Ingredients: makes 1 large smoothie 1 cup seedless green grapes 1 pear, chopped 1 banana (essential to tame the bite of the arugula: I left it out once and did NOT like the result) 1 1/2 – 2 cups super greens 1/2 – 1 teaspoon honey (optional) Add ingredients to blender […]
Ingredients: makes 2 good sized smoothies 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup apple juice 1 container vanilla Greek yogurt (about 6 oz) 2 bananas 1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries (although any berry or berry mix would probably work great) 1 1/2 – 2 teaspoons honey Blend, and enjoy 🙂
This is one of those recipes that looks all “special occasion only,” but it’s actually super simple and not labor intensive at all. Any day can be Chocolate Pots de Creme Day 🙂 Ingredients: makes 4 servings (adaptation of this recipe) Pots de Creme 1 2.5 – 3.5 ounce high […]
This peach iced sweet tea was a big hit at a recent Spring Party, and I think it will make a great addition to any barbecue or casual get-together 🙂 Ingredients: 4 quarts + 3/4 cup water 18 Darjeeling black tea bags 2 cups sugar 1 cup frozen peaches ice […]
Hub and I hosted a small family get-together last month, and it really reminded me how much I truly do LOVE to entertain. I have to do it more often: at the drop of a hat and for absolutely no reason at all 🙂 Lemonade and Peach Iced Tea I don’t […]
This is my go-to (i.e. I’ve been making it every morning lately) green smoothie recipe for when I’ve been slacking on keeping a stock of frozen smoothies in the freezer 🙂 Ingredients: makes apr. 20 oz 1/2 cup water 1 apple, chopped 1 orange 1 stalk of celery, chopped 1 cup […]
When I make roasted chicken breasts, I make as many as my old roasting pan can hold, and then freeze the rest. That way when I feel like eating, but not cooking or going out, I have some options for quick, easy meals at home. Here are three of my […]
Reader Request: Summer is the best time for fruit. What are your favorite go-to summer fruit salads? Thank you for your question! I love fresh fruit, and although I usually eat it plain or blend it into smoothies, I recently tinkered with this recipe to make a must-add-to-the-rotation fruit salad 🙂 Ingredients: serves […]
Ingredients: makes about 4 servings (sandwiches, on spinach/arugula salad, or by itself :-)) 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon mayo 1 tablespoon sour cream 1 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 – 3/4 cup grapes, quartered 1/2 cup apples, chopped 1 tablespoon pecans, chopped 1 tablespoon walnuts, […]
I’ve gotten into the habit of drinking a green smoothie first thing in the morning 5-6 days/week, and here’s the recipe for the one I typically have, a version of the popular glowing green smoothie. To save time and help keep me on track with green-smoothie-drinking, I make and freeze a couple weeks’ worth […]
Hub and I had the best creamy smoothies at The Umstead a couple years ago, and I lucked up on making a surprisingly similar one while I was experimenting with smoothie recipes this past weekend. Remember that scene in The Best Man when Robin (a caterer, I think) was all excited […]
When I first started trying to eat more healthily, I would buy tons of fresh fruits and veggies, and stash them in the fridge. Then, a week or two later, I would find myself throwing out all the mushy, moldy, overripe, and uneaten produce I’d spent good money on the […]
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