We're giving away a copper Vitamix to celebrate the Love & Lemons Cookbook launch!
Today, we’re celebrating our cookbook launch with one last giveaway – and it’s a good one! You may have noticed that I have a thing for smoothies, blended soups and creamy sauces. I just love my Vitamix – but have you seen the new copper Vitamix!? It’s pretty, it’s powerful, and one of you will get one!
pictured above: Carrot Gazpacho with Lemongrass and Creamy Miso Brussels Sprout Fettuccini from the Love & Lemons Cookbook.
This giveaway is now closed, thanks for entering!
If you don’t have a book, click here to get one!
A winner will be chosen at random. The giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only.
And congrats to @jamielynne19 who made our Quinoa Tacos and won the Staub Cookware Giveaway! Thanks to all of you who entered – it was so fun to see what you all made!
Special thanks to Vitamix and Williams Sonoma!
I can’t get enough of green smoothies made with coconut water, spinach, gogi berries, frozen mixed berries and chia seeds!
My recipe fave for the blender is a spinach and almond smoothie. I ballpark measurements so the taste is little different every time which is a nice surprise. Ingredients: yogurt around a cup, 2 bananas, lots of spinach, almond milk however much it takes to blend, honey, and ice cubes. I sometimes add in strawberries for tanginess or almonds for texture.
Another cool trick is to blend split peas for a smooth creamy soup. Yum!
My favorite blended things to make are smoothies, but lately I’ve been really into blended soups!! 😀
love a matcha kale & peach smoothie!
My favorite blended recipe is tortilla soup. It’s simple & DeeLish! ?
Almond milk, peanut butter, baby spinach, banana and frozen blueberries. Yum!
I love smoothies! I always use almond milk, banana, and avocado as a base. Sometimes I’ll add a starbucks via if I need a pick me up.
Congrats on the new cookbook!
Spinach & fruit smoothie or a roasted tomato soup.
I am a huge smoothie gal. I like making a “carrot cake” smoothie bowl with bananas, a bit of pineapple, carrots, almond butter and milk, and cinnamon. Topped with raisins and granola = perfection.
My favorite blended product is a salad dressing – composed of carrots, white miso, and ginger. Its so good that I put it on sandwiches, burritos, salads, and even on my yogurt.
Quick chimichurri for summer veggies.
I love making blended soups like potato fennel or tomato basil – and I always reserve some of the ingredients so that my creamy soups still have some chunks. If I owned a proper blender (I don’t!) I would love to make smoothies for my preschooler and myself to start our mornings a little better!
I live off blueberry, banana, and protein powder smoothie. It’s my morning go to!
I love using Iced Tea as my liquid in smoothies. Anything from black iced tea to herbal infusions. Frozen berries, a bit of herbs. So refreshing!
Basil pesto and garlic hummus! Yum! Couldn’t choose only one. 🙂
I love to make salad dressings, usually with a hand mixer. My fave is a yogurt+lemon+garlic concoction that goes great with plain salads, chicken, shrimp, anything!!
My favorite thing to make n the blender these days are smoothies for my toddler! We throw in kale, berries, apples, bananas, kefir, whatever we have on hand and it’s such a great way to get him lots of veggie and fruit nutrients! I’m pretty sure a Vitamix would take take my smoothie making game up to the next level!!! My favorite L&L recipe to blend is the sweet potato Cashew Alfredo! That one is so super good!
I love making tropical fruit smoothies with mango, pineapple, and yogurt! And throwing in some ground flax seed is always a good idea.
Cookie + Kate’s Roasted Butternut Squash Soup!!
For me it’s a tie between three recipes:
First, Mango Avocado Smoothies! It’s super easy – just blended almond milk, mango, peaches, avocado, kale, and honey. I don’t use any ice or yogurt, because I love the creamy, velvety texture you get from the avocado!
Second, chilled cucumber soup. I love cold soups – to me, they’re the epitome of refreshing, especially on a hot summer day! This soup is nice and easy: just blend together cucumber, mint, basil, lemon juice, sour cream, and scallions. Sometimes I like to add a little chopped jalapeno for heat, and serve it with a little diced avocado to add a little richness. You can season it to taste with salt, pepper, lemon juice, or extra hot sauce!
Third is a chilled apricot curry soup. I LOVE this soup more than anything, because it’s that mix of sweet and spicy that I love. It’s a simple purreed curried chicken broth that is thickened with cubes of cream cheese, and served chilled with a dollop of apricot preserves. It’s absolutely heavenly!