Earth Shake Tutorial

Welcome to my office:

Well, not really, in fact my office for the past few days has been the library at my University…  But this is where i do my best work.  It all starts early in the morning on weekdays.  One by one i take out my 19 COMPLETELY NECESSARY ingredients in order to produce nothing short of a masterpiece!

Mass amounts of Green are a must… Organic Little Bear Kale, Handfuls of Spinach and even a 1/4 cup of wheat bran for an extra kick of fiber.  Check out the vibrant Blood Tangerine in their, sometimes i will even add the peel but i wasn’t feeling it today!

Unfortunately, as i learned the hard way in third grade art; all of those BEAUTIFUL colors you mix together aren’t as pretty as a whole… Do i let this affect my ravenous morning appetite?  Not one bit.  Why you might ask?  Simply because i refuse to refer to my shake’s color as anything but earthy.  I don’t judge based on outer appearance.  Good thing too, because the flavors in this were AH-MAZE-ING.  Ingreds Included:
-1 Small Blood Tangerine
-1 Bunch of Kale
-1 Handful of Spinach
-2 Tablespoons Chia Seeds
-2 Tablespoons Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk
-1/4 Cup Unsweetened Soy Milk or Rice Milk
-1/2 Cup Water
-1/4 Cup Wheat Bran
-1/4 Cup Frozen Blueberry/Blackberry/Strawberry Mix
-1/2 Tablespoon Almond Butter
-1 Scoop Chocolate Amazing Grass Superfood
-2 Dried Figs
-1 Small Handful of Mulberries or Raisins to Garnish
-1/4 Cup Organic Baby Carrots
-2 Small Pieces of Ginger
-1 Clove of Garlic
-Shake of Cinnamon
-Shake of Nutmeg
-Shake of Ground Peppercorns

Now i know what you all are thinking, isn’t this a bit excessive?  Doesn’t this take you ALL morning to make?  To tell you the truth, it yields about 1 and 1/2 Liters and i down half before i leave in the morning, and take half with me to school.  I figure i am getting half of my water in for the day and i have the routine down to a science that takes me about 12 minutes to make!  I have done it in 10…  I am good, i know.  ;)  And as for if all the ingreds are excessive?  Obviously!  Wouldn’t have it any other way :)  It is my version of a multi-vitamin…

Check out what else i woke up to this morning:

Snowflakes the size/weight of… something big and heavy!  I couldn’t think of anything to compare them to… Maybe a kiwi or a plum… Whatever, they were HUGE!  I love snow.

And what better than to come home to tonight than my favorite comfort food prepped last night, plain Kabocha.  Sometimes food doesn’t need ANYTHING added to taste great!  And i hate to leave you guys in the dark about my recent adventure, but know that it involves a possible position this Summer and i will definitely update you as the info becomes available to me!  I can’t wait :)  Expect my entry to this sweet contest soon, Katie!  Almost forgot, did anyone catch the USA vs. Canada hockey game last night?  I don’t really care too much for hockey, so i didn’t catch much of the game… Did catch the final score though, and i must say i was pleased.  Pretty embarrassing Canada!  Step it up…  Congrats to my home country!  How were all of your weekends?  Deane, Out!

If An Apple…

A day keeps the doctor away, I don’t think there will be any doctors in my vicinity for quite a while.  That’s right everyone, yesterday i officially smashed my previous record of 6 apples in a day with a whopping 7, AND a pear!  Given that five may have been consumed before noon, two of them looked as if they were large brown marbles, and two made there way into my system via “Earth Shake”, it’s still an achievement I am proud of ;)  If only I put as much effort into getting this blog off the ground…  Well, today seems like the day that I have anticipated for a quite some time now!  I was finally able to find a camera that is Deane-Friendly and I actually am having fun playing around with all the features that it has (believe it or not)!  In hopes to redeem myself, I intend on posting a few product reviews, my lunch and dinner today, and maybe even a few ridiculous stories from my week :)

One of those stories actually played out right in front of me yesterday while I was outside waiting to get into a class.  A girl approx. my age came over and sat on the bench i was standing next to.   For full effect, she was dressed head to toe in black; black leggings, black mocs, black shirt that resembled maternity wear, a long crystal necklace that stretched down all the way to her enormous chain-link belt.  Oh, and gigantic bug-eye sunglasses, indoors.  Now being the outgoing, easily entertained, socialite i am, i sparked up conversation for my sheer enjoyment boredom.  Not surprisingly i learned that she was waiting for a friend in the class and was not a Bio-major.  Actually this was her fourth year and she was still “undeclared in life” as she put it.  There were so many questions flying around in my head regarding her fashion “statements” that i unfortunately couldn’t hold all of them in and one spilled out.  “Sun in your eyes?”, i chuckled.  She looked at me but i couldn’t tell if this had upset her or not because the glasses were literally covering half of her face.  Slowly she reached up and dipped them down over her nose, “Wild-night last night, actually” she voiced with attitude.  Given that last night would have been a Thursday, i smirked as she quickly fired back at me.  She eyed my pin that i have worn all week in support of Haiti on my chest.  “Does that mean you like know someone who died in the earthquake?”  Not quite… I began to explain why i don’t believe they give out pins for “knowing” a Haitian casualty when she interrupted with “I don’t get it, weren’t there any other areas in Africa that were affected by the earthquake”?  I figured this was a good time for me to head into my class and leave her alone with her Friday morning hangover…  Moral of the Story:  If you haven’t declared a major yet in college, and you are in your fourth year; at least brush up on your geo before taking part in any type of general conversation!
Now to the grub:
Started the day off with a few of these;

–Granny Smith and an extremely sour  Pear went into my Earth Shake (un-pictured due to brownish-green hue)

A few of these:

Carob-Pumpkin/Walnut Bites from the Whole Foods Bulk Section (A favorite)

Sliced/de-seeded this little guy (Kabocha) in half and stuck him in the oven for 2 hours while i was at work at 330 degrees topped with cinnamon, raisins and pecans!

This will act as the prime veggie in my magnificent dinner presentation later ;)
Off to work on some papers, eat a little lunch, and try out a Kombucha Tea i picked up for the first time since all of you people in the blog world rave about these.  Details, lunch and dinner pics to come.  Deane, Out!

P.S. Don’t mind the skim dairy milk at the bottom of the photo, i live with vegetarians (non-vegans).  Am i required to refrigerate these Kombucha beverages?  Oh well, hopefully it provides enough fuel for a decent long run today.  Wish i could be drinking it here: