The following post is sponsored by Puritan’s Pride, but as always, all opinions expressed are genuinely my own. Hello friends, and Happy Friday! Today I've got a fun recipe and a giveaway to share with you guys! So we all know that smoothies are a great way to pack in lots of goodness into one delicious drink, but sometimes we all get into a rut of making the same ones over and over. Even though I like to get creative in the kitchen, heaven knows that I can get in the habit of making the same smoothie combo a gazillion times in a row! That's why I’m partnering with Puritan’s Pride, a maker of high-quality nutritional supplements and healthy foods, over the next three months to put some pizzazz in my smoothies. I'm using their protein powders and superfoods-based products to sneak in more ... [Read More]
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Creamy Raspberry Chia Smoothie
While every man, woman, and child is talking about making soup and eating pumpkin everything (both of which I love, might I add), it is feeling steamy here in California. The past several days it has been 90 degrees with a strong, shining sun above - which is hot for San Diego County and the weather-spoiled residents of this area! I definitely will be happy to see 65-75 degree days come back, especially since my house has no air conditioning and it has felt toasty at home. Until that time comes, my smoothie habit is in overdrive, and I'm going to just keep sharing the new recipes I've come up with for refreshing liquid meals. Sound good to you? ... [Read More]
Fig Honey Chia Smoothie Bowl
Chocolate peanut butter. Strawberry vanilla. Chocolate covered cherry. Basically friends, I'm totally smoothie crazed. And those are a few of my favorite smoothie creation combos. But sometimes, instead of just making a smoothie to drink in a glass, I like to put my blender to work to make something a bit thicker. I then pour my creation into a bowl and eat it with a spoon, because I'm fancy like that. ... [Read More]
Apple Pie Smoothie
While I like to get creative with my meals, there are certain foods/types of meals I eat almost daily. This list includes some type of protein/granola bar, Greek yogurt and smoothies. While my smoothies have for the most part been very summery lately (like watermelon smoothies every other day!), recently I was craving more of an autumn-ish type of flavor with my smoothie meal of the day. Call me crazy, but sometimes on a dreary summer day - or even on a perfect sunny day for that matter - fall flavors are just what I'm craving. Enter this guy: In case you're wondering, I know that the above image is a completely autumn themed photo and it's July, but I'm taking a Photoshop class for work and brush strokes - including the above leaf one - was one of my recent lessons. You see, I'm being a ... [Read More]
Cherry Almond Smoothie
In the minds of many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer, even though summer doesn't technically start for around another month. It feels like summer to me because last weekend marked the first sunburn of the year for my light skin (with very odd tan lines might I add - I think I have streaks of lines on my arm where my headphone cord was hanging down!) despite putting on suntan lotion multiple times. Meanwhile my hubby got nicely bronzed, because sometimes life just isn't fair my friends. When I think of summer, I think of things like the beach, sangria, backyard BBQs, and sundresses - my favorite attire ever. Of course there's the summery food that comes to mind, which includes lots of seasonal fruit, corn on the cob, bright salads, and of course, refreshing ... [Read More]
Vanilla Peanut Butter Cinnamon Smoothie
Now that it's spring and half the world is starting to get out of freezing temperatures and polar vortex slumps, smoothie season is getting underway. I know what you're thinking: I live in California and can pretty much drink smoothies year-round. But the truth is, here in the south bay area, the temperature swings are pretty nutty. It'll get up to 75-80 degrees during the day, then drop down to 35-40 degrees at night. Literally, the temperature doubles most days! When I first moved here I couldn't believe it. While I drank smoothies somewhat often during winter, my smoothie habit wasn't nearly as frequent as it has been the last few weeks and will be probably until late fall. You see, the house I'm living in stays really cool - as in, it's 80 degrees out but I'll work from my office ... [Read More]