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Grind Green Toasted Purp Bowl [Recipe]

Grind Green Toasted Purp Bowl [Recipe] 0

Grind Green Toasted Purp Bowl Recipe 

A recipe formulated by Founder Giovanni Gilmore in the Gigi Amanata Wellness Kitchen

Ingredients

Organic Purple Cauliflower
Organic Broccoli Florets
Organic Green Beans
Pearl Red Onions
Pearl White Onions
Circle Bread
Organic Dried Basil Leaves
Organic Avocado Oil or Organic Grapeseed Oil

 

Step 1: Prepare to wash and cut your vegetables - Purple Cauliflower, Broccoli Florets, and Green Beans. Cut into your desired size, I cut separately and put in their own containers for custom seasoning.

 

Step 2: Wash, peel and prepare to cut your white and red pearl onions into your desired size. I season with Raw Pink Himalayan Salt and set aside cut onions in container.

 

Step 3: Season to taste liking whatever flavor combinations you desire in your separate containers of Purple Cauliflower, Green Beans, and Broccoli Floret and toss gently or stir to evenly coat vegetables with seasoning mix. I seasoned my Purple Cauliflower with Organic Red Raspberry Powder, Organic Garlic Powder – Green Beans with Organic Bladderwrack Powder and Organic Black Pepper Powder  – Broccoli Florets with Organic Lemon PowderOrganic Black Pepper Powder, and Organic Garlic Powder.

 

*Using my baking method – then continue to bake method Step 6

Step 4: Lightly coat pan or pans with Organic Avocado or Grapeseed Oil evenly, add vegetables to their respective pans, toss and bake at 300° for 12-15 minutes or to desired crispiness for the vegetables.

 

*Using my softly sautéed method –

Step 4: Gather your desired cooking pans, you can cook all three at the same time or one at a time, whatever is most comfortable for you in your kitchen. Prepare your pans with the Organic Avocado or Grapeseed Oil by feeding the pan a circle motion of oil and tossing your pan to evenly coat the oil in the pan. Toss in a handful of your cut onions to each pan, evenly distribute, and let simmer on med heat for 1 to 2 minutes.

 

Step 5: Toss in your seasoned Purple Cauliflower, seasoned Green Beans, and seasoned Broccoli Floret into their respective heated pans and stir gently and evenly spread to cook in the pan, stir occasionally for 3-5 minutes depending on desired vegetable crispy.

 

*If using my baking method

Step 6: Take your pans out of the oven and place your finished baked vegetables into their previous respective containers, lightly sprinkle with Raw Pink Himalayan Salt, and set aside.

 

*If using my softly sautéed method

Step 6: Place your finished softly sautéed Purple Cauliflower, Green Beans, and Broccoli Florets into their previous respective container, lightly sprinkle with Raw Pink Himalayan Salt, and set aside.

 

Step 7: In a small bowl pour 1/3 cup of Organic Avocado Oil or Grapeseed Oil, 1 tsp of Organic Basil Leaves, and 2 tsp of Organic Garlic Powder. Mix and set to the side. Preheat your oven and set to 420 degrees.

 

Step 8: Grab your Circle Bread and slice inward about ½ inch a circle all the way around the top of the Circle bread. You will have made a full 360 turn of the bread while slicing. Pull the sliced bread part from the top and remove the remainder of the bread on the inside of the Circle Bread. This will create the bread bowl once all the insides have been removed.

 

Step 9: Grab your oil mixture that you made in Step 7 and begin to oil your Circle Bread bowl. Evenly oil and coat the outside, evenly oil and coat the inside. Put oiled Circle Bread inside the oven directly on the rack or in a pan open circle side down and bake for 8-10 minutes or until desired crispiness.

 

Step 10: Take Toasted Circle Bread bowl out of the oven and place on a plate to cool for 1 minute.

 

Step 11: Place your sautéed or baked Purple Cauliflower, Green Beans, and Broccoli Florets into the warm toasted Circle Bread bowl. Garnish with Organic Raw Hemp Hearts and your remainder chopped pearl onions.

 

I say HATS OFF and CONGRATULATIONS to you on trying it and successfully making your Grind Green Toasted Purp Bowls! This unique delicious wellness meal recipe for you and your loved ones! You can customize it any way you like and don’t be afraid to jazz it up exactly to your taste buds desires! If you’re ditching bread for the month you can easily MODIFY the toasted Circle Bread for Living Butter Lettuce for raw green wraps instead of a toasted bread bowl!

I can’t wait to see your Grind Green Toasted Purple Bowls!

 

Don’t forget to post and tag yourself and Gigi Amanata Wellness, share a testimony of your cooking experience, and use the hashtag #GrindGreenToastedPurpBowl & #GAWellnessKitchenCheffin for a feature of your awesome recipe result and shout out on our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Page! Your Try It Tuesday took off tremendously and you’ll have many more successful meals! Let me know how you may try to incorporate it into your meal plans for a nourishing week!


You can easily stock up on the organic NON-GMO ingredients for your Grind Green Toasted Purple Bowl recipe in the Gigi Amanata Wellness Shop to make this dish and other recipes in the future to make a wellness flavor fest for yourself, friends, and family! You can place your order to have your very own organic NON-GMO seasonings shipped right to your door! You also have the fun, worth your money, benefit of contacting us for custom blending if you want to combine something you see in our online store! Show off positively to your friends and introduce them one way you stay on top of your wellness at home! Show your flavor palate and seasoning cabinets some Organic NON-GMO love! Your wellness journey will thank you as you begin to cook more home cooked whole completing meals for yourself and family.

 

You Are Blessed,
Giovanni Gilmore
Gigi Amanata Wellness Founder

My Happy Mother's Day Open Letter To My Late Mother

My Happy Mother's Day Open Letter To My Late Mother 0

Dear Mom, my Sunflower!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MY QUEEN!

MY Swizzy! MY Ma G! I love you more than I can ever express! You're my best friend and I miss you everyday! Our hugs and how I would always come back for another one saying, "Okay Mom, last one" and still sneak another before leaving you! Our songs and how we would create a cool melody on the drop of a dime! Our car jams to Stevie Wonder, John P. Kee, Hezekiah Walker, The Funkadelics & Parliament! We had an amazing bonding experience in Cancun and I'm happy we got that week together! Remember I surprised you with floor seats to Stevie Wonder's Keys of Life Tour!? You had such a great time lighting up with every song! Happy I have that memory! I think and smile of the story you told me of being pregnant with me and dancing your butt off at a MC Hammer concert! You were life and the light you brought to any room will never be replaced but I'm happy to know I'm a piece of you. That smile! You inspire me and encourage me everyday! You are driving inspiration behind my natural wellness brand, business, and birthright missions to the people! An amazing mother and I couldn't think of anybody else doing a better job with an ambitious girl like me and I think I came out really good! I use many of the tools, wisdom and knowledge, resources you passed down to me and I love that! I'll keep continuing to accomplish all the things we talked about and I know you're my angel with me every step of the way being that motherly protection whenever I need it! Girl you are so beautiful and I love your spirit! I'll see you when I get there Mom! Until then keep reassuring me with your spirit pop ups cause your Gika needs them! Love you now as much as I always have and it continues to grow stronger! Gika & Swizzy Forever! 
 Always Your baby girl with Love,
Gika Mooonbeam!
Dear Mama's All Over The World!

Dear Mama's All Over The World! 0

Dear Mama's, Mom To Be's, & Mom Figures to each and every one all over the world!
You are appreciated! You are loved! You are blessed! You are successful because you are trying everyday! Go Mom Go! Don't let anybody try to take away from you what you take serious daily and the lengths you go to make sure your family is taken care of thru all you experience you are a priority master! You are not a failure and never will be because you're nurturing another soul and do a breathtaking job though you'll have moments as a mother that will take your breath away! The bond you have is special and like no other! Your little seedlings that you have planted into your child will grow with beautiful blossoms and abundant harvest because you Mama Bear were the best sower you could be to your cubs. You used your resources, wisdom, rolled with the punches, and made your own path along the way! What a superhero, Wonder Woman, you are in your kids eyes and that will forever be the case! Enjoy this day your day and everyday that you give to this life of Mama. Your purpose is permanent and nobody can take your place! Love all on you! Mama's all over the world! Salute yourself and relax!
You are Golden!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

You Are Blessed,
Giovanni Gilmore
Gigi Amanata Wellness Founder
Greening Me Down Veggie Burger [Recipe]

Greening Me Down Veggie Burger [Recipe] 1

Stay rising beautiful souls! I have one of my favorite quick veggie burger gems recipes I created and I want you to try and work it well in your kitchen! This fun and tasty recipe below from the Gigi Amanata Wellness Kitchen that's great just in time for your Spring Wellness Get Right! It can be customized any way you like feel free to add or replace an ingredient with whatever your taste buds desire!
Let’s balance!

Greening Me Down Burger

Greening Me Down Burger

-Favorite burger bun of your choice
-Living Butter Lettuce
-Organic Broccoli Floret Bunch
-Organic Leeks
-Purple Onions
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-Organic Garlic Powder
-Organic Black Pepper
-Organic Bladderwrack Powder
-Organic Cayenne Pepper
-Organic Wheatgrass Juice Powder
-Raw Hemp Seeds
-Organic Grapeseed Oil or Organic Avocado Oil

 

*I cooked my dish ingredients in a cast iron skillet and wok.

 

Cut up your desired amount of Organic Broccoli florets into the size you wish to eat, I recommend to cut very small. Move cut Organic Broccoli into a bowl and sprinkle your desired amount of Organic Bladderwrack Powder, Organic Garlic Powder, Organic Cayenne Pepper, toss, and put it to the side.

 

Cut up your desired number of Organic Leeks strips into small square pieces. Move cut Organic Leeks into a bowl and sprinkle your desired amount of Organic Black Pepper, toss, and put to the side.

 

Cut up your desired amount of Purple Onion into small square pieces. Move the cut Purple Onion into a bowl and put to the side.

 

Heat up your selection size of oil or butter choice in your desired cooking pans, sprinkle a tsp of Organic Wheatgrass Juice Powder into the warming oil or butter of each pan, gently toss to mix evenly.

 

Evenly distribute and toss your chopped Purple Onion into both of your warming oil or butter. Let your onions simmer alone for 3 minutes, toss periodically.

 

Throw your seasoned cut Organic Broccoli florets into the pan and mix to evenly coat your veggies. Spread evenly in pan, cook and mix until it's to your taste buds destination. Transfer to food container.

 

Throw your Organic Leeks into the pan and mix to evenly coat your veggies. Spread evenly in the pan, cook and mix until it's to your taste buds destination. Transfer to food container.

 

Toast buns in pans and transfer to plates to dress your burger to your liking and don't forget to pull you off a few strips of Living Butter Lettuce and top off your Greening Me Down Tower with some Raw Hemp Seeds.

 

GREAT JOB at making a meal prep recipe for a green filled week when maybe salads aren't doing it or you want to try something new. If you're staying away from carbs then DITCH, the buns and just wrap your chef magic Greening Me Down Tower into some strips of Living Butter Lettuce for a tasty alternative super green wrap!

 


Tag Yourself and Gigi Amanata Wellness for a feature on our InstagramFacebook, or Twitter Page using the hashtag #GAWellnessKitchenCheffin and let me know how delicious your meal came out and how you may try to incorporate it into your meal plans for a nourishing week!

 


You can easily stock up on the organic NON-GMO ingredients for your Greening Me Down Burger Recipe in the Gigi Amanata Wellness Shop to make this dish and other recipes in the future to make a wellness flavor fest for your own home, friends, and family! You can place your order to have your very own organic NON-GMO seasonings shipped right to your door! You also have the fun, worth your money, benefit of contacting us for custom blending if you want to combine something you see in our online store! Show off positively to your friends and introduce them one way you stay on top of your wellness at home! Show your flavor palate and seasoning cabinets some Organic NON-GMO love! Your wellness journey will thank you as you begin to cook more whole completing meals for yourself and family.

 

You Are Blessed,
Giovanni Gilmore
Gigi Amanata Wellness Founder

 

Try Thankful Thursday 3.23.2017

Try Thankful Thursday 3.23.2017 0


“I can’t put the sponge down & I can’t stop painting on the streets.. if I do that I’ll get lost, I’ll forget where I came from. Every painting purchased will come with a piece of the sponge I used to paint it.. in other words you are really getting a piece of me. Please donate to link[GoFundMeLink] in my bio & see you all March 23rd 7pm-11pm at Touche DC!”- Carlton ‘PainterManDC’ Joyner

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DC-Maryland, Virginia, and all creative souls come out for an artistic night of positivity, peace, and love in a room full of creatives who care to make a difference for Carlton ‘PainterManDC’ Joyner TODAY March 23, 2017 from 4pm to 11pm at Touche DC! The Head Hippie of Hippie Life Krew VistoHLK moved off of pure God’s instructions to follow through and be a part of a positive shift for this talented artist Carlton Joyner’s life! You don’t want to miss out on this exclusive event of selflessness and ART!

You pull up for the club, you pull up for the concerts, you pull up for the likes, you even pull up for the plates so why not PULL UP FOR A GREAT CAUSE AND SUPPORT! Be about the action and come be a part of something artistically beautiful! Bring only your good vibes and your artful eye and I can’t wait to see you there!


If you’re in the area, DC-Maryland-Virginia and are available you have an exclusive opportunity to teach someone a selfless and creative way to show gratitude for what they have, buy some beautiful one of a kind art, and try something new for a great cause! – TODAY FOR THANKFUL THURSDAY March 23, 2017 between 4PM and 11PM there will be a very special art exhibit and event for a very talented and humbled local artist, Carlton “PainterManDC” Joyner at Touché Supper Club where you will have the opportunity to purchase one of his unique beautiful soul speaking pieces and meet the artist!


Have you tried being a blessing to another one’s wellness journey? It’s a beautiful experience to know you were a part of a positive shift in their life for the benefit of their growth.


Try it today! Donate whatever is on your heart to Carlton “PainterManDC” Joyner’s GoFundMe Page! Tag your donation to Carlton on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with #ISupportPainterManDC for a thankful shoutout for you donating!


$10 DONATIONS TO HIS GOFUNDME GET YOU FREE ENTRY TO THE ART EVENT!


You Are Blessed,
 Giovanni Gilmore
Gigi Amanata Wellness Founder

Future Freedom Friday 3.10.2017

Future Freedom Friday 3.10.2017 0

Future Freedom Friday 3.10.2017

We have the freedom to set up our future and our past doesn’t hinder a thing.

 

What an amazing feeling to have the freedom to do something. It’s an action we take for granted sometimes and goes for those things we think are a big deal and for the things we think aren’t. Taking for granted that we may wake up a morning and someone else in the world doesn’t, we overlook that and jump on the complaint bus and go for a ride or two or three if we’re feeling particularly hot about the topic. We have the freedom to learn, talk, walk, drive, eat or breathe on our own and that’s a pretty big deal. Little or big we have the freedom to give the energy to what we choose and it shapes our future and shapes our wellness ether.

 
“Our stable future depends on the solutions we choose during our destined freedom roadblocks.” – Giovanni Gilmore

 

Our creator has the master plan, has never set us up or will for failure, and we must be wise to the future callings we could have upon our life journey. What is in our cards will always be in our cards and the things that come cross are paths along the way are all intertwined to perfect that moment in time. Your moments in the environment. You could be the light and spark to someone’s life who may need help being pulled out of a dark place and seeing their full worth or you could be the survivor support to someone who went thru a similar situation. Don’t ever count out how your freedom could positively enhance your future or someone you care about and the wellness goals you have set to unfold.

 

First day to reclaim your freedom for future days to make better days in your best way is now. Let’s do this and there’s nothing to fear because you have the freedom and support to grab anything you set your eyes on. Maybe you want to be more knowledgeable, you want to be more active, you want to live and break something negative that runs in your family, or you want to be more conscious. Whatever you are set on know that you are free to go get it.

 

You could walk in your purpose and donate a million dollars to your hometown neighborhood schools, you can start your own business to fill a need and help other people at the same time, you can be the first in your neighborhood to achieve something not yet achieved or you could have two consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard Charts. The possibilities are endless for your future and the freedom is yours! Take advantage and don’t take for granted your amazing future because you have light to shine!

 

Tag Yourself and Gigi Amanata Wellness using the hashtag #FreeFlyAndFavoredFuture for a feature on our Instagram or Twitter or Facebook page! Show me what steps your taking to set a firm foundation for your future wellness steps and how this Freedom Friday your future is worth it all. You could be the encouragement another beautiful soul on their wellness journey needs. 

 

I love having the freedom to set my wellness future up right with things I can incorporate into any of my favorite recipes, fruits, vegetables, and meal plans like some of my favorites Organic Moringa Leaf Powder, Organic Lemon Powder, Organic Apple Powder, and Organic Raw Cacao Powder! Having the power in natural powders to get creative as I want and still be wholesome and beneficially packed with what my body needs is the perfect balance. You can set up your future for great things too in the Gigi Amanata Wellness Shop and pick your own combinations that your taste buds and wellness will enjoy and benefit from! Explore my wellness shop today designed just for you and be inspired to take back your wellness freedom naturally!


You Are Blessed,
Giovanni Gilmore
Gigi Amanata Wellness Founder