Orange Pomegranate Salad with Citrus Chia Dressing
Sometimes you just feel like something light, refreshing and easy. It’s been so hot lately that, even though I’m not usually a big mono-meal girl, it seems like I’ve been seduced to that side by the sheer availability and ease of all this great summer produce that’s not really around for the rest of the year. Suddenly I’ve found myself indulging in mega portions of peaches, whole watermelons and baskets of cherries – all at different times, of course – and calling that breakfast or lunch or dinner. In between I eat even more fruit. It’s been satisfying on so many levels but perhaps the biggest boon has been… nothing…
Almond Ginger Chia Pudding
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia! Whenever I prepare food or smoothies with these tiny seeds, I can’t help but remember all those commercials for Chia Pets. And -let’s not forget – the famous Chia Head (scary and ridiculous)! I, myself, succumbed to the lure of the miraculous Chia Pet when I received one of the kits for my birthday. That was a long time ago. As I recall it was a hedgehog that actually looked pretty damn cute when it began to sprout green chia quills! But, never, at that time, did I ever anticipate a day that I would actually be eating those little seeds. And – even more miraculous – that I…
