Good Morning, Grapefruit

I'm pretty tempted to just overlook my online absence...I'll at least be brief. 

As I previously mentioned, I drove from Ontario to British Columbia this Fall. I now live in a ski resort town where I run a bakery with another baker I met this summer. Needless to say, running a bakery is quite a step up from my previous role as a simple baker, and that's where all my time has gone. Thankfully, a bit of a routine is developing and some free time has finally presented itself.

Whether or not the bakery becomes a success remains to be seen, but it is what it is...a good and challenging experience.

Since every aspect of my working life revolves around baking, recipes, and trying new ideas, it might not surprise you that I pretty much never bake at home. I originally intended to post about vanilla hazelnut shortbread, but it seemed like a lie, and was just a re-hashing of my pecan shortbread from last Christmas anyways. Instead, I decided to be honest about what I've been eating (or drinking) lately...and I also ate most of the cookie dough raw.

Since purchasing my machine this Fall, I have become a regular juicer. I may be accused of falling victim to a trend, but who cares...I just love juice. I do more time consuming juices in larger batches, to last a few days, but I make this grapefruit concoction fresh every morning.

This juice, along with most of my juicing experiments so far, is inspired by one from my beloved Live Food Bar. Someone send me the Seoul Bowl...or tell me how to make pulled burdock.

Without the cayenne or chlorella powder, this is actually a sweet juice...but I heard somewhere that cayenne helps get your digestion going in the morning, and I need some vessel for my chlorella powder, so in they go.  It may not be the most beautiful or delicious juice, but I really like starting my day with it. 

Good Morning Grapefruit Juice

(inspired by Live Food Bar)

Ingredients:

• 1 grapefruit, peeled
• 1/2 lemon, with peel
• 1/4 cup water (give or take)
• dash of cayenne pepper (or as much as you can handle)
• dash of chlorella powder

Instructions:

1. Pass grapefruit, lemon and water through juicer.

2. Transfer to a container with a tight fitting lid. Add cayenne and chlorella and shake vigorously until combined.