A Strawberrylicious Lunch
And yet another fun salad! Funny how I scratch the itch of creativity even through food preparation. Being that salad is one of my favorites, I can go on and on about salad recipes. This time, I decided to go strawberry all the way! For our lunch, I made a salad topped with strawberries, sesame seeds, walnuts, and raisins. Sometimes, I use spinach as our greens. This time, I used a mixture.
After the salad, we enjoyed a strawberry-banana smoothie made by my oldest son, Josiah. Ooooooooh how delicious it tasted!!! He beat me hands down making smoothies. Since I'm part tom-boy and in touch with my inner-kid, I'm not too proud to admit that when I reached the end of that smoothie, I dipped my finger in the glass to swipe every remaining drop that I could manage to get. Mmmmm.....life is good! I know my darling mom would roll her eyes at me. *giggles* So unladylike! Heaven knows....my parents did the best they could with me.
Speaking of smoothies, I like making them a variety of colors. For a bluish tint, I use blueberries; red, I add strawberries; green (photo on right), I toss in fresh spinach or romaine lettuce. To me, raw almond milk is the BEST for smoothies! If you would like to give it a try, I posted the recipe here:http://www.jacquelinegraham.com/2010/07/family-fun-making-raw-almond-milk.html
If you decide to give the almond milk recipe a try, please let me know. Would like to know how you like it!
Do you have a tasty salad dish that you enjoy preparing? Do share! I learn so much from others, and enjoy experimenting with recipes, both new and old.
Comments
That salad looks delicious. I am so impressed with how you've changed your eating habits and how svelte you've become.
I've always been tempted to do vegetarian of some kind, but expect for beans and rice (which I understand is a complete protein), I would be in trouble. I am severely lactose intolerant so no cheese, yogurt, etc.
Thanks for your visit and your support.
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Thanks for your sweet comment! Girlfriend, you made my day. :-)
I feel your pain in being lactose intolerant. Milk, especially, will have me bent over in agonizing pain. Cheese will give me a runny nose like no other. I love it, but it doesn't play nice. On the rare occasions that I eat it, I keep it to a tiny amount. My twins can eat it with no problems. What is up with that? No fair! *g*
Since I am lactose intolerant (so is Josiah), our family uses a lot of alternatives. {Tofu -limited amounts- or raw nuts such as almonds, cashew, and Brazil} We purchase raw nuts by the box full through co-ops, and use them to make our own cheese/cheese spreads, milk, whip-cream, yogurt, etc.
Take care, sweetie! Look forward to your next blog post!