Strawberry Banana Muffins

I woke this morning early and discovered my bananas were too ripe and I had to use them quick, or else hubby would throw them out. 
I've wanted to bake something for a long time and finally after washing all the dishes from yesterdays Independence day BBQ, I got to work. 

My muffin pan is only for 6 muffins so I halved this recipe for Strawberry Banana Muffins

They turned out nice and crispy and golden on top, and moist inside. 

Then I did the laundry. Then I worked out a bit and now off to work!! 

 Shalom!!

-Marina

If it scares you...

We all have something. Something that we put off doing or trying because we feat failure and judgement. 

What scares you? What are you nervous of? Do you have a hurdle you have to overcome?

Shalom!

-Marina

Pineapple Strawberry Smoothie

Pineapple Strawberry Smoothie

For my tasty treat this morning all I used was:

1/2 cup defrosted strawberries
3 rings of canned pineapple
2 ice cubes
1/8 cup strawberry juice
1/2 cup milk

Directions:
 
1. Place all ingredients in blender.
2. Blend until smooth and lump free.
3. Pour into glass and enjoy!

Good Shabbos!
-Marina

Meet Elisa; chicken enchiladas

Last night my friend Elisa came over for dinner, movie and a sleepover. Evan has been hanging with the guys lately, so I've had lots of time to hang out with the girls!! 

Elisa was a volunteer at our beloved Abraham Hostel. She is from Veracruz, Mexico, and so suggested we made something traditional. Let me just say, there are NO Mexican restaurants in Jerusalem, so when I heard *enchiladas* I was super excited!  We both miss traditional Mexican food. Being a traveling volunteer, she hasn't been home for six months and hasn't had a chance to cook. She is a great baker though!

When she was volunteering at the Fauzi Azar Inn in Nazareth she made these

 (chocolate chip and banana cake)

(strawberry and chocolate chip cake)

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After finding a super easy recipe online for enchilada sauce, we gathered up ingredients and got to work.

As I worked on the chicken, she worked on the sauce.

We weren't sure how to get our tortillas to be super soft, but after finding out we shouldn't toast them (duh!) we tried them room temperature and the hot chicken and enchilada sauce did the rest. 

They turned out delicious!! Definitely making these again! 

Where has been your favorite place to travel? Any foods you miss while away from home??

Shabbat Shalom

-Marina

Clementine Delight

Thanks to Gimme Some Oven for today's smoothie inspiration!!

Clementine Delight 
2 oranges or clementines; pitted (peel off the skin and white stuff from each segment)
splash of milk
1/2 tsp of vanilla
a few ice cubes (I let mine melt a tiny bit before I put them in the blender)

I cut the recipe above in half when I made it, but forgot to halve the vanilla. To fix it up, I put in 1/3 of a cup of peach juice. 

Tip: I used clementines instead of oranges for this drink because that is all I had.  I recommend taking the time to peel off the skin and white stuff from each segment. We found that we had to chew a little instead of slurping the drink. =p

Sorry about the Hebrew, I live in Israel!

Some people say to try it with vanilla yogurt instead of milk and vanilla and if its too chunky to use orange juice instead. 

All tips and comments aside, it wasn't too bad!  Let me know what you think!!

Good Shabbos!

-Marina  

Berry Berry Peach Smoothie

Hubby has finally started to like my smoothies! I had a little round blender from Hemilton but it  got a chip around the top edge. It didn't hold as much liquid and it would leak out the top whenever I put liquid in it. I love my new Graetz blender!

Today hubs comes home from the gym thirsty for a post-workout smoothie. "Smoothie me!!", he says!!

Berry Berry Peach Smoothie
I mixed up strawberries, frozen raspberries and peach juice. He took one sip and ran away with the whole glass, I barely had any left to try or take pictures of!! 

It was so good!! I'm so excited to think up new ideas!

What kinds of smoothies do you like? Care to share some recipes??

 Shabbat Shalom!

-Marina

Peach Banana Berry Shake

Hello everybody! 
It's the start of a new week. Passover just ended and my mom and sister just got home from their trip to Israel. We had lots of fun touring and traveling with them. We visited lots of cool new places as well as showed them some of our favorite spots. It was also great to see lots of relatives!   Mom and Mich Do Israel Album


I'm back with another delicious shake recipe! I'm excited to share this with you all because this morning I bought a new Graetz blender and now I can make all sorts if yummy drinks.

This shake is all fruit. No dairy. Inspired by Jamba Juice but not as frozen. I find it hard to drink frozen drinks from a straw and finally wanted to try something with just fruit and juice.


Peach Banana Berry Shake

I mixed a cup of peach juice with a small frozen banana and behalf a cup of frozen raspberries and blended it all together til smooth. 

You can use any combo of berries and juices you like. What are your favorite smoothie recipes?? Comment below!!

Enjoy!

 Shalom

-Marina