Smoothie Recipes +what I ate Wednesday

So, I am loving the writing propts the SITS Girls put up for October.

Today's prompt was to share your favorite vegetarian recipe. Since it is What I Ate Wednesday it is the perfect day to share a tasty vegetarian recipe...or two!

Pear-Banana-Orange Smoothie

1/2 cup pear juice

1 banana

1 orange

4 ice cubes or however many you want

Combine all in a blender and blend until smooth!

I love this one post workout with some pb toast. Really hits the spot!

Acai Smoothie

1/2 cup pure acai juice

1 banana

1 orange

4 ice cubes or to taste

Put all in a blender and blend until smooth! I cannot get enough of this smoothie.

It is amazing and so refreshing post workout with a couple of hard boiled eggs!

Now for a few other eats...

These are all from last Saturday when we had a friend move here and we decided to show him around the city via bike once he bought his bike. We had such a great day and it was fairly "typically Dutch" as they say hehe

A delicious caramel latte from Bagels and Beans. Check out my instagram (& follow me!) for a photo of this whole heaven and hell set! I got the hell plate and our friend got the heaven cup so we put them together for a picture! Super cute!

After a bike ride and a long walk through the market we headed to a cafe for lunch. We ordered croquettes. I am not a huge fan, but they hit the spot this particular day. If you don't know what a croquette is it is basically battered and fried really thick gravy that can have meat and veggies in it...usually you spread them out over the bread and eat them, but I knew my stomach couldn't handle that I could barely eat one!

Post lunch we decided we needed fresh stroopwafels. Previously I had only had these premade and packaged. However, on the market you can get warm fresh ones. It was really good. You get to watch the guy make the waffle, spread it with caramel, and then top it with chocolate if you want. I wasn't a huge fan of the chocolate on it, nor was I a huge fan of the fresh wafels. I thought they were a little too crispy...I love the prepackaged ones where the wafel is super soft and chewy, but still totally worth consumption!

This was the final meal of the day....honey bbq chicken wings with a little brown rice and pumpkin soup and water. 

So, do you have any yummy vegetarian recipes I should try? If so, leave me a link and a little description in the comments! 

Recipes Galore!

So, Thursday's I never quite know just what to post so I figured I have quite a few recipes I wanted to share so what better day than today?! Hopefully you'll see something that you want to try!!

Sweet Green Smoothie

Makes one generous single serving

8 oz unsweetened almond milk

1 Fuji apple (cored & chopped)

1/2 a banana (preferably frozen)

one large handful of spinach (I take fresh spinach & freeze it as soon as I bring it home from the store & it's been washed & dried)

1 Tablespoon Flaxmeal

Combine all in blender & blend on high until combined. If you want it thicker feel free to add some ice although it may water it down. I blended mine for roughly 3 minutes, I have just a regular old, less than $100 blender...nothing fancy ;)

Strawberries and Cream Oatmeal Smoothie

Makes one generous single serving

1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt

1/3 Cup Raw Regular Oats

1 Cup of Strawberries preferably with tops*

1 Tablespoon Flaxmeal

I packet Stevia

1 teaspoon Vanilla

3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

*My strawberries I washed and froze with tops on as soon as I got home from the grocery store. I've recently learned the tops are very high in fiber so I use them as much as possible.

Now, combine all ingredients in blender. Blend for 3-5 minutes. Enjoy this super thick delicious shake!

Decadent Fruit Dip

Makes one snack size portion

1 Tablespoon Nutella

1 Tablespoon Almond butter

Various fruits

Chop fruits you want to use and arrange on plate. In a small bowl combine nutella and almond butter. Enjoy!

Variation: Combine with mini marshmallows for a "s'mores" dip.

Variation: To make a larger size of this dip for a party just combine nutella and almond butter in a 1:1 ration. Other nut butters could be subbed, but I haven't tried them.

Protein Packed Fruit Dip

Yields two single serving dips

1/2 cup plain greek yogurt (divided)

4 Tablespoons almond butter (divided)

1 Granny Smith Apple

2 teaspoons maple syrup (divided)

*Note I don't really know how much protein this has in it but it has high protein Greek yogurt & high protein almond butter so I'd assume it's a decent amount.

First, chop apple into small slivers so a little goes a long way. Divide among two small containers. Next place  1/4 cup of yogurt into two small dipping containers similar to those pictured above. Then, place two tablespoons of almond butter over quarter cup of yogurt & top each with a teaspoon of maple syrup. You can go ahead & mix them together or do it when you go to eat it. I do it when I eat it so I can lick the spoon. :P

Popcorn

Feeds two adults

1/3 cup of plain bulk popcorn kernels

Olive oil or melted coconut oil

Nature's Seasons (or your favorite seasoning)

Fresh Grated Mozzarella Cheese

Paper bag & scotch tape

Ok, take the paper bag, open it & dump in 1/3 cup of the popcorn kernels (or if you want a single serving 2 tablespoons). Then, fold the bag over twice & tape down with the scotch tape. Pop as you would regular convenience popcorn in a bag carefully listening for when its done so you don't burn it. When done pour into a bowl and drizzle with olive oil or coconut oil. Top with your favorite seasoning & some shredded mozzarella. Then, stir it up & drizzle with a big more olive or coconut oil and sprinkle with some more seasoning and cheese. Stir it up again and eat!

Variations: There are countless variations here & I can't wait to try different combos. Try adding some chopped pepperoni/bacon or both for a "pizza" effect, some cinnamon sugar for a kettle corn flavor, some chocolate chips or m&ms & peanuts for a trail mix idea.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my recipes! I hope you decide to give them a try!!!

(Especially the smoothies & popcorn...amazing!)