Strawberry Spice

This morning I was chatting with a couple of High School friends on FB.  Dairy Free Diva was mentioned and it inspired me to create something new this morning.

 

I've been arguing profusly with bronchitis for the past week and frankly it's making me miserable.  Forget about the fact that it's cold and snowy.  I looked through the produce in my fridge, feezer, and counter to find something that would give me some "summer comfort".  I have certain summer comfort fruits that I always try to keep in the freezer.  I found 3 and added some ginger.

The fruits are chock full of Vitamin C and fresh ginger is great for knocking out a cold.

 

 

Put in the Vitamix the following:

 

2 whole oranges minus the zest (Use the white pithy part.  It has a lot of good nutrients!)

1/4 of a pineapple, peeled

1 big handful of strawberries

2 inches of ginger, peeled.  You can use more if you like it really spicy!

 

Blend them until smooth.  You may have to add a small amount of water of your fruit is frozen.

 

 

 

PINKALICIOUS Succo-Frullato

 SUCCO-FRULLATO.  It is the combination of succo which means juice in Italian and frullato which means smoothie in Italian.  It will encompass anything I make that uses both the juicer and blender.  Yes, I can buy bottled juice but I don't because I have no idea where it's coming from.  I'd rather take the extra few minutes and use both machines.  And lets be honest....I just rinse everythig in scalding hot water right away.  I throw stuff in the dishwasher maybe once every other week.

1 apple
2 blood oragnges, zest removed
3 stalks of celery

Juice all of these in your juicer then pour into the blender.  Add to it 1 banana and 6 strawberries.  Blend well!

SHAWN'S SAVIOR Smoothie

This smoothie recipe was shared by my friend Shawn who is a stay-at-home-dad.  With 2 little ones and a couple of dogs in the mix he needs all the energy he can get!  Thanks Shawn!

1 orange, zest removed
1 handful of grapes
1small apple cored but unpeeled
3-5 small carrots chopped
1handful of spinach
4 or 5 strawberries
3 peach slices (or use the whole thing if you like)
1handful blueberries
2 handfuls of ice
a little water

If you have a Vitamix or similar, you can put everything in at once, in the order listed.

THE VAMPIRE'S KISS Smoothie

1 cup of almond milk, hemp milk, or water
13 strawberries
13 cherries, pitted
1 cup of blueberries
1 blood orange
1 honey tangerine, seeded if necessary

Put everything in the blender and whiz until smooth.
This will make enough to share or you can save some for later.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
15-20 strawberries
1 acai smoothie packet
1 teaspoon of spirulina
2-4 wheatgrass cubes

Blend everything but the wheatgrass. After you pour your smoothie, add the wheatgrass cubes and they will melt as you drink your smootie. If you prefer, you can blend in the wheatgrass cubes.

BERRY MANGO Smoothie

1/2 cup hemp milk or almond milk
1/2 bottle of 'Naked' brand Mango Maddness juice
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup raspberries
12 strawberries

You can add more of the mango juice or water to thin out the juice. If you want, you can also add some ice.

RED RED WINE Smoothie

2 Blood Oranges peeled and sectioned
1 Sambazon Acai Smoothie pack broken up
1/2 cup of Raspberries
1/4 cup of Cranberries
6 Strawberries
1 Banana
2 Wheatgrass cubes
OJ or Water to thin as needed

Put Blood Oranges in blender on high and pulverize. While blender is still running, add the rest of the ingredients one at a time blending thoroughly after each addition. If the smoothie is too thich for you, you can add water or OJ until it is the desired consistency.

TROPICAL TREASURE Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
1/3 of a mango
1/4 of a papaya
1 kiwi
6-8 strawberries

Get the milk going then add fruit little at a time. Add ice if you like.