Face Saving Smoothie

I feel as though my job is to inform you of things that will happen to you during your pregnancy that nobody else will.

Such as your face reverting to it's 13 year old, pimply self. No beating around the bush. It's bad. It's not fun. At least I know how to apply make up better now than I did then, I suppose.

It explains why your face breaks out when you hit puberty. It's payback for when you were just a little fetus and you ruined your dear ol' mom's complexion. It really is karma at it's finest.

Anyways, for the past few weeks I've been drinking carrot juice to try and help calm down the ol' face. Sounds nasty, I know, but mixed into a smoothie (what else did you expect around here?) it is quite delicious!

Face Saving Carrot Smoothie

Yield: 1 large smoothie or 2 small

Ingredients:

-1 frozen banana

-5 whole strawberries

-1/4 c. greek yogurt

-1/2-3/4 c. carrot juice (I like Odwalla- look for the large jugs on sale at the grocery store or Sam's/Costco)

Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy!

Charlotte might come out looking a little orange...

Laura

Roasted Strawberries

Oh, ice cream. How I love thee.

Ice cream topped with roasted strawberries? Yes, please.



A simple and delicious way to use up strawberries that are on the verge of going bad!

Roasted Strawberries

Recipe from Martha Stewart Living 

Yield: 2 lbs.

Prep Time: 5 min. Total time: 1 hr 45 minutes, plus cooling time.

Ingredients:

-2 lbs. strawberries

-5 tbsp. honey

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Wash, dry and hull strawberries but leave whole. Place in a single layer in a baking dish.

3. Drizzle with the honey and toss to coat.

4. Bake until the syrup begins to thicken and the strawberries are deep red and shrink, around 1 hr and 45 min. 

5. Let cool (syrup will thicken while cooling) and pour over ice cream, yogurt, biscuits or pancakes!
(Chocolate syrup optional but encouraged!)

Yum!
Laura