Why Do Watermelons Have Fancy Weddings?

Because they cantaloupe.

So, this week I attempted a Watermelon Juice Cleanse. Here is my process.

First, chopping is key. If you cut your watermelon right you are destined to have a scrumptious juice at the end of your hard labors. 

 Squish all of the watermelon into the juicer. All of it. Don't let the watermelon fool you, it is crushable.

Crank the mixing level up way high. And let it blend for 30 seconds.

Mint! How pretty? I couldn't resist the fancy garnish. 

Be sure to strain the juice, for a smooth finish. And you are done!

 || Watermelon Juice with Mint and Ginger Garnish ||

I know what you are thinking. How could I have possibly found such a perfectly pink watermelon?I will be honest. I used instagram filters. But hey, who doesn't these days?

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An End to an Epic Summer

|| apples, pears, chia seeds, bananas, grapes ||

The Autumn Equinox - September 22, 2013

Before Fall officially begins, let's talk a little more about summer. 

As college seniors, we often feel that this past summer was our last. That next summer those beachy-biki filled days will have passed and will be turned into long hours at the office. 

NO!?!?!!?! no.

So lets think. What we can do to avoid this thought from crossing our minds? What else screams summer more than fresh juice in a cute mason jar, garnished with an apple, topped with a straw and photographed in front of a bouquet of pink daisies? 

I'm really not sure. 

This weekend my friends and I enjoyed a cool and refreshing gloss (yes, gloss. It is the clossy (classy) way to say glass. Obviously referencing The Parent Trap) of #apple #pear #banana #grapes #chiaseed deliciousness. 

So, to sum up. 

What is better than enjoying a cutely presented delicious tasting fruit filled mason jar? How about your best friends taking up your favorite hobby of creating fruity concoctions. 

Meet Curious Meg. Meg for short. I love juicing. She loves juicing. The Vitamix is our oyster. 

|| kale, peaches, pears, almonds, chia seeds ||

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A morning-cocktails bloody-mary kind of morning

Saturday, September 7

It is 8:00Am. We are wide awake and the six of us are rummaging through our costume closet looking for the most absurd outfits we can put together.

Now it is 8:15Am and we are making Bloody Mary's with the only ingredients were could find. V8 Vegetable Juice and Bankers Vodka. Yuck... But with lots of ice...Yum!

|| 549 Rooftop Vitamix Bloody's Pre-MOCOs ||

Later in the day a bunch of us came back to hang out in our yard. I put my Vitamix to work again and made a Fireball-type of drank - main ingredient Fireball Whiskey... Accompanied by Strawberry, Grapefruit and Pineapple. 

As if we hadn't had enough to drink already... Alcoholic or not.




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The Calm Before the Storm

Friday, September 6

Three of my girlfriends received job offers at the end of this summer from Ernst and Young, PWC and Prudential. So, we obviously had to celebrate. Blue Moon kegs, American Flag Tiki torches, Jeremy Bailey's Barbecue and good company were big hits at our first-of-the-year back yard rager.

I thought Gin would compliment pineapple, orange and strawberries famously in a juice, for dessert. #Aggressive. I was right though. And it was gooooooood.

|| Pineapple, Oranges, Strawberries, Tanqueray Gin, Mason Jars ||



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That One Time My Friend Had His First Juice

In the midst of chopping and gathering our fruits one afternoon, my friend Blake said: I can tell already that this is going to knock my socks off, isn't it?



I let the juice speak for itself...

||Mango, Dried Cranberries, Peaches, Bananas, Greek Yogurt||

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And....Juicing Has Changed My Life

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Kristina. I am a juice head. No, not the kind you've heard of before on MTV's reality show the Jersey Shore. No, I am not an italian man with big muscles with daily hobbies consisting of GTL.

Rather, I just love to juice.

My grandparents recently gifted me with a lovely high powered blender called a Vitamix, meant to aid me through any and all kitchen struggles I would face as an off campus senior. I was inspired this summer 'to juice' by my coworkers. Every morning I would come in for breakfast and find a "green drink" placed on my desk. In the afternoon, a few of us would create "pink juice" (made with papaya, oranges... and a few other secret ingredients I will touch on later) and lay out on the balcony to catch some rays to go along with our refreshing refreshments. When it was 5 o'clock somewhere, we would add tequila for tang... And because it was happy hour...

So, naturally when I left at the end of the summer to go back to Lehigh, juicing was all I could think about.

The day came last Monday, August 26, 2013, when my Papa told me I should be receiving a package today. VITAMIX! It was here. I could only think about how many different creations I wanted to try all at once!

I have 5 roommates now. And I obviously want them to be just as addicted as I am to this juicer. On our first night together (and by our first night together I mean, me, my roommates and the blender juicer) we threw together a bunch of ingredients we thought might, maybe, taste good together? Oh well. We were too excited! Everything went in. It turned out green. And we loved it.

|| Banana, Apple, Grapefruit, Plum, Kale, Mango, Melon ||

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