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Green Smoothie Recipes: Learning the Procedures Involved in Preparing Them


2011
11.22

Green smoothie recipes are known to be those drinks that can be prepared by blending fresh greens with fresh fruits. You will need to have the most powerful among the many blenders or smoothie makers in the market in order for you to create a highly nutritious and delicious green smoothie. These drinks have become extremely popular at present because of their ability to provide amazing health benefits. Below are among those smoothie recipes that you should never fail to try if your main goal is to nourish your body to the fullest:

  1. Green Giant Smoothie. This drink is perfect for you if you are already serious in making a giant step towards providing your body the kind of nutrition that it deserves. It is best for you to take this for breakfast and you will need the following ingredients: banana, pear, kale leaves, honey, peanut butter, water, milk or soya milk and cacao powder. The first thing that you should do is to place kale along with milk and water in your blender. Blend this mixture until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients in your blender and blend everything well. Once done, the drink can be poured into your glass and served.

  2. Dragon Kiss Smoothie. This drink is a great summer appetizer and can be prepared with the help of quartered ripe tomatoes, trimmed spring onions, crushed ice, fresh basil leaves, halved and deseeded red pepper, salt and black pepper. To prepare this smoothie, you need to first blend basil leaves, onions, tomatoes and pepper together in your smoothie maker or blender until the mixture becomes smooth. Place ice in your glass and pour the prepared green smoothie into it. Garnish the drink with basil leaves and season it with salt and black pepper before serving.

  3. Rhubarb Rush Smoothie. This delicious drink is composed of cooked rhubarb, ginger syrup, low fat vanilla ice cream, chopped ginger stem and ice cubes. Place the ice cream, ginger, syrup and cooked rhubarb in your blender and blend it for at least one minute. The drink is then poured into a glass containing ice. Garnish the drink with extra cooked rhubarb before finally serving it.

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Tales of a Coffee Addict


2011
10.23

I am a coffee addict. I have been drinking coffee nearly every day of my life since the I was the age of fourteen and I have never once regretted it. It energizes me and gets me ready for what lies ahead in the day, and more importantly, it is absolutely delicious! I am not ashamed to admit I am addicted to coffee and neither should you! It is a decent habit that deserves some reinforcement. It can get expensive, however. I’ve observed this fact for myself throughout most of my life. When I first learned that I could buy coffee online I was amazed and thought of all of the possibilities. You can get coffees from other countries even. Different flavors than I had ever heard of, so I started ordering something new once a week. My friends are always in for a surprise when they come over for coffee these days!