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Heart of palm salad from my Pinterest to Plate cooking extravaganza
Quesadillas with feta, refried beans, spinach, and kale
Quinoa and turkey stuffed peppers from Bethenny
Artichokes with melted butter
Gluten-free pizza cupcakes with buffalo chicken meatballs from Trader Joe’s
Carrots with Alouette spinach artichoke spreadable cheese
Salads with walnuts, feta, and hard boiled eggs
Indian leftovers
Watermelon + peaches
On Sundays, Harris Teeter wraps up produce that’s on its last leg and reduces the price by a lot.
That’s how I ended up with 7 zucchinis for $.93, a big bag of key limes for $.75, a giant bag of assorted hot peppers for about $1, and my latest find: 4 starfruit for $.69!
How is a girl who loves making up random recipes and great deals supposed to pass those by?!
According to Wikipedia, star fruit- also called carambola {which is the Spanish name as well}- is native to parts of Asia but is also grown in tropical parts of Latin America. I remember eating it when I lived in Costa Rica for a month during high school!
The whole fruit is edible, including the skins and seeds. The fruit is high in antioxidants and Vitamin C {which is my favorite of all the lettered vitamins}.
Here are some fun recipes to get you started in case you stumble across an equally great deal at your local supermarket!
And my personal favorite:
I’m currently standing in the kitchen waiting for my amazingly simple but deliciously hearty soup to finish simmering!
I’ll post that recipe later, but for now, I wanted to share my morning smoothie recipe:
Definitely a well-balanced smoothie but it didn’t taste overtly “healthy” (in a bad way). Such a good combo!
[photo credit: here]
I’ve established a new morning tradition (does two days count as a “tradition”?!) that I love. I wake up, eat a small bowl of oatmeal (with flax!) and go on a run. As of today, I even have a new running buddy! As we got down by the Tidal Basin, it began to torrentially downpour, which spiced up our run a bit. I think I am actually more energized during “rain runs.”
Back to my new routine- when I get home, I reward myself with a healthy smoothie using my new mini-blender.
Yesterday’s smoothie, based on Monsters from Oh She Glows:
Today’s smoothie:
Yum! An easy way to get protein, fruit…and caffeine 
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