Cooking in Motion

Berry Smoothie

 

Berry Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen berries
• 1 small container strawberry yogurt
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup spinach

Instructions:

• Add berries, yogurt, orange juice, banana and spinach to blender.
• Blend until smooth.

SUCCESSES                                                                                                

Easy & tasty.

FAILURES                                                                                                    

It was a little tart, maybe adding more yogurt would help this.

 

Original recipe found & adapted from A Teaspoon of Happiness.

 

One Pot Pasta

 

 

One-Pot Pasta

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 1/2 cup pasta
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• zest of lemon 
• juice of 1/2 of lemon
• 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
• salt & pepper

Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to directions on package. (Mine was 10-11 min for al dente.)
• When there is 6 minutes left, add broccoli florets.
• Drain pasta & broccoli.
• Return to the pot.
• Add crushed garlic cloves, olive oil, zest & juice of a lemon, salt & pepper, & parmesean cheese and combine.

SUCCESSES                                                                                                

Easy, quick and filling.

 FAILURES                                                                                                    

I used juice from 1 lemon and it was way too much.

Original recipe found & adapted from Martha Stewart.