Last Of The Summer ..Fruits!!

It’s a sad time right now 😦 ..

Summer is saying goodbye, and is taking all the summer fruits away with it. That means there’ll be no more watermelon..

No more peaches.. No more figs..

No more mangos..

No more pineapples..

No more nectarines, strawberries, blueberries, ….

..Well, actually, we’ll still be able to get all of these things at supermarkets, but they are all summer fruits, best eaten in the summer, when they are at their peak!!

To celebrate summer fruits and how good they are, I’ve got some recipes coming up, that I made this year. One of them I had for breakfast as often as possible this year ((something apart from half a watermelon, that it!!)) and it’ll be up soon. Here’s a sneak peek 😉 ..

What’s that?? Looks like chocolate pudding, right?? Nope, it’s not, but you’ll have to come back in a few days to find out what it is 😉 sorry!!

The other, I will share straight after this post, because it can hardly be called a recipe!! It’s one I’m going to miss, but only for about 9 months 😛 , until the particular fruit comes back into season.

So, what’s a fruit lover to do when all the summer fruits are going?? Don’t despair!! With the Autumn and Winter coming up, along comes a bounty of new fruits to keep us going strong and sweet!! What kinds of fruits are coming around the corner??

Well, there’s Kiwi..

Oranges..

Dates..

Apples and Pears..

Tangerines, pomegranates, persimmons, ….

So don’t panic that the warm season is ending, that all the summer fruits are on their way out 🙂 because there is an abundance of amazing fruits on their way, fruits that you likely didn’t see around very much in the summer!!

If you see yourself struggling to stay 100% raw in the winter, don’t worry. Just make sure you keep backed up with potatoes, sweet potatoes, brown rice, corn pasta, pumpkins, squashes, quinoa, …. just keep CARBED UP and keep your fat LOW!! For some high-carb recipes, visit my other blog soon as I plan to post some high-carb cooked options 🙂 .

See you soon!!

Ohh and before I forget – I’ve just got a spiralizer!! I’ll soon come up with some recipes to make with it, but first I plan to make Megan Elizabeth’s Pad Thai with my boyfriend next week!! 🙂

Don’t Throw That Away!!

Hi there, it’s been a while since my last post. Sorry about that.

Do you ever find yourself with leftover fruit at the end of the week, or things that are overripe, that you haven’t gotten around to using up??

Does it end up going slimy or getting mouldy, because you couldn’t find anything to do with it??

That’s what I used to end up doing, which would really annoy me, not to mention my Dad, who pays for the majority of it..

So I’m really pleased that I’ve found things to do with my extra, overripe fruits and vegetables. It’s really simple and I don’t know how it didn’t come to mind before, really.

I just started putting together all ((or most of, depending on combinations)) the things together and seeing what I could make of them. Sometimes I’ll have a load of apples and some greens and veg that need using, so I’ll make a big juice or smoothie. Occasionally it’ll be too many bananas, just on the edge of going overripe, so I’ll freeze as many as I can for other recipes, or just make a huge smoothie and throw in some frozen fruit or something. Here are some recipes I’ve made with leftovers and overripe fruit ((and veg)) in the past..

Mango, Berries n Citrus Bowl

This was a breakfast I had a couple of months ago. It’s simply a couple of “overripe”, bruised mangoes, cut up into a bowl, saving about 1/2 of one that I threw into the blender with some orange juice, then mixed in some frozen raspberries. I have mad this a few times now, once blending the raspberries into the “sauce” to make a cool coulis 😉 . Give it a try!! If you have them, tangerines work best for the OJ 🙂 .

Peachy Green Smoothie

This green smoothie was made up from leftovers, too. It’s on my other blog, MySparX if you’re interested in a Peachy Green Smoothie 🙂

Strawberry, Banana n Mango Blast

This one was amazing!! I always have frozen fruits in the house, so that I can’t be cut short. Here I chopped up 2 mangoes and 3 bananas. Put 1 of the mangoes and one of the bananas in the blender with some frozen strawberries, blitzed and poured it over the rest. Definitely one I’ll be making again!!

Apple n Kiwi Mix-Up

Pretty simple one again. I just grabbed my “on the turn” kiwis ((about 8, though I had to throw one away because Bandit thought that it looked like a fun toy when it rolled away from me..)) and the last 4 apples from my box, roughly chopped the apples, peeled and chopped the kiwis. I put half of them in a bowl, pulse-blended the other half, then mixed it up in a bowl. Yes, I do this a LOT, but it’s fun to eat and you’ll always get a different texture!!

I’ll add these to my recipes link, though they’re really not difficult and can hardly be called recipes 😉 .

I hope that this post helps you and shows you that you don’t need to throw away or waste any foods on your high-carb vegan lifestyle 🙂 . Remember, if you’ve got produce that needs using, think of what you can do with it first. Before you throw it out, spend a few minutes thinking of what you can do with it/them.

What good combinations do you have?? If you have a lot of sweeter fruits, like bananas, figs, dates, persimmons, etc., make up some smoothies or “puddings” or half-blended recipes for an interesting texture. Have more acidic fruits, like oranges, apples, kiwis, pineapples?? Do the same. Try a few different combinations and see what you like. You don’t need fancy recipes with 10+ ingredients. Your body will thank you for the simplicity!!

I Vant To Drink Your Blood ….Oranges

Have you ever tried really good oranges??

I mean like, REEAALLLLYY good, fresh, perfectly ripe, juicy oranges??

If you have, I’m sure you’ll agree that you have tasted heaven. Am I right??

How about these oranges??

Nope, not the gorgeous Passion Fruits at the side there, they were used for something else. I’m talking about the red Blood Orange there, surrounded by the peel of its other confused orange friends, and stains that look like beet juice!!

Check out just how dark and rich they look 🙂 . But hmmm, doesn’t look very blood-like, huh??

How about now?? ….

Blood Oranges, or  are vibrant, full of juice, they have a unique flavour, just sweet enough, with a sharp bite of flavour to wake up your senses.

My favourite way to enjoy them is simply by juicing them and savouring the pinky-red juice before it stains my clothes 😉 .

And yes, it can stain quite badly if you’re not careful. You may just find it easier to drink from the juicer 😉 .

There are 3 main varieties of blood orange, the Sanguinello, the Tarocco and the Moro, which I have here. I look forward to discovering more varieties in the near future, as well as a host of other citrus fruits, as soon as I can, which doesn’t appear to be very often over here in the UK.

Anyways, this is making me thirsty for oranges now, and I don’t have any fresh.. So, I’m off to change that!! Enjoy making and drinking your own blood

.. I mean juice!! Oops 😛

Show some citrus love 😛