Strawberry Almond Smoothie

Smoothies are a delicious way to bump up your nutrition any time of the day! I tend to make these as a snack, but are perfect for breakfast too! Use this recipe as a frame work and substitute anything you like such as a banana for the strawberries and peanut butter for the almond butter! Yummmm

Perfect drool worthy breakfast smoothie✅ Strawberry Almond Smoothie👉🏼great for kids and adults!

Ingredients and instructions: 

Freeze a small container of vanilla yogurt, run under warm water to loosen from cup, place yogurt in a blender/blender cup

Add 1/2 cup fresh strawberries

2 Tbs. Chia seeds

2 Tbs unsweetened almond butter

Milk to thin to your favorite consistency.

Budget Breakfast

The cold weather is here to stay! A warm and hearty breakfast is exactly what the body needs! Berries are my favorite but can be very cost prohibitive in the colder months. Adding frozen berries to your oatmeal is a great way to get a huge nutritional boost while keeping your wallet happy. Be sure to read the label of your frozen berries to make sure theres just berries in there, no extra sweetness:)

Black Raspberry Cobbler

I was trying to think of the perfect recipe for the 4th, trying to come up with something to pay homage to the nations colors, but I couldn't come up with anything! Thinking back to when I was growing up there is nothing that says American to me more than a dessert with black raspberries in it. Not that they hold some special place in American history (or maybe they do hahaha) but I just always connect being an American with black raspberry pie. Weird I know haha. Maybe its all the effort my mom used to take trudging through the overgrowth to pick the berries, and all the time it took to make the homemade crust. It was such hard work to make one small pie! She was channeling the hard working spirit of all Americans I'm sure:)  This cobbler isn't nearly as labor intensive as a pie, but just as good. Who has the patience for pie crust? especially gluten free pie crust? Not me thats for sure. This takes about 20 minutes to put together, and the minimal amount of ingredients really lets the berries shine.The biscuit topping is a simple drop biscuit  with the addition of corn flour and oats. A touch of buttermilk and cinnamon are added at the end! It really doesn't get more American than that!

1 Cup gluten free baking mix 

1/2 Cup fine corn flour

1/2 Cup rolled oats

2/3 Cup buttermilk

1/2 Cup water

dash cinnamon

Mix all ingredients and set aside to be used as the topping.

Add to an oven safe pan such as a cast iron skillet:

3 cups black raspberries or any berry

2 Tbs maple syrup

1 tsp vanilla extract

dash salt

Let cook for 3-4 minutes on medium high, or until berries are just starting to break down.

Scoop the biscuit mixture on top of the berries with an ice cream scoop. This will give you about five large biscuits. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.