Friday, June 9, 2017

My little obsession...

A little known fact about me, (if you didn't already know) I LOVE pasta salads! Especially when they have a creamy dressing! This specific pasta salad is a Mexican pasta salad, and defiantly came in the top 5 of my favourite pasta dishes. (Along with the one below)
This dish consists of: Chorizo sausage, cilantro, corn, black beans, colourful vegetable fusilli noodles (my personal favourite), cherry tomatoes, and/or regular tomatoes, and, of course, THE sauce...
THE sauce is actually something my mum, Claire Watson created, and is sadly, a secret!
Hint: It contains, chipotle paste...

My New Favourite Breakfast...

So, the other day, I wanted a smoothie. But I didn't want just the boring smoothie in a cup. I decided I wanted to try something new...
a smoothie bowl.
Smoothie bowls , or at least the way I make them, are essentially your favourite smoothie mixture, (*preferably more on the solid side than usual), your favourite granola, chopped up fruits, chia seeds, cinnamon, coconut, and a mint garnish.
Below are more specific details.



Smoothie ingredients:                                       Makes: 1 smoothie
(All approximately measured)
  • 2 heaping teaspoons yogurt (I use vanilla OLYMPIC Balkan-style thick and rich KREMA yogurt)
  • 1/2-1/3 cup frozen fruit of choice (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, mangos, etc...)
  • Splash of milk, coconut, almond, soy, or regular, etc... (*use more if you would prefer a thinner smoothie)
  • 1/2-1 medium-large banana
  • Pinch of cinnamon
  • Large handful of spinach
  • 4-5 mint leaves ( depending on what level of mint you like, I prefer minty smoothies so I put approximately 5-6 mint leaves)
  • 1/2 an avocado
  • 2 medium sized pinches of shredded coconut
I use a small "magic bullet", and pulse until their are no chunks left.
*If you own a larger blender and would like more smoothie, than just double or triple your ingredients. All dependant on how you like your smoothie. (: