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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

A Good Morning Habit

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Breakfast Green Smoothie

For the past four-ish months or so, I’ve been a weekday smoothie breakfast drinker.  I’ve got the quickness down to a science, so I never have an excuse not to devote the six required minutes it takes to start my day off right.

Chia Seeds in Smoothie

It starts with a freezer stocked with various frozen fruits and veggies.  I usually have an assortment of spinach, kale, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, mangos, and pineapple.  And then some chia seeds (or flax or hemp seeds).

Blendtec Smoothie

I fill a Blendtec with 10 ounces of warm water (yep warm!), 1/2 cup of frozen greens, 1-1/2 cups of frozen fruit, 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, and let the blender do its thing.  The warm water keeps the juice from turning into sorbet.  Some of my fav combos are spinach-strawberries-mangos-chia and kale-blackberries-cherries-pineapple-chia.

Sesame Cashews

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Sesame Cashews 2

Having a roommate, especially a male roommate, comes with having a kitchen full of snacks that you’d never ordinarily have.  Lots and lots of Trader Joe’s snacks, staring you in the hungry face, whenever you cross the kitchen border.

Toasted Cashews

The best thing I can do is recreate a healthier version.

Sweetened Cashews

So that’s exactly what I did.  And they were Max approved!

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Bringing It Back

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Fish Dinner

When I first moved to Austin, I was a broiling and blogging machine.  Every minute of my day was planned.  If I didn’t post at least five times per week, I’d put myself on lockdown and post daily the following week.  Ridiculous, right?  I never want to go back there.  But!  I do want to bring that broiling back.

Pacific Cod

All you need is coconut or olive oil spray {TJ’s is my fav} and a go-to seasoning {like this or this}.

Broiled Tomatoes

Spray, sprinkle, broil on high until fish is cooked and veggies are brown, and you’ve got yourself a dinner.  And a healthy one, at that.

Pickled Green Beans & Asparagus

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Canned Green Beans & Asparagus

Was anyone else’s Instagram feed filled with beefed up bloody marys this weekend?  Every time I scrolled down, I was reminded how much I love bloody garnishes.  Particularly pickled okra.  But since I learned that okra is way out of season, I stuck to not-in-season-but-still-in-stock green beans and asparagus.

Sterilizing Mason Jars

I chopped the greenest greens and followed this Alton Brown recipe.

Vegetables for Canning

I’m looking forward to seeing what these veggies are all about in two weeks! Until then, I’ll be hunting for the perfect bloody mary recipe.  If you have one, please share!