Green

If you have bananas, spinach and dates,

what do you think you'll make?

I'll do a healthy breakfast,

that will keep me going till noon,

a year ago I found just the thing,

believe me, it is a boon!!!!

Very nutritious, and really yummy,

even your kids will say,

please may we have some more, Mummy.

we need our greens for the day!!! ;-)

 

 

Breakfast:

Put 2 chopped bananas into your blender,
add 2 big handfuls of fresh spinach leaves,
along with 2 or 3 chopped soft dates.
Add 2 cups of chilled water.
Blend it all together till it becomes
homogeneous.


You can add more, or less water,
make a thick creamy smoothie
or a lighter thinner shake.
Pour into a tall glass and serve with a smile.

 

Notes:

The ratio for beginners is -

60% fruit and 40% greens.

I do more greens than fruit now.

You can use only 1 banana and
add some other fruits instead.
Bananas give the creamiest texture.
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries,
and mangoes are my all time favorites too.
Vary also the greens, use romaine lettuce,
Swiss chard, kale, parsley, celery etc......
I will be posting other tried and tested recipes
of smoothies, shakes and elixirs regularly on here.
Put the fruit first at the bottom of the blender
then add the greens above.
Green smoothies are very easy to digest,
as when blended, the fruit and greens divide
into small particles, retain all their
precious nutrients and are easily assimilated.
They are a complete food, high in fiber
and very quick and easy to make.
You won't even taste the spinach at all,
only the bananas and the dates.
I love GREEN SMOOTHIES  :-)

Keep it Simple. Be Creative.

Taste and Play. Find your own Way

Chocolate

Smooth and silky, dark and glamorous,

passion, depth, intensity.

Melting, teasing, oozing, comforting.

From brownies to bars, fondants to gateaus,

souffles, cupcakes and cookies.......

White Flour, sugar, eggs, butter,

batter and base of almost all chocolate treats.

Then mixing, whipping, pouring, baking.
How about if we do no cooking and

try something different, quick and healthy?

Cream:

1 medium size Avocado
1 medium size Banana
2 tablespoons Agave
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 teaspoons Cacao powder 
a pinch of Sea Salt

Blend it all in a blender, or process in a food processor.
Add more agave, vanilla, cacao to suit your tastes.
Make it real smooth,
call it chocolate cream or mousse.
Chill for best results. Serve :-)

Three small portions for three of us, just enough.....

Not for Trevor, a crazy chocolate lover ;-)

Avocados yes, bananas no, so here we go!!!!

Filling:

2 Avocados
1/4 cup Agave
2 tablespoons Cacao powder
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
a pinch of Sea Salt

Blend or process. Make it sensual and glossy,
taste, adjust, then wait.....

Base:

1/2 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup fine dessicated coconut
2 teaspoons Agave
pinch of salt

Mix all till it holds together.

Options:

1) Chocolate Tart - This is what I made.......

Use a ring or cutter. Press the base mixture at the bottom.
Make a thin layer.
Scoop the filling on top and pack it in.
Make the surface even.
Set in the freezer for 3 hours.
Unmold with care. Top with fruit of choice.
Oh well, for us it was banana slice.

2) Soft Crumble - This is what I've made, many times before.

Scoop filling into ramequins or teacups.
Layer nut mixture on top.
Chill for 2 hours.

Even better. Make mini chocolate ice cream pops.
Fill an ice tray with the filling and freeze overnight. 

I used a chocolate mold. and lollipop sticks.

This was fun and really YUMMMMM :-))))))

 

Notes :

I used half and half. Cacao powder and carob.

Cacao - Van Heuten or Green and Black organic.

Use a tablespoon or two of water to blend, if needed.

I used agave, but you can use any other sweetener.

Replace almonds with any other nuts you prefer. 

Do not use peanuts.

I used almond flour and coconut flour.

My Indian grocer at Wembley stocks it all.

Avocados, among other things have great mono-saturated fats,

protein, beta-carotene and Vitamin A.

  

Keep it Simple. Be Creative. 

Taste and Play. Find your own Way.