A Girl Like Me Ep 8

[Liisa Komara]

TastesLike-Ice-Cream Kale SmoothieThis tastes-like-ice-cream kale smoothie from The Blender Girl cookbook is the most popular recipe on the site. I get over 500 emails a week about this kale smoothie from delighted smoothie drinkers who are obsessed with this.

Hey Sessie!

What a fantastic idea!

I am going to try that tomorrow morning.

Thankyou for much for sharing your special blend so that we can all benefit from your experience. Oink Oink ?

It is the banana mixed with the cashews and the kale that makes the pistachio flavour. However Sessie mixed 1 cup of water with 3 tbsp chia seeds to replace the banana and she said the smoothie was fabulous!

You could try that?

Thanks Pop Veg!

SO happy that we connected on Twitter and SO glad you and your teenager loved this smoothie! BEST way to use kale I have found so far. I am ADDICTED!

LOVE my Vitamix too ?

This was by far the most delicious smoothie I have had in a long time. I added a teaspoon of raw cacao nibs and it seriously was pistachio chocolate chip! How can this be so tasty and be so healthy ?

Elaine, you ARE NOT the only piggie who drinks this magical elixir all by herself. I make one for myself and one for my husband. No sharing. ? I ADORE this smoothie. So tasty, nourishing, filling and jam packed with nutrition. I love Kale and smoothies = winning combination here.

Hey Ellen!

Thankyou SO much for sharing your low-calorie blend of this smoothie. This will help so many people! I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience so we can all benefit.

So glad you are enjoying this smoothie ?

Yum! You suggested this for a couple of new green smoothie drinkers that were afraid to drink our greens! Thanks for the recipe. It was awesome and very pistachio ice cream like! Great work and thanks for sharing.

Wonderful! I LOVE hearing that.

I am so pleased you enjoyed this smoothie. It is such a fun introduction into green smoothies. Try some of the other green smoothies recipe too. There are tons of delicious flavour varieties.

Absolutely delicious. Never tried kale before. I am so happy I gave it a go. I am going to try and grow it now so I can mix it in other smoothies or juices. This recipe is fantastic. This website is fantastic. Thank you so much.

Welcome Lauren. Thanks for your lovely comments. With regards to raw cashews, it depends on the recipe. Please feel free to ask questions about specific recipes by posting a comment on them, and I will respond with what works best. But generally for smoothies and raw puddings, blanched or raw almonds works best.

Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I just tried this recipe, and it is FABULOUS!! I just bought a vitamix last week and have been having so much fun exploring recipes. I made your recipe as is, except I substituted 1/4 cup pistachios for the 1/2 cup cashews, as that is all I had on hand. It was delicious.

sounds delish, I have been throwing together various fruits with spinach for a while.

tried kale before but always goes bad before I use it all. Then I discovered baby kale, which is awesome in so many ways. Think I will try it in this recipe.

Hi ! I am hoping to make this, but my son has allergies to all tree nuts. Any suggestions for another sub for the cashews? Coconut or hemp seeds? I just wondered if you think subbing with more banana might work. I would love any suggestions!

Thanks!

Thanks ? I made a kale smoothie this morning (my own recipe) which was so awful (something about the combo of kale/coconut milk/grapes/mango/pineapple/avocado = a metallic soapy taste). So I am really super excited to try your recipe!

So sorry for the confusion. I just amended the recipe for you to make it easier to follow. The meaurements is pre-soak, and you cover them with filtered water for about 20 minutes to soften them. This is not really necessary if using a high-speed blender, but required when using a conventional machine to get the smoothest consistency.

The storyline follows sophomore Jessica Burns, played by Lexi Ainsworth, who is in a comatose state after attempting suicide. Initially, the school is shocked as to why this sweet, quiet girl would attempt to take her life. Slowly, word trickles out that Jessica was severely bullied by Avery Keller, played by Hunter King, a popular girl who used to be good friends with Jessica.

A Girl Like Me is the second studio album by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna. It was released through Def Jam Recordings on April 10, 2006 in Japan, on April 24 in the United Kingdom, and on April 25 in the United States. For the production of the album, Rihanna worked with Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Stargate and J. R. Rotem with label-mate Ne-Yo who wrote the album's second single. Musically, the album incorporates a combination of R&B, reggae, pop and ballad elements which received mixed reviews by music critics.

Some critics gave the album positive reviews stating that she gracefully avoids the sophomore disappointment while others compared the album to her previous effort. A Girl like Me was released less than eight months after her debut album. It peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and on the UK Albums Chart. The album was successful in other Countries, entering the top ten in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Japan while topping the charts in Canada on the Canadian Albums Chart.

A Girl like Me spawned four singles; "SOS", which became her first single to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, "Unfaithful" and "Break It Off", both reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, however, the third single, "We Ride", failed to reprise the success of the previous singles. The album was re-released as an expanded double-disc deluxe package in Germany, which includes her previous hit single, "Pon de Replay". The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

After moving to the United States Rihanna was introduced to various styles of musical genres although did not get the chance to experiment with other types of music on her debut album. She also began listening different types of music stating:

Following the release of her debut album, Rihanna soon entered recording studios to work on her sophomore effort a month after the release of Music of the Sun. She teamed up once again with record producers Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers who produced most of the tracks in her previous album, J. R. Rotem and Norwegian production duo Stargate. While recording her debut album, Rihanna received a visit from Ne-Yo, in which they met for the first time, although never got the chance to collaborate on Music of the Sun. When production started, she came up with the idea of working with Ne-Yo in addition to working with Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Sean Paul. With the help of songwriters such as Ne-Yo, Stargate, Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken, she co-wrote three songs on the album. When asked about working with Ne-Yo, she stated,

While working on A Girl like Me, she would spend her time recording song for the album and promoting Music of the Sun. She commented; "We were so busy promoting the first album while trying to get this one done, working some crazy hours. That's why this album is so close to me, 'cause I really put my heart and soul into it." The album's first track, "SOS," was written by Evan Bogart although the song was originally intended for Christina Milian's third studio album So Amazin' but she turned it down. Reid had Rihanna in mind as the next artist to record the song. The song was recorded within three days and it was the first recorded cut for the A Girl like Me album, eventually released as the album's lead single.

Rotem, the producer, was inspired by Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" and decided to sample the song, although Rihanna stated that she was not too familiar with Soft Cell. "Kisses Don't Lie" was penned and produced by Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken and it was one of the three songs on the album in which she received writing credit. The song was written and recorded in Barbados, who she described it as a mashed up rock and reggae. In the song "Unfaithful," written by Ne-Yo, Rihanna wanted to speak about personal things that girls her age at the time were experiencing, which was inspired by the album's title and according to her it's one of her favorite songs on the album.

which features Jamaican artist Sean Paul,[11] Rihanna flew down to Jamaica to record the song with Sean Paul.[12] The song was written by Donovan Bennet and it was co-written by Rihanna including Sean Paul.[12] The album's closing tracks were written by Rogers and Sturken including Rihanna co-writing the album's title track "A Girl like Me." Other than writing, most of the album was again produced by Rogers and Sturken, including eight of the album's sixteen tracks. The album completed within a five month period; two months longer than her previous album.

"We Ride" was written and produced by Stargate, who produced and co-wrote her previous single. For the song "Break It Off," which features Jamaican artist Sean Paul, Rihanna flew down to Jamaica to record the song with Sean Paul. The song was written by Donovan Bennet and it was co-written by Rihanna including Sean Paul. The album's closing tracks were written by Rogers and Sturken including Rihanna co-writing the album's title track "A Girl like Me." Other than writing, most of the album was again produced by Rogers and Sturken, including eight of the album's sixteen tracks. The album completed within a five month period; two months longer than her previous album.

Musically A Girl like Me reveals new types of musical genres compared to her light and uptempo debut effort. Her goal on the album was to find songs that express the many things young women want to say, but might not know how. In an interview, Rihanna said, "Now I'm singing about experiences that I've gone through and stuff that other 18-year-old girls go through, so it's all about progression." Reggae, present in her debut album, subsequently continues into A Girl like Me. However, the album was the final to feature any caribbean musical genres including dancehall and reggae. She used influences of different genres including rock music and like the roots of her previous album, reggae and dancehall. The new effort presents her new side with the ballad elements. The album also follows the disco-ish mode of its predecessor but introduces new genres to her music with the old rock and roll which is being represented by rock and reggae mash-up "Kisses Don't Lie," although she stated that the album is not overall a rock influence. Rihanna commented: "Growing up in Barbados, I wasn't exposed to a lot of rock music, We really love reggae and Soca music and hip-hop. But when I moved to the United States last year, I was exposed to a lot of different types of music, rock being one of them, and I fell the song in love with it. [Now] I love rock music."

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