I Got Green Smoothie Problems

Ahhhh!!! Greeeen smooooothie!

I realized today that I am OFFICIALLY addicted!



You realize these things when you find yourself making a smoothie and dancing to the tunes in your head, singing "shake yo' green thang, shake yo' green thang-cooooome on!" 



This green smoothie I made today, you gotta try it! I mean, I'm sure plenty of you throw these in your blender on a daily, but for those of you looking for that UMPH in your smoothie. Here. You. Go!



Ingredients :

1 1/2 cup of spinach
1 1/2 cup of kale
1 mango
1 peach
2 spoonfuls of chia seeds
1 packet of superfood powder ( by The Original Superfood)
1 handful of mint leaves
1/4 cup of water
ice (about 4 or 5 cubes, I like my smoothies cold ;)

Ta-daaaa!!! Can't never say I ain't never gave you nuffin'!



Enjoy! (and don't forget to count your blessings-life if good!)

xo,

Ahfro

Avocado + Peach Summer Salad

One word : Yum!!!

This is the ultimate summer salad / snack. Looking to get healthier and need a quick recipe? Look no further. Quick and clean!

You want the skinny, here it is! (And by skinny, I mean the biz-ness!)

Did I mention I'm obsessed with real food?!

Ingredients :

1 avocado (chopped)

1 peach (chopped)

chili powder

smoked paprika

basil

Toss peach and avocado together with a dash of basil, a pinch of chili powder and a little smoked paprika. 

That's. It.

Eat like you mean it!



Enjoy!

xo,

Ahfro

Spicy Sweet Potato Burgers

Two veggie burgers in one day?  Yep! That's how I get down.

I was so stoked about those kale burgers, that i just had to let you in on the goodness of these sweet potato burgers that I threw down on yesterday!

I'm all about easy. Get in the kitchen, get my groove going and it's on!

Ingredients :

2 yams

2 avocados

tumeric

s+p

basil

chili powder

vanilla almond milk

breadcrumbs

Directions : 

Peel and boil the yams (covered), until soft. ( I never time these things, forgive me y'all-  stick a fork through the potato and it should slide out clean and easy when it's ready.)

Drain the water and transfer to a mixing bowl.

Use a fork, food processor or blender to mash your potatoes. They should have a slightly thick consistency.

Add a dash of s+p, turmeric, dried basil, chili powder, breadcrumbs, almond milk and stir.

Form into patties and cook in a skillet on medium heat  The patties should have a charred look when they're done.

Mmmhhmmm!mmmmhhmm!!! Tasty!

Serve with avocado slices on toasted, whole grain bread. Deeeeee-lish-US!

Enjoy!

xo,

Ahfro

Kale Burger Bliss

Heyooooo!!! So it's Sunday and of course that means it's my lazy day...Well of course, by lazy I mean getting up and starting my day with a run in the am, and a little shopping for some blogging goodies (i.e, makeup.)

I'm excited though! I've stalked the internet for a while today and came across a recipe that is absolutely,

won.derrr.ful!

Do you love Kale? I mean who cares, maybe you don't. The truth is, you should. 

It's so awesome! And it's one of those veggies filled with cancer-fighting ingredients, nutrient-rich goodies and is so de-lish! 

Just jump on the kale train with me, you know you want to!

This recipe is inspired from a wonderful article I read via MindBodyGreen...

Kale Burgers

- 6 cups of Dino Kale

- 2 clove of garlic (minced)

- One handful of sunflower seeds

- 1/2 of an avocado

- 1 pineapple slice

Directions :

Cook kale and garlic in grapeseed oil in a skillet, until it has slightly wilted.

Transfer to a blender / food processor and pulse until kale is shredded. Transfer to a mixing bowl, fold in raw sunflower seeds, season with turmeric, s+p and roll into patties.

Cook in a skillet, on medium for 5 minutes on each side. (Until your kale is crispy.)

Serve on buttered toast and top with avocado and a pineapple slice.
Enjoy!