Black Cherry-Vanilla Martini

Today is my Birthday. I don’t like to celebrate birthdays, or most holidays, or basically anything that panders to corporate money grabbing schemes (don’t talk to me around Christmas!). So in general, my husband and I don’t do cards and other birthday-ey stuff. That said, I was craving black forest cake. And while I still plan on making my own cake tomorrow (I’m going to…

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The Subversive Zucchini

Faced with a growing mountain of zucchini, I decided I needed to do something about it, quick. In addition to the usual methods of disposing of zucchini in quantity (zucchini bread, zucchini cupcakes, grilled zucchini and zucchini tetherball for the chickens) I needed another way to re-home the 24″ long squash before I was buried in it. That’s when the lightbulb went off. I’ll get…

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Cherry Vanilla Kale Smoothie

Yes, there is kale in this smoothie. Let’s just get that out of the way. But the frozen kale is virtually undetectable. Instead, all you taste is a a dreamy blend of cherries, vanilla, coconut water and almond butter. This is one of my favorite “dinner” smoothies or a great pick me up after a good workout. Even better, if you happen to be a…

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