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Easy peasy chicken noodle soup

Easy peasy chicken noodle soup

I love soup season. This easy peasy chicken noodle soup is packed with vegetables, chicken, barley and noodles. With the days getting cooler and the busy holiday season ahead of us, you can bet this easy peasy chicken noodle soup will be on repeat in…

Summer Tomato Salad

Summer Tomato Salad

Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best, like this summer tomato salad made with fresh tomatoes, herbs, topped with olive oil and balsamic oil. I can’t think of a better my way through the rest of my tomatoes. This simple summer tomato salad is so…

Strawberry watermelon refresher

Strawberry watermelon refresher

Happy Summer! I love the longer, care free days of summer. Summer reminds me to savour the simplicity of the season especially when it comes to food, really is there anything better than a slice of juicy, crisp watermelon. If you love watermelon as much as our family does you need to make this refreshing strawberry watermelon refresher.

 

This strawberry and watermelon refresher has only 4 ingredients and takes minutes to make after the watermelon cubes freeze. The forecast here on the West Coast is calling for hot temperatures and what better way to stay hydrated. Watermelon is a perfect summer fruit,  is super hydrating, containing over 90 percent water.  watermelon is also an excellent source of lycopene. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant which plays a role in cancer prevention and cardiovascular health.

 

 

 

 

Strawberry watermelon refresher

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups of watermelon, diced into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 cups of strawberries, sliced in quaters
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • juice from1 lime

Instructions

  1. Place 1 cup of watermelon in the blender and blend until smooth. Pour into ice cube tray and freeze for at least 3 hours.
  2. Place remaining watermelon, strawberries, honey, lime juice, and 8 watermelon ice cubes and blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Garnish wth watermelon and strawberries
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Happy Summer!

Blueberry lemon muffins

Blueberry lemon muffins

Happy June! How did we get here ??  I am so looking forward to summer. It’s been pretty busy here in the Murphy household, as I am sure anyone with kids can relate. In addition to the end of school activities, I have been busy…

Triple Berry Oat Bars

Triple Berry Oat Bars

These triple berry oat bars are incredible. They make for a perfect grab and go breakfast, school snack, and/or afternoon snack. My family loved them. These triple berry oat bars are packed with healthy nutrients, rich in flavour and easy to make.  You should make…