Juicing Tip - Apples

The Apple is pretty much an amazing fruit to juice. And pretty easy to prep. Wash well and then cut into 4 pieces like you normally would. Quickly take out the seeds with the tip of your knife, toss into the juicer, and Bam... done.

Fruit Icee

I made a fruit Icee the other day and I really liked how it turned out. I used my amazing Single Cup $14.00 Blender from Wal-Mart. I would seriously recommend it to all of you! Handy little blender it is!

a few strawberries

a few blueberries

a small chunk of lemon

a tiny bit of water

a couple ice-cubes

and little bit of your fav. sweetener

And of course... just like any recipe... add whatever looks good! Peaches, rasberries, blackberries, orange, etc.

The possibilties........ endless!

Easy.

Good.

Tasty.

Somewhat Healthy.

Better for you than a bag of chips and a sweet tea.

Yam Fries

Okay yea... sounds weird... but if you do this right, they taste VERY good. Seriously. And I don't like yams or sweet potatoes. 

The other day I was craving something "filling", so I looked on Joe's Blog and found this amazing recipe. Mom had just bought some yams, so booyah!

First set your oven to the Broil Setting. If yours has two settings, use the hottest.

Next, cut the yams into 1/8" to a 1/4" slices. And there's not a certain amount to use. Just cut up however many you think you'll eat.

 Put about a teaspoon of olive oil into a baking pan, and spread evenly. Put the yams into the pan, sprinkle with your favorite seasonings, then flip over. Sprinkle with seasonings again. 

My absolute favorite seasonings!

 Once the oven is done preheating, place pan in oven. Set timer for 7 minutes, and then flip yams. Set for another 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how soft/crispy you like yours. I prefer mine soft. 

Once they're done you can dip in ketchup like a fry, or eat as is!