Green Smoothies , where have you been all my life?

Recently I went on a quest for a nice effective and inexpensive blender to mix my breakfast smoothies in. A friend suggested the EuroPro Ninja blender and food Processor.
Folks, we have a winner.

It's a quick blend, easy to clean, and does a number on shredding all the greens i put in my Green Smoothie. I do love my veggies, but I can't find a single reason to complain about having them disguised inside an amazingly delicious and simple to make smoothie. Lately I've been having a blast playing around with different additions to my base smoothie. See below. Some ingredients I like to add:  kale, blueberry flavored kefir, fresh fruit, frozen berries, chocolate protein powder, pineapples, and peanut butter.

Ingredients

• 1.5 cup spinach leaves
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped mango
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1/4 cup mango or pineapple juice
• 1 Tbsp chia seeds

Directions

1.) Combine spinach, banana, mango, juice, milk and  1/2 cups ice in a blender and blend until smooth. Add chia seeds, pulse, and enjoy.

 

The perfect base!!

All mixed up!

Added Peanut Butter to this one. Yum!

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Oh what a day well spent! Today, my son and I woke up bright and early to celebrate his four-month birthday with a cucumber mango smoothie for mommy, nursing for him, and a couple episodes of Disney’s Mickey Mouse clubhouse to boot. While he dozed off into a lactose coma and I finished my delicious homemade smoothie, I silently discovered how much I miss the simple entertaining shows that taught me to share, count, help, and dance along just because. Really! When did murdering wives, crime scenes, and scary hospitals become necessary quality TV?  All in all I look forward to next few years of entertainment I’ll enjoy with my son.

 The day continued in typical fashion his lessons, playtime, my housework, errands, replacing a thermostat. The last one a solid line on a list of things to do this month. And then there was dinner. Oh, dinner! Inspired by some brie left over from the holidays. I pulled out a roll of phyllo dough and stuffed it salmon, spinach, and the brie. Oh, my! We served it with a side of brown rice and acorn squash. I'm still smiling as I type this and I think I'm going to say goodnight so, that I can "put the leftovers away". Thanks for the inspiration: http://homecookinginmontana.blogspot.com/

A new day

Wow!Today was one of those long days where the amount of tiredness you feel doesn't compete with the sense of accomplishment you have for getting necessary things done.  I'm currently trying out the blogger app I got for my Samsung Galaxy 2, and I think I see a Galaxy tablet in my near future.

Well more later. For now, I'm very excited to be  as woman on the move this year. I saw the cutest scarf today and I'd like to try to make it. I will definitely post pictures if it turns out nicely.

2012! The year of a governed life. This year I resolve to not let my life pass me by. I resolve to not be comfortable for comforts sake, but to seek it's reward for diligent and dedicated duty.

It seems like just yesterday I was chatting with the ultrasound technician as she took pictures of my little one. As I type this, my three month old lies cradled in my lap and I hear the voices of all who have cared to share that truth somehow avoided in my life until I became a mother. "It goes by fast".