Comment by Ellie Mae Berry on June 8, 2013 at 5:24pm

Don't have a photo yet (I'll take one tomorrow for you), but here's a recipe for my energizing fruit smoothie! 

• 4-5 raspberries
• 4-5 blackberries
• 6-7 chunks of pre-sliced watermelon
• 3 strawberries (can be any size)
• 8-10 blueberries 
• 6 oz orange juice (or any fruit juice) 
• 1 6oz pack of plain (or vanilla) lowfat yogurt
• 2-4 ice cubes

1. Blend for about 2 minutes, or until smooth. And enjoy. 

And again, I'll get you a photo tomorrow. :)

Oh! You mentioned location. I'm in Pinellas County, Florida. 

Comment by Tahitia Belle Fille on June 8, 2013 at 8:02pm

Thank you so much for sharing Ellie May! That sounds like a very refreshing drink there from the sunshine. I can`t wait to give this one a try as soon as I can :)

Comment by cela hyatt on June 9, 2013 at 10:31am

this sounds fun, I have tried to do dinner of the day posts but my camera takes awful pictures of food.  I don't know why, I'm pretty sure its the lighting in my kitchen lol.  Count me in! tonight I am making baked spaghetti squash "lasagna" with chicken sausage, spinach and kale.  I will try to take a picture :)  For breakfast I had a cup of green tea and a spinach smoothie, my usual.  the spinach smoothie looks gross, it takes on a kind of muddy brown color, but it tastes good.  Just frozen berries (of your choice), frozen banana, a couple big handfuls of spinach, 2 tbl ground flax seed, and some water to thin in out otherwise you end up with spinach sorbet.  it keeps me full until lunch, even through an intense workout. 

I can't wait to see what others post too.  could be very interesting ;)

Comment by Ellie Mae Berry on June 9, 2013 at 12:55pm

And here's the pictures (sorry the image quality isn't great, my phone has a very low-tech camera in it):

Comment by Leanna Bruce on June 9, 2013 at 11:44pm

Thanks Ellie! Looks great! We are getting out first post together!

Thanks Cela - Do you have any pics?! They sound great!

Comment by cela hyatt on June 10, 2013 at 9:28am

here are some pictures

here is the spinach smoothie, like I said it doesn't look too terribly appetizing :)

this is the spaghetti squash lasagna

quarter the spaghetti squash and bake at 400 for 30-45 minutes

in a large bowl mix together 15 oz of ricotta cheese, 1 egg, nutmeg, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to taste, spinach and kale (however much you want, I used a couple handfuls of each)

when cooked and cool enough to handle, scrape the flesh from the squash with a fork to make spaghetti strands.

combine with ricotta mixture

meanwhile, slice chicken sausage, I used Andouille style but whatever you prefer will work, and heat in a pan, brown as desired

combine all ingredients in a baking dish (9x12) and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese

bake at 400 18-22 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

Comment by Tahitia Belle Fille on June 10, 2013 at 11:18am

That spaghetti squash lasagna looks absolutely delicious Cela, thank you so much for posting the recipe and those pics :) Also Ellie Mae that smoothie looks REALLY tasty, I think I'm going to be trying that one out VERY soon!

Thank you both of you for sharing :)

Comment by Ellie Mae Berry on June 10, 2013 at 11:45am

Oh, my gosh that spaghetti squash dish looks amazing. 
But I'm not a big fan of squash, is there another veggie you would recommend to use to make the noodles?

Comment by cela hyatt on June 10, 2013 at 8:13pm

Ellie-The spaghetti squash is ideal because when it cooks it actually shreds in to spaghetti like noodles.  It has a really mild taste, not like butternut squash. I haven't tried it with anything else.  I imagine you could substitute a lot of shredded veggies, like a mix of carrot, zucchini, and cabbage.  you would want to do a thicker cut on them, like a thick julienne, so they don't get too soft and mushy.  The best part of cooking is using your imagination ;) If you try something, I would love to hear how it turns out.

Another thing you could do is do half spaghetti squash and half actual spaghetti.  It would mellow the flavor even more and you can decide if you like it.

Comment by Tahitia Belle Fille on June 11, 2013 at 9:17am

Okay guys here's my contribution to this thread, lean turkey taco's!

My husband and I made these last night and they're always a quick and tasty favourite of ours.


You just take 1 pound or 0.5 kg of minced turkey.

Brown it in a non-stick frying pan at a little more than half power for between 7 to 10 minutes until fully cooked.

Strain the turkey from the drippings and put the turkey but it back in the frying pan.

Add 250 ml of water to the turkey in the pan with your choice of powdered taco meat seasoning.

Once the meat has been fully seasoned just scoop and serve onto a soft flour tortilla shell with your choice of toppings. My hubby and I usually go with mild cheddar cheese, diced iceberg lettuce and light to mild salsa (no onions though because I really don't like onions).

I can usually eat 2 of these in the evening and they always fill me up without making me fell like I'm going to burst.

I don't normally use a toothpick in the taco but I did here just so it would keep it's shape for the picture :)

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