I know. I know. I have been super M.I.A. So many things have been going on. I am in the kitchen daily mixing it up for you all out there in Beautyland.
What the heck is an Incredible Hulk Smoothie? A green smoothie that makes one strong, silly. New year. New results. new vitimans, new healthy eating habits are the way to go! There are so many versions of green smoothies out there. I make mine simple. I use whatever I have in the house. Since we eat mainly fresh veggies and fruits, I grab a few items and viola! Smoothie.
Now that I have burned out two blenders, I think I have it down. Well, at least the last one was good anyway.
RECIPE:
2 Cups of water
2 large handfuls of spinach
1 large handful of collards, kale, mustard greens or something of the sort
1 banana
2 apples
1 orange
I also like to add strawberries, blueberries, blackberries.
last time I added papaya! My first time cutting it and making it fit in my blender.
BLEND WELL. *note with a cheap, but good, blender like mine, I have to blend, pause, make sure there is no smoke or burned wire action happening, stir, blend.
Pour in glass and chug. Not too bad tasting really. Keep a toothpick handy. Spinach in teeth is not SewFly, not sexy at all.
REVIEW: Big stong and full of antioxidants and all that good stuff! These are super easy to make. They also are not time consuming. About 5 minutes and I am done! I actually like these. I have such a love hate relationship with fruit. This time of the year has very little selection in the way of melons, peaches and all the summer fruits I like so I just go with the flow. DO NOT ADD SUGAR or honey. As much as it is tempting to do so-don't. The benefits of the smoothie are that I get all my fruits and veggies for the day in one large smoothie. I carry mine throught out the day. It becomes a snack that way.
I did notice that I became really thirsty though. So still continue to drink plenty of water.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Friday, July 1, 2011
Tasty Tueday
Today is the love of my life's birthday! Yeaaaaa! It's his birthday! He is so behind the time and was not privy to such foods as apple pie before he began dating me. So, um, yeah. Weird, I know. He is a sweet potato kind of man. I remember being on a date early on and sharing some apple pie with him. He was like, "Whoa! What is this?!" I'm like, "Dude, APPLE PIE?!" He said he never had it! Really, at 37 and he never had apple pie?!
Anyway, it is now his favorite and I am going to bake one for the first time for his birthday. As a backup, I am making his second favorite: Snickerdoodles. Now I am mad because the store was out of self rising flour. So I can add a pinch of salt to the flour, but I'd rather have the self rising. So back to the store--sending step daughter.
OMG! My oven is possessed y'all. It stays going off. Even with a brand new oven or a newly cleaned one, it always makes the smoke detector go off. It is so annoying! UGH!
This is not my recipe. It is more of a review. I used apple pie from Betty's Kitchen on youtube.
Ingredients
6-7 tart green apples (Granny Smith)
cinnamon and sugar
pie crust (premade) or homemade
Pie pan
salted water (to prevent browning of apples)
Step one: Peel the skin off the apples leaving as much skin as possible. I do not believe in wasting food!
two: Core the apples
three: cut thin slices of the apples. it should make about 6-8 cups of apples.
four: Place them in a bowl with the salted water to prevent browning. after I core and slice each apple I place in the bowl. This is great. It helps keep the apples pretty.
five: roll out the pie crust. I cheated and used a pre made crust. So much simpler and less stressful for me.
six: place one pie crust in a pie pan. I used a super deep dish one I got a Giant grocery store for about $7. It is red and pretty with scalloped edges. Ceramic son! DO NOT PIERCE the bottom crust!
seven: pre heat the oven to 320-350 degrees if you have a possessed oven like me. She says, I think 425 degrees but that is hot as hell!
eight: Drain the apples of the salted water. Replace with sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle it over the apples. leave for about 5-10 mins. This will make its own liquid. You WANT that. That is what helps make that gooey liquid factor.
nine: Pour apples and its liquid over bottom crust
ten: This is a double crusted pie. Use or make a top crust. Pinch or scallop the edges. Or if you are feeling bold, make a lattice top. Easier than it looks.
BAKE, COOL, Eat with ice cream!
Anyway, it is now his favorite and I am going to bake one for the first time for his birthday. As a backup, I am making his second favorite: Snickerdoodles. Now I am mad because the store was out of self rising flour. So I can add a pinch of salt to the flour, but I'd rather have the self rising. So back to the store--sending step daughter.
OMG! My oven is possessed y'all. It stays going off. Even with a brand new oven or a newly cleaned one, it always makes the smoke detector go off. It is so annoying! UGH!
This is not my recipe. It is more of a review. I used apple pie from Betty's Kitchen on youtube.
Ingredients
6-7 tart green apples (Granny Smith)
cinnamon and sugar
pie crust (premade) or homemade
Pie pan
salted water (to prevent browning of apples)
Step one: Peel the skin off the apples leaving as much skin as possible. I do not believe in wasting food!
two: Core the apples
three: cut thin slices of the apples. it should make about 6-8 cups of apples.
four: Place them in a bowl with the salted water to prevent browning. after I core and slice each apple I place in the bowl. This is great. It helps keep the apples pretty.
five: roll out the pie crust. I cheated and used a pre made crust. So much simpler and less stressful for me.
six: place one pie crust in a pie pan. I used a super deep dish one I got a Giant grocery store for about $7. It is red and pretty with scalloped edges. Ceramic son! DO NOT PIERCE the bottom crust!
seven: pre heat the oven to 320-350 degrees if you have a possessed oven like me. She says, I think 425 degrees but that is hot as hell!
eight: Drain the apples of the salted water. Replace with sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle it over the apples. leave for about 5-10 mins. This will make its own liquid. You WANT that. That is what helps make that gooey liquid factor.
nine: Pour apples and its liquid over bottom crust
ten: This is a double crusted pie. Use or make a top crust. Pinch or scallop the edges. Or if you are feeling bold, make a lattice top. Easier than it looks.
BAKE, COOL, Eat with ice cream!
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