Smoothie Fail

I thought I would try my hand at a very healthy smoothie today.

Recipe, although it does not and probably should not deserve a repeat unless to tweak it.

1 peeled beet, raw
2 apples
1 navel orange
2 blood oranges
1 inch cube peeled ginger
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup ice
2 tablespoons honey

The color is beautiful however when I drank this I noticed that it tasted somewhat like dirt and burned my throat. I chalked it up to me getting a cold but my almost 2 year old slowly sipped it and said "not liking the smoothie. Need a new smoothie." I knew that I wasn't alone in being terribly let down at the flavor.

I am not giving up on adding veggies to my smoothies but will perhaps follow a few recipes for guidance, it couldn't hurt.

Kicked up scrambled eggs

After receiving a generous amount of onions in my Bountiful Basket this week, I decided to try my hand at adding caramelized onions to scrambled eggs.  I always like to have extra veggies in my food, it is an easy way to sneak in nutrition and bulk up a dish. 

Olive oil
3 onions - sliced into thin half rings
1 bunch Swiss chard greens
Ham chunks
Swiss and Gruyere cheese
8 eggs
1/4 cup whole milk
Salt and Pepper
1 teaspoon herbs De Provence

I added a couple of turns of olive oil around the pan then added my sliced onions and allowed them to cook for 15 minutes or so until they were nicely caramelized.  I added about 1 1/2 cups cleaned chopped Swiss chard and 1/2 cup of ham chunks and cooked this until the chard became wilted.  I removed this from my pan and then added back 8 eggs scrambled with the whole milk and cooked slowly over low heat until almost set.  At this point I added back the other mixture and added the salt, pepper and herbs De Provence then sprinkled to top with cheese and set it in my oven which was preheated to 350 degrees.  I left in the oven until the cheese was completely melted.


Great addition to our Sunday brunch!