Mosaic Monday

Hello & Happy Monday! Enjoy today's mosaic, and remember: An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

Apple Facts:
(source: Fowler Farms)

* Americans eat approximately 19.6 pounds of fresh apples annually.
* Apples are a member of the rose family.
* Apples are available year-round.
* The most popular variety in the United States is the Red Delicious.
* Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.
* 50% of apples grown in the United States are sold fresh
* 50% are made into apple juice, apple sauce or dehydrated apple products.
* There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the world.
* Almost 1/2 of the U.S. apple crop is processed into apple products.

Have a wonderful day!

Salivation Sunday

“Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.”
-Voltaire

Good Morning! Have a wonderful day - I am about to go partake in a serving of today's recipe. Enjoy!


Fruit Parfait
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

* 1 1/8 cups organic vanilla yogurt
* 1 mango, diced
* 3/4 cup granola Cereal
* 2 cups blueberries
* 1 cup strawberries, diced
* Honey

Equipment Needed:

* 6 Parfait glasses

Directions:

1.) Place the ingredients in the 6 parfait glasses in this order:

*1 Tbsp yogurt
*Diced mango
*1 Tbsp granola
*1 Tbsp yogurt
*Blueberries
*1 Tbsp granola
*1 Tbsp yogurt

2.) Top with diced strawberries.
3.) Drizzle with honey to taste.

“Everyone who enjoys thinks that the principal thing to the tree is the fruit, but in point of fact the principal thing to it is the seed. Herein lies the difference between them that create and them that enjoy.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Tasty Tuesday

“If you are a dreamer,come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!”
-Shel Silverstein

Hello! I hope your week has started well, mine is progressing as usual. Today's recipe is super easy to make, is a no fail crowd pleaser and is good for you also! I also use it on sandwiches instead of mayo - it is quite tasty. Enjoy!


White Bean Hummus

Servings: 2 cups

Ingredients

* 1 can cannellini beans, undrained
* 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 package pita bread, cut into pieces

Equipment Needed

* Food processor (blender will work also)

Directions

1.) Puree beans and lemon juice in food processor until smooth.
2.) Season to taste with salt and pepper.
3.) Transfer to serving bowl.
4.) Drizzle with olive oil.
5.) Serve with pita bread.

“Love is strange and mysterious.. Just like Jelly beans..”
-Unknown

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Mangia Monday!

“The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.”
-Henry David Thoreau

Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Mine was busy, but fun!
Today I have a very simple recipe for you! A good way to start your week after a weekend of indulgence! My boys love this and it is a good way to get some healthy food into them! Enjoy!


“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.”
-Kahlil Gibran



Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

Servings: 2 1/4 cups

Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup Orange juice (no pulp)
* 1/2 cup Frozen strawberries
* 1 whole ripe banana, peeled and cut into 2" pieces
* 6 oz Organic vanilla yogurt

Equipment needed:

*Blender

Directions:

1.) Puree juice, fruit, and yogurt in blender on high for 30 seconds, until smooth.
2.) Pour into large glass and enjoy!


“Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana”
-Groucho Marx


Silly Joke of the Day:

What lives in apples and is an avid reader?
............A bookworm!


Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!