Monday, April 10, 2017

Hurry Up & Use It!

Last week was CRAZY!  Sorry for the lack of posting!  But I did take some photos and I thought I would do a bit of a backlog today!  And maybe tomorrow, too!  Starting off with a VERY EASY Smoothie I made!  Cantaloupe & Raspberries!  That's IT!!!  The only two ingredients!  It was because of a "Hurry up and USE IT" scenario but I really wanted to point out what kind of cantaloupe I used because it was a first for me!  It was a Juan Canary Melon.

 It was a cross between a Honeydew and and Cantaloupe but was extremely juicy and even a bit more tangy, too!  It was tasty!  It was AWESOME for smoothies, too!  It was OVERLY RIPE so I had to use it and FAST.  I used almost the whole thing minus a few pieces I ate while cutting it and a few handfuls of raspberries!  It was delightful!




This isn't going to be an overly exciting blog post, today, but I still thought I would share a few things!  I have been drinking more teas and tisanes and you can follow the tea adventures over at Sororitea Sisters where we have at least 4 posts everyday!  We have added a few new guest sisters, too!  If you are interested in reviewing teas and tisanes on the Sororitea Sisters site please let me know in comments!

This was one of the chunkier teas I had been sipping on - I think it was from David's Tea and was one of their Nutty Teas!  As you can see I used my Grosche Infuser which I LOVE!



I had more than a few simple salads last week.  I threw what ever I could find in a bowl and made my own dressings out of Just Mayo, Ketchup, and a splash of Sriracha.  It's my own version of Russian Dressing.  If you add pickle it could pass for a Creamy Thousand Island Dressing!

I also found a Balsamic Vinegar Ketchup that Heinz had out and I have to say I'm in LOVE with it!  Of course I'm a HUGE fan of Balsamic anyway!

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8 comments:

  1. HillaryApril 10, 2017 at 2:31 PM

    The smoothie looks great. I've never had that type of melon, it sounds delicious!
    I am a huge fan of balsamic vinegar too, I'll have to keep an eye out for that ketchup!!

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    1. JenniferApril 11, 2017 at 6:13 AM

      I'm thrilled the smoothie was so good with just 2 ingredients! And none of those ingredients were bananas! LOL!

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  2. Sarah April 12, 2017 at 6:43 AM

    That smoothie sounds amazing! I don't know why I never think to use melon in my smoothies but I'm definitely going to have to try it this summer! Watermelon would be delicious too :)

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    1. JenniferApril 13, 2017 at 6:33 AM

      Watermelon is great, too, YES! Since I don't like Bananas I try other things while experimenting with Smoothies often!

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    2. Sarah April 13, 2017 at 7:02 AM

      I love using frozen mango instead of frozen banana in a lot of my smoothies. I have to really be in the mood for bananas :)

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    3. JenniferApril 13, 2017 at 9:54 AM

      Mango is my GO TO actually...but they are expensive here. I don't have them often. I might travel to a Trader Joe's tomorrow - I will have to see if I can stock up on Frozen Mango from there :)

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  3. Christine @ Run Plant BasedApril 13, 2017 at 6:22 AM

    That smoothie sounds great! I need to use more melon in mine too and am always throwing in watermelon over the summer. And the ketchup sounds great, I may need to try making it!

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    1. JenniferApril 13, 2017 at 6:34 AM

      Ummmmmm....watermelon! And I bet it would be fairly easy to do a homemade version of that Balsamic Ketchup. Let me know if you try it!

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