Banana-Oat Soy Smoothie

For many years, I’ve always started Monday mornings with a fruit smoothie, then I have a salad for lunch and a light meal for dinner.  I simply call it Detox Monday. Weekends are usually intense, packed with high calorie foods and the occasional alcoholic beverages.  Fruit smoothies are fulfilling and refreshing.  I don’t know, but…

Traditional French Toast

Given the choice of pancakes, waffles or french toast for a Sunday brunch, I will always go with the latter one.  French Toast or Pain Perdu (lost bread in French) has always been my favorite!  Ever since I was a little girl, I have made this recipe.  Yes, this same recipe… I prefer to use Challah bread…

Breakfast for my Valentine

Pardon the radio silence.  I wanted to publish this and another post on Sunday and Monday, but technology problems got in the way.  I was having trouble with the site, but thankfully they were solved yesterday by my friends Gedy and Eduardo at Lifetree Creative, who always help me out when my limited “techie” knowledge runs…

Antioxidant Berry Smoothie

I have never been a morning person. Ask my brothers who watched with glee during the late 1980’s how my father would splash my face with glasses of water to wake me up during high school, of course, after he had tried to get me out of bed for the 10th time! Thanks to him,…