i go through strange phases when it comes to food. i'll often go months at a time eating the very same thing for breakfast every day....and then suddenly switch to something else for no apparent reason other than i just feel the need to move on. (please avoid psychoanalyzing that statement.)
when i was an M.A. at Children's, i took 2 eggs, 2 tiny tortillas and two soy sausage patties for breakfast every. single. day. then i went through a snickers marathon bar kick. (and that got $$.) there was also a long-standing oatmeal, nut & fruit phase.
of course, peanut butter & banana sandwiches are on a frequent rotation.
lately, my most favorite breakfast AND lunch has included this lovely new-to-me green, kale.
for breakfast, it's a kale apple smoothie and for lunch, it's a kale salad. (not necessarily on the same day!) yummmmmmm.
this smoothie reminds me of the chunky green drink Rene Russo drinks in The Thomas Crown Affair. (one of the sexiest movies EVER.) it's oh-so-delicious. i must share. for one smoothie:
combine 3/4 cup (or so) chopped kale with the ribs & thick stems removed
1 small stalk of chopped celery
1/2 banana
1/2 c apple juice (i'm usually anti-juice as D knows...but 1/2 c seems ok!)
1/2 c ice
1 TB fresh lemon juice
add some sort of protein on the side...and voila! breakfast on the go!
the salad is uber simple as well. i copied it from a salad i frequently get at Whole Foods. you simply toss chopped kale, chopped tomatoes, fresh lemon juice, olive oil, a dash of kosher or sea salt and some almonds or pine nuts. (the whole foods version has dried cranberries, but i usually omit them.)
i have a serving of smoked salmon with a little spreadable cheese on the side. it's scrum-diddly-umptious, i tell ya!
on a sidenote, we have only four weeks & 3 days until our california adventure.
(but who is counting?!?!)
in honor of sun & fun....and for your aural pleasure, here's a happy song:
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