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Summer in a Glass How many of you grew up on those frozen juice concentrate cans and thought that was as good as juice or lemonade or punch got!? Then, one day, you tried fresh squeezed lemonade made with real ingredients and your life changed …
Before we get too far – can we just stop and admire how beautiful these are… Wait, no – don’t go! I was afraid to make these too. I mean I can pipe frosting onto a cupcake, but a ROSE – yeah, I didn’t think …
Thick, Creamy and Filling Soups are exactly what we crave on cold days. The way that this snowy winter has been, it seems all we want are delicious soups. If we indulge in every creamy soup craving, one might think that all we are going to fit in by spring are our sweatpants! I love my sweatpants as much as the next person (I’m writing this post in my sweats right now), but luckily for all of us – creamy and delicious soups do not need to ruin our wardrobe!
Let the sweatpants be a choice and not a requirement. This soup is creamy and filling – but just happens to have the creaminess provided through the use of cauliflower. 2014 seems to be the “Year of Cauliflower”. And I say, why not!? Cauliflower, its your turn to be the “it” vegetable, and why not; we are discovering your amazing variety of uses!
Ever since getting our Vitamix I have been making smoothies at least every week. One of the reasons we went with such an amazing blender is I wanted to be able to do some “Juicing” without purchasing (and then having to clean) a Juicer! While …
Soup Season is my favorite! Soup is perfect all year long. We have slurp-able Spring Soups, light Summer Soups, filling Fall Soups, and hearty Winter Warming Soups. Going out to eat can often be a tough thing to do when you are trying to make …
This Fruit Salad is amazingly delicious whether you are trying to eat healthy or if you just need a sweet treat. Just look at those naturally beautiful colors – how amazing would this fruit salad be for the one you love on Valentines Day. Be different, break out of the typical “Chocolate and Flowers” mold & make something more healthy for the one you love this year! Seriously… if you really love the person, don’t you want them to be healthier & therefore be around for you to share your life/love with for even longer!?
The natural flavors of all these fruits are some of my favorites by themselves, so whenever I am trying to eat more healthy I come up with new ways to enjoy my favorite fruits so I don’t get too bored. Continue reading Red Fruit Salad: Grapefruit, Strawberries & Apples