Who doesn’t like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup? Peanut butter and chocolate just go together. But I guarantee that once you make your own PB&C in solid form or smoothie/shake form, you won’t ever want to go back to the prepackaged kind. The homemade variety tastes better, it’s a whole lot better for your health, [...]
In the U.S., we tend to view avocadoes as a savory vegetable, to be served alongside tacos as guacamole or to be sliced and used as a sandwich topping. In other areas of the world, though, you’re just as likely to find avocadoes on the dessert menu: in Tanzania, avocado ice cream is a favorite; [...]
Making this smoothie is as easy as pie–and since it has a healthy helping of pecans accented by spices, it even tastes a bit like a pecan pie. I used almond milk as the base, but you could also use hazelnut, oat, or high-quality dairy milk. (Raw and grass-fed if you can get [...]
Here’s a lush breakfast treat: a banana-flaxseed smoothie. Only having three ingredients makes it simple, the combination of organic milk (or non-dairy milk) and banana makes it velvety-smooth, and the flaxseeds give it a nice boost of flavor. They also lend the smoothie a healthy dose of omega-3s since flaxseeds are higher in omega-3s than [...]
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Does anyone else have fond memories of going to the mall as a kid and getting an Orange Julius? That used to be my favorite treat. Twenty years ago, you could find Orange Julius mixes in packets at the grocery store, too. All you had to do was add milk and blend [...]
When the weather gets chilly, the chilled make drinks with umbrellas in them so that we can pretend we’re lounging on a Caribbean beach…or at least imagine ourselves on a cruise ship heading towards the islands. The beauty of this drink is that you can make it as an exotic wake-me-up or add rum [...]
Kefir is a fermented milk from western Asia; like buttermilk and sour cream, it contains “probiotics,” friendly bacteria that ease digestion. Kefir is very thick and tastes like tangy liquid yogurt. I didn’t care for drinking it straight when I tried it for breakfast this morning, but when I added it to my [...]
Fruit smoothies are great…and smoothies with fresh ginger are even better! Try this combination for a glass of morning zing:
1 peach, cut into rough chunks
juice of 1 orange or 3-4 clementines
about 1″ of fresh ginger root, peeled
Put the peach chunks and orange juice into the blender, then use a garlic press to squeeze the [...]
This is the best smoothie I’ve made in a while! The fig seeds add a wonderful crunch to the smooth nectarine:
One nectarine, minus the pit and cut into rough chunks (keep the skin on)
One fig, minus the skin (it’s too tough to blend)
Enough white grape juice to make your preferred texture–start with about 1/2 cup
Blend [...]
This makes a very refreshing smoothie when mangoes are in season. When choosing your mango, make sure you get one that is soft but not squishy (avoid ones with indentations and browning–that indicates bruising) and do the sniff test: a ripe mango should have a strong fragrance. Also look for one with a trail of [...]
