I don’t consider myself a ridiculous person. I have the same basic needs and wants as anyone else: family, friends, health, safety, shiny hair, and the occasional falconry course. But, it’s getting weird for me to have people over for dinner.
“What do you like to eat?,” I’ll ask before I dish out an official invite. See, I can make pretty much anything, and I aim to please. The problem is when they say, “Just make what you normally would. I’m sure we’ll love it.”
Gosh. What do I do? Honestly, for the past few years I’ve treated myself as a science experiment. I look like an average person, but I’ve seen and eaten things that would make you shudder. I went through a phase where I put SAUERKRAUT in my smoothies. So, I get that what may taste great to me, may taste like the cubed cheese at an old folks’ home to you.
But I’m always trying. When I can, I ask a person with normally functioning taste and smell to sample my recipes. For instance, my brother said the crab cakes from last week’s recipe were delicious. And he wasn’t just being nice, as he’s not.
So, this week I’m being realistic. This is the smoothie I’m drinking while there are nice blackberries around. If you want it to dance on your tastebuds, up the apple content and remove the avocado. Have it your way, baby!
Blackberry Smoothie
- 1 cup coconut water
- 7-8 blackberries
- 1/4 apple
- large handful of spinach
- 1/2 avocado
- 1/2 juiced lime
- pinch of pink himalayan sea salt
- Put all ingredients into a high speed blender and make into a nice smooth drink.
- Throw a handful of macadamia nuts and an inch and a half of chorizo into a Princess Diana memorial mug, and you’ve now experienced breakfast at my house.
The Lunchadora 