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Detox Orange Carrot Juice
Ingredients
- 6 carrots
- 4 oranges
- 2 inch fresh ginger (use less if you want a more subtle ginger flavor)
- 1 tsp of ground turmeric (or 2 inches of fresh turmeric)
- Honey, to taste
Preparation
Juice carrots, oranges, and ginger in your juicer as well as turmeric if using fresh.
Stir in ground turmeric and honey.
Divide between two medium glasses or one large glass.
Enjoy immediately.
Feel lighter and refreshed.
Source: Foodista

Flank Steak with Mushroom Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 packets Swanson® Flavor Concentrated Beef Broth
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 flank steak
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced (about 3 cups)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 shallot, diced
- 1/4 cup water

Preparation
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat.

Add the beef and cook until well browned on both sides and until desired doneness, about 10 minutes for medium-rare.

Remove the beef from the skillet.

Heat 1 tablespoon butter and the remaining oil in the skillet.

Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.

Add the shallot, garlic and rosemary and cook and stir for 30 seconds. Stir in the concentrated broth, water and remaining butter and cook until the butter is melted.

Cut the beef diagonally against the grain into thin slices.

Serve the mushroom mixture with the beef.

Source: Foodista

Broccoli with cheese soup
Ingredients
- 400 g broccoli florets
- 2 Tbs flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- ⅛ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
- 50 g feta cheese, crumbled
- 50 g Swiss chesee, coarsely grated

Preparation
Add onions and carrots to the melted butter and saute for 5-6 minutes over medium heat, or until vegetables are tender.

Add 1 cup chicken broth and bring to the boil.

Add broccoli and cook, covered, 5 to 6 minutes or until the broccoli is tender. Using a spoon, break broccoli florets in small pieces.

Reduce heat to low and add remaining cup of chicken broth.

Mix flour and milk in a small bowl and whisk until smooth.

Add mixture to the pot.

Add garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking for about 5-6 minutes over low heat until soup thickens.

Add cheese, handfuls at a time, and stir constantly over low heat for 10 minutes until smooth and creamy. If soup becomes too thick, add additional chicken stock. Do not let soup boil.

Source: Foodista