Almond Nog

(recipe origin unknown)

1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
2 Medjool dates, pitted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 ripe banana
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
pinch of sea salt
1 cup ice

Blend everything in a high speed blender until smooth.  Serve immediately.

Green Ginger Smoothie

(I have it written on a yellow sticky note - not sure where it came from!)

2 handfuls spinach
juice of 1/2 lemon
1-inch knob ginger, peeled (I don't peel mine)
2 pears
1 small cucumber
1 cup water

Blend!

(I actually use these ingredients, but differ the amounts: one pear, part of a cucumber, smaller piece of ginger.  I also add celery and aloe juice.  Pears make nice smoothies - a little grainy, but interesting.)

Yummy Smoothie!

(recipe by me)

1/4 small cucumber, cut in chunks
1 pear, cored and cut in chunks
2 stalks celery, cut in chunks
1 Tbsp. maple syrup
1 handful fresh baby spinach
1 handful fresh kale, chopped
1 cup water

Blend!  Yum!

Smoothie combination:

1/2 large orange, peeled
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
1 cup spinach
1 Tbsp. chia seeds
1 tsp. flax oil (optional)
leaves from several sprigs of fresh mint
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 cup frozen fruit (ie: blueberries, peaches, pineapple)

Blend!!  Light & refreshing.

A good smoothie combo:

1 orange, skins removed
1 meyer lemon, skins removed
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
fresh mint leaves (several stalks)
1 Tbsp. chia seeds
3/4 cup water

Blend!

Blitz's Green Smoothie

(recipe from Healthy Girl's Kitchen)

1 orange, skin & pith removed
1/2 lemon, skin & pith removed
Handful of spinach/kale/other leafy green
A sprig of parsley & mint
Handful frozen mixed berries
1 Tbsp. ground seeds (flax, sunflower, almond, pumpkin)
4-6 ice cubes
Optional:  1 or 2 pieces of crystalized or naked ginger, or a shake of dried ginger or favorite spice

Blend!

Petra's Green Smoothie

(recipe from Healthy Girl's Kitchen)

Handful of kale, especially the stalks
4 stalks celery
1 cucumber
2 apples or one ruby red grapefruit, or sometimes both

Blend!

(I altered the amounts on this one to make a smaller portion: handful of kale, 1 stalk celery, 1/2 a cucumber, one apple, 1/2 a grapefruit (I also made one with just 1/2 a grapefruit, no apple).  It still made two good-sized portions.  Very tangy and vibrant!)

Chris-anna's Green Smoothie

(recipe from Healthy Girl's Kitchen)

spinach
kale or swiss chard
celery
parsley
apple
almond milk
ice

Blend!

(I just bought a Vitamix.  F-ing amazing!  This was the first smoothie I made in it, because I had some leftover chard.  I used coconut water in place of the almond milk, since all of the packaged almond milks have weird added ingredients.  Tasty and healthy green drink!  The celery and parsley add nice notes.)

Mango Tango Smoothie

(recipe from a magazine, I'm not sure which one)

1 serving

1 c. ripe mango (I used frozen)

1 seedless orange, peeled

1/2 c. yogurt (I use coconut milk yogurt)

1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

1/2 c. water

Blend together all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve in a tall glass.

(Made this for Colleen the morning of 7/30/11. It's delicious. Later, we went to Long Island, ME. Lovely day.)