Banana Nut Sweety

OK...
First let me say that the photos from this post are NOT going to win any contests.
It all happened so FAST.
I was HUNGRY...
Not in the MOOD for documenting...

But of course I HAD to...
Because that's what I DO...

In the moment...this smoothie was about fulfilling IMMEDIATE HUNGER FAST.
...and that ain't always PRETTY..
Are ya WITH me on that?

Part of me was like..."OH NO...I can't even share these photos"...

The COMPOSITION...
The FLASH GLARE...
The CROPPING...
You name it...It was all WRONG...
But I didn't CARE...

BECAUSE....
... I wanted to share this RIGHT away so you wouldn't miss out on this little GEM!!!

 

Before the Blend:

I could have FIDDLED & PHOTOSHOPPED with it ...
to make it look MILDLY more APPETIZING but hey...
RIGHT now...

I'm into REALTY!
 

Finished Product:

(A big MEH...for this shot.....)

But it was all I had...

 

SO.... 

I waited a day and made it AGAIN...

...thinking I could come up with a better photo...

 

It was a bit more PURPLE-ISH the second time around as I didn't add the choco chips...

But as soon as I made it...I just wanted to DRINK it!

Hence.....

Another SO-SO photo

 

But PLEASE...

Take my word for it!

It is the perfect combo of

 THICK, CREAMY & SWEET

 

PURE LUSCIOUSNESS!

 

 

This is the POST-POUR shot:

 

Now THIS photo I LOVE!...
Kinda SPACEY-ISH
Nowhere NEAR the colour of the ACTUAL smoothie ... but whatever...
(This is where I lose points for continuity...)

 

 

ANYWAY.......

Here`s the MINIMALY improved photo & the recipe:

 

Banana Nut Sweety

(1 large serving)

1 cup milk of choice

1 banana

1/4 cup frozen dark cherries

1 Tbsp Almond butter

1 tsp choc chips

dash of cinamon

Green Guzzler

 

Calling all Green Smoothie LOVERS!!!

Have I got ONE for YOU!!!

 

I've had this one THREE days in a row now.

It's my new FRESH FAVE for a frighteningly freezing forecast of frosty febricity.

I feel like I am NOT living in ARCTIC temperatures while I am drinking this.

I tell no lies.

 

After just one sip.. (a GUZZLE actually because it is sooo good)

 

I IMAGINE....

 

I am lying outside on the grass....sometime during the month of July... on a lovely new beach towel that is bright pink and orange with yellow flowers on it... 

The sun shines down on me.

I close my eyes and lift my face upwards to soak up the precious vitamin D...

My mind is clear.

No abundance of thoughts running through my head.

It is a beautiful moment.

I am simply "being"....

I am warm. I am happy. I am content.

I feel the universe sheltering me from reality...

I smile to myself.

I take a deep breath and absorb all of the wonderful smells of summer...

I am thankful.

 

So...feel free to join me in my little daydream...

 

Here's what you'll need ......

 

 

This much parsley:

  

FRESH and grassy GREEN

 

 

This much cucumber:

 

 

COOL and CLEAN,

 

 

This much red pepper: 

 

 

CRUNCHY juicy fun

 

 

This much orange: 

 

Round and BRIGHT like the sun,

 

 

Chop. Peel. Slice. Cut

TOSS it all in

"Oh how Delish!"

You'll say with a GRIN.

 

Blender shot: 

 

 

 

Smoothie Shot: 

 

 

Green Guzzler

(1 large serving)

Lots of spinach (2 cups-ish)

1/3 cup cucumber (peeled)

1 Tbsp parsley

1/3 of a red pepper

1 medium orange orange

1 cup pineapple juice


Blend!
No garnish necessary!
GUZZLE & GRIN!

Cherry Yummy

 

I like to make faces....

What can I say?

 

Cherry Yummy

 

1 cup pineapple juice

half a banana

1/3 cup frozen cherries

1/2 cup frozen mango

1 Tbsp Hempseed

 

Blend & Garnish

 

Strawberry Surprise Shake

SMOOTH. CREAMY. SATISFYIING.

 

 

  

Strawberry Surprise Shake

(1 large serving)

 

1 cup Almond milk

1/2 frozen banana

5 strawberries

1/4 cup frozen cherries

2 dates

1 Tbsp Hempseed

BLEND. GARNISH. DRINK

 

Three Times Green Soup

COLD day = WARM soup
However...
Not much fresh produce in my fridge yesterday... 
But I WANTED some soup...
I REALLY wanted some soup...
And...there was NO way I was going out in THAT weather...(feels like -27...!!!!)
(YES..... I AM from Montreal but still... I was staying IN.)
I am a pretty resourceful person and I knew I could come up with something....
And so I DID.
I GRABBED that soggy old carrot, that half a zucchini and that "eat me today or I'm gonna be gross tomorrow spinach"... and I SAW the POSSIBILITIES!!
AND...
BONUS: I had fresh BASIL and FETA!!!!!!!
Woo Hoo!! 

So go and take a look in YOUR fridge.
I'm sure you've got SOMETHING in there to experiment with.....

 

Three Times Green Soup

 (1 serving)

 

Half a zucchini

2 handfuls spinach

4 basil leaves

1 carrot
 

Steam it all.

Blend, along with 1/2 cup boiling water and salt & freshly ground pepper.

Garnish with Feta cheese & more salt and pepper.

 

Soups On!

Mmmmmmm...
SOUP...
WARM soup.
Warm soup on a COLD day.
FLAVORFUL warm soup on a cold day.
INVITINGLY ORANGE flavorful warm soup on a cold day.
Invitingly orange flavorful warm soup with a bit of CRUNCH on a cold day.
Invitingly orange flavorful warm soup with a bit of crunch and VERDANT FRESHNESS on a cold day.

SO simple.
FIVE ingredients...
Plus...
A GRIND of black pepper...
A DASH of sea salt...
A SPRINKLE of ginger...
And there you have it!
A real CROWD PLEASER!
BUT...also a soup to enjoy completely on your own...
One spoonful... and I guarantee you will ESCAPE into your own BLISSFUL REVERIE of THOUGHFULLNESS...

 

 

What I LOVE about this soup is the juxtaposition of TEXTURES.

The SMOOTH, CREAMY soup paired with the CRUNCHINESS of the root chips and mild GRASSINESS of parsley is really FANTASTICALLY SATISFYING!

 

Invitingly Orange Sweet Potato Soup

(serves 8)

 

4 medium sweet potatoes

2 medium carrots

1 granny smith apple peeled and chunked

rind of 1 large orange

1 large orange peeled and quartered

1 cutie pealed (or clementine /mandarin)

4- 5 cups vegetable broth (whatever you need to achieve desired consistency)

salt

pepper

dash of powdered ginger

 

1. Steam sweet potatoes, carrots, & apples

2. Put in Blender

3. Add orange, rind & clementine

4. Add broth

5. Add salt, pepper, & ginger

6. Blend

7. Garnish with parsley & beet & root sticks or beet and sweet potato chips