Cucina di Becca

Green Smoothies

So, there is a book called "Green for Life" that Angela recommended to me a long time ago. We were talking a lot about the raw food movement at the time. The title of the book stayed with me, and I got frustrated waiting for the book from the library. I bought it on the Kindle recently, and I read it in a couple of days. Pretty fascinating stuff.

She makes some tremendous claims about curing cancer and such, but I am mostly looking for a way to get in the veggies early in the day. I have tried:

• Mango and parsley
• Kale and blackberries
• Cherries and spinach

So, here is the bad news. I am going to have to sneak into Helen's house and steal her Vitamix blender. I am spending my extra cash on music classes right now, so there is no way I can afford that blender. My Osterizer just isn't cutting it with the kale. My next trick is to freeze it first. Stay tuned.

I will say that I feel pretty great after drinking the whole smoothie. Especially before the gym. Don't really buy that it might cure cancer, but I would be psyched if it helped me kick my caffeine habit !!

A fun new recipe

We are on our second try with this recipe, and it is so yummy! The kids ate a bit of it...

Spirals with Chard and Garlic Bread Crumbs (from Gluten-free Italian)

Oh, you know what. I am too tired to type it out.

Basically, you saute a little garlic in olive oil and then roast the bread crumbs in it (gluten-free of course).

Then you cook up a little pancetta or anchovies with the chard stems and some chopped garlic and if you want, red pepper flakes. Add salt.

Then, you cook the brown rice pasta with the rest of the chard, drain and stir it all together with a little more olive oil.

So clever. And so yummy. Luca did pick out the chard. Sigh.