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If You Love Nutella Then…..

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I’m sharing this article for all my Nutella Lovers

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I used to love Nutella when I was kid–that is before studying nutrition and discovering its harmful ingredients. The scariest thing that people don’t know about Nutella is that it contains monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as E621. It’s cleverly hidden inside an artificial flavor called vanillin which is labeled on every Nutella jar. It also contains the toxic GMO emulsifier soy lecithin and palm oil whose extraction is ravaging forests and wildlife throughout the world. Continue reading →

How To Make Homemade Vegetarian Lasagna

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Homemade Vegetarian Lasagna

Lasagna

Ingredients

  • 3 small or 1-2 large zucchini (enough for about 25 slices)
  •  ⅓ onion, chopped  
  •  14.5 oz diced tomato
  •   8 oz tomato sauce
  •  ½ tsp garlic salt
  •   ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 2 TBS fresh basil
  •   2 TBS fresh oregano
  •    1 TBS fresh thyme
  •   ½ cup Parmesan
  •  10 oz ricotta
  •      1 egg
  •     8 oz mozzarella

Instructions

  1. Cut zucchini into ⅛ inch thick strips.
  2. Lay zucchini out on paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Cover with additional paper towels.
  3. Put olive oil and chopped onion in a saute pan over medium heat. Saute for about 5 minutes until onions are golden.
  4. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic salt and garlic powder.
  5. Stir everything together and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
  6. Add fresh herbs when you are done simmering and remove from heat.
  7. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  8. In a small bowl combine, egg, ricotta and Parmesan
  9. Spread some sauce on the bottom of your pan.
  10. Layer 1 layer of zucchini across the sauce.
  11. Top zucchini with about ⅓ of ricotta mixture.
  12. Top ricotta with ¼ of mozzarella.
  13. Top cheese with more sauce and repeat steps 10-13.
  14. End with zucchini, sauce then mozzarella.
  15. Cover pan with foil and bake for 35 minutes.
  16. Remove foil and bake uncovered for another 15-20 minutes until cheese is golden.
  17. Remove from oven and let rest for about 5 minutes before eating.