The last few weeks I've felt like "The Flash" on speed. Maybe not my entire body, but my brain anyway. It's the time of year when all of my worlds collide: job, volunteering, and hobbies. Throw in a season-change and our poor dog's out-of-control allergies translate to the entire family being up all night listening to her gnaw her paws. It's a recipe for brain freak-outs. With all of the craziness I haven't stuck to my almost gluten-free diet. The local pizza place is back to relaying my order …
Chocolate Almond Smoothie
Alright, alright, I'll lay off the spinach smoothies today, just in case some of you can't get past the green. How about chocolate? That's a good thing to wake up too, isn't it? Chocolate Almond Smoothie 1 frozen banana 1 cup skim milk, almond milk or soy milk 1/4 cup almond butter 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1/2 cup ice Put all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. …
Pineapple Spinach Smoothie
Oh, what's that? You don't like peanut butter you say. Did you really think I'd leave you spinach lovin' peanut butter haters hanging? Of course not. I have a smoothie today that you're going to LOVE. Totally refreshing, this smoothie just tastes like summer and is loaded with Vitamin C to help absorb all the iron in the spinach. And like the previous spinach smoothie I posted, it will give you tons of energy. Pineapple Spinach Smoothie 1 cup orange juice (preferably fresh …
Spinach Smoothie
Ok, this is going to be a little longer than usual for a recipe post, but I feel it's very important to convey just how delicious AND healthy this smoothie is. I've had this recipe pinned for about 6 months now and as you see below I was a little afraid of it. But then July rolled along and a little peekity-boo at the calendar told me that there was only 32 days until Blogher, and I looked down at my love handles and oddly enough, I didn't feel love towards them. It was time to pull out …