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Three-Bean Salad

Ingredients:
1 15 oz can kidney beans
1 15 oz can garbanzo beans
1 15 oz can cannellini beans
2 celery stalks, chopped finely
1/2 red onion, chopped finely
1 handful fresh parsley, finely cut
1 Tbsp. fresh finely cut rosemary
1/4 cup/60 ml apple cider vinegar, unfiltered
1/4 cup/60 ml pure maple syrup (or agave or any other natural sweetener of your choice)
1/4 cup/60 ml olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:
1.) Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.

2.) Cover and refrigerate for at least 20-30 minutes to let flavors meld.

3.) Taste and serve.

tip of the day

4th of July

Leaving tomorrow to spend time with family and won't be online for about a week. Hope everyone has a safe and blessed 4th of July.

make no beans about it

yeppers

Spa Pop

Lemonade Cucumber Spa Popsicles
From FamilyFreshCooking.com

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours, 5 minutes

Yield: 3 cups of mix (6 1/2 cup pops)

Ingredients
1 cup julienned seedless Cucumber
1 fresh squeezed Lemon, remove any seeds
2 cups cold Water
Natural Sweetener added to taste: use your favorite, Maple Syrup, Honey or Agave 

Method
Slice lemon in half and squeeze it over a strainer into 2 cups of cold water. Sweeten lemon water to taste with your favorite sweetener. Fill popsicle molds 2/3 with lemonade. Freeze uncovered for about 1 hour. 

Take pops out of freezer. Scrape and stir any ice crystals that have formed. Add a spoonful of the julienned cucumber to the pop molds. Be sure to leave a tiny bit of room at the top of your popsicle mold so they don't overflow when you add the stick. With a popsicle stick or a butter knife, press the cucumber into the mixture so it is evenly distributed. Add your popsicle sticks, freeze pops for another 3-4 hours until solid.

Notes

These spa pops are a healthier & more cost efficient alternative to store bought pops. More environmentally friendly too, no packaging to toss!

As always, use your own taste buds to determine how sweet you want your ice pops.

Instead of lemon, try some lime!