Banana Pops

Super easy!

Peel a banana.

Dip it in yogurt, then roll in crushed cereal.

Freeze.

EAT!!!

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Eat it

WATERMELON GAZPACHO

1 small watermelon or 1/2 large watermelon
juice of 1 orange
juice of 2 limes
juice of 1 lemon
1 banana pepper, deseeded and diced
salt (himalayan crystal or celtic sea salt)
black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 cucumber, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
chop remainder of watermelon “meat”

Throw most of watermelon (leaving 2 cups of “meat”), orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, banana pepper, salt, ginger into blender and blend until smooth. Taste and see if it needs anything else like a little more salt or black pepper. It will be frothy when done and that’s okay! Pour soup into container or hollowed out watermelon. Throw remaining ingredients into soup and mix well. Allow to chill for 1 hour to marinate veggies and settle the frothiness out of the soup. This recipe takes less than 10 minutes and is delisioso!

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Talk to me baby

I love to eat. I really, really do. And this time of year I tend to overdose on some foods in particular because they yell talk to me more. The overdosing usually happens every few weeks so no one yummy feels left out. It’s a ‘yackety-yak’ rotation. And what do they say to moi? They say ‘Jacq, EAT ME NOOOOW and EAT ME GOOD!’ (really, they do.) So to celebrate my food freaks friends, I share with you this week’s blabber-mouths:

Avocado – so creamy and buttery. alone, in a salad, in a wrap, or alone, or alone, or alone. This fatty has me whipped!

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Persimmon (Sharon Fruit) – I was first introduced to this sweet fruit when I lived in Brazil. They call it ‘Caqui’ (yes, sounds like the other word for doo-doo). At first the name threw me off…you want me to eat crap fruit? But when the farmer’s market in front of my apartment wouldn’t go away I succumbed to it’s goodness. Now I am the goddess of shit caqui!

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Asparagus – the good news is its a good source of folic acid, potassium & dietary fiber. The bad news is it makes your pee stink!
Don’t eat it on you know, that date.

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Chick Peas (Garbanzo beans) – I eat these suckers out of the can on most days. They are high in protein and are great alone, in salads, as a side dish, or hummus. Ok, don’t be grossed out, but I love to dump a can in a dish, heat in the micro for 2 minutes, then smash them all up
and mix with a little ketchup. Oh, don’t say Eeeew! You know you have that one weird food thing you do that no one knows about! and I bet all of you are now going to make yourselves some micro-mush-ketchup-chickpeas.

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Almonds – another good fatty! I love the satisfaction I get from the crunch. It’s like biting into a Godiva chocolate bar, only not.

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Dried Mango (natural air dried, w/o sulphur) – Ugh, these things are so addicting! It’s all the sweetness of a fresh mango but without getting the hairs stuck in your teeth!

Tune in next week for more possessed food on my rotation.