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Copy of Mustard-Crusted Beef Filet

Savory Chicken Breast w/ kale ceasar

Lobster Risotto with tarragon butter & english peas

Roasted Salmon with Cherry Tomatoes

Salmon Burger

Pizza Diavolo with Soppresatta

Grilled Vegetable Salad with Chicken Breast

Grilled Chicken Kale Caesar

Copy of Salmon Burger with Tater Tots

Pappardelle with Pork Ragu

John DeLucie

Some of the most impressive health benefits of bay leaves include their ability to detoxify the body, slow the aging process, speed wound healing, protect the body from bacterial infections, manage diabetes, improve heart health, reduce inflammation, alleviate respiratory issues, optimize digestion, and prevent certain types of cancer.

Bay Leaf

An excellent way to add flavor to your dishes protecting your heart! Black pepper is the world's most traded spice and it has been used since antiquity for both its flavor and its antibacterial properties. The distinctive pungency of black pepper is due to the chemical piperine which has analgesic properties. Moreover, one tablespoon of ground black pepper contains moderate amounts of vitamin K (13% of the daily value or DV), iron (10% DV) and manganese (18% DV), with trace amounts of other essential nutrients, and dietary fiber. 

Black Pepper

Tomatoes are also a good source of potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, and copper. Tomatoes also have dietary fiber and protein, as well as a number of organic compounds like lycopene that also contribute to the overall health benefits that tomatoes can confer to our health!

Cherry Tomatoes

Chicken Thigh Boneless

Health benefits of cilantro leaves (coriander) Cilantro herb is very low in calories and contains no cholesterol. However, its deep-green leaves possess good amounts of antioxidants, essential oils, vitamins, and dietary fiber, which may help reduce LDL or "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood.

Cilantro

El queso Cotija de Montaña is a seasonal cheese and is of limited production. Cotija cheese is produced only during the months of July through October because the cows are fed only on the rich grass that grows naturally on the mountains during the rainy season, giving the cheese its unique color and flavor. Queso Cotija is an artisan cheese made by hand, thus every cheese has something unique. This cheese usually comes in 28 kilogram cylinders with a creamy color crust. It is a queso de montaña (cheese of the mountains) because the cheese makers live in the mountains as high as 1700 meters (5,500 ft).

Cotija Cheese

Known for its unique aroma and its strong, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens with its cooking, garlic is one of the most popular ingredients in all cuisines. Some studies have shown that it has antibacterial and potential anticancer properties. Other investigations state that it may also help regulate blood pressure and make blood thinner, thus protecting the heart. So go ahead and spice up your life with garlic!

Garlic

Kale is low in calorie, high in fiber and has zero fat. One cup of kale has only 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber and 0 grams of fat. It is great for aiding in digestion and elimination with its great fiber content. It's also filled with so many nutrients, vitamins, folate and magnesium as well as those listed below.

Kale

Also known as koshering salt, it is specially recognized because of its flake-like shape. Even though all three salts- sea, table and kosher- contain the same amount of sodium per gram, kosher salt yields less sodium per tablespoon because of its coarser grain. In other words, it enhances the flavor of each ingredient while protecting your heart from an excessive sodium intake!!

Kosher Salt

Every time you drink a glass of lime juice, you not only quench your thirst, you also give your body a lot of health benefits. One of them is for your skin care, constipation, blood pressure control , respiratory problem... just to name a few. 

Lime Juice

This pseudocereal, native to South America is a great gluten-free alternative to starchy grains. The UN named 2013 the International Quinoa Year in recognition of the crop´s high nutritional content. Quinoa is a powerful source of energy and vegetarian protein, with twice the proteins of rice and barley. Another important fact (attention vegetarians!) is that it contains the nine essential amino acids, including lysine and isoleucine (absent in other crops).So it is a complete, high-quality protein! In addition, it is also a very good source of dietary fiber (covers 21% of fiber recommendation per cooked cup), folate, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamins B and iron. It has anti-inflammatory properties and a low glycemic index. Extra fact:  it is one of the experimental crops in NASA´s controlled ecological life-support system (CELSS) for long duration human-occupied space flights.

Quinoa

Folate, fiber, riboflavin, and potassium, as well as good amounts of copper, vitamin B6, magnesium, manganese, and calcium are less prominent nutrients that support the healthy properties of radishes. It's probably no surprise that radishes contain fiber, aka indigestible carbohydrates.

Southwest Quinoa Bowl with Chili-Lime Chicken

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