Drinks + Smoothies

Homemade Springtime Juices

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In the spirit of spring cleaning and in honor of Earth Day, I bring you three homemade juices made of fresh fruit and vegetables. These juices are light and refreshing and not too sweet. I’ve been toying with the idea of making juices for a while now. This morning I was feeling inspired to celebrate [...]

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Crushed Cherry Bellinis

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Can you believe 2010 has come and gone already? I feel like it was summer just yesterday. Really, blogging about a tomato-tasting bash and watermelon salsa. And not having a true winter here in California will forever throw me off. 2010 brought a lot of change into my life. I talk about some of those [...]

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Green Bubble Tea

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This post is part of my October series as a Featured Health Editor for Foodbuzz’ section, Healthbuzz. I tasted bubble tea for the first at a small cafe in Hoboken, New Jersey about five years ago. I loved it. I haven’t tasted it since. After my friend, V, inspired me to make my own bubble [...]

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Chocolate Fig Smoothie

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I am in the mood for something sweet. Is it chocolate craving? Is it something else? My mind is on chocolate. I eye up the fresh figs on my kitchen counter that I picked up at the farmers’ market. Hmm. I’ve never had chocolate and fig together. I’ve also never added fig to a smoothie [...]

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Fresh Watermelon Coolers

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For my sixth birthday, my mom threw me a pink and green-themed birthday party, my two favorite colors at the time. Watermelon fit in nicely with this theme. My mother gathered napkins, plates, cups and goody bags all resembling watermelon. I got my first big-girl bike that year, a big sea-foam green bike with light [...]

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Banana Berry Smoothie

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This is a delicious breakfast smoothie to help jumpstart your day! I like using half fresh fruits, half frozen fruits. Nothing beats the sweetness of a ripe fresh fruit but its frozen counterpart adds a nice smooth and creamy consistency to the mix, without adding ice crystals.

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