A Very Veggie Vegan Smoothie!

Hi Lovely, 

Happy Wednesday! We are in the beginning of September and that means that Fall is just around the corner. Still, this heat is prevalent among us and a nice smoothie just might calm us down at least a tad. Sometimes you are in the mood for a berry fruity kind of smoothie (I know I am!), while other times you just want that potent-taste-filled-with-lots-of-greens-smoothie to essentially offer you a kick start to your day.

Today's smoothie is a vegetable based one. I know a lot of people are vegan or try to eat a minimal amount of animal products for health or morality purposes. Whatever the reason may be, here is a fabulously tasty smoothie to get you going on a weekday (or weekend) morning. Here is the simple recipe:

Very Veggie Vegan Smoothie 
Serves 1

- 1/2 tomato
- 1-2 stalks of celery
- 1 handful spinach
- 1 clove garlic (strong taste yet effective for energy)
- 1/4 cup of water (you could use more or less depending on your preferred consistency of the smoothie. If you want a thick based smoothie use less water but if you want a thin based one, use more.)

Blend up all your ingredients in a blender and serve :)

Enjoy!

XOXO Lusciously Levi 

Labor Day Weekend and Identity

Click here for my new article on dating and identity!

Hi Lovely,

Who is excited for Labor Day Weekend? To start off your weekend on the right note, I thought I would share one of my newly published articles with The Good Men Project. This article is about the distinct connection of dating and identity. If you are currently a bit lost in the dating world or if you simply want to know how to maintain your current relationship all the while cultivating your own individual identity, feel free to check the article out!

Dating and Identity article


Happy reading!

XOXO Lusciously Levi  

Fresh Garden Salad Recipe

Hi Lovely!

Ready for the new week to begin? To help you transition into the busy and hectic hustle and bustle of the daily weekday, here's a great fall garden salad recipe which takes all the ingredients and makes the whole taste superb!

 Fresh Garden Salad Recipe 

So first comes the base of the salad, the largest quantity of ingredients:

- 5-10 baby tomatoes

- a few handfuls of lettuce and mixed greens

- 1/4 of an avocado

Next comes the the second layer, the yummy dressing:

- 1 tbsp ketchup 

- 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

- 1 teaspoon plum vinegar 

Last but certainly not least comes the topping of the salad:

- a handful of almonds 

- 1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped to your choice of thinness/thickness 

- lemon zest: about half of lemon juice

Mix up all of the ingredients if you wish. I prefer to mix all of them and them keep my almonds on a separate plate so that they don't get soggy. 

And there you have it folks! A great and tasty salad that is simple, refreshingly extravagant, and soothingly satisfying to each bite, enjoy :)

Gingery Pumpkin seed Smoothie

Hi Lovely! 

Today's smoothie will be to your liking for sure, especially of you like that gingery taste. It's also a soothing smoothie for the more sensitive folks, so its a win-win. Here are the ingredients for this week's: Gingery Pumpkin seed Smoothie

 

- Lemon zest

- water (enough for consistency)

- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds 

- a few small bunches raw broccoli (uncooked)

-  1/4 of an apple 

- 3 grapes 

- small piece of avocado 

- 1/4 of a banana

- a few handfuls of parsley 

- a few pieces of ginger 

- 1 tbsp green powder (Vitamineral)

 

Mix all ingredients in blender and enjoy! The taste is soothingly scrumptious and is not so intense like the smoothies with the mint flavor. It is savory yet simply delicate!