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Our favorite Christmas cookies

December 26, 2012

Yeah, I didn’t think all of my posts through and I’m posting a recipe for Christmas cookies….the day after Christmas. These are actually good any time, but with the beautiful green mint chips they looks so festive on Christmas. I suppose you could make these on St. Patrick’s day as well. This recipe came from...

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 24, 2012

As soon as the air outside gets a little bit cooler I automatically want to start throwing pumpkin into everything I bake. That’s not all that weird or uncommon since this is when pumpkins are in season, but still, my mouth doesn’t water when I think of pumpkin goodies any other time of the year....

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Green smoothies

September 5, 2012

We love green smoothies at my house! They are super easy to make and they are good for you, but the best part is they taste good too! My boys love when they see me pull out the blender because they know they are about to have a tasty smoothie. I usually don’t measure my...

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steph
We love green smoothies too. They are the absolute only way I can get fruits and veggies into my uber-picky 7 year old.

Thanks for the tip about spinach cubes. I’m always throwing out bad spinach– or leaving the spinach out of our smoothies because we ran out. Spinach cubes are brilliant!!ReplyCancel
Shae
Great tip about the spinach cubes! I have just frozen the whole bag before (in leaf form), because I figure I am only using it for smoothies.ReplyCancel
Camille
That looks so yummy!! I need to go but some spinach and freeze it!! Great ideas.ReplyCancel
Trish
Luv the frozen spinach hint! I hate it when the greens go bad before I can use them! I freeze all my fruits but never thought of the veggies!ReplyCancel
Terra
Love green smoothies. I used to do the frozen cubes for baby food as well. Blend up a bunch of sweet potatoes, peas, quinoa, etc. and label each bag. Then, I could easily thaw as many food cubes as I needed as well as mix and match a couple different ones together for different combinations. 🙂ReplyCancel
- Melissa Hadfield
  I make baby food too! My freezer is a rainbow of cubes…every color you can imagine! Thanks for reading, I’m glad you love green smoothies as much as I do! 🙂ReplyCancel
Debra Stafford
Love the smoothie! Making another batch today and then freezing the rest of my spinach and kale! Thanks!

How much water should I add to the spinach or greens?ReplyCancel
- Melissa Hadfield
  I’m glad you like the smoothie! I start out with just a little water, maybe 1/4 cup and start blending. Then add a few tablespoons at a time until it’s blending easily. It all depends on how much spinach or kale you have in the blender. Good luck!ReplyCancel
Arlene
Great tip about the spinach…I have the same problem of not being able to use up the entire bag. Quick question, after freezing the spinach in the ice trays do you transfer them to another container like a tupperware with a cover?ReplyCancel
- Melissa Hadfield
  Yes, I put my frozen spinach cubes in a zip lock bag, I haven’t ever tried tupperware, but I’m sure that would work as well.ReplyCancel
Shari Q
When bananas are on sale I buy several bunches. I peel them and but them into thirds the perfect size to add to my smoothie… Next I put all the pieces on a small plater and put it int he freezer. once the bananas are froozen i store them in plactic freezer bags till needed. TIP froozen bananas are an awsome snack they taste better than popscicles and better for you too just slice em and enjoyReplyCancel
Terry
You don’t have to blend your greens to freeze them, I freeze my fresh greens in zipper bags; collards, kale, mustard greens, spinach, chard, whatever,they go right in the freezer when I bring them home.
Here’s how…If they’re fresh from the produce section I wash them in the sink with water then let them dry off a little in a colander – put them in bags and freeze. If I buy the pre-washed, pre-packaged type, I put them right in the freezer in the bag they come in. I’ve done this for years after having the same experience with greens going bad before I could use them up.
Hope this helps you all!
TerryReplyCancel

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