Simple Citrus Spinach Smoothie

If you want a super immune-boosting smoothie, look no further! Packed with vitamin C, this green smoothie is a great start to your day!

Ingredients:
Baby Spinach
Pineapple chunks in 100% juice
Banana
Orange Juice

My First Basket!

I just picked up my first Bountiful Baskets basket. I don't know that I've ever been so excited about produce. Seriously, I got excited about seeing what veggies I'd get and I'm not a veggie-lover.

Bountiful Baskets is a food co-op that supplies produce as well as some other foods. The baskets are the main item and can be conventional or organic. Here's the catch: You don't know what will be in your basket until you pick it up. It'll be about half fruit and half vegetables but that's really all you know. You can order add-ons that are specific foods or food types but the main baskets are a surprise. (How's that for adding some surprises to your meal planning!)

Here's my first basket:

This is a conventional basket so it was $15 plus the processing fee and the one-time first basket fee. It ended up being right around $20 for all that produce! Included this week: two bags of carrots, one pineapple, one acorn squash, two heads of lettuce, several bananas, one bunch of spinach, one bag of apples, three avocados, one bunch of leeks, five tomatoes, eight tangerines, and eight new potatoes! It all came looking great!

Oranges, apples, and bananas will be snacks and breakfast fruits. The spinach, lettuce, and tomato will be used for salads. The carrots will be steamed for Alex (maybe I'll toss a few in the salad, but don't get your hopes up). Pineapple will likely be snacks or saved for Alex. I have no idea what to do with the acorn squash, avocados, or leeks. I have never cooked acorn squash or leeks and generally don't enjoy avocados. The new potatoes will also be interesting as we usually eat plain white potatoes.

I'm really excited about planning our meals for the next two weeks now!

Recipe: Simple Chicken Dinner

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

I am a huge fan of easy dinners. Here's one of my favorites.

Start with a package of chicken breasts and trim the fat. Drain the juice from one can of pineapple slices (make sure it's juice not syrup) into a pan.  Place the chicken in with the juice. Add barbecue sauce (use your favorite, but I'd recommend a mild or sweet sauce). Leave to marinate overnight or for the day.

Grill the pineapples.

Steam rice.

Then grilled the chicken. As you grill the chicken, baste with barbecue sauce.

Serve the chicken in pieces with the grilled pineapple on steamed rice.

How simple is that? Eat with chopsticks and enjoy!