Smoothies!

There are so many different smoothies that you can make, the possibilities are endless! I find that these are perfect for those days where you haven't got long enough to make something, and they're really good at waking you up and refreshing your body.

When I hear the word smoothie I think of fruit and milk, but there are smoothies you can make that contain vegetables too (although I haven't warmed to them quiet yet). As I'm dairy free, I once tried making a banana smoothie without any milk. It was way too think to drink it wouldn't even pour out of the glass! Then I came across these products: lactose free milk and coconut water. They work a treat and the taste is just as great.

Here are a few smoothie combinations I've came up with:
> Banana, blueberry, cinnamon and lactose free milk.
> Strawberry, raspberry and red current.
> Banana, strawberry, dedicated coconut, mango, cinnamon and lactose free milk (see picture).
> Spinage, avocado, cucumber, banana, mint leaves, ground flaxseed and coconut water.

There's loads more smoothie combinations,  and you might be wondering why I haven't put the amounts of each ingredient you need to make them; the thing is you can put as much or less in as you like, there are no rules! But if your using banana I'd suggest blending it up with some milk or coconut water to thin it out a little.
Spices and herbs are great natural sources of flavour, and complete any meal nicely when mixed in; for example, you would always put mint and lamb together. So try using them as much as possible as they are also very good for you! You can use cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg,  anything.

So have a go and if it's a hot day you can always pop in a few ice cubes!

Please tell me what you think and feel free to share any smoothie recipes that you come up with in the comments below! Have a nice day! :)

It's lunch time!

Lunch time is an important meal of the day. Whatever you eat has got to give you sufficient energy up till dinner time, which can be difficult as we can easily get the munchies in between.

Because I have a lot of days at college where the lessons run over dinner time (that's half six or seven for me) I need to pack my body full of food containing a good source of protein and good fats to keep me standing.

So I did a bit of experimenting and improvising with the ingredients I had available at the time, and created this really yummy lunchtime meal. It filled me nicely and I wasn't hungry all afternoon,  and by the time I got home at half past eight, I was ready to eat something light. So if you're looking for a dish that will keep you going till late hours, try out this recipe!

Ingredients:
2 medium eggs
3 mushrooms
large hand full of ready cooked crayfish
spring onion
oregano
Lemon juice of half a lemon
salt and pepper
Butter
Spinage
1 beetroot

Method:
1. Melt some butter in a pan and fry the mushrooms and spring onion until they're soft and have soaked up the butter.
2. Add the crayfish and lemon juice to the pan and mix the ingredients together, frying the crayfish for a minute or so.
3. Crack two eggs into a bowl and beat, then pour over the mushrooms, spring onion and crayfish. Add some more butter if it starts to stick to the pan! Season with salt and pepper and fry in the pan for a couple of minutes, then flip it over and cook for a further two to three minutes until the egg has cooked through.
4. Wash some spinage and drain, place on a plate with the sliced beetroot.
5. Serve the omelette on top of the spinage and beetroot and enjoy!

I really hope you like this recipe and please comment on what you think, have a nice day! :)