Have you heard of the Camu Camu Berry? If not, check it out for a few basic reasons (there are many more than this!). It’s a super immune booster and antioxidant It’s a mood booster It’s an energy booster This little berry has more natural Vitamin C than any other source, and small amounts of …
This weekend I decided I would focus on ingesting more greens—-smoothies and juice. Right now, I’m not growing any wheatgrass—I have to buy more wheatberries, and to be completely honest, I’m way too busy right now to do anything extra (except I am watching Swiss Family Robinson right now with Matthew and Joey in preparation …
…Be a Good One. My Mom sent me a check in the mail covering her half of the Disney trip we’re going on in June (with Matthew. But, yes, we’ve also gone by ourselves before too!). We’re really excited about this trip since we’ll get to pretend Matthew is “ours” for a whole week—and we’re …
On Valentine’s Day, I made a smoothie that was so good it warrants mentioning again—it came from Sarma at One Lucky Duck. Purchasing from this store is one of my favorite indulgences—I wait till she sends out a “free shipping” email and then I buy lots of great stuff with the gift cards I bought …
My new love = coconut I’ve tried buying whole coconuts and cracking them open…it’s messy. It’s hard work. One day last summer, Matthew and I finally took the young white Thai coconut outside and cracked it open on the sidewalk with a hammer. This was fun, but not practical, and half of the point of …
I’m going to call my first microgreens harvest a very big success. I learned a few things from this experience: 1. Labeling bulk purchases of seeds (and other things) is important later. 2. More is not always better. 3. Dirt cleans up pretty easily. 4. It’s much cheaper to grow greens than to buy them. …
I planted microgreen seeds last week, so I wanted to just show you the progression of what has happened. I’m pretty happy with my first attempt at the indoor garden–and I know I planted too many seeds in each crop, but I was in a rush when I planted and didn’t have enough containers and …
Yesterday, I made a smoothie that was similar to the Valentine’s Day smoothie, except I didn’t measure the ingredients, left out the hemp protein powder and cacao, and added about 2 cups of spinach. I thought it would turn brown…but it didn’t. It was awesome, didn’t taste the spinach at all, and it was a …
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 …
