Good morning!
Sorry about the late morning post, but I have been a busy girl sorting through all of the wonderful & drool worthy Valentine’s Day submissions!
I must say this contest is getting me REALLY excited for Valentine’s Day!
Stay tuned tonight for the contest winners!!! Eric is going to be judging this contest because I can’t decide!
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I had an awesome rev-me-up Green monster this morning after putting together the slideshow. I was starving (it’s hard work you know!) :D
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The loot:
- 1 large leaf of organic kale
- 1 cup unsweetened Almond Breeze
- 1 Tbsp flax
- 1 large banana
- 1/3 cup organic frozen blueberries
- 1 spoonful of Maranatha’s Raw Almond Butter
It was absolutely delicious!
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This smoothie has about 365 calories (or 265 without the Tbsp of Almond Butter) and it seriously powers me up for the morning! I have a snack mid-morning depending on how I feel. Adding the Almond Butter gives it more endurance.
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I love this picture I took of Sketchie!! So beautiful the way the light was shining in the room.
Well, I am off for another day of stripping wall paper!!! Hubby is putting me to work. We are renting this steamer on a daily basis and it is EXPENSIVE so we have to get this done as soon as possible!!! Ahhhhhhhhh….save me!!!!
See you later for LOTS OF FUN!
- My afternoon powersnack
- Contest winners
- Valentine’s Day Recipes
- and more!
PS- EEK!!! I have a phone interview tomorrow morning at 930am for a contract job I REALLY WANT!!!!! It would pay excellent and I *think* it would be research from home. I applied to this one a month ago???
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“Starting out to make money is the greatest mistake in life. Do what you feel you have a flair for doing, and if you are good enough at it, the money will come.”
– Greer Garson
Smoothie looks yum! I have been dieing to try nut butter in a smoothie.
Awesome picture
Lots of great things in the contest! I especially like the raspberry cream cheese stuffed french toast :D
The slide show turned out great! Such yummy looking recipes :)
This is probably a dumb question, but how much can you taste the kale in the smoothie? Does it have an over all sweet taste? Thanks :)
It totally depends how much kale you put in it…I can taste it in the smoothie because I use LOTS of kale….but it isnt overpowering. The fruit helps sweeten it up lots. I would start small with how much kale you are adding in and work your way up. :) Kale is very bitter so it is best to start small and you can always add it in!
Angela
Delish!!
slideshow looks great! i hope the interview went well. i love phone interviews! keep us posted!
everything looks amazing!!! Cant wait to see who wins!
AWWWWW – best of luck tomorrow morning with your interview – I know you will be glowing over the phone!
Okay, I’m cheesy, sorry. :)
Wow, everyone is soooo creative! As exciting as the much-anticipated slide show was, I personally can’t wait until you share the recipes. Either way though I think Eric has a really tough job on his hands!
that smoothie looks great! i will have to try almond butter in mine tomorrow, since i forgot today.
all those recipes look amazing, and i love the song in the background. can’t wait to see the winning recipe!
Though I’m partial to my Olive You Tapenade, lol, I really want the black forest pudding…..Yummmm and the cupcakes………..
Angela – I have been copying your smoothie recipe but use half a banana and then add half of a peeled and seedless cucumber to the mix. With the kale, cuc, blueberries, banana, flax and milk, it’s all a wonderful combination and no flavor is overpowering!
That slideshow is so cool! I think I got my “hearts” fill :)
The slideshow was awesome! I also enjoyed the Greer Garson quote. Good luck with your phone interview tomorrow.
Great video. And loved the music. I was jamming along.
My vote goes for the raspberry cream cheese stuffed french toast. I almost drooled just hearing the name!
Good luck with the interview! The smoothie looks great!
I found your blog a few weeks ago and I really enjoy reading it. I just now realized that you are in Ontario. I too live in Ontario. Small world.
Everything in the slideshow looks amazing! I wouldn’t be able to choose either! Good luck with your phone interview!