Smoothie Inspiration - Recipe Sources

I've been relying heavily on the internet this past week for some smoothie inspiration. The standard fruit smoothies are oh so uninspiring to me this time of year. How about incorporating some seasonal oranges, pears, or even beets into new drinks?

I discovered Whole Living has a bunch of great smoothie recipes online for free. And if you've got an iPad/iPod/iPhone, the app and all recipe packs are FREE to download right now! Through this app I've discovered some great new recipes incorporating things I'd never before considered using: beets, carrots, pears, apples, oranges.

I've also searched Pinterest for new and interesting smoothie combinations. This cucumber pear smoothie was quite the delicious surprise! For a larger collection, I'm definitely loving the Healthy Happy Life blog list of drinks, juices, and smoothies. I keep revisiting this list because everything sounds so great!

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back to cookies

It's no secret I love baking, but I feel like I don't often get the chance to do it. Or more accurately, I don't make the time to do it. I decided to go for it this afternoon and try an experimental butterscotch pecan oatmeal cookie inspired by one I tried at Saint Cupcake (Butterscotch Galore Cookie) this weekend. I went out and bought the butterscotch chips that night in preparation.

Things didn't start off so well when I ended up accidentally measuring out the sugars for a full batch of cookies (I normally make a half batch, doing the math in my head). The logical thing to do would be to start over, but I went with it! Between the butter, sugars, oatmeal, and add-ins, this made about 5 pounds of dough. More cookies to take to work, more dough to freeze, and more to eat now :)

Cooling the butterscotch cookies...

These should make for a very happy Friday!

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Mindful Eating (Article)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/dining/mindful-eating-as-food-for-thought.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

This is something I really want to try out. Even as I was reading this article, I was drinking a smoothie and realizing how very little attention I pay to the food I am eating. I end up missing out on the tastes and textures, the care and attention that went into harvesting and preparing the ingredients before me.

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