Guacamole Dip - the best ever!!

This is the best Guacamole I've ever tasted - honestly! Now, I don't care for cilantro, an ingredient in many guacamole dips. For me, cilantro has a soapy taste, and I don't use it in recipes. I replace cilantro with flat leaf parsley.

2 avocados, halved and pitted (if you don't know the trick to getting the pit out easily, see below)
1 plum tomato chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 Tbsps lemon juice
1/2 tsp kosher salt

pulse all ingredients in a blender for 7 to 8 pulses, and that's it! I like my guacamole very chunky. If you like it smoother, pulse a few more times.

tip to get pit out of avocado: hold the halved piece of avocado with the pit in it in the palm of your hand. Hold a sharp chef knife in the other and lightly tap the pit with the sharp edge of your knife. the knife should penetrate the pit, and you should be able to lift the pit straight up and out of the avocado quite easily.

Day 6 Pineapple and Spinach Smoothie

After a week in Dallas and eating too much at our company dinners, I welcome the green smoothies back into my diet again! This one gave me a boost of energy this morning. This makes about 3-4 cups

1 large slice pineapple
3 leaves romaine lettuce
1/2 avocado
1 handfull spinach leaves
1 frozen banana
1 Tbsp flaxseed
2 cups water
2 cups ice

Watermelon-Tomato and Parsley Smoothie

Day 5 Smoothie!

The Watermelon-Tomato Smoothie is light, mild, and refreshing. Enjoy!

3 cups diced watermelon
One tomato cored and cut into chunks
2 cups of ice
Quarter cup of water
2 tablespoons lime juice
Small handful of parsley

Pear-Swiss Chard Smoothie

Good morning peeps! It's a chilly, but beautiful saturday morning today. Day Three's smoothie is a good one to get your pep up today!

5-6 Swiss Chard leaves
1 large pear
1 orange, peeled
1 inch knob of ginger
Juice of 1 lime
2 cups ice

I don't peel fruit or vegetables unless it isn't edible. If you don't peel the produce, some say you should buy organic.

Watermelon-Date and Spinach Smoothie

Day 4 Smoothie Challenge!

If you are looking for something mild and sweet this morning, this is it.

2 cups watermelon
1 cup water
1 pitted date
1 big handful of spinach
1/4 cup parsley

Kale-Cucumber Apple Smoothie

Good Morning!  Welcome to Day 2 of the smoothie challenge!!

This is another smoothie that will give you a little "zing" this morning. The zing will come from the 1/2 lemon instead of the ginger used in yesterday's smoothie. One thing to note is that my blender is a 64 oz size which means that I typically make large batches of smoothie at a time. I'll make it in the morning and sip it throughout the day.  This recipe makes about 4 cups. If you have a smaller blender, you'll need to cut this recipe in half.

1 cup water
2 1/2 cups green grapes
1 orange, peeled and halved
1/2 lemon, peeled and seeded
1/2 cucumber, cut in large chunks
1/2 apple, seeded
1 cup kale
1 cup romaine lettuce
1 cup fresh parsley
1 cup frozen mango chunks (or pineaple in fine)
2 cups ice cubes
2 tbsps of flax seed

Put ingredients in blender in order listed and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Ginger-Carrot Smoothie

This morning's Smoothie was a winner with me. Zingy and Yummy! Just throw 2 carrots, 1 apple, 2 tsp fresh grated ginger, 1/2 an orange, 1/4 cup orange juice, 2 cups of ice, and 1 Tbsp Agave nectar in the blender!  The taste of this smoothie reminds me of those orange popsicles I used to eat as a kid - I miss those!