The Kitchen Operas

My dear friend Louise posted a Pumpkin Smoothie on her blog, and I needed one too! Seriously, it’s like pumpkin pie in a glass. And it will fill you up.

See those?  Those are pea greens!  I hadn’t had them before, and so what’s a girl to do with new greens?  Well, my first hunch is to saute them with garlic and olive oil… but it was breakfast, so they went into a smoothie!  And look at the gorgeous spring green colour it turned! I [...]

Ohmygoodness, has it been a busy week!! My sister’s been in town (YAY!) so there’s been lots of fun spending time with her and the family, as well as preparing for a show I did this evening… all I will say is that there was Britney Spears sung in German, and it was way outside [...]

One of my favourite breakfasts is the smoothie.  Fruit, yogurt, milk, usually coconut, I feel like I’m on a tropical vacation! And I’ve been experimenting with green smoothies lately: adding a leaf or two (up to a cup or two) of dark, leafy greens to my fruit smoothies (not the milky ones).  Green smoothies are [...]

Somehow, this combination of flavours tastes just like a chocolate milkshake.  And I’m happy to have a healthier chocolate smoothie for breakfast!  By using a frozen banana, you get a great consistency and it’s nice and cold.  If you don’t have a frozen banana on hand, feel free to use a fresh one and throw [...]