Monday, June 9th, 2008

Herbin’ Ranch Dip – You Must Try!

by Kristen in herbin' ranch dip, twitter, vaccines

I’m getting together the goods for my next email newsletter (sign up here), and one of the featured recipes is this delicious dip (or it can be used as a salad dressing like I did here). I promise…the next time you’re jonesing for a ranch style dip or dressing that is so satisfying and keeps you coming back for more, make this! It’s amazing.

Today

It was a great day. We ran errands, food shopped (scored delicious organic peaches and apricots), worked out at the gym, drank energizing smoothies, ate fresh salads, watched The Next Food Network Star, and read What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children’s Vaccinations.

Kristen’s Raw – Twitter Style

I’ve been having a lot of fun using Twitter to stay connected and meet new people around the world. Follow along with me here.

Kohlrabi Nasty Green Smoothie

by Kristen in green smoothies, kohlrabi, twitter

If you are following me on twitter then you know that I scored some organic kohlrabi the other day. I made a smoothie with it and thought I’d share the recipe with you, but you might not want to make it. Although eating different kinds of produce is important to ensure a balanced diet of well-rounded nutrition, sometimes I’m tempted to put my foot down and say, “no.” There should be some reward for choking down something that doesn’t taste good (let’s be honest: nasty), apart from the nutrients I’m getting. Perhaps I’ll get some cool super-powers as a result. A girl can dream, right?

So, I’m already imagining ways to improve the smoothie…for starters, leave the kohlrabi out (haha). Hey! Maybe the smoothie is giving me comedic powers or maybe I’m just getting the giggles and laughing at myself.

Reasons to add Kohlrabi to your life: It’s from the cabbage family and can be eaten as crudite or blended into a smoothie, like I did today. All parts of it are game for eating (bulb, stem and leaves). Kohlrabi is low in calories, loaded with cancer fighting phytonutrients, vitamin C & potassium, and packed with fiber.

Kohlrabi Nasty Green Smoothie

Yield: too much

1 1/2 cups water

1 kohlrabi (bulb, stem and leaves)

2 red delicious apples (this variety has the most phytos)

2 tablespoons fresh basil

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Blend it up, choke it down.

Seeing as I have another bulb to force down my throat (and my boyfriend’s), I’m going to make our next kohlrabi smoothie sweeter with bananas (or I’m going to chop it up for our salads).