Add cardamon to your life

Aloha Everyone! 

Today I'm happy to celebrate with you my new favourite SlowFood Sunday recipe. If you are fond of minimalism as much as of exoticism, this smoothie is definitely worth a go! 

Obviously, below the ingredients list a lovely quoditian story has been hidden... Enjoy! ❤

↠ COFFEE-CARDAMON SMOOTHIE ↞

INGREDIENTS: (for 1 person) 

• 60 ml fresh-brewed cooled black coffee
• 1 banana 
• 4 tablespoons natural yoghurt of preference 
• 1/6 teaspoon organic grounded *cardamom/cardamon it's the same

*to find out about its amazing health benefits from reliable, complex source I recommend this Health Benefits Times page 

JUST:

1. Be sure to cool coffee before you blend with all other ingredients. 

Wait, is it done already? Blend and enjoy? Yes, exactly! If you want to turn it into more attractive, dessert option just sprinkle the top with sesame/dried coconut/coffee beans (as shown in the photos), whatever you like & refrigerate before serving. 


I got so prideful when I tasted this smoothie for the first time, as it was purely an effect of my spontaneous morning run in the kitchen. Honestly, I haven't met with this combination of tastes in a smoothie before, so when I decided to tell everyone about it at school especially one beloved friend showed the culinary enthusiasm. 

It was almost obvious to therefore prepare a sample version for her the other day and quite frankly I didn't expect how much joy a brown mass in a plastic cup can bring to a human. 

The day after, she returned the smoothie cup to me apologizing for making it dirty again. A freshly-squeezed orange juice with a company of cartoon-like spiral straw were waiting to be tasted by me, imagine that! I guess it's been one of the best juices I've ever drunk. 

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It's funny how selfless act of kindness can come back to you with a double or even triple power genuinely when you don't expect it. 

Hence the idea for this week: add some cardamon to your life, surprise yourself and let others stun you, too. 

See you next Sunday!

Julia xxx