Ryan and I made it safely to Ocala this morning.
Hello palm trees!
We ended up spending the night at my parents’ place in Jacksonville to break up the eight-hour drive and were grateful for a comfy bed and yummy snacks upon our arrival.
My mom and dad have graciously volunteered to watch Sadie while we deal with moving which will be so, so nice. Ryan and I always joke that Sadie has to meet someone three times before she falls head over heels in love with them, so a bunch of new people in “her house” wandering in and out would seriously stress her out. She’ll be quite happy playing on the beach and soaking up some quality time with my parents. I’m pretty sure she body slammed them 10 times last night when she saw them after several months away!
Since I am currently blogging from the parking lot of a Burger King (heeey free wifi!) and need to get back to the house to help with the move, I’m just popping in this morning to share a giveaway I think my fellow smoothie and juice lovers will enjoy.
Tina, the blogger behind Carrots ‘n’ Cake, recently released her second book, PTV: The Part-Time Vegetarian Smoothies and Juices.
Tina’s blog was actually the first blog I read and the way I first discovered the crazy world of blogging. Fast forward a few years and I started my own blog and have had the pleasure of hanging out with Tina many times. I now feel fortunate to consider her a good friend!
(Someone please get me a hairbrush, STAT.)
I know how hard she worked on this book – creating and taste-testing 140+ smoothie and juice recipes in less than two months is no joke – and was thrilled when a copy showed up on my doorstep early last week. I’ve had the chance to try a handful of her smoothies (Ryan has made a few, too!) and every single one has tasted delicious.
As you guys know, I make smoothies all the time and before flipping through Tina’s book, I felt like I had made tons of different flavor combinations. Well, Tina put me to shame and introduced me to smoothies using ingredients I never would have thought to include in one of my favorite breakfast staples, such as frozen butternut squash, jalapeños and sweet potatoes.
The smoothie you guys may have seen on the blog yesterday was actually made by following Tina’s recipe for her Creamy Avocado Smoothie, which she said I could share with you today!
Creamy Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach
- 1/2 avocado, peeled and pitted
- 1 1/4 cups vanilla almond milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
Combine ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
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Here is your chance to win a copy of Tina’s book!
Simply comment on this post telling me about some of your favorite ingredients to use in smoothies or juices you make at home. (I’m all about frozen bananas and fresh spinach!)
I’ll randomly select a winner tomorrow.
Good luck!
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I love using frozen bananas and anything green – spinach, kale, spring mix, whatever is in my fridge!
I’ve recently discovered how good frozen mango makes a smoothie. I’ll be trying frozen cherries for the first time tonight!
I always use fresh spinach in my smoothies. Love it!
I love adding frozen fruit to my smoothies! I used to add a lot of ice, but frozen fruit gives a waaayyy better texture. Avocado is also another must! It makes it super creamy!
I’m a big fan of adding spinach to my smoothies! And my favorite whey chocolate protein powder makes everything sooo creamy
Bananas and berries!
I am a sucker for frozen bananas and strawberries – especially when the strawberries are hand-picked by me! Every now and then I do like a little cinnamon and chocolate in there as well.
I normally combine bananas, oranges, a frozen berry of some sort and kale or spinach together for my smoothies, so yummy and healthy!
I love frozen bananas and even frozen spinach too!
I rarely forget peanut butter in my smoothies, but am a huge fan of Kale and coconut water too!! Would LOVE her new book!!
Bananas from the fridge and PB2 are a must in smoothies.
I love using almond butter and frozen bananas!
Definitely frozen strawberries. So yummy!
a scoop of almond butter!
I’m a fan of carrots!
I love to put nuts and bananas in my smoothies, and try to add spinach for a veggie boost!
I like to use Kale & Almond Butter!
I just recently discovered your blog, and I love your writing style and recipes! My mother in law recently gave us a vitamix blender and so far I haven’t used it. I have been eying your avocado-banana-cinnamon recipe, that might be the first one to try. Other than that I am a complete newbie when it comes to smoothies and would appreciate a little help through Tina’s book (and your blog). Thank you for hosting this giveaway and good luck with your move! Such an exciting time of the year already, bring on the holidays in a new house!
Frozen spinach, banana and perfect fit protein powder!!
I ALWAYS add maca powder to my smoothie. Love that stuff!
FROZEN MANGO!! All the way… plus Greek yogurt and oats 🙂
Tina’s book looks amazing! I love a big handful of fresh blueberries!! So many antioxidants!
Anything quick and easy–but especially frozen bananas, cocoa, and dates. yum!!
frozen bananas are a necessity, but we also add in strawberries, almond butter, cinnamon, bee pollen, gelatin, and spinach or kale.
I love bananas and strawberries!
I love using strawberries, orange juice, kale, a little ice, Greek yogurt, and some apple or apple juice!
Spinach and blueberries. They are my least favorite to eat, so I like to drink them instead! It totally changes their consistency and I actually enjoy them.
I wondered what you would end up doing with Sadie during the move!
I love adding pears to my smoothies !
Tina is the best and I would love a copy of this book! A smoothie for me isn’t a smoothie without frozen banana and chocolate protein powder.
I actually just started making smoothies with the help of your blog and Smoothies Recipe page! (Thank You!) My favorite smoothie staple is frozen bananas!
Citrus and carrots!! They make such a difference to me!
I love putting frozen bananas in my smoothies
I loooove avocado on everything but haven’t tried it in smoothies! I put chia seeds in all my smoothies.
Oh I love Tina’s blog! My favorite smoothie ingredient is frozen chopped kale.
I use apples and celery with frozen bananas and spinach. Fresh and sweet!
It is not a good smoothie without a frozen banana!
Frozen spinach, strawberries and chocolate protein powder!
No matter what it always need frozen bananas and spinach in my smoothies! I am very interested in trying avacado now since you blogged about it!
I’m a big fan of frozen cherries and acai powder along with my smoothie staple – frozen bananas.
spinach! always spinach!
I love grating up fresh ginger to use in my juices!
A banana, pineapple, coconut water, ground flax, and spinach! So tropical and refreshing!
I love blending blueberries, a banana, some coconut milk, and a few leaves of mint!
For smoothies, definitely frozen bananas and spinach. Juices, all about the ginger!
I also always have to have fresh spinach!
You absolutely must have a frozen banana in a smoothie!
My all time fave is ginger!!
I have CNC book saved in my amazon account now. I love Tina’s blog! My favorite smoothie ingredients are strawberries and peaches.
Greek yogurt and blueberries!
I’ve been sneaking in frozen veggies like crazy! My very picky toddler will drink anything I tell him is a smoothie. Frozen butternut squash is actually really good!