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Now That's Just Sorcery Green Smoothie

I'm rather a fan of smoothies, but they're always kind of ... harsh, somehow. Almost like they're chemically burning my throat, I suppose. And they're so cold . Which I know is rather the point, but I don't like cold things, especially not cold things that say "This is a chemical burn" in Tyler Durden's voice while they're turning my throat into an episode of Game of Thrones that spends too much time focused on Jon and Sam. This smoothie is almost 100% identical to the recipe from Oh She Glows (my colleague loaned me the Oh She Glows cookbook in exchange for pie, in case anyone's curious why I'm suddenly so obsessed with her recipes) but it has my twists to it, mostly brought on by the fact that I purchased a ridiculous number of Just Barley powdered green barley uh ... three years ago, and until today hadn't found a way to drink it that didn't involve way, WAY too much sugar. Like I'd only drink it if it were made with t...

Perfect Chia Parfait

I love chia seed pudding. It's on-par with instant Jell-O pudding as far as "this is stupidly easy to make," but it tastes better and is better for you. This recipe was inspired by the young lady who hosts Oh She Glows , but the pudding recipe is different, and the measures are different. This recipe fits nicely into two 1-cup Ziploc containers, with the measures in (parentheses) appropriate for six 1-cup Ziploc containers. You can probably guess a) how many of us I'm trying to feed, minimum, and b) how many Ziploc containers come in a pack. It's not laziness, here, it's ... efficiency. Yep. Perfect Chia Parfait Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 1/2 cups) chia seed 3 cups (9 cups) soymilk, almond milk, rice milk, coconut milk, cow milk, etc. 3 tbsp (1/2 cup + 1 tbsp) maple syrup 1 tsp (3 tsp) vanilla 2 (6) kiwis 1 small (3 small) bananas, and you will have some leftover, so be ready to just eat the leftovers Instructions - In a mixing bowl (small if yo...