I'm back! (and cooking up a storm)

Hi all! I am so sorry about how I left you guys hanging these past few days. As you know, I was travelling, and then I was getting back into the swing of being home! Plus, trying to get Baz to forgive me for leaving is a full time job. Since I've been home, I've been cooking and baking like it's the end of the world, so over the next few days, be ready for a bunch of posts!

Today I will stick with something simple. A smoothie! It has been my breakfast everyday this week, partly because it tastes so good, but mostly because I need to recover from a week of eating without any sense of consequence.

Smoothies are usually simple, even though a lot of people think they are difficult to make well. I think we can attribute that to the fact that store-bought smoothies are so damn expensive, it makes people think they couldn't possibly replicate it. My smoothies are simple and healthy and they look really pretty. See?? #elkinthekitchen

Elke's Simple Smoothie

Ingredients

1/2 banana

3 strawberries, sliced

1/2 cup blueberries

1 cup kale

1/4 cup slivered almonds, plus more for topping

1/2 cup coconut milk

1 tsp honey

1 Tbsp ground flax seeds

1 tsp chia seeds, for topping

Directions
1. It's pretty simple...throw everything in the blender (aside from the extra almonds and the chia) and liquefy. The kale will make it green, but don't fear because the blueberries turn it back to a pretty color. Feel free to use frozen fruit, because it's cheaper, easier, and tastes just as good. Also, the measurements can be very loosely followed. If you like different fruit, or you want it to be more or less sweet, do whatever you feel! This is just my basic recipe.
2. Pour some smoothie into a pretty glass, sprinkle the chia and almonds on top, and enjoy a healthy start to your day.