Pina Colada Smoothie

Who doesn’t love a nice Pina Colada? I know I do. It’s been a favourite since my aunt made them for us on New Years eve 1980. She made a virgin batch for the kids, and a real batch for my mother and her. It was fun, and tasty, and I felt included and quasi-adult back then. This drink pulls me right back to that night like it happened this year.

Try this one if you’re into Pina Coladas and tell me what you think.

Iced Vanilla Shake

I really like this smoothie. I come back to it at least once a week. It hits all the right flavours I love to consume, but I try to hold myself back from overindulging. I feel like when I die, this would be the smoothie that is found in my jumbo travel mug at the time.

Try this Iced Vanilla Shake and tell me what you think.

Snickers Smoothie

Here is a smoothie I found on Pinterest. I have tried it and it’s very close to the taste of the candy bar. Just without all of the chewing. (Sometimes my jaw gets tired. LOL) Anyway, I would recommend this for when you are bored or need a sugar fix. It’s really good so it would appeal to kids in small amounts, too.

Try this one and tell me what you think of the Snicker Smoothie.

Seasonal Bulgur Pilaf

I love this bulgur salad recipe I found in a grocery store magazine some years back. I renamed it my Harvest Bulgur Salad. I think it’s more apt. I also deviate from the recipe where produce and spices are concerned since I’m not to big on cumin. I just don’t like it as much as everyone tells me I should. Meh.

I can easily adapt for all four months with a simple swap of the sweet potato for other vegetables that make sense at the time, for whatever is in season at that time. I did a summer version using corn that I smoked on the cobb in my backyard. That was so delicious.

For the Spring version, I use apple chunks or dried cranberries. And for winter, I might use pomegranate seeds or something else that catches my eye.

I love to roast the sweet potato chunks in my air fryer after rolling it around in a bit of oil, s&p, and smoked paprika.

I sent this to my husband’s office pot luck where more than half of the staff are hardcore vegetarians, and it went over well. Give it a try in its base form, and tweak it from there. It’s a lovely, filling meal. One I love to make over and over.

Shawarma Salad

I ordered a Chicken Sharwarma on the Rox from Osmosa’s awhile ago, and they added a salad portion in the corner of the takeout box, so when I moved it over to the plate, I set up the salad first, and then scooped the rice over top and dropped the shawarma overtop as I pulled them off the skewer sticks. I think I some kind of garlicy salad dressing over it, but I can’t recall which one at this point. And of course I dropped some of my beloved pickled red onions on the side. It would be a crime if I didn’t. 🙂

I think this is a very pretty salad plate. I think about it often. And it was good and yummy.