Mixed Berry Summer Smoothie

Mixed Berry Summer Smoothie ~ From Bikini Killer Cookies to Belt Bust’n Chocolate Bars, I’m kicking the week off with a healthy summer smoothie that’s packed with antioxidant-packed  super foods.

Mixed Berry Smoothie
Mixed Berry Summer Smoothie

I’m not intentionally doing a 180 here, but boysenberry season has just begun here in California. Every year I go crazy stocking up on them. The season is so brief, lasting for less than ninety days I have to get them while I can. Similar in appearance to a blackberry, the boysenberry is distinctly different in taste but packs a similar antioxidant punch.

When you can find them, buy a lot. If someone had sold these to me as Mother Nature’s candy instead of raisins (eww) when I was kid, I would probably have gone the way of Violet Beauregarde—color stained, bloated and floating away from a lack of self control.  But instead, the boxes of raisins that mom brown-bagged for school, ended up sprinkled over the playground grass. Continue reading Mixed Berry Summer Smoothie

Cocktail Popsicle: Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicles

Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicle ~ Get  your tequila with no drunk-dial regrets in this week’s cocktail popsicle featuring a honeydew margarita with cucumber. This may be my favorite cocktail pop yet! I love how the cucumber lends a crisp refreshing edge to sweetness of the honeydew and the tequila bite.

Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicle
Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicle

Let me say, I totally took one for the team this week! It’s not often (okay, never) that I find myself sloshed on a Monday night. Seriously, no shots were taken during the making of these cocktail popsicles….uh.

Okay, I’m a liar – one shot. Continue reading Cocktail Popsicle: Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicles

Bikini Killer Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Snickers Cookies ~ Meet my latest mash-up: a classic cookie gets gooey with one of the longest standing candy bar for an awesome good time in this twofer cookie.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Snickers Cookies Bakers Royale Stacked Bikini Killer Cookies
Chewy Chocolate Chip Snickers Cookies

If you follow me on Facebook, then you know last week I teased about an upcoming bikini killer but I really should have mentioned it’s gonna be a glut fest this week.

I know some of you may have your hesitations with the caloric count doubling over your local mercury reading, but trust me—don’t. These recipes are going to be worth every calorie. If it helps, I promise we can swap iTunes workout albums and commiserate our way through a few sweaty sets. Continue reading Bikini Killer Cookies

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