Bonita Applecrumb

Smoothies

Dreamsicle Delight

This smoothie gave me all the feels once I took the first sip! It reminded me of growing up in my hometown New Orleans, eating hucka-bucks, or frozen cups as some may call it.

If you were to go to a local New Orleans neighborhood that hasn’t been gentrified to obliteration. You may just find a lady or gentleman selling frozen cups.

The backstory is there’s a flavor that was by far one of my favorite flavors, it was called Dreamsicle. It had a creamy, orange-y, cantaloupe-y flavor and my friends this smoothie helped bring back those tasty memories in a healthy way.

Also this smoothie is totally vegan, completely nutritious, and delicious. Finally, the best part is there’s only 5 ingredients! Orange, cantaloupe , unsweetened coconut milk, date nectar and ice.

Feel free to use whatever blender you may have a nutribulletor any blender works well.

Let’s jump right into this simply delicious smoothie recipe.

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Creamy Dreamsicle Smoothie
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Serves: 2 Cooking Time: 15

Ingredients

2 oranges peeled

2 cups of cantaloupe chunks

2 cups of vegan milk (almond or coconut)

1/2 tablespoon of date nectar or agave nectar

1 cup of ice

1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg

Instructions

1

Place ice first, add cantaloupe and oranges

2

Add vegan milk, agave nectar and nutmeg

3

Blend all ingredients together pour into two glasses and enjoy!

February 5, 2019 By bonitaap

Vegan

Beet Juice Cleanser Drink

First, Happy New Year! It’s been a smooth hot minute since I’ve blogged about anything, but here I am doing what I love once more😊 Cheers to that!

Beet Cleanser

And speaking of cheers let’s celebrate all this good health energy that’s in the air (which is definitely the case for the New Year), but what happens if we kept that going all the way through May?? Hey! I’m all in y’all it’s definitely a one day at a time deal, so no rush, but staying the course is key.

And staying the course with this Beet Juice Cleanser Detox drink will get the gut cleaning party started! I had two glasses of this lovely nutrient packed juice and can I tell you how this cleansed a Sista out!! But caution I’m not a Dr. and please drink lots of water when drinking any sort of detox drink. But I highly recommend adding this to your cleansing regimen.

Now, I will say with any detox you must ease into it. It’s very exciting getting motivated and overzealous to restart your body. but researching and taking time out to study ingredients and their benefits are paramount to a successful detox.

For this recipe you will need a juicer, 2 beets cleaned, 1 cup of pitted cherries, 1 cup of pomegranates. Start with the beets first, then all the other fruits. And your done! Health in a cup.

January 26, 2019 By bonitaap

Desserts

Brown Butter S’mores Cookies

We’re in the last days of Summer, lazy days are becoming far and few in between. Back to school shopping is upon us and all I want to do is hold on to Summer a bit longer.

Like every season they must come to an end, but there’s certainly a way to enjoy Summer a little longer. And that’s with these insanely scrumptious Brown Butter S’more’s Cookies! Continue Reading…

August 17, 2018 By bonitaap

Desserts/ simple desserts

Classic Homemade Buttermilk Strawberry Shortcake

Ah!! Summer! The longer days, the ripe trees and berries in all it’s abundance. This is the season to indulge yourself in everything berry, strawberry to be exact.

No summer is complete without having strawberry shortcake at least once throughout the season. It’s simply delicious and fun to make, instant smiles happen when you plate this up for your loved ones. Not to be confused with the equally delicious cake version, but we’re going old school style with this classic dessert. A delicious made from scratch biscuit will have you feeling like you been baking for years!

I’m quite proud about this strawberry shortcake recipe. It took me so many trials and error to finally get a delicious, tender, and flavorful biscuit. I couldn’t be more delighted to share this with you all.

The biscuit has a nice subtle sweetness, filled with sweetened strawberries that creates a juicy sauce to drizzle for an eye pleasing experience. And of course theirs freshly made whipped cream that’s way to simple to make, so skip the cool whip and get your hand mixer out.

June 11, 2018 By bonitaap

culinary/ Dinner/ Lunch

Golden Brown Crunchy Fried Chicken

Oh Chicken! How I love you, you’re so flavorful and easy to cook. I can literally find 100 ways to cook you and never get tired of eating you. But you absolutely make me swoon when you’re fried— especially when you’re golden brown and crunchy, bursting with flavor!

Somebody loves their chicken! And truly, who doesn’t like fried chicken from time to time?? Even vegans sneak a piece of fried chicken every once in a while🍗 (your secrets safe with me friend).

But the real secret I will share is this fried chicken recipe. You won’t need a five dollar box after making this chicken! Well, at least for that particular day.

June 11, 2018 By bonitaap

Dinner/ Lunch

Dinner Made Easy Roasted Chipotle-Cilantro Chicken

This Bird is the word and making this “Chipotle-Cilantro Chicken”, can’t get no easier than this!

Rich, smoky, chipotle flavor matched with herbaceous cilantro brings flavor and more flavor to this simple roasted chicken.

The best part about this chicken (aside from eating it) is the simplicity of cooking it. Continue Reading…

May 10, 2018 By bonitaap

culinary/ Lunch

Culinary Voice Contest

Vanilla Abstract Cheesecake

Hello all my foodie lovers! This foodie is on a mission to win a full culinary scholarship to ICE here in New York City! And I totally need your help with winning this full scholarship.

Here’s how you can help, vote everyday for me by clicking on the link on this page and sharing this post with all of your friends. That’s it!

I’ve been cooking all my life and it brings me great joy to cook and serve people. I’m a New Orleans native so there’s no question I love to cook!

Roasted Eggplant Soup

Let’s get this girl a scholarship!! Click this link to vote everyday for me I’d greatly appreciate it this is positive cause. And your vote means a bunch to me. Thank you all in advance!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!!https://www.ice.edu/culinaryvoice/nbk1133

Be sure to follow me on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bonitaapplecrumb/ and Facebookhttps://m.facebook.com/bonitaapplecrumb/?ref=bookmarks to keep up with my journey to the full scholarship. This will be exciting!

March 30, 2018 By bonitaap

appetizer/ Vegetarian

Copy Cat Zea’s Mediteranean Hummus Dip

In life, I believe there is a time when your body must reset. Whether it’s going vegan, juicing for a week straight, or adding a copious amount of fresh vegetables and herbs to your diet. It’s a natural necessary adjustment and my “Copy Cat” version of Zea’s famous Mediterranean Hummus Dip, is sure to get you snacking in a healthy and delicious direction.

Hummus have become a popular go-to snack and with so many ready- made versions available, they’re not hard to find in stores. My version of hummus takes an ordinary store-bought hummus and transforms it into restaurant quality hummus dip!

Who knew by adding fresh ingredients such as:

Roasted Garlic Cloves
Chopped Red Onion
Diced Tomato’s
Lemon Juice

Can be so sophisticated?!

March 28, 2018 By bonitaap

Dinner/ Lunch/ Soups/ Vegetarian

Hot Soup For The Soul

Winter has definitely reared it’s cold, bitter head in the North! These days I just want to hibernate like a bear with the Netflix remote and! Eat plenty of hot soup.

I couldn’t be more delighted than to present to you this remarkable dish coined ” Curry Veggie Soup”.

Soup

Winter’s can be a challenge to staying on track, the body seems to crave all things comfort. Between Holiday’s and blistering cold days, I tend to want all the carbs God has ever created! The best way to curb those cravings is cooking up a big pot of hearty soup. Continue Reading…

January 6, 2018 By bonitaap

Desserts

Peaches & Sweet Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

I scream for ice cream at least once a week (covers my face in delight), and now that I can completely make this on my own make room in the freezer cause it’s going down for sure!

Ice cream dreams!

My hungry heart has always wanted one of those really cool and expensive ice cream makers up until now. For this simple recipe all you need is a freezer, a few ingredients, and a loaf pan. That’s it!

October 14, 2017 By bonitaap

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