Roviyas

I didnt really want to add a lot of artificial coloring into our diets so I found some natural food coloring here.  Or you can see how to make your own food coloring here.

Smoothies:  Have you ever added spinach to a fruit smoothie?  My mother-in-law taught me this trick and my kids have never noticed!  It is even easier at St Pattys because they dont question why they are green!  I used bananas, peaches, yogurt, milk, and ice for mine (and of course, spinach!).  Sometimes I sprinkle in some splenda to make it a little sweeter.  You might want to add a little bit of food coloring to make it more green, it depends on how much spinach you use.  At first the spinach was chunky and very noticeable but if you let it blend a little longer, the chunks disappear and it all blends smooth.

Then you make the Buttermilk syrup.  This is SUPER delish!  My kids were skeptical because it was green but they were asking for seconds and thirds!  In a tall sauce pan mix 2 c sugar, 2 T Karo syrup, 1 cube butter, 1 c buttermilk (if you dont have any just mix 1 T vinegar with enough milk to make 1 c) and 1 T vanilla.  Bring to a rolling boil then stir in 1/2 tsp baking soda (and a drop of food coloring if desired).  If you only try one thing in this whole post, make this syrup.  You will be glad you did!
My friend, Julie, over at not-to-shabby (we used to be neighbors!) gave me this recipe and it is one of our all time favorites!


Here is a glimpse of the Easy Green Shamrock French Toast covered in Green Buttermilk Syrup!