Time Out For Smoothies



Strawberry-Basil Smoothie



We are huge fans of documentaries about food (also competitive tv shows about food!) and after watching a few documentaries that strongly advocate the raw food/juicing diet, we decided to give it a try. We've been experimenting a little. Some of our experiments turned out gross, but some have been quite good. I've found the website, Incredible Smoothies, to be very helpful for finding recipes and information. Here are two of my favorite recipes so far:

Grape Beet Smoothie
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1 small beet, peeled and chopped
1 cup red grapes
1 clementine, peeled and deseeded
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger root
4 cups spinach

Strawberry-Basil Green Smoothie2 cups whole strawberries
2 frozen bananas, peeled and sliced
Juice from 1/2 lime
5 fresh basil leaves
4 cups fresh baby spinach
8 ounces of almond milk

Brussels Sprouts and Eggs

Sometimes, simple is just the best. Sauteed brussels sprouts. Fried eggs. Toast. Perfect weeknight dinner.

Thank you to Perry's Plate for the recipe. And to Bill for making it for us!
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3 T olive oil
1 pound brussels sprouts
1 T honey mustard dressing
3 T sliced almonds
2 eggs
salt and pepper, to taste

Prep the brussels sprouts by cutting off the tough stem ends, removing outer leaves, then slicing them in half.

In a large nonstick skillet heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Place brussels sprouts halves cut-side down in the pan and let them cook for 4-5 minutes, without stirring, until the bottoms are medium brown and caramelized. Give them a stir, then add the remaining 1 T oil, honey mustard, and almonds. Stir to coat the sprouts in the mustard and cook for another 3-4 minutes until they're tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Meanwhile, fry eggs in a separate skillet over medium heat to your liking. Serve eggs and sprouts together with toast.

Tres Leches Cake

This is the recipe Andrea used to make tres leches cake back when we were roommates. Guess I should learn to make it for myself now that we're both married and don't often get to cook for one another.

And here is a coconut variation.