I wanted to share a few COOL "tips" I learned during my lame, but busy week last week. You might want to grab a piece of paper and a pen to jot this down, because you will NOT want to forget these little nuggets of knowledge. (Or... you could just come back and visit this blog again! Then you won't have to jot/remember anything!)
1. BANANA SOFT SERVE
I know... you are probably thinking, "Ice cream?? why is she tempting me!? I can't have ICE CREAM!" Well, folks, it is your lucky day. This "soft serve" has 3 ingredients: a banana, a tbsp. of cocoa powder, and a tablespoon of almond (or any nut) butter. Now... this little gemstone of a sweet treat isn't going to WOW any of our hard-core ice cream lovers, but it WILL provide that sweet-tooth fix that we all need once in a while. You will feel like you are cheating, without actually cheating! What a concept! Just gather your ingredients:
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 tbsp of cocoa (dark) powder
- 1 tbsp of almond (nut) butter
- cut the ripe banana into 1/2 inch pieces
- place banana pieces into a plastic sandwich bag, and put in the freezer
- allow banana to freeze for 2 hours
- remove banana from freezer, and put all pieces into the food processor
- start food processor, and allow bananas to be whipped (bananas will turn to sort of a frozen, "banana gravel"... just keep scraping the sides of the bowl, and eventually, it will turn into a soft serve consistency
- add the tbsp of cocoa powder and the tbsp of almond butter
- allow the ingredients to be mixed in, but DO NOT OVER MIX (it will change the consistency of your ice cream!)
- ... you can eat and enjoy now. :) and... you're welcome.
You thought it was a joke, right!? I did, too. I am guilty. Surprisingly enough, though, this weird, little contraption actually made me sore... and what does soreness mean? That your muscles were working! Which is ALWAYS a good thing. I received a Shake Weight at our office's White Elephant gift exchange at Christmas, and haven't touched the thing since then! This past weekend, I plopped down on the couch, and wanted to enjoy a little Anne of Greene Gables (reeeeally lame, I know... I am an old soul! Don't judge me!) Feeling pretty weird about my lazy Sunday afternoon with virtually zero activity, I wracked my brain for ideas to make my lazy day a little more lively. Then I remembered... the Shake Weight. I grabbed that weird-looking weight and shook away! Now, be forewarned... this is harder than they make it look on TV. I was out of breath just after a few minutes! Come to find out... the Shake Weight is NOT A JOKE! My arms were actually pretty sore the next day. From now on, I vow to Shake Weight every time I watch TV... or maybe just when I watch movies. Or just when I watch Anne of Green Gables. Either way, my arms will be toned!
3. GROCERY LIST
So... I absolutely love to grocery shop. Weird, I know... but absolutely true! I love browsing the aisles and picking out glorious treats. My love for grocery shopping is obviously not an issue, but my METHOD for grocery shopping? Well... it stinks. I usually leave with FAR too many sweets, and forget about the "real food" that actually made me go to the grocery store in the first place! What a dilemma! Good thing I found a solution. The solution? A cool notepad. I was browsing the lovely store of Anthropologie (one of my absolute FAVORITE stores), and found this adorable, magnetic grocery store list. It has everything conveniently listed with a tiny little box next to it, so you can easily check off what you are in need of! With this brainless solution, my Saturday morning shopping trip was both cheaper, more efficient AND more productive! You can find this little notepad at Anthropologie, Francesca's... OR off of this website.
Well, there you have it. My tips of the week! Maybe not as thought-provoking and insightful as you would have liked, but... it is what it is... and trust me! You'll DEFINITELY thank me for the banana soft serve. :)
Enjoy! And have a GREAT week, everyone!
Bethany
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