If you’ve known me for a while, you may recognize this smoothie…it’s the Avocolada! I have used a version of this in smoothie demos, and usually get mixed reviews—-people who don’t like avocados tend to go into it thinking they won’t like it. And they don’t. I love it, even though this recipe made about …
Today’s smoothie features a powerful antioxidant, omega fat and amino acid source—acai. You pronounce this “ah-sigh–ee” and it is a very trendy superfood lately. You may have seen/heard commercials for cleanse and detox programs featuring the acai berry. It’s good for you, but like everything else, it’s not magic! In fact, a lot of those …
Today I wanted a combination recovery plus energy boost smoothie. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) it turned out more like a pudding. Here’s the recipe: 1 3/4 cups coconut milk 1/2 scoop Vega powder (chocolate flavor) 2 Tbsp raw cacao powder 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup chia seeds 2-3 Tbsp agave 1 Tbsp maca powder I …
I decided this will be smoothie week. Not green smoothie week—just Smoothie Week. So everyday, I’m going to make up and post a new recipe. But I’m counting the Valentine’s Day smoothie twice (Sun and Mon), just because it was so good. Today’s smoothie is not as beautiful as I had hoped, but it tastes …
I’ve been trying to grow wheatgrass. It’s conceptually extremely easy! Plus, I’ve been cheating by using the patches I’ve bought from Lori’s and then just re-growing the grass. I will grow it from scratch eventually, but I have to buy dirt and trays and figure out how to make it work. You can only re-grow …
I got a smoothie recipe from Sarma at www.oneluckyduck.com a couple days ago—and I really wanted to try it for Valentine’s Day. Why? It’s pink, plus I wanted Joe to try it and I figured he wouldn’t say no if I acted like it was made specially for him. And it was, kinda. Anyway, I …
Isn’t it funny how so many people have conflicting and opposite opinions about holidays? Some people love Christmas, and other people just think it’s a pain to deal with. Some people get excited about celebrating Valentine’s Day, Thanksgiving, and St. Patty’s Day…and others complain that they are just over-commercialized and forced. I never thought too …
I wanted to make something yesterday, but I didn’t know what. Nothing food-wise sounded fun or good, so I looked at what I had and made something up. These cookies (the dough anyway) tastes really good, and they’re very simple. In the food processor, I added: 1/3 cup coconut creme (note: Artisana calls this coconut …
I spent last weekend in LA. My cousin Kristen lives there, and she turned 30 last week, so I decided to fly out and go to her party. She’s an amazing woman—goal driven, and totally does not sweat the small stuff. She recently sold a 2-season pilot to AMC for which she’ll be the Producer, …
I bought a new juicer that is good for juicing wheatgrass (another hash mark in the kitchen-gadget-addiction category!). Yes, wheatgrass is green grass, grown from wheatberries…and once you juice it, you drink it! No, it is not delicious. It is beautiful (In my opinion), and it does taste like, well, juiced grass. Why would I drink …
