With the mornings getting a little more hectic with the holiday schedule behind us, why not start your day off with a quick and tasty smoothie.  I actually had this for dinner last night but it really is a great breakfast treat.  I kicked this smoothie up a little bit with a scoop of protein and a table spoon of flax seed.  It gave it more dimension and added some flavor as well.

The combination of oranges, pineapple and blackberries is really refreshing.  Whenever you have a craving for a smoothie or in a rush to get somewhere… whip this 3 minute recipe up in your blender.
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It’s back to the grind, the party is over!  Relaxation time complete - yes another work day is here.  Happy Monday!

Chicken Fried Rice

Here is a simple yet comforting dish that I make quite regularly. This recipe is one of my Mom’s creations. Whenever she makes it… it never lasts more than 10 minutes. It really cannot get any easier to prepare - and this rice is fabulous!  The flavor and texture is so good.  I sometimes stir a few fried eggs in at the end but I did not have any in the fridge.

This dish also allows you to stir in whatever flavors you may like in the rice - extra veggies, no meat (tofu instead) you name it.

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It’s Friday again!  Thursday was somewhat of a different day where I was completely snowed in.  It has been snowing for about 30 hours with wind gusts of over 60 MPH.  Needless to say, it would be entertaining to show you the snow drifts in front of the house but I was not able to get out to do that.  Stay tuned for those pictures!

For our New Year’s Eve gathering I tried a new recipe for some pork ribs.  As you all know by now, ribs are one of my favorite things to eat.  I love them!  Although this recipe did take a long time to prepare, it was well worth the wait.  These were fall off the bone and the flavor was amazing.

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Happy New Year to all zesty readers!  I hope you had a great NYE.  I didn’t want to post a recipe today however I do want to wish everyone a Happy and prosperous new year.  2009 is upon us so lets make it exciting.  What is in store this year?  I am calling it the year of the AMAZING!

New Year’s Resolution

I want to devote more time to Zestycook.com and become more active both with my family as well as in the community. What is your New Year’s Resolution?

Upcoming Happenings on Zesty in 2009

1. Zesty Book Reviews and Giveaways
2. Zesty to Launch first E-Book
3. Zesty Introduces Video
4. New web design for zestycook.com
5. More giveaways and guest bloggers

Those are just a few new events taking place early in the new year.  Of course please stay tuned as I have a lot of new ideas to take food blogs to a new level.

I would love to hear your input and feedback as well.

Have an awesome start to the new year.  Enjoy your time with family and friends and I will see you all tomorrow.

Take care

zesty

The final day of 2008 is upon us. I would like to wish you, in advance, a very Happy New Year before I start rambling.  This has been a great year at the Zesty house and I look forward to sharing 2009 with all of you.

No cooking tonight! We ordered in at our favorite Thai restaurant! Wow, It did not disappoint. We went with an order of homemade dumplings, fresh handmade vegetarian spring rolls and an order of Pad Thai with Chicken. I really love Thai food. I am going to share a recipe with you for my homemade Pad Thai in coming days.

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