A Green Juice That Doesn’t Taste Like Grass

Lately, Bo and I can’t get enough homemade green juice. There aren’t many places that sell fresh pressed vegetable juices in Geneva so making them at home is the easiest solution. We’ve experimented over the past few months with different recipes and have finally perfected one that we both love. He tends to like juices that are super green and while I like my juices green, I don’t want to feel like I’m sipping grass. This one is perfectly balanced, and we love it so much that we’ve been making it in batches then storing it in the refrigerator using mason jars.

Mint Green Juice recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 green apples, chopped
  • 1/2 large cucumber
  • 2 cups spinach
  • 1 lime, peel & seeds removed
  • Small piece of fresh ginger, about 1 inch
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves

Directions: Push all the ingredients through the juicer and enjoy immediately or after cooling in the refrigerator briefly.

What’s your favorite juice ingredient?

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Welcome to the Time Warp

Hello, hello from New York City! 604

I’m in a weird time warp right now as jet lag hasn’t really hit me but I feel as if I’m repeating days since my Sunday was SUPER long due to the time change.

I left Verbier at 5am Sunday on the AlpyBus back to the Geneva Airport in order to catch a 9:15am flight to Amsterdam. The wakeup time was not easy as I didn’t sleep well Saturday night. Even though I was in bed by 11:30 and exhausted after a long day of skiing, sledging, wine, and fondue I woke up almost every hour fearful that I’d overslept. I slept the entire shuttle ride to the airport and had just enough time to check my baggage and grab some breakfast before boarding the flight.

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I enjoyed a three hour layover in Amsterdam in the best way possible – soaking up the sun from their rooftop lounge area while reading a book and sipping a green juice. 594 590 I’ve fallen in love with kale, lemon, ginger, cucumber, mint and pineapple flavors lately and order this any chance I have at a juice bar! It is great to have a few favorite standby juice combinations which I know are reliable especially when traveling. There is nothing worse than paying an exorbitant amount for a juice and spit out the first sip after a flavor experiment.

The flight from Amsterdam to New York was another smooth, uneventful one as I spent half the time on my iPad either catching up on tv shows or reading and the rest of the time sleeping. Before I knew it we were landing at JFK! 597Upon landing and fighting through the cab line I spent the evening laughing and catching up with some of my good friends over a healthy and delicious dinner. Liz and Mike hosted four of us ladies in their home for a Sunday night dinner including lemon chicken, sauteed kale, quinoa, and plenty of wine.

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By the time I left I felt like their dog Reemus – ready to sleep anywhere, even on the floor. I was completely exhausted by 10pm when I reached my hotel room as I’d been up for 22 hours!

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This morning I cancelled my Barry’s Bootcamp workout in order to make sure that my body got the rest it needed before a busy week. It’s so easy to push myself, especially when I’m traveling. The last thing I want to do is get sick or make stupid decisions especially while trying to improve my health and iron levels. Instead I enjoyed a leisurely commute to the office with my co-worker, Ema. It’s been so fun to share with her some of my favorite New York City spots such as the small juice bar near our office or the salad bar at Toasties. While I love our salad bar in Geneva I miss the made to order chopped salads sometimes! Today I made a great combination including kale, walnuts, egg whites, green apples, mushrooms, chicken, celery, lemon, olive oil and balsamic!

615 Tonight I am going to catch up with another friend before crashing in bed. The time change is definitely starting to catch up with me and I want to be rested for a fun Soul+Cycle date tomorrow morning before a long day of meetings.

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The One Thing No One Can Take Away

 

Good evening!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thursday.  I can’t complain one bit as I woke up feeling much better and ready to take on the day!

I met Gabriela and Sara at Equinox for another wonderful Thursday spin class with Shaina. I’m always worried how people will enjoy classes but luckily Gabriela loved it too! Shaina went a little crazy on us and started getting very deep and preachy towards the end. I don’t usually like this but she made a good fact. Each day, we must figure out what is the one thing we do for ourselves that no one can take away.

Today’s class was more intense than normal with a few really tough intervals. I left class sweaty and tan! 🙂

IMG_0690After a quick shower I left the gym feeling refreshed and renewed. I think I sweat all the germs out during class!  IMG_0691Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t warm and sunny this morning. Instead it was sunny and felt like 9 degrees! My nose was already cold just a few seconds out of the gym!

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Today was a far less stressful day than yesterday and the workday went by very quickly due to all the productivity!

I enjoyed a few breaks for nourishment, but otherwise stayed busy all day.

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I left the office early to run a few errands and enjoy a relaxing evening at home complete with more delicious cereal.

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I am ready for a wonderful weekend, starting with a fun Friday!

  • Peanut Butter & Company Nutropolitan Museum event with Melissa and Sara
  • Long run with Theodora 
  • Mani & Pedi at Bliss Spa
  • A fun girl’s brunch
  • New York Junior League’s Winter Ball with Theodora and Bo

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Question: What one thing do you do for yourself each day that no one can take away?

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