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Silk Pure Almond: Date in Bombay Smoothie

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I love to travel and I don’t get to do it enough so instead I let my taste buds take the trip. Food is an amazing thing, it can take you anywhere in the world without even leaving the comfort of your own kitchen.  With each sip of this creamy smoothie you’ll be transported to India.

The garam masala and the ginger are warming, while the dates give it a nice sweetness and the Pure Almond makes it nice and creamy.  You might be thinking creamy? It just be high in fat and calories as well but with only 191 calories and 1.4 grams of fat per serving it is a wonderful healthy treat.

Date in Bombay Smoothie

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1 medium banana
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 Medjool dates, pitted
  • 1 cup Silk Pure Almond Unsweetened Vanilla
  • 1 cup ice

Directions

Place everything in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve in your favorite glass wear.

 

*Nutrition (per serving): 191 calories. 1.4g fat. 0mg cholesterol. 80mg sodium. 55.1g carbohydrates. 5.1g dietary fiber. 36.2g sugar. 2.2g protein.

Calories saved per serving by using Silk Pure Almond Unsweetened Vanilla versus skim milk: 24 calories

*From Calorie Count Recipe Analysis (http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php)

Disclosure: I was compensated by FitFluential LLC  for this campaign. All opinions are my own.

Friday Date Night: Dunio Duende

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Neil and I have decided to make Friday nights our date night in each week. Our plan is to enjoy a nice meal after we put E to bed and then watch a movie or catch up on shows together sans computers and cellphones. This week we decided to use on of our Localvore Today coupons for take out at Duino Duende.

To go with our meal we shared this rooibos beer that we picked up on our trip to Montreal.  It was my first time trying a tea beer and it was really tasty and the perfect pairing with our meal.

We ordered three different dishes to share which included fried shisito peppers, the hummus plate and the falafel (our favorite). Seriously some of the best falafel I have ever had in my life and the tahini sauce is delicious and the pickled veggies make it even more delicious.

After dinner we watched Criminal Minds and enjoyed a nice big plate of apple nachos with a chocolate almond butter drizzle, shredded coconut, almonds and currants.

Next week Neil is going to see Henry Rollins so I will be having a date night with E instead. Speaking of E she turned 3 months recently and I finally posted her 3 month update over at Naturally Family.

Oh and I want to send my congratulations and best wishes

to Nicole and Dan on the arrival of their baby Olivia

and Katy and Lucas on the arrival of their baby girl Audrey