Oh my goodness, it seems as though I’ve found one of the best smoothies ever – Kristen’s Cherry Chocolate Bomb.
It truly is the Bomb. So much so, I’ve had it for breakfast two days in a row!! A few minor changes were made to Kristen’s recipe because I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand. Here’s what went in my (vita)mix:
1 frozen banana, 1 cup TJ’s Very Cherry Berry Blend of frozen berries (cherries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries), 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1/2 cup water, 1 tablespoon cacao powder, 3 tablespoons vanilla sunwarrior rice protein powder.
Hopefully soon I’ll be able to get my hands on plain frozen cherries, the Very Cherry Blend was all that TJ’s had this weekend. :/
For lunch yesterday, a made another batch of humbecue tuna and put it atop a spinach salad with some Hippie Chips on the side.
I don’t even love canned tuna so me having it two days in a row tells you that the hummus and bbq sauce combo is quite awesome.
I took a frozen Apple Berry VitaTop out of the freezer to thaw.
It was still a little cold come mid-afternoon snack time but still tasty. I loved the big chunks of dried fruit. I’m the biggest dried fruit lover you’ll ever meet- only I don’t like dried apples – they’re too squishy. Interestingly, this muffin had more dried berries than dried apples. That made me happy. 
Isaac and I hit up the gym after work and I came home and whipped up the Polenta Casserole from E,D & BV.
I’d actually never had polenta before so this was a totally new culinary experience for me. The polenta, which is just boiled cornmeal, reminded me a lot of grits only the consistency was thicker and the color was more yellow. Overall, the recipe was super easy to put together and very tasty. Yet again another winner from this awesome cookbook.
Since I’d eaten the polenta casserole on it’s own for both dinner yesterday and lunch today I decided I would spruce it up and make a little something different for dinner tonight.
A polenta casserole wrap with fresh spinach and salsa seemed like the perfect way to switch things up!
Yum!
After trying polenta, I’ve found that I really like it, but I have to tell you all a secret. Every time I hear the word polenta I think of placenta – not exactly what I want to picture in my head before eating. Sorry if I just ruined polenta for you.
I’ve been in the kitchen tonight baking for the upcoming holiday. I’ll be sharing my creation with you all tomorrow so please get excited and don’t forget to wear green.
- Brittany
PS: This is why I love my boyfriend.
Brittany Mullins, HHC
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I have been wanting to try the bomb smoothie for weeks! I cannot find cherries anywhere – seriously they are all sold out! I got that same mix from TJs but couldn’t handle the seeds. They kept getting stuck in my teeth.
Your lilly is beautiful. Just a tip, the pollen on them stains terribly. It is often best to cut those little stamen off once the blooms open so it doesn;t get everywhere!
I have that TJ’s mix too, I’ll have to try it! Looks refreshing! haha Jessica I got all those dang seeds stuck in my teeth too! I’m a big fan of polenta because it’s cheap and easy to make
So – I pretty much need to try EVERYTHING in this post. Everything looks absolutely amazing!! I especially need to try humbecue tuna
Soo good.
I was SO excited when I finally found frozen cherries… I feel like I scoured for eons, but finally found them hiding at out local co-op
And you’re boyfriend is so sweet! That’s cute
I know I’ve had Polenta before, but I don’t think I have ever cooked with it. Not sure why, I think it scares me a little. Maybe I will have to give this recipe a try. It sounds and looks really good.
Have a wonderful day dear!
I love polenta, that casserole looks awesome!
What a pretty flower, he is such a sweetie!
I wish I could find frozen cherries! I look every single time I’m at the grocery store and they never have em…. I’m so disappointed I can’t try out this cherry smoothie everyone is raving about!
That Cherry bomb looks so sweet and refreshing. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for frozen berry mixes.
I’ve yet to try polenta recipes at home, but seeing how it’s just boiled cornmeal… and I have plenty of cornmeal in my pantry…I think I’ll take a stab at some homemade polenta. Though polenta and placenta are unfortunately similar words, you didn’t ruin the yummy stuff for me! No worries, I can handle gross stuff (watching horror films while eating, talking about hideously graphic things while eating) so it’ll take more than a baby bag to put me off any food! Haha.
Glad I’m not the only one… every time I hear the word “polenta” I think of the word” placenta” instead… completely gross!