Mango and Banana Green Smoothie
1 ripe mango, peeled and seeded
1/2 banana
1 handful (about 1 1/2 cups) baby spinach
1 Tablespoon flax seed meal
1/2 cup Silk pure coconut milk
1/4-1/2 cup water (depending upon how thin you want it)
8 ice cubes


Put all ingredients in blender and blend for 30-45 seconds.  The first time I made this with a whole banana and it was just too much...the consistency was not to my liking. 
Other ways you can make this is to add some raspberries, blueberries, strawberries or pineapple.  The key is the spinach (cuz it gets you the vitamins and nutrients you need without having to taste the spinach). If you haven't tried a green smoothie before just TRUST ME that you CANNOT taste the spinach and JUST DO IT!!!  

 All blended up!

 Kid Tested!

 Kid APPROVED!!!

I started drinking it before I took a picture.  :)  It was great!

Brittany's Tabouli


1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 1/4 cups water
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
4 roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 cucumber, peeled and diced
1/2 medium yellow onion
2-3 Tablespoons minced garlic
1 1/2 cups spinach, chopped
1 cup baby peas
feta cheese crumbles (optional)
salt and pepper
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil


In a medium pan, bring water to boil and quinoa to a boil.  Turn down to medium to low heat, cover and cook for 16-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
While the quinoa is cooking, dice tomato, cucumber, onion and spinach.  When quinoa is done cooking, pour into serving dish and add lemon juice.  In the same pan used to cook quinoa, add extra virgin olive oil.  When that is hot, add onion and cook for 2 minutes.  Then add spinach and peas to pan and stir.  At this point, I put in 3 tablespoons of water and covered (just to make sure the peas had a hot bath to sit in and heat up).  But you don't have to do that if you don't want to.  When liquids have cooked out and it is heated through, add to quinoa.  Stir together. 
Place 1 cup quinoa mix on plate.  Top with tomatoes and cucumber.  You don't have to use feta cheese, though I highly recommend it.  I then drizzled a very small amount of extra virgin olive oil on top.  Sprinkled with salt and pepper.  


Serves 4-5