for 15 minutes or until soft enough to eat.  And now for the third burner.  Heat 1/2 C olive oil in a non toxic non stick fry pan on medium heat.  When the oil begins to sizzle, pour in the chopped onions.  Stir evenly and gently.  Allow to cook for 10 minutes and when the onions begin to soften and become lightly brown, add the chopped vegan hot dogs.  Continue stirring and allow to cook for 5-10 minutes until the mixture is soft enough to eat and lightly brown.  When they are soft enough to eat, turn off the burner.  By now the pasta and veggies should be finished cooking.  Turn off the burners and thoroughly drain the water from both pots.  When the pasta and veggies are thoroughly drained, add them to the onion and hot dog mixture.  Add the remaining ingredients, including 1/2 C Bragg Liquid Aminos and 1/2 C olive oil, and mix well and evenly until all the seasonings are mixed well and the dish tastes delicious.  Serve and enjoy.

Gluten Free Macaroni Organic Vegetables Vegan Hot Dogs and Ketchup

Gluten Free Macaroni with Organic Vegetables, Vegan Hot Dogs, and Ketchup
Ingredients
2 C gluten-free brown rice macaroni
2 Lightlife vegan smart hot dogs, chopped
1/2 C organic cauliflower, rinsed, chopped
1/2 C organic zucchini, ends removed, rinsed, chopped
1/2 C portabella mushrooms, rinsed, chopped
2 tbsp. onion, ends and peel removed, rinsed, chopped
4 tbsp. organic ketchup
1/2 C olive oil
1/2 C Bragg Liquid Aminos
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tbsp. organic flax oil

Instructions:  Fill a medium size pot with filtered water almost full, but allow 3-4 inches leeway so the water doesn't boil over.  When the water reaches a rapid boil, reduce the heat to medium and add the macaroni.  Stir evenly to prevent sticking and allow to cook for 25 minutes or until soft enough to eat.  On a second burner, fill a medium size pot with filtered water, only this time, only allow the water to slightly cover the steamer.  Bring the water to a rapid boil and once it boils, reduce the heat to medium and add the cauliflower.  After 5 minutes, add the zucchini. Cover the pot to contain the steam, but allow for slight leeway so the steam escapes a little and the water doesn't boil over.  On a third burner, heat half a C of olive oil on medium heat and after the oil sizzles, add the onions. Stir evenly and allow to cook for five minutes and then add a little more Bragg Liquid Aminos.  Then, add the chopped hot dogs and cook for another 10 minutes.  When the onions and hot dogs begin to lightly brown, add the mushrooms and continue stirring.  At this point, check the macaroni and steamed vegetables and when all is done cooking, turn off the burners and thoroughly drain the water and set aside.  When the onion mixture in the pan is finished cooking, turn off the burner.  When the macaroni and vegetables are finished draining, add them to the onion mixture.  Add the remaining seasonings and stir and mix well.  Serve and enjoy!

 

 

Yummy Organic Vegan Pizza Bagel Recipe

Yummy organic vegan pizza bagel...my dear wonderful husband and our adorable beautiful 4 1/2 year old son went nuts for this

The recipe is very simple and very kid friendly...

Ingredients

1 whole organic vegan bagel, your favorite flavor, sliced in 1/2, lightly toasted

4 tbsp. Daiya vegan mozzarella shreds

4 tbsp. organic ketchup

Instructions: Place both lightly toasted slices on a flat surface, add the ketchup and Daiya mozzarella shreds. Toast or bake in a toaster oven for 5-10 minutes until the sheeze is melted and stretchy. Serve and enjoy! 

 

 

Youtube Video Collaboration SocialMedia Idea About Holistic Organic Vegan Selfcare Lifestyle

I'd love to collaborate and co-op and work with other writers and artists and holistic organic and vegan and vegetarian foodies authors and practitioners to do more giveaways and support each other's healing holistic creative work. I need a partner and a team; I want to work together and be on the same page journey path. I'm a visionary truth peace love author artist and my writing is designed to help inspire humanity to do good, feel good, and spread peace and love. I wrote 2 very special life-changing holistic self-care books - organic beauty and tasty vegan kitchen cookbook.  I'm currently hosting a giveaway for my 2 holistic self-care ebooks on Twitter.  You can also email me - permadeva at yahoo dot com Please serious and genuinely interested only, thank you.

 

Youtube Video Collaboration Social Media Idea About Breathing Clean Air Free of Neurotoxins

I have an idea for a video collaboration for passionate organic greenies to have your voices heard about indoor and outdoor air pollution, especially with neurotoxins and scented products and I'd like to connect and share some thoughts and ideas about how to quickly raise awareness while we still have air to breathe. I'm not making any money from this, unless people take interest and want to buy my organic beauty book from my blog, but that's up to them. I'm doing this as a community service to have our voices heard and use social media to spread it viral like wild fire. I have a few canary environmental illness friends who like the idea and want to work with me, but they don't use twitter or don't have the strength to think about it, which I totally understand and respect so I'm asking here. My dear wonderful husband and I are 2 voices and we need our army team behind us to be strong.  We need people who have strong connections, celebrities would be wonderful and very helpful. If you are interested and want to be part of this, please comment and pm me, thank you.

Recipe Delicious Organic Vegan Brown Rice and Veggies

Organic Brown Rice and Veggies
Ingredients
1 C organic brown rice, soaked overnight for better digestion
1/2 C organic cauliflower, rinsed, chopped
1 tbsp. organic carrot ends removed, rinsed, sliced
1/2 C organic zucchini, ends removed, rinsed, chopped
2 tbsp. onion, peel and ends removed, rinsed, chopped
6 small sheets roasted seaweed
1/2 C olive oil
1/2 C Bragg Liquid Aminos
2 tbsp. organic unrefined sesame oil
2 tbsp. organic flax oil

Instructions: This is 1 of my simplest fastest recipes and it is healthy and so delicious.  I highly recommend it to families who don't have much time for food preparation.  Once the brown rice has soaked overnight, rinse well in a colander and set aside.  Bring 1/2 a medium size pot of filtered water to a rapid boil and when it reaches a rapid boil, add the brown rice, stir evenly to prevent sticking and reduce the heat to medium.  Allow to cook for 20 minutes.  If you can use 3 burners at the same time, I recommend it, but if you aren't able to, just do the best you can.  In another medium size pot, fill with filtered water until it slightly covers the steamer.  Bring the water to a rapid boil and then when it reaches a rapid boil, reduce the heat to medium, add in the carrot and cauliflower and cover with a lid but allow a slight leeway for some steam to escape.  Allow to steam for 10 minutes, then add the zucchini and steam for another 5 minutes.  Turn off the burner and thoroughly drain the water in a colander and set aside.  Do the same with the brown rice.  On a 3rd burner, heat 1/2 C olive oil in a non-toxic non-stick fry pan on medium heat and when it begins to sizzle, add the onions.  Stir evenly and allow to cook for 10 minutes and the onions begin to lightly brown, stir more and squirt in a few tbsp. of Bragg Liquid Aminos and continue stirring.  When the onions are brown and soft enough to eat, turn off the burner.  You can mix all the ingredients together in the pan and add the remaining seasonings.  Serve and enjoy!