in with the good.

Phew. New job, new year. I hope that it's just the beginning of a long string of gratifying, and if I'm lucky, happy events. 

I've been incredibly busy, both at work and at home. Too busy to play around on this here internets. Sometimes I feel drained, but most of the time it's been satisfying. Speaking of satisfying, a conversation with a friend over some super nachos prompted me to pull my personal-size blender from the back of the shelf and start making "green" smoothies. Sure, I've made smoothies before, but never with the green stuff. With my new busy schedule, I figured I could use a good, healthy boost. 

I've always been able to cook without a recipe, so after browsing a few recipes online, I started planning my own. So far I have an apple crisp smoothie, and a simpler pineapple-banana recipe. As for the green, I've only tried spinach, but I have every intention of branching out. I haven't taken any pictures either, but describing them is easy. They're green and smoothie-like. Simple. And packed with vitamins and antioxidants. So instead of rambling on and on about the new year, change, and a bunch of crap about the holidays, I'll just go ahead and give y'all the recipes for said "green" smoothies. Trust me, they don't taste green at all.

Apple Crisp Smoothie
1/2 Macintosh apple
1/4 frozen banana
4 cubes pineapple
1 tbsp honey
1/4 tsp cinnamon
approx. 1 cup of raw spinach
1/2 cup rice milk (soy or almond would work, too)
1 1/2 tbsp instant oats

Pineapple-Banana Smoothie
1/2 frozen banana
6 cubes pineapple
2 strawberries
1 cup of raw spinach
1/2 cup rice milk


Pretty much, add all ingredients to blender in this order and blend until smooth. Next week, how to build a cat shack out of a cardboard box--special guest, my goofy boyfriend.