Going Green for Breakfast

Anyone else juice your breakfast? Lunch? Snack?
Here is my favorite recipe for a "Green" juice:

2 celery stalks
1 orange
1 large handful of spinach
1 kiwi
1 half cucumber
2 carrots
2 strawberries
1 green apple



save the pulp for stocks but be sure to use within 1 day


Luckily for me and this lucky little lady bug-I spotted it before tossing in the juicer!


Even if your fruits and veggies are cold, chill blend for atleast 30 min.
and Enjoy!


Another one of my favorite recipe:
berries of choice
then drench with Balsamic Vinegar to taste and a generous amount of white sugar.
Let sit for 1 hour in frig and it is even better overnight when the vinegar and sugar have made a syrupy juice!

And also try Acorn squash baked in oven at 350 degrees for 35-40 min , cored and sprinkled with butter, brown sugar , and coconut flakes! This is a meal in itself and also even better with Butternut Squash!

BoojiBoo

I recently came across another Fantastic Etsian who makes lovely little aprons! I wanted to introduce her shop here cuz I know all of my customers will just fall in love with her products! I give you ...Boojiboo

"Boojiboo is a Mother and Daughter team of three. I am a stay at home Mom and both my daughters are helpers. Though we are considered 'apron people' now, we weren't ten years ago! I first started selling handmade raggedy ann dolls by myself. My eldest daughter started helping and we added Purses and totes to our products. My youngest daughter joined in on the fun and then we began making the aprons you see today! We've been doing craft shows for about ten years and only started selling on etsy two and a half years ago. We are so glad we did!"

Here are the aprons that I bought. They came shipped very quickly and wrapped and sealed a in a large plastic bag. The material is top of the line and the details and cleans lines are just perfect! I kept one for myself and gave the other to my daughter. I have always had a fascination with aprons and am so delighted to have found her!


Boojiboo also makes full sized aprons




Plus sized


and even smaller sizes that are perfect for the craft fairs to hold your business card or even bartending!


Or for the little cooks in your life

and even for Boys!!


You can also find links to her other fabulous etsy shops where she makes bibs and bags!I have found myself loving everything this company produces and know you will too!



Boojiboo is a great and talented seller and it has been a pleasure to order from her and feature her here on my blog! I hope you stop by her shop and purchase one for yourself or the cook in your life! You will be so happy that you did!
www.Boojiboo.etsy.com

Oceanic Fuller Gardens

Ahhh once again Spring is hanging in the air here in my teeny coastal town in New Hampshire.While the landscapers were tending the grounds today after a long hard winter, I noticed that our Maple tree has the tiniest little leaves on it! I know some people think it is silly to get this excited over the rebirth of trees! I just cannot help myself when I see life blooming all around me once again! We are so lucky here in New England to have all 4 seasons! Just when you are ready for one season to end-it does and then you move on to the next. I get equally excited for all 4! This past weekend I was able to go to the beach comfortably!
It was so nice to see people working in gardens and tidying up the yards after the snow melt. Soon enough there will be weekend garage sales and garden parties! I have to say , this is going to be a some- what somber summer since I sold my convertible at the end of last summer. Crossing my fingers for a new one this year:)
One of my favorite places to spend the better parts of my days is Fuller Gardens . One of the most enchanting gardens I have ever been to! I love strolling thru the Rose Garden and into the green house full of Succulents and exotic plants.





After visit there I make my way to the Japanese Zen Garden





The wood on these trees is so gorgeous!


I often come across small groups of students in art class from our high school doing still life studies, all set up with easels and trays of their favorite medium. i like to make my way by there throughout the season to check out the different stages and blooms. It is never usually crowded and so peaceful. If you are ever in New Hampshire , it is a place that I recommend highly! Before you leave be sure to check out a place right across from the gardens that I personally call "The Heart of the Ocean" that is nestled right next to a peaceful little chapel


For more info and history on this enchanted garden www.fullergardens.org