Blog Award

Thank you to the ever-so-talented Spoon It On for sending this award to me. If you haven’t gone to visit her blog, you’ve got to check it out. It’s very well-written. Her cooking motto is Quick, Easy, and Delicious - my kinda style.

Proud To Be

I've done it! I've joined the Green Monster Movement and I'm proud of it. I've even added it to my blog roll. Go check it out.

For over 7 months, I've been following Angela of Oh She Glows make her famous Green Monster smoothies. Two months ago, I decided to try making one for myself. I now make them almost daily and miss them when I don't drink them. I've got my 4.5 year old and 1 year old drinking them too (not much success with my second born though). They like them. The 4.5 year old drinks them because of the name (think The Hulk). I've even got my mother drinking them and she likes them a whole lot. I use whatever fruits/vegetables I've got in the fridge but the main ingredient is always baby spinach (organic, of course) hence the "green" part of Green Monster. Here's yesterday's combination:

2 large handfuls organic baby spinach
1 frozen banana
1/2 C fresh blueberries
1 small apple, cored and diced
1/3 C vanilla yogurt
1/3 C POM juice

Blend until smooth. I don't mind my smoothies being on the thick side, but if it is too thick, I would add milk (soy, almond or 2%) but I don't think it would go with this combo so I would add water or juice.

Just go crazy with your Green Monster. You can't really go wrong with just the basic: spinach, banana, milk (my mom's favorite). You can even throw in supplements, protein powders, nut butters, flax seeds, veggies. I say, trial and error to find what you like. CHEERS!

Angela of Oh She Glows is having a contest open to Canadians only until Thursday, July 9 at noon. You could win an amazing Neal Brothers prize pack. Go to Oh She Glows to see the prize pack and find out how you can enter the contest. Good luck.

Shop 4 A Cause

Angela of Oh She Glows is having a 1-day charity auction where all proceeds are going to The Canadian Cancer Society. There are 47 items and the bidding starts at 8 am today. Happy bidding!!!

My First Award

I've received an award! My very first! Thank you! Thank you! This award means so much. I am so new to the blogging world and still have so much to learn. I hope everyone is enjoying my blog thus far. Any suggestions for improvements and comments from you are much appreciated. I wish I could blog more often, but with 3 children under the age of 5 I just try my best to post when I can.

Thanks Screamin' Mama for giving me the Kreativ Award. Everyone, please go check out Screamin' Mama's blog. I love how she writes. She tells it like it is. She makes me feel like she is having a conversation with me. She's like a blog reader's best girlfriend. Check her out!!

The rules of this award are to tell seven things I love and pass it on to seven bloggers I love.

Here goes...

1. I ♥ shopping for kitchen gadgets.
2. I ♥ Costco.
3. I ♥ cookbooks.
4. I ♥ baking.
5. I ♥ the internet.
6. I ♥ reading to my children.
7. I ♥ my family and friends.

Now to pass it on...

1. Bentoism
2. Jenn at justJENNrants
3. Leela at She Simmers

4. Cakebrain at Cake On the Brain
5. Krista of Krista's Kravings
6. Susan of Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

7. Chrystal of Yummy in your Tummy