Calcium-rich Chocolate Energy Smoothie
I created this chocolate energy smoothie when I was pregnant and attending culinary school in New York. I was also simultaneously interning at a busy restaurant near Union Square in order to fulfill my program requirements before I was too far along to fly back home to Los Angeles to deliver my baby. This meant I was at school everyday by 9 AM until late afternoon when I would head to the restaurant and work through piles of vegetables—peeling, chopping, pickling, and all other manners of readying them for cooking. If you’ve ever seen the inside of a Michelin starred New York City kitchen you’ll know that despite the efficient calm of the dining room, the activity behind the swinging doors most closely resembles a beehive. Numerous worker bees attend to their designated tasks in the hopes of keeping the queen bee (in this case the managing chef) happy while the customers outside enjoy the honey. All in all it meant that I was on my feet from about 8 AM until midnight, without the …
