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June 16, 2016June 16, 2016

Avocado Tahini Smoothie

This smoothie is a little off beat. I had half of an avocado left and I was in a rush to get on the road to get to the airport so I thought what better road food than a smoothie? Blended avocado is super creamy and the tahini adds an interesting depth of flavor. The banana and vanilla balances it out so it’s just slightly sweet and the seeds add some texture.

2 tbsp tahini
1/2 cup water
1 handful ice cubes
1 frozen banana
splash vanilla extract
chia seeds
flaxseeds
lemon pepper
1/2 avocado

just blend all the ingredients together

November 8, 2014January 22, 2015

Easy Eggnog

We’re getting started on the eggnog a little early this year. Easy, delicious and festive.

4 egg yolks
1/3 cup agave nectar
1 pint whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp each nutmeg/cinnamon/cardamom

in a large mixing bowl beat together yolks and agave nectar with fork or whisk until it starts to turn a cream color
add milk, cream and spices
refrigerate for up to a week, great with coffee…or spiked. or both

September 22, 2014November 2, 2014

Peach, Amaretto, Whey Summer Smoothie

After making Ricotta we had a lot of leftover whey and this was one of my experiments. Whey is full of protein so it’s a great post-workout snack.

1 lg ripe peach
2 shots amaretto
1 cup whey water (or if you don’t have whey, sub 1 cup water and 2 tsp whey powder
1/2 cup ice
1 tsp cinnamon

blend all ingredients in a blender. done

September 10, 2014September 24, 2014

Summer Sangria

My cousin recently moved to San Diego to get her Master’s degree. When she was moving in, her parents gave her a hand-me-down punch bowl that had been an unused wedding present. We quickly came up with a new future use for the clandestine punch bowl as a sangria bowl. That same week, Jess came over with the bowl and we came up with this summery sangria recipe. The bowl even has matching glasses that hang off the side.

Summer Sangria:

2 bottles red wine (blends)
4 cups sparkling water
1 bag frozen cherries
2 large, firm peaches
2 passion fruits
lotsa ice