24 Comments
Print
Jan
27
2012
Yes, you are right, this is not a typical Picky Palate recipe 
Over the last 6 months or so, my husband and I have been doing a lot of blending (with our Blendtec) and juicing. I love drinking these in the morning for breakfast, it’s amazing how great you feel. We have a fun juice shop down the street from us called Nekter Juice Bar that we visit often. One of my favorite juices to order from them is their Toxin Flush which has all of the same ingredients as you will see below.
I do not know their exact recipe, but you know I was determined to re-create my favorite drink in the comfort of my own home so I could have it anytime I wanted.
It ends up I like my version even more. Score!
Please know, we have a very basic juicer, it is nothing fancy. I think it’s the Jack LaLanne basic model. Let’s take a look at my favorite morning juice
The ingredients for my Power Juice are apples, spinach, parsley, lemon and fresh ginger. Love!
If you’ve never juiced before, it’s quite fun. It’s a little bit of a production with set up/clean up, but once you get the hang of it, it’s not so bad
Keep adding your ingredients to the juicer and watch the juice flow
Don’t worry, the drink does not taste like parsley or spinach. It just adds a perfect freshness not to mention it’s health benefits.
My little guy loves helping smash the fruits and veggies.
Almost done!
The Ultimate Green Power Juice
6 large Fuji or Gala apples, quartered
4 cups baby spinach leaves
1 bunch of parsley
2 inches fresh ginger, skin removed
1 lemon
1. Turn juicer on and add half of the apples. Add spinach, parsley, ginger, and remaining apples. Squeeze lemon into juice.
Makes 2 servings about (4 1/4 Cups) depending on the size of your apples
_____________________________
Have a great day! Come back soon!
Other recipes you may enjoy...
Jan
26
2012
Superbowl weekend is right around the corner and you know what that means…..finger food and party food! There is something about food that you can pick up with your fingers that makes it all the more fun to eat right? I have got a fun recipe that I like to call Pepperoni Pizza-wiches. They are quick to prepare and no fuss to eat which makes them a winning recipe in our house.
Here is your very simple line up of ingredients… Town House Crackers, pizza sauce, pepperoni slices and mozzerella cheese.
Here you have your pepperoni and cheese. You will quarter the pepperoni’s that go into the filling.
Here is your pizza sauce and cream cheese. You’ll mix all of these ingredients and they will quickly become the filling to your little sandwich.
Have your kitchen helpers mix everything together!
Take a nice stack of Crackers and fill 2 of them with that delicious creamy pizza filling.
Top with a pepperoni slice and you’ve got a mouthwatering bite size snack great for any Superbowl Party!
Pepperoni Pizza-wiches
8 ounces softened cream cheese
20 pepperoni’s, quartered
20-30 whole pepperoni’s
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup pizza or pasta sauce
1 box Town House Crackers
1. Place cream cheese, pepperoni, mozzarella and pizza sauce into a large bowl. Mix until well combined. Place a couple tablespoonfuls of filling onto a Town House Cracker, place a full pepperoni on top then close with another cracker to make a sandwich. Continue filling until all of the filling is used up.
Makes 20-30 servings
______________________
More Fun Picky Palate Superbowl Recipe Ideas
BBQ Ranch Chicken and Cheddar Pizza Roll em’ Ups
Feta Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Burger Sliders
Cheesy Bacon Biscuit Pull-Aparts
Crispy Southwest Chicken Wontons
Itty Bitty Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
______________
Have a great day! Come back soon!
Other recipes you may enjoy...
Jan 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
You wanna know the first place I go when I don’t feel like doing….anything I need to be doing? Yes, you guessed it. Pinterest. It is one of those sites where you can get lost for hours if you aren’t careful, lol!
Well, this morning is one of those mornings. I have loads of laundry that needs done, a sinkful of dishes that need washed, beds to be made and a list of other things, but I found myself playing on Pinterest instead
Since I am on the subject, who is on Pinterest so I can follow you?!
Leave your Pinterest name or link in a comment so we can … Continue Reading »
Jan 23, 2012 | Cookies, Desserts, Holiday, Valentine's Day | Tags: chocolate, cookes, dessert, Hershey's Kisses, Holiday, peanut butter, raspberry, valentine's day
I fully admit I have an addiction of making cookies. It is one of my favorite things to do. Probably because the options are endless, I just love creating new ideas, lol! When I was strolling through the Valentine’s Candy isle at Target last week, I quickly saw these lovely Raspberry Kisses and knew I was whipping up something fabulous with them.
These cookies turned out so lovely. The texture, the flavor, it’s all in check. There’s a bit of a peanut butter and jelly flavor going on with these cookies. Try them for yourself. These got rave reviews, enjoy!
Jan 19, 2012 | Dinner | Tags: chicken, Dinner, pasta, pesto, vegetables
Over Christmas break, I made this fun pasta dinner at my mom’s house. It’s creamy, simple and full of great flavor the whole family will love.
I love Barilla’s line of mini pasta shapes. I can’t find them everywhere, but I can always count on finding them in AZ. I chose the cute mini farfalle for my recipe.
Let’s take a look…
Here’s your line-up. Pretty simple right? You can even use up any vegetable you might have laying around the fridge.
Jan 16, 2012 | Cookies, Desserts | Tags: butter, cherry stick, chocolate chunk, Cookies, dessert, flour, sugar
I had so much fun creating these cookies at my Father-in-law’s house over Christmas Break. Reed has got the absolute best pantry in the whole world. I am talking treats galore. The first thing the kids do when they get to Grawpa Reed’s house is run straight to the pantry to see what they can find.
These cookies are a creation straight from Reed’s pantry. I walked inside, grabbed some ingredients I thought would be perfect for a fun new cookie. I had Reed help me make them and they were delicious!
Take a look
Jan 9, 2012 | Cookies, Desserts | Tags: chocolate, Cookies, dessert, hershey kisses, stuffed cookies
Who would have thought my crazy idea of stuffing a giant Hershey Kiss inside of my cookie dough would turn out so fabulous! I totally expected the kiss to still be a kiss inside, but it turned into what I like to call a chocolate molten cookie. The chocolate oozed out like a dream!
Now…. I swiped the giant Kiss from my mom’s house over Christmas Break but I am assuming with Valentines Day right around the corner that you can still find these giant kisses at your local drug stores, grocery stores, Targets etc… I have spotted them specifically in Walgreens.
Alright enough talking for me, let’s take … Continue Reading »
