Nothing beats an ice cold smoothie on a hot day! Since I live in Green Bay, the hot day I’m referring to is in the 60′s All my Florida friends can kiss it.

Anyway, here’s the goods –

2 Cups chopped Pineapple
1/2 Cup Blueberries
3/4 Cup Blackberries
3/4 Cup Organic Whole Milk — MMmmmmm, whole milk.
1 Orange

Toss all the funky junk into your blender and blend away, my friends.… Read the rest

3/4 Cup of Cranberries
1/’2 Cup Blueberries
1 Orange
1 Cup Vanilla Yogurt

Toss it in the blender and in no time at all you have a power packed smoothie to jump start your day.… Read the rest

Coconut milk is such an underrated product. I heart it. Big time. It’s got good fats and it’s a nice break from dairy products. Anyway this smoothie tastes great and gives me a great boost of energy.

1/2 Cup Coconut Milk
2 Cups Strawberries
1 Orange
1 Tangerine

Drop it like it’s hot (in your blender) and liquidfy.… Read the rest

I tried a new organic red wine the other day from California. Amador County to be exact. It’s a 2006 Rocky Top Zinfandel made from organically grown grapes. The alcohol content is 14.2% and the cost is around 12 bucks. While this wine does contain sulfites, here is a blurb from their website on why they use the amount of sulfites they do.

“The wines are made by conventional means using a minimum of sulfites to preserve freshness and color. At bottling, our wine contains between 15-20 parts per million free sulfites, which diminish after several months in the bottle. … Read the rest

My new blender has been ordered, so it’s just a few more days until I don’t have to make my smoothie’s the poor man’s way! Hooray! But until then… here’s another yummy and easy to make smoothie.  For the fruit, I just used my Omega 8006 juicer to make it liquid and then I added it to my vanilla yogurt and stirred vigorously.  It was THAT easy.  Or, if you don’t have any fruit, simply use orange juice and pineapple juice and viola, you’re as good as gold — although it’s more healthy to use real fruit

1 Orange
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I’ll start getting into more hardcore veggie juices, but not yet. Baby steps, right? Right. This one is very similar to my Capplery one. I like this one because of the cucumber, it makes it  a little thinner and adds more  nutrients

4 Med Organic Carrots
2 Organic Celery Stalks
1 Cucumber
2 Organic Apples

Toss into your juicer and drink.  Keep in mind, this makes 2 juices.  I like to share So if it’s just you , then save half for later or the next day (although I’ve read in a couple places that they say juices retain all … Read the rest

Old Hands 2007 Monastrell Organic Red Wine is a product from Spain.  On the bottle it says, “Old Hands is made from low yield naturally grown Monastrell grapes harvested by hand from very low yield old bush vines which grow on the high, dry, windswept plateau of Yelca where they are naturally protected from pests and mildew.”   Very cool  that no pesticides or herbicides are used in the cultivating of these grapes.  Old Hands also proudly supports Autism research.  Wow, a winery that cares about something more than themselves. Very cool x 2.

This organic fermented grape juice took … Read the rest

It’s Santa Cruz Time! Woo Hoo!  Man, oh man I do love this brand of bubbly pop.  I just think the company is on the right track, you know.  Read about their environmental commitment here. Aside from the goodness that they try to do I really like the ingredients they use for soda.  I know, I know, why drink soda if it’s so bad for you.  Well, you know what?  I’m not perfect.  There I said it.  Sometimes I crave a soda like nothin’ else.  So I try to at least put the better bad stuff in my body.  Call … Read the rest

I like the simple things in life.  You know, rain drops on roses, whiskers on kittens and cheap organic red wine.  This is where Santa Julia wine comes into play. This organic Malbec is produced by Familia Zuccardi.  They own and run a vineyard and winery in Mendoza, Argentina.  This winery found it’s beginning  in 1963 by Alberto V. Zuccardi, but is now operated by the son, José Alberto Zuccardi.

What makes this wine so great is that it’s made with 100% organic grapes without breaking the bank.  This organic malbec will run you around $10.  And if that’s not … Read the rest

Ahhh, time once again to talk about Orleans Hill wine.  I like this brand of wine and pretty much celebrate their whole catalog.  To see other Orleans Hill wines that I have more than enjoyed click here and here.

I’ll keep this post short and sweet:  Orleans Hill wine is good.  No sulfites detected and it’s organic.  Not bad for a California Red.  The color is a rich purple and the flavor is somewhat complex.  It’s earthy and berry all while being very light and dry.  Orleans Hill Cote Zero is a Rhône-styled blend of Syrah (gives the … Read the rest