I don’t grow much in my garden. but I still find some ingredients for the smoothies I make every morning for me and my family.
Rhubarb and Sorrel Smoothie
My son and I were the only ones at home this morning, so this is about half of what I use on a normal day.
I use young rhubarb stalks, the tend to get tough pretty fast. The sorrel grows all over my garden and I like to use a little bit of mint, but not too much, it can be a bit overpowering.
First I blend a fistful of almonds with about 4dl of water (to make my own almond milk). I chop the almonds a bit first, to spare the blender and then I blend them as much as possible. Some frozen berries go into the mix (this is best cold), a banana and perhaps a pear or an apple.
I love to use some homegrown things for breakfast, I think its healthy and besides, it’s free!
Graduation
My hardworking, clever, talented and beautiful girl is graduating today with a Bachelors degree in nutritional science from the university of Iceland.
Sadly I cannot be with her to celebrate. My back has not recovered enough from the fall last weekend to sit for hours in a car (I’m much better though). But her father and sister went to represent the family. I’m sure they are having a great time, and they will tell me all about it when they get back.
Whenever you need more rhubarb plants or when old plants become too large and crowded with stems (usually five to eight years after planting), grab a sharp spade or an ax and start dividing. Rhubarb lends itself to this kind of garden math, as long as it is done in early spring, before new growth begins.
Hún er sannarlega falleg og innilega til hamingju með hana!
Það gleður mig að lesa um túnsúruna undir sínu rétta nafni. Ég legg áherslu á það í uppeldi að fólk þekki í sundur súrurnar
. Sem eru allar fínustu matjurtir.