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{thirsty thursday} — mini-eggs florentine w/ a twist and my first vitamix...
i’m really pleased with how cute and delicious these little treats turned out. half the time i plan my meals and half the time i wing it with stuff i have around the kitchen. only on occasion has that...
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{thirsty thursday} how to eat AND drink a pomegranate
pomegranates are so pretty. look at that colour! i just love it. i’m sure you’ve had pomegranate juice before, it was all the rage for a while. it’s still amazing, but i wondered if everyone knew how...
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{thirsty thursday} — my morning vitamix smoothie
this has been on the menu for a few weeks now. eventually i’ll switch it up and try new things. but i have had a lot going on in my life as of late – however, i believe the dust is finally starting...
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{thirsty thursday} — still lovin’ the vitamix
when i tell people i have a vitamix they usually ask two questions : 1. do you love it? 2. how often do you use it? and i always say, “yes. and every day!” and i really do. i use it at least once a...
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{thirsty thursday} — vitamix juice w/ grapefruit, spinach, and apples
super healthy drink with fiber, vitamin c, iron, calcium, antioxidants, and loads of other goodness! - frozen mixed berries - whole apple {honeycrisp is my pick, seeds and stems included} - baby...
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{drink the rainbow! – red-beet & antioxidant vitamix juice}
well folks, unfortunately i haven’t been feeling so great over the last few days… aches, pains, watery-eyes, stuffy-nose, sore-throat, the whole {nasty} bit… it’s okay, i will patiently let it run its...
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{vitamix smoothie w/ dehydrated fruit}
so yesterday i showed you that i made some dehydrated fruit, right… delicious mangos and honeycrisp apples – nom nom, right… well, may i just first comment on the difference in flavour from a fresh...
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{drink the rainbow! –“pineapple island dream” vitamix juice}
another good one… i’m hoping all of these tropical-type drinks will convince nicer weather to stick around, instead of more snow! {we got another 6 inches or so here in colorado – boo!} - frozen...
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{drink the rainbow! – clementine creamsicle vitamix juice}
this is super delicious, as you can imagine!! my only issue with this drink right now is that i want one, and yet it’s snowing outside, so it’s just kinda weird… have i mentioned how i’m so beyond...
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{purple cabbage smoothie}
i read somewhere online that cabbage was a good “blending” type of veggie in that the flavour didn’t take over when combined in a smoothie, much like spinach. i was excited about this because of the...
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{i don’t remember exactly what i put in this vitamix smoothie…}
…but it was still delicious! and pretty! … it appears to be berries, spinach, dates, coconut milk, flax… i feel like i’ve made this one before?! it’s pretty much become habit at this point – that i...
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{thirsty thursday – the everything vitamix smoothie}
there’s a lot going on in this smoothie i’ve been having in the mornings lately : - frozen blueberries - frozen bananas - frozen pineapple - frozen grapes - frozen cherries - frozen strawberries {they...
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{a week of vitamix smoothies — day one : blueberries, pineapple, coconut milk}
the kids are up early and back in school, the leaves are slowly beginning to change their colours, the air just smells different, and the produce section is starting to feature those fall harvests we...
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{a week of vitamix smoothies – day two : mangos, blueberries, spinach,...
yet another colourful creation… and although this one is definitely “green”… it’s not at all green. - frozen blueberries - fresh spinach - 2 pitted dates - whole flax seeds - apple juice - almond milk...
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{a week of vitamix smoothies – day three : bananas, blueberries, flax seeds,...
yep… - frozen blueberries - frozen banana chunks - flax seeds - coconut milk - 1 pitted date or teaspoon honey to sweeten {optional} …that’s it. kept this one SUPER SIMPLE. and what a lovely colour,...
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{a week of vitamix smoothies – day four : blueberries, spinach, dates, orange...
this one was definitely green… albeit an odd shade… tasted great, though! - frozen blueberries - frozen raspberries - fresh spinach - 2 pitted dates {could substitute honey or agave} - lots of orange...
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{a week of vitamix smoothies – day five : strawberries, blueberries, mangos,...
it’s magenta! this one should be like, the official “food and foto” smoothie… right?! - fresh strawberries - frozen blueberries - frozen mango - apple juice - splash of grape juice - squeeze of honey -...
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{st. paddy’s day green vitamix smoothie}
it’s been a while since i wrote a vitamix post!! green smoothies are always fun, and this is fitting for the holiday. this week i decided to do a short cleanse. partially in honour of the moon,...
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{drink the rainbow : purple-ish antioxidant-rich vitamix smoothie!}
how’s that for a title?! vitamix-ing {and really, smoothie-making in general} is all about experimenting. sometimes you nail it. sometimes you don’t. more times than not, it turns out amazing… like in...
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{cherry sweet-tart vitamix smoothie}
i’m a little late on posting today – it’s snowing here in colorado… and, sigh – i’ll just go ahead and say it – i’m over it! can we please be in spring now?! i’m just dying to put on my sanuks and...
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