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Cucumber Mint Green Juice

March 17, 2015

First off, HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY, friends! To be completely honest, I was posting this green juice today — without thought of the holiday! How perfectly fitting! (I love when that happens!) Now on to the recipe!

Cucumber Mint Green Juice //

A few months ago, I bought my first juicer (after watching the fabulous documentary… Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead). I did my online research, as I wanted a juicer that got the job done well, without a huge mess to clean up afterwards. I also didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on my first one (in case my new found obsession became short lived). I ended up purchasing the Breville Compact Juice Fountain, after reading some excellent reviews. (For sure do some price comparison shopping because I found a site that offered 10% off your first purchase + free shipping, so I only spent around $85! I think I got a huge bargain!) I am happy to report that I’ve been using my juicer a few times per week ever since it arrived!

I put a lot of consideration into whether or not I should post a ‘juicing’ recipe on here, as I understand owning a juicer is somewhat of a luxury. For those of you that already own one… this is a delicious green juice recipe to add to your mix. For those of you that are considering a juicer… I say GO FOR IT! (It is such an excellent way to add fruits and vegetables into your diet!) For those of you wondering why you may want to juice, check out this lovely post on the site, Simple Green Smoothies, for information on the difference between juicing and blending. What I personally love most about juicing, is the instant boost of energy I feel after drinking a glass! It really helps in the afternoon when I am in the mid-day slump (which for me, is around 3 p.m. when the kids come home from school). [Read more…]

Spring Garden Boxes

April 3, 2014

:: Spring Garden Boxes ::

It’s spring! It was high time I got to work on my Spring Garden Boxes. Last year my husband and I made DIY Garden Boxes. Last year, was our first time we grew our own produce and well, we learned A LOT! Yes, some plants were a challenge and some did well. The hardest part I would say, was preparing for the our endless summer that we experienced in 2013. We are still begging for a little bit more rain, but either way we are moving forward with our updated Spring Garden Boxes.

The first thing I had to do was evaluate what we planted last year. I kept all of the garden tags from the plants we planted so that I could remember what worked and what did not. I also kept the tags as they gave me complete instructions on the type of sun needed for growing each of the plants. From what I experienced, some of these tags were off a bit. So I wanted to make sure to jot this information down so that we did not make the same purchasing mistake. [Read more…]