Recipe Round-Up: Superfoods 24/7

This is my first round-up for Superfoods 24/7 by Jessica Nadel. Honestly, I don't really buy into the whole superfoods thing. They seem to chop and change and at some point almost everything is a superfood in some way. But this book has a fun, healthy slant that I enjoy. Plus is you know me, you know I love using silly ingredients! Though most of this book is pretty accessible to make, with not that many hard to find ingredients, which is nice. See, all food is super!

Pretty In Pink Strawberry Hemp Smoothie: This is a mix of strawberries, peaches, hemp, and liquid (I used oat milk). I used both frozen peaches and frozen strawberries, so mine ended up being super thick. Too thick to drink out of a glass, so I turned it into a smoothie bowl and topped it with some coconut, flaked almonds, and more hemp seed. Sweet, and definitely a pretty pink.
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Citrus Chia Pom Smoothie: This is based on orange juice and pomegranate, but thanks to a frozen banana in the mix it was not too citrusy for my stomach. I used the option of pomegranate juice and frozen raspberries, rather than pomegranate arils. It also has some chia seeds in the mix, to help thicked it up a bit.
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Blissful Blueberry Oatmeal Smoothie: Oats, blueberries, yoghurt, and non-dairy milk make this like overnight oats in a smoothie. It was nice, but I would decrease the amount of milk called for (I used oat milk) as it ended up being a bit on the thin side. I like my smoothies thick.
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Blueberry Chia Overnight Oats: This is one filling breakfast. It says it serves two, but normally that means it just serves me. So I made the full amount, but ended up having to leave a bit over for a snack. Oats, chia, and maca powder are the base. I served mine topped with more blueberries and some almonds.
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Apple, Beetroot, Broccoli Slaw: When life gifts you with yellow beets... I hardly ever see them here, so when I cam across one I scaled this recipe down for one serve to use my precious beet. The salad is a mix of shredded yellow beet, broccoli stalk, Granny Smith apples, and chickpeas. It has a lovely, creamy turmeric dressing on top. I served this with some roasted broccoli florets, a sauteed veggie sausage, and some avocado toast for a lovely dinner.
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Picnic Sweet Potato Salad: A lovely salad using a blend of sweet and regular potatoes, as well as some diced celery for crunch. Plenty of dill and pickles (I didn't have a dill pickle or dill pickle juice at the time, so I just used some gherkin relish and added extra flesh dill), and a creamy mayo-based dressing. I left out the raw onions, as they do not agree with me.
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Udon Soup with Broccolim Kale, and Sweet Potato: This warming wintery soup gave three dinner sized servings. It has a lovely broth, with soy and sesame oil. I used 270g dry udon noodles, rather than 400g of fresh, and I added them in to cook for 10 minutes. I also added a bit of extra kale.
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Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Fresh Herbs: I love Brussels sprouts most ways, but roasting is definitely my favourite. I used 400g of small sprouts for this to make 2 side serves. Once roasted, they are tossed with fresh herbs. You can take your pick, I chose some fresh dill.
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Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



Because of MoFo themes, I haven't had much of a chance to share our latest bunch of adoption kittens. I am happy to say that they all have homes now, but they are super cute, so you should enjoy their photos. This is Freckles, check out her amazing ear floof!