Kale-Blueberry Smoothie

• 1 ripe banana, peeled and frozen
• ½ cup frozen blueberries
• 2 teaspoons ginger, peeled and finely grated
• 2 cups kale leaves, loosely packed
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon raw honey

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until completely smooth. If necessary, add more almond milk to help your blender process the frozen fruit.

Ginger-Peanut Chicken Salad Wraps

I have had this recipe for years and years!  I remember making a gourmet picnic lunch for my husband many years ago and using this.  This is really tasty:)

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

¼ cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter

1 garlic clove, crushed

1/2 sweet onion Carmelized with 1 tsp brown sugar

¼ teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)

1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 large red bell pepper, chopped

3/4 cup shredded carrots (or broccoli slaw)

1 tsp sugar

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 cup cucumber, chopped, seeded and peeled

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon minced, peeled fresh ginger (or 1/4 tsp dried)

6 (4 oz.) skinless, boned chicken breast halves, cooked and chopped

-Combine all ingredients in bowl.  Mix together well.  Serve on your favorite tortillas.  You may also add lettuce/spinach and roasted peanuts if desired.

Apple Cider muffins or Apple Cider Bundt Cake

I had a large container of fresh apple cider juice and came up with this recipe combining a few I found on the internet.  I guess you could call these triple apple muffins with the apples, apple cider, and applesauce!  These are a tasty and hearty muffin.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes w/ Maple Frosting

These are very very very good!  The original recipe comes from Barefoot Contessa, but I did a lot of tweaking.  I love this recipe because the cupcake is a perfect balance of not too light and not too heavy.  I also tend to really like anything pumpkin...!!!

Layered Mediteranean Dip

We love the classic Layered Mexican Dip at our house.  Here is a fun Mediteranean twist.  Thanks to my sister Rachel for introducing me to this!