What would you do with these greens?
I turned them into a soup….mixed with half a banana, 1 cup of milk, Vega Vanilla Chai and ice.
I don’t think I like the Vega Vanilla Chai as much anymore. It was TOO SWEET! I couldn’t really taste the greens though – just a bright lettuce flavor if I looked for it with my brain.
Sunken below was some granola and a drizzle of coconut butter!
On the side – hard boiled egg
And a bunch of cherries Kanz surprised me with at lunchtime!
This left me stuffed!
As much as I love Pumpkin, she is driving me a bit nuts with her meowing. I think she really misses her owners because she meows at our porch doors (and now our back door) all.day.long. I can’t bear not to let her on the porch but I’d really prefer if she remained an outdoor cat…
Afternoon awaits!
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Are you using the Vega One vanilla chai, or the older version (Whole Food Health Optimizer vanilla chai)? I managed to find some on-sale Whole Food Health Optimizer tubs before they discontinued them and replaced them with Vega One, and I too find that Vega One is a whole lot sweeter. It might not just be your pregnancy tastebuds!:)
This is the newer kind (Vega One) so yeah, it’s too sweet ;(
I think even the Whole Foods Optimizer one is too sweet…I cannot imagine it being sweeter than that. I’ve wondered why Vega doesn’t make a completely unsweetened version specifically for people that are adding to smoothies that are already sweetened with fruit naturally.
I like the term smoothie over soup!
I am yet to get on board with green monsters! Looks like a well-balanced meal
That soup looks very tastym but with the banana and vega vanilla it sounds more like a smoothie in a bowl
anyway, it looks bright, fresh and healthy!!! 
I’d be discouraging the cat to be on my property. If it’s vocal, the last thing you will want is to have a sleeping baby, enjoying a nap on the porch, woken by a cat! Don’t be afraid to use the ‘ol squirt bottle with water trick. The cat will get the message soon enough.
Poor pumpkin!
I like the Vega Vanilla Chai! I don’t use it in a soup though – I like to blend it with chilled coffee in the morning for a frappuccino. I guess the coffee cuts the sweetness for me?
She has a cat sitter (so her owners said) but I just think she is lonely
Oh…phew!
Just tell yourself that you are ensuring your husband’s health by not letting the cat onto your porch. Didn’t you say Matt is allergic to cats? I am highly allergic to them. I cannot even sit on my new next door neighbor’s screen porch without my eyes swelling and itching—because her cat sits out there sometimes!
He is allergic to some cats. He hasn’t shown any symptoms with Pumpkin. Otherwise I wouldn’t dare let her on the porch
Love that plate, where did you get it?
Pottery Barn, 2009 I think?
Colorful lunch!
I love fresh cherries! The Rainer cherries are my favorite. I’m hoping they go on sale soon
poor Pumpkin is probably hungry and lonely!
I tried a Vega Vanilla packet for the first time last week. I wasn’t sure if I liked it or not… I prefer just using yogurt or cottage cheese to add protein to my smoothies!
Agreed!
Pumpkin just needs some lovin
Hopefully, someone is feeding that poor pumpkin! You might have to share some of the smoked sardines
That lunch looks awesome. I need to buy some cherries stat.
Nothing like a green monster! I’ve never tried lettuce, will have to give it a whirl. Cherries are the BOMB! Nothing better!
I love that you call it a soup
I feel like a restaurant could add a thin green smoothie to their menu as a dessert soup!
Are you sure Pumpkin’s owners left her enough food when they went out of town? She might be meowing at your door (and trying to eat your yogurt) because she’s hungry . . .
No, I’m not sure. But I think she is just lonely
Yeah I doubt she’s hungry. I love cats but they can be such attention-seekers at times too. The meowing and pawing would get on my nerves after a while, so you’re super patient Kath!
cats are excellent learners. they learn to read people quickly and manipulate people very well with their actions. if the cat knows you will let it in, they will continue to come back. if you give it the cold shoulder for long enough the cat will get the picture. why bother to come around if it’s no fun. but if you dont want the cat around as much there is not much you can do. there is no middle ground either you say come on over whenever you’d like or you create the environment of sorry buddy no business here.
I enjoy her company but I don’t want her to be begging all the time
I’ve given her permission to hang on the porch but just not come inside. She seems content with that for now
Green smoothies are the best. Sweet is good, that means it cancels out the “greens” taste! Also, how do you get your hard boiled eggs so perfect?
Like this! http://www.katheats.com/julia-childs-eggs
Thanks Kath!
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I want those cherries! They had cherries for gulp…$7.50 per pound…at the store yesterday. I passed. I could eat thru ten bucks in a day with me and cherries b/c I love them!
Did her owners just leave her on her own while they’re away?!
No they said their daughter would be coming by
Cherries look delicious! That meal is perfect for the stormy day here. All I would need is a piece of whole grain bread on the side.
Love the simplicity of a nicely boiled egg! Sweet cheeries…yummy!
I’m obsessed with hard-boiled eggs lately.
I don’t get outdoor cats and I think they’re kind of rude, frankly. My neighbors have three (!) and they’re always peeing and pooping in our yard and walking in front of our windows, irritating my nice, indoor cats. Grr.
I also used lettuce today because I didn’t have any other greens! I used them in a hot dish, of beans corn carrots and rice!
Don’t spoil Pumpkin, you give her an inch they’ll take a mile!
How do you process the greens? A Vitamix?
Yes
Is that a warm soup, or like a gazpacho? Looks a bit like a green smoothie!
It’s a green smoothie in a bowl! Aka, soup
Haha love it!
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Here it is: http://www.katheats.com/walking-sun-shade
Sounds interesting, but good!
So jealous of your beautiful garden and all those home grown greens! Yum.
I love putting greens in my smoothies, easy way to get in some extra veggies!
Yummy, love the mix of greens and chai!
Poor sweet Pumpkin! I’m such a sucker for “stray” or lonely animals… And what an interesting green soup! I’m not a fan of sweet stuff but I’d like to try the lettuce in a smoothie – bet ya can’t taste it a bit!
We have a “pumpkin” next door. Initially we thought she was a stray; then we learned that she belonged to a neighbor. Same behavior. Obsessed with coming into our house and meowing at our porch door. Ignoring her for a while seemed to discourage her. She still comes by, but seems less “crazy”. We still love her! I’m allergic, so I look forward to seeing her occasionally.
It’s a nice way to enjoy kitties if you are allergic – sharing the cat parenting!
I finally saw cherries the other day at the store but they were crazy expensive. I can’t wait to get my first batch – yours make me drool every time!
I cannot eat anything really sweet. However, I have craved sweets more since the second trimester of my pregnancy–not really sweet things, though.
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Beautiful last picture of pumpkin! Loving that lighting.
P.s. Meow! heheh
Poor Pumpkin, I have a “needy” cat too. I just can bear to see a sad animal, it breaks my heart knowing he is missing his family. I am sure he will be happy when they return. It is kind of you to comfort him.
They would have been good in a smoothie too!
Love that plate!! The egg yolk and cherries look sexy on it for some reason
Looks good and sounds easy enough to make. Does the banana make it sweet or the Vega Vanilla Chai?