This started out to be a blog about favorite links, and then I decided to add my favorite smoothie recipe, so this week it's a little of both. I'm late posting this week, and last week, well, it was a lost cause. I've plenty of excuses. Mostly it has to do with writing other things.
A few months back I finished this article about antibiotics. As I did the research I got sucked into the microbial world, a world I'd never really given much thought to before. A friend of mine, a retired UW biology professor, loaned me this Field Guide to Bacteria. I like it so much I'm buying my own copy. I'll put it next to my Kafka collection.
Maybe I'll put a microscope on my wish list. We're giants in a microbial world.
I worked on anther article last month--bees and neonicotinoid pesticides and got sucked into that topic too. I watched this podcast twice. I got caught up with what's going on in Australia with bees. No bumblebees in Austrailia. What? My favorite bee of all.
I was also working on a salad article for Vegetarian Journal. I love Vegetarian Journal!
What I wasn't doing was posting on my blog. Maybe you noticed. And maybe I was overdoing it with the long, long dog walks.
Hey, it's summer, the best time of year in the Northwest.
I actually wrote most of this blog last week. All I needed was pictures and a short recipe.
It had to be about berries. The thing about berries is the price varies in the Northwest so much and I can't figure out why exactly.
The berries from the garden are my favorites.
Berry Smoothie
(Serves 2)
Packed with phytonutrients, this smoothie goes down easy on a hot summer day.
1 1/2 cups berries
1/2 to 3/4 cup pomegranate juice
1 ripe banana
1/4 cup coconut sorbet
1 tablespoon almond butter (optional)
2 tablespoons protein powder (optional)
Ice (optional)
Place all ingredients in a blender. Turn on high or pulse for about 30 seconds. Pour into glasses, garnish with a mint sprig if desired.
2. Hummingbirds in the garden.
3. This ultimate Northwest garden. Can't wait to go this summer.
4. Tiny houses are all the rage. Love, even though we don't exactly qualify. Dream on--a long library list for this great read.
6. I just got this book for the garden.
7. This great summer reread.
8. Can't get enough summer salads. I noticed cabbage is coming back in at the market, so here's my favorite coleslaw recipe.
9. Reading too about honey bees. They must be the most written about insect ever. I found this cool column called The Curious Beekeeper from the National Honey Advisory Board. Check it out.
10. Anything to keep my Cooking Assistant happy. He loves homemade dog biscuits:
1 comment:
A great post Debra, thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. I love Finn with those beautiful cabbages. Have a great week and come back to see us soon!
Miz Helen
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