Jessy's Juice #16

Friday Lunch Juice

~Juicing with my power juicer express!~

Cilantro, parsley, apple, pear, pineapple, kiwi, oranges, carrots, celery, broccoli,

 ginger root, sweet potato

Cilantro: thiamin, zinc, fiber, Vitamin A, C, E, K, B6, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, iron, magnesium, folate, pantothenic acid, potassium, phosphorus, copper & manganese

Parsley: antioxidants, folic acid, iron, vitamin A& C

Apple: Boron, cellulose, & pectin

Pear: Vitamin C, fiber, potassium

Pineapple: Thiamin, Vitamin B6 & C, manganese

Kiwi: Fiber, Vitamin E, C, K, potassium & copper

Oranges: Natural aspirin & boron

Carrots: beta carotene, Vitamin A, C, pectin, flourine & potassium

Celery: Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, K, C, A, pantothenic, acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, folate

Broccoli: Beta carotene, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, folic acid, & chromium

Ginger Root: Vitamin C, manganese, magnesium, copper, potassium

Sweet Potato: Fiber, B6 & A, potassium, manganese

This was a very tasty juice!! Tasted much like an orange carrot smoothie with a bit of bite from the ginger root & just a touch of 'green' flavor from the green stuff :) very tasty!!!

Jessy's Juice #15

Thursday's lunch time juice!

~Juicing with my power juicer express~

Cilantro, parsley, spinach, lime, beet, kiwi, broccoli, carrots, cucumber, strawberries & celery!

Cilantro: ( Thiamin, zinc, fiber, Vitamin A, C, E, K B6, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, iron, magnesium, folate, pantothenic acid, potassium, phosphorus, copper & manganese)

Parsley: ( Antioxidants, folic acid, iron, Vitamin A&C)

Spinach: ( antioxidants, potassium, iron, calcium Vitamin C)

Lime: (Calcium, iron, copper, Fiber, Vitamin C)

Beet: ( folic acid, iron, calcium, potassium)

Kiwi: (Fiber, Vitamin E, C, K, potassium & copper)

Broccoli: ( Beta Carotene, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, folic acid & chromium)

Carrots : (Beta carotene, vitamin A&C, pectin, flourine &potassium)

Cucumber: ( Vitamin A, C, K, pantothenic Acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, manganese)

Strawberries: (Folate, potassium, Fiber, Vitamin C& manganese)

Celery: ( riboflavin, Vitamin B6, K, C, A, pantothenic acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, folate)

This juice tasted a bit like a lime/beet juice with a hint of the green taste from the leafy stuff and the celery and cucumber. Very tasty!!!

Jessy's Juice

Thursday morning Juice

~Juicing with my power juicer express~

Orange, pineapple, apple, pear, kiwi, sweet potato & ginger root 

(though I added the ginger root after I took the pic, I almost forgot to put it in my juice this morning =O one of my fav ingredients!!)

This tasted a bit like an orange pineapple smoothie!

Jessy's Juice #14

Wednesday's Lunch Time Juice!

~Juicing with my power juicer express!~

Pineapple, ginger root, broccoli, cilantro, parsley, spinach, apple, peach, lemon, cucumber, sweet potato

 Pineapple: (Bromelain, Manganese, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Manganese)

Cilantro: (Thiamin, zinc, fiber, Bitamin A, C, E, K,B6, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, iron, magnesium, folate, pantothenic acid, potassium, phosphorus, copper & manganese)

Parsley: (Antioxidants, folic acid, iron, Vitamin  A&C)

Spinach: (Antioxidants, potassium, iron, calcium, Vitamin C)

Broccoli: (Beta carotene, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, folic acid & chromium)

Apple: ( born, cellulose & pectin)

Peach: ( Boron, antioxidants, VitaminC, beta carotene)

Cucumber: (Vitamin A, C, K, panthenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, manganese)

Sweet Potato: (Fiber, Vitamin A &B6, potassium, manganese)

Lemon: ( Thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic Acid, iron, magnesium, fiber, Vitamin C& B6, calcium, potassium & copper)

Altogether this made about 36 oz of juice!! Mostly I could taste the peach and the lemon over everything else, followed closely by the cucumber and then the green flavor of the spinach, parsley & cilantro.

There was just a touch of bite from the ginger root that I could taste. This felt much like a thinned down smoothie, thicker than juice but not as thick as a typical smoothie. Very tasty!

Ben & Jerrys Greek Frozen Yogurt

Greek Fro'Yo' this time!

~Trying Greek Frozen Yogurt for the first time~

Blueberry Vanilla Graham

I tried the Ben & Jerry's frozen yogurt in one of my fav flavors- phish food & really enjoyed it! I have yet to find a Greek Fro' Yo' flavor in chocolate- I find I just prefer either chocolate ice creams or something that has a lot of something chocolate in it.

I tried the Greek Frozen Yogurt Raspberry Fudge Chunk (I think that was it's name) and it was ok but not something I'd buy again-but I think that had more to do with the raspberry flavor than the greek frozen yogurt bit.

Same here with the Blueberry Vanilla Graham-while I like this one better than the raspberry, I think I just prefer something with more chocolate to it. So I may buy the Fro'Yo' once in a while but until I find a Greek Frozen Yogurt with more chocolate, I prob won't get it again ;-P

Bacon-wrapped, cream cheese-stuffed jalapenos!!!

These are so yummy!!!

9/25/2012

Fresh, locally grown, jalapenos, cream cheese, bacon!

 I always rinse the jalapenos, cut out the seed core, remove ALLLLLL seeds & use a narrow, sharp knife to hollow out the inside of as much of the white 'ribs' as you possibly can--leave these in if you'd like them to be spicier. 

I don't eat spicy stuff and have found by removing the seeds and ribs I am usually safe once these are baked that they won't be spicy. (I won't chance buying them at the store, these I buy from a local farmer whose produce I have become very familiar with)

 Once I've seeded them I will rinse them inside & out very very thoroughly and also wash both cutting boards with hot soap and water.

I then use a clean knife to cut off strips of cream cheese- how ever many jalapenos I have, I will cut strips for.

 I have discovered cream cheese is very 'moldable' lol :) Very easy to just twist into the jalapenos and fill each one to the top, smoothing off the top

 I lay foil onto a cookie sheet (less cleanup later) & spray with nonstick coating. 

Wrap each pepper in a strip of bacon-I like using the thick sliced bacon, but whatever your preference would suffice, even the maple bacon I would guess would taste good with this!

Bake at 325 for between 25 and 35 minutes, depending how many peppers and also how crispy you like the bacon.

If you are like me & a major wimp when it comes to spice, I would be careful buying the peppers & stick to buying them from someone you are familiar with so you'll know what the chances of them being 'hot' are. About 1 out of 10 peppers I buy from him are 'almost' too hot for me, I can still handle them once they've been stripped of 'the good stuff' lol :)

I also keep a glass of milk handy just in case there is a hot one, that or a slice of bread are both good rescuers if need be :) enjoy!!

Salsa!

Homemade Salsa wi/th fresh ingredients!

9/25/2012

Made home made salsa for the first time in a long time!! Most of the ingredients were locally grown, as well!

 Fresh & locally grown; tomatoes, costa rican peppers, bell peppers, jalapenos (one seen here but I put two in the salsa). 

From the store; sweet yellow onion, parsley, garlic, cilantro, sea salt, pepper, garlic salt & tortilla chips :)

Using a handheld chopper I recently stumbled across that I've had in a cupboard for years and yet only recently realized it's full potential with all of my new found cooking at home!! I've never really put this baby to as much use as I did in just the last couple days lol!!

I minced all ingredients instead of chopped because I'm still getting the hang of the chopper lol :) When I made the bruschetta (see previous posted recipe ;-D ) you can tell I've learned to 'chop' instead of just mince lol :)