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Hi, y’all!

How’ve ya been?

I know some of you may already do this but I thought I’d share one of my tips with you: freezing bananas.

Bananas are yummy – but they don’t last long! If you don’t gobble ‘em up quickly, they will get all dark and mushy. Lots of folks from the old days (and I’m sure these days, too!) consider those old, blackened bananas the best-ever for baking old-fashioned banana bread or muffins.

Some of you may throw those old bananas away.

I try to eat or freeze my bananas before they get in bad shape – ‘cause I hate to waste food!

It’s easy and doesn’t take long to freeze your bananas for future use.

Just slice or break into chunks.

Lay flat, not touching, in bags or containers.

Store in the freezer ’till ya need ‘em!

This way, you’ll have pretty bananas when you need ‘em for smoothies or some other goodness. They’re also great to just nibble on as-is!

Have you ever frozen your bananas? Do you eat them too fast? Do they ruin on you? Will you be taking advantage of this tip? Do tell!

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Yep, that’s right! My husband can make yumilicious meals – I am SO lucky!

Friday, September 9th was our one-year wedding anniversary, and the night before, he peeled and sliced a ginormous cucumber, chopped two homegrown tomatoes (that we bought from a local vendor), sliced about a third (or so) of a big onion, and then put a whole bottle of Italian dressing in the bowl and stirred it all together. Oh, and he added some water (about half the dressing bottle full).

He popped the lid on the bowl and put it in the fridge so the flavors could marry overnight. YUM-O!

I know what you’re thinking: a WHOLE bottle of processed dressing?!

But hey, who can complain when their husband loves veggies AND whips up a flavorful salad?! Not I, says Raw Juice Girl, not I! LOL!

If you’re interested in the overnight salad recipe my husband made, you can see it at Mainline Gardening: Overnight Salad – Made By My Husband.

The Night Before

We got the tomatoes homegrown from a local vendor, using my eco-friendly Bite bag (which I reviewed HERE).

He also thawed some beef and pork steaks and hot dogs and made his own marinade concoction.

I busied myself making old-fashioned potato salad and (hand-grated!) cole slaw. I also made a fresh pitcher of tea (black tea bags mixed with green tea bags). Delish!

Next Day, Our Anniversary: Sept. 9th!

I got busy slicing red, yellow, and orange bell pepper + onion to get ‘em ready for grillin’!

SO Pretty—the Colors!

On to the Grill!!

And…. on to the table!!!

Set for four – we had a couple of guests!

As you can see from the table setting, I love old-fashioned stuff and flowers are my favorite thing in the whole world. Well, maybe chocolate and caramel are my favorite things, but you know…

Anyway…

Our anniversary dinner was a success. But even more important than the tasty meal, was spending the day with a true sweetheart – my soul mate. I have the BESTEST husband ever!!

I’m a happy girl!

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Yesterday was my anniversary – and it was a WONDERFUL day filled with sweet blessings and all things love. I’m going to post about the meal he prepared for us soon – it included a SALAD!!!!   

I know, I know! A husband who cooks AND makes salad. I’m so lucky, huh?

I did eat the salad – which was totally delicious! – but I also ate meat, too. (Yep, Raw Juice Girl ate meat. I had posted a while back that I added eggs and meat back into my diet. I feel much better now.)

I took photos of the whole process, and the results, so I’m working on that post.

That post is soon to come.

But here’s what I had for breakfast this morning…

Fruit + Yogurt Bowl

Pear + Kiwi + Banana + Greek Yogurt = YUM!

Fruit Chopped + Dropped in a Bowl

With Greek Yogurt + Granola on Top!

Sooooooooooooo Good!!!!

What about you – do you like fruit + (Greek) yogurt bowls for breakfast or a snack? What’s your favorite fruit? What’s your favorite yogurt? Do share!

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