Berry Passionate Lemonade Smoothie Recipe

Hola Amigos! It's been a little while since I made a smoothie and even though holiday flavors like cinnamon and peppermint should be on my mind while the snow falls outside, I can't help but thinking that in other parts of the world it's sunny, toasty hot and summer is on it's way! I guess you can take a girl out of the Tropics but you can't take the Tropics out of the girl!

This is a super easy and refreshing smoothie. Something different if you want to try new sweet flavors and add a bit of "zing to your swing" this season.

The color is absolutely beautiful, reminds me of Caribbean's pink sand and the flavor delicious! It's also low in calories so you can still look amazing and in great shape for Christmas while enjoying a cool looking beverage!

Top it of with some fresh whipped cream, a few sugary sprinkles and strawberries for a festive look!

Make it even healthier by adding some wheat germ or flax seeds! See those little specks floating around? Wheat Germ! yumm!

Before I close this short but sweet post I want to thank all the sweet comments and emails I've gotten from you my friends since around Thanksgiving and been unable to answer. Due to health problems I haven't been able to get to my computer or blog at all! I hope and pray things get better as the weeks go by and come back and have fun with all of you!. In the meantime, please hang in there with this your blog. I will try to pop a few times a week to say hi to all and drop a little recipe or two.

Keep the shopping going my sweeties and enjoying the holiday cheer always keeping in mind that everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Berry Passionate Lemonade Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 (6 oz) Chobani Passion Fruit Yogurt, frozen

3/4 Cup Lemonade, chilled

1/2 Strawberries, frozen

1 tsp Wheat Germ (optional)

Fresh Whip Cream and Strawberries for garnishing (optional)

Directions:

Add all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Top with Whip Cream and Strawberries for a pretty presentation if you want. Enjoy!

Prep Time 3 minutes                                                                       Serves 2 (4-6oz) Cups

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Marshmallow Salads Oreo and Strawberry Recipes

Hola Amigos! Happy First Day of Summer 2013!!!! Let the good times roll!!! Today I'm ending my series of Deli Salads with one seeing everywhere...the marshmallow salads...they must be good because they are in every single deli counter I've been. As it has been happening so far, I tried some...and some where too sweet   (to the point of  giving me a headache) yikes, some had nothing but marshmallows and no fluff and some others were just right but too many calories. Here is my version of the 2 most popular ones, chocolate and strawberry, I think I managed to keep them "waist friendly" but just in case I made only small batches!

Oreo Marshmallow Salad

1 1/2 Cups Mini Marshmallows
1/2 Container Fat Free Whipped Topping
1 (4 oz ) "Whips" Chocolate yogurt
6 Oreo Cookies Crushed, plus 4 for garnishing
1 1/2 TBSP French Vanilla Creamer
1 TBSP Chocolate Syrup

Mix all the ingredients, saving 4 Oreo cookies for garnishing. Chill and serve after 2 hours.
Listo,

Strawberry Marshmallow Salad

1 1/2 Cups Mini Marshmallows
1/2 Container Fat Free Whipped Topping
1 (.3oz) envelope Sugar Free Jello
1 (4 oz) "Whips" Strawberry yogurt
1 mandarin orange in segments
4 Strawberries chopped
2 TBSP shredded coconut
Maraschino cherries for salad and garnish

Mix all the ingredients saving some Cherries for garnish. Chill and serve after 2 hours.
Listo,

Pretty Tasty I should say and definitely a treat for kids and summer!

It's on the sweet side, so I'm glad I made small batches so it won't be tempted.

I don't think there's any way of making this salad light...I tried though, but with the marshmallows...forget about it, lol

There you have it my friends, we have explore this week at the blog a few of  my favorite Deli Salads, I hope I have inspired you to go and make some of your own. Who knows what beautiful and tasty things we are all capable of creating! Have a fantastic Summer everyone! and remember, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,
Lizy
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Chicken Pecan and Pear Salad Recipe with Yogurt Dressing

Hola Amigos! How is your week going so far? I hope the sun is shining in your neck of the woods and you're starting to feel the summer breeze on your face. Today I'm bringing you another deli favorite of mine, Chicken Salad with nuts! By now you all know that I'm trying to lower the calories a bit, I really don't know if I'm cutting enough of them, but it sure feels like it and I know the one I can find at my favorite deli is loaded with mayo, a big no no, right?
Here is my humble version for your consideration.

Chicken Pecan and Pear Salad with Yogurt Dressing

2 Grilled Chicken Breast, diced

1 green pear, diced

3/4 Cup Celery, diced

1 1/2 Cup Green Seedless Grapes, halved

1 1/2 oz Pecans, chopped

1 1/2 oz Walnuts, chopped

Mix all these ingredients and set aside while preparing  the dressing.

Yogurt Dressing

1 Cup Greek Plain Yogurt

1 TBSP Olive Oil

2 Cloves Garlic finely minced

4 oz Neufchatel Cheese

1 Cucumber peeled, seeded and cubed

1 tsps Fresh Dill

1/4 tsps Lemon Juice

salt, white pepper, onion powder
1TBSP BBQ Sauce (hubs suggestion)

pinch of sugar (to neutralize the acidity of the Yogurt)

Combine all these ingredients, adjust seasoning to taste and refrigerate for 1 hour before mixing it with the chicken portion of your salad.

When ready, mix with the diced chicken, nuts and fruit and serve on spinach tortillas like a wrap.

Listo,

Well, all I can say is I'm not buying chicken salad at the deli anymore! This one is light (I think) and has the right balance of sweetness, crunch and mainly Chicken!

I recognize it's somewhat similar to the one wrap sold at a popular fast food restaurant, but at least I'm not paying for the 638 calories!!! oh yeah,,,in case you didn't know...638 making 342 of them, fat!

You do the math!

You can adjust the seasoning to your taste, my hubs cheated a little and added a touch, just a touch of BBQ sauce to his...but he adds BBQ sauce even to his coffee so it didn't surprise me lol.

There are one thousand versions of chicken salads out there, I'm just throwing mine in the hat and let you try a slight different lighter version.

Thank You so much for visiting, this healthy thing is not as bad as I thought, I don't know if I'm going to be sticking to it for the long run, but so far so good. Thank you for joining me through this journey.

Remember my friends, even if you've had something a million times, it will always tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,
Lizy

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