I Dream in Green

No, the Christmas cookies are not gone from my freezer.

And, I was gifted a monster box of chocolates upon my return to work in January (which I should have given away, but can't seem to part with).

But.

Right now, I am all about the green.  Crunchy and leafy and bittersweet.  My balcony lettuce is starting to grown again!

If you want to join me in my praise to green, do this:

Take an apple

Add some spinach and a banana (and some frozen green grapes)

Throw in a pinch of fresh mint

Top it all off with a milk of your choice.  Blend it for a little bit.

Then, drink up the green and banish those January cobwebs.

I drank this smoothie for breakfast all of last week.  It was so good.

Detox

Is it just me or was last week a universally bad week?

I wasn't feeling well with some weird fluish-probably-allergy-type symptoms. The whole internet was annoying me. And then, the world stomped her feet. I am not one to anthropomorphize*, but I am starting to feel like the earth would say "stop messing around and get it together people!", if she could talk. Sheesh.

By the time the weekend arrived, I decided it was time for some serious detox. For me, this meant (1) no internet**, (2) Gilmore Girls and (3) smoothies.

* That's a lie, I totally am

** I tried very hard and only surfed the net after 8:00pm

The Smoothies were delicious. I don't have formal recipes, but this is what I made:

Vanilla - cashews (soaked overnight), soy milk, banana, maple syrup, ice cubes and vanilla bean seeds.

Chocolate - Banana, frozen grapes, soy milk, coconut tofu, cocoa and honey.

Beetnik - Cooked beets, frozen grapes, cashews (soaked), raspberry juice and cinnamon.

Wintergreen - Spinach, mint, green apple, frozen green grapes, honey and soy milk. Mmmm green is good!

By the end of the weekend (and about 8 episodes of Gilmore Girls), I felt much better. If only Monday hadn't come so quickly!