'Green A-pear-ition' Smoothie

Here it is, my next breakfast smoothie concoction - a 'Green A-pear-ition'!  As the name would suggest, the key ingredients are 'Greens' and 'Pears'.  To re-create 2 healthy glasses blend:

- 1 banana
- 1 cup of Soya milk
- Handful of frozen pear chunks
- Steamed Spinach (frozen if available)
- Handful of Kale (raw or steamed)
- Spoonful of yogurt to thicken
- 5-6 leaves of fresh mint, finely chopped (the blender may not mince them
- Spoonful of honey to taste

Enjoy!

'Carrot You See I'm Smiling?' Smoothie

Ive been getting into adding vegetables into my weekend smoothies and this one I have called the 'Carrot You See I'm Smiling?' smoothie because its main flavouring ingredient is carrots!  As I dont have a juicer, I boiled a batch of carrots first to soften them so that they wouldn't be too gritty before freezing them.

To re-create:

1 banana
Handful of pre-cooked (frozen) carrots
Handful of frozen strawberries
Spoonful of Honey
Spoonful of creme fraishe
Orange Juice
Soya Milk

Photos from the Toronto Ice Storm

Although there was much devastation on our street in Thornhill, with many fallen trees,  there was also much beauty as everything was encapsulated in a twinkling layer of ice...