Green Piña Colada Smoothie

Let’s make smoothies and talk impostor syndrome (it’s my first blog post; be gentle)

 “Mic check…is this thing on?” This was the caption to the first post on my Instagram account, @chicagovegeater, and I’m totally stealing it for this introduction. For the past two years I have been living in Chicago documenting the delicious vegetarian food I’ve eaten, from overpriced small plates to the shameful amount of meals at Devil Dawgs. In April of this year, my roommates returned to the suburbs, leaving me in my city apartment isolated and lonely (cons), with access to all the fridge and counter space in our small kitchen (major pros). Like many of you reading this, I gave into all the quarantine food trends and tried to keep as busy as possible. And in the ashes of many dead sourdough starters arose a new passion for cooking at home!

With a personal Squarespace domain (not sponsored) and a sentimental goodbye post to @chicagovegeater, Small Kitchen Cravings was born. I truly have no authority on anything cooking/baking/wellness/lifestyle related, and I won’t pretend that I do. I am hoping that we can grow together through this blog with our experiences cooking at home, vegetarianism or anything else that seems worthwhile.

Self doubt aside…let’s make some smoothies!

My green smoothie journey has had its ups and downs— cue montage of barf-colored drinks, couch spills and spending too much money on super food blends. This smoothie is unadulterated GREEN thanks to the light-colored fruits, and even highlights one of my favorite summer vegetables: zucchini! The coconut cream is key here for that true piña colada flavor. I also prefer to freeze my fruits to avoid adding ice, but if you only have fresh fruit on hand feel free to make adjustments.

The directions are pretty straight forward— it is a smoothie after all. Simply add all of the ingredients to your blender, blend that baby up, and enjoy.

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Green Piña Colada Smoothie

Serves: 1
Makes: 3 cups (24 oz)
Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of zucchini, diced

• 1 cup of spinach

• 1 banana, diced

• *1/4 cup of canned coconut cream- see notes

• 3/4 cup of frozen pineapple

• 1 cup of water

Instructions

1. In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. If the mixture seems too think, add extra water. If it seems too thin, add extra banana or pineapple.

2. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

• When opening a can of coconut milk, use the solidified cream that forms on the top. You can also purchase cans of coconut cream from stores such as Walmart and Whole Foods.

All of the ingredients are locked and loaded; just add water!

Shameless smoothie selfie