Top 5 Clean Perfumes that You Need Now!

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Fragrance and perfume is a delight of life.   It has the ability to invoke and stir emotions, memories and create special moments.   Fragrances can convey a mood and they can be an expression of identity and inner confidence.   Two years ago, Green News Guide introduced our Clean, Organic and Natural Perfume guide which contains a list of brands that make or manufacture perfumes that are free from carcinogenic substances such as phthalates and parabens.   If you are clearing out your beauty stash and venturing out to clean beauty, here are a few clean scent faves. Phlur Heavy Cream Hair & Body Fine Fragrance Mist $26 3oz Phlur’s Heavy Cream is a mega popular scent for a good reason.   This scent is heavy on the vanilla with subtle notes of cream, coconut and caramel.   It’s an amazing scent for layering with stronger fragrances that mesh well with a gourmand profile.   Wear Heavy Cream on its own and be enveloped within a cloud of decadent sweet ...
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Italian Sausage Lasagna (Vegetarian, Gluten Free & Organic)

I thought I'd give our green news guide readers a treat and share my savory and hearty lasagna recipe with you. i usually substitute and try different meats but the base recipe is always the same. You can also sub the meatless meat for whatever protein your tastebuds desires. this dish will be sure to please all the carnivores and meat loving people in your life! Believe me ; )






Italian Sausage Lasagna (ORGANIC, GLUTEN FREE, MEATLESS) recipe:


Gardein sliced Italian sausage (1 pack)
Morningstar farms Italian sausage (1/2 pack)
5 oz organic spinach
Whole Foods Market gluten free yellow lentil lasagna noodles (1 package)
365 organic four cheese pasta sauce
3 Stalks organic onions
Package of Italian shredded cheese blend
4oz parmesan cheese
Ricotta cheese 6-8 OZ
1 organic egg
Garlic powder
Italian herb seasoning
Avocado oil non stick spray
1 lasagna pan or casserole dish
(2) 8" or 10" skillet pans
1 spatula

OPTIONAL

3.5 oz porcini mushrooms
3 oz shitake mushrooms
2 oz maitake mushrooms








****If desiring to keep the lasagna gluten free, substitute meatless Italian sausage for porcini, shitake or maitake mushrooms ****



LAYERING ORDER:

1st layer: Sauce, noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, vegetable, shredded cheese
2nd layer: Sauce, noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, meat, shredded cheese

Steps
  1. Begin spraying your casserole dish or pan with avocado non stick spray
  2. add meatless sausage to sprayed pan and season with Italian seasoning or herbs. Cook for 2-3 minutes (if using mushrooms, cook mushrooms in this step).
  3. In a separate skillet, you'll cook the spinach for 4-5 minutes. Season to taste
  4. While the sausage and spinach is cooking use spatula to spread four cheese sauce over the bottom of the lasagna pan
  5. In a bowl, pour in ricotta & parmesan cheese and season with italian seasoning & garlic. Taste to ensure it is to your liking.
  6. Add in egg to ricotta cheese mixture and continue mixing. set aside
  7. Place 3-4 noodles onto the sprayed, sauced pan and spread a large spoonful of sauce over noodles.
  8. Layer on ricotta cheese mixture over the first layer of noodles that you added sauce to.
  9. Next add spinach over ricotta cheese
  10. Add Italian shredded cheese over spinach
  11. First layer is complete. Now place 3-4 noodles on top of first layer.
  12. Spread sauce over noodles
  13. Begin layering ricotta cheese mixture over lasagna noodles (in three vertical lines)
  14. Next place Italian sausage over the lines of ricotta cheese
  15. Sprinkle chopped spring onions over sausage
  16. Second layer complete. Place another layer of 3-4 noodles over the completed second layer.
  17. Repeat step 12
  18. Sprinkle the top of lasagna with shredded cheese blend
  19. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 55-60 minutes
  20. Slice and enjoy

See pictures below for an idea of how the layering process should go!
























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