September 30, 2013

Sweet Green Breakfast Smoothie

Sweet Green Breakfast Smoothie



Mmmmm. Smoothies! One of my favorite morning breakfast go-to's. This morning I threw a few fruits and veggies together that turned out to taste too good to be breakfast - almost like dessert!

1 Cup Vanilla Almond Milk
1 Frozen Banana
1/2 Cup Plain Nonfat Yogurt
1 Handful Baby Spinach
1 - 8 inch Piece of Celery, cut into pieces
1/4 Cup Pieced Mango

Blend and drink!

Italian Sausage Soup

Fall is coming. Cool mornings, warm afternoons, and low heavy clouds. That means it's time for soup! My hubby doesn't like soup very much, but I LOVE it. My college roommates used to tease me that my favorite foods were soup and hotdogs (the latter not so much anymore).

Anyways, let me get to the point that I had some leftover Italian Sausage and decided to make some soup with it. Here is what I threw together:

2 Italian Sausages, Casings Removed, Pieced
4 Cups Beef Broth (Or 4 cups water + 3 Beef Bullion)
1/2 Red Pnion
1/2 cup Green Pepper
2 Tbl Olive Oil
2 cups of Rotini pasta
1 can Tomato Paste
2 Tbl Red Wine Vinegar
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried basil
salt
pepper

1. Remove casings from sausages and break links into pieces. Chop up red onion. Saute sausage and onion until sausage is browned.

2. In a separate pan, saute green pepper in olive oil.

2. Add beef broth to pan with sausage and onion. Add green pepper. Add in red wine vinegar, oregano, garlic powder and basil, and tomato paste.

3. Bring all ingredients to a boil. Meanwhile boil noodles in a separate pan.

4. Add noodles to soup, salt & pepper to taste. Serve immediately.