What's Cookin'

This month we offer some easy-to-prepare and delicious-to-enjoy smoothies. There can't be anythng more synonymous with summer. Of course when you add some of the season's best fruit, this dreamy, creamy drink really becomes summer-licious.

We suggest you use fresh fruit and not the frozen found in your freezer sections at the supermarket. You can prepare the fruit in advance, clean it and slice it, stick it in the freezer and just pull it out when ready to use. Take advantage of the season's abundance and support the local farmers in our area.

A smoothie is perfect any time of the day. Quick and satisfying it can be not only fun to enjoy but a nutritious addition to what is already a healthy lifestyle.

The Classic
1 C. orange juice
1 C. cleaned & quartered strawberries, frozen
2 fresh bananas, frozen

Put all ingredients in blender and whirl! Perfect if you're on the run.

It's Just Red!
1 C. lowfat plain yogurt
1/2 C. cranberry juice
1 1/2 C. cleaned and quartered fresh strawberries, frozen
1 C. fresh raspberries, frozen

Put all ingredients in blender and whirl! It's also perfect if you're on the run.

For the Peach Lover
1 C. lowfat plain yogurt
3/4 C. peach nectar
1/2 C. fresh raspberries, frozen
1 1/2 C. diced fresh peaches, frozen

Put all ingredients in blender and whirl! Yummmmmmmmmmm.

Elvis' Favorite
3/4 skim milk
3/4 frozen vanilla yogurt
1/3 C. creamy peanut butter
2 fresh bananas, frozen

You know the drill... put all the ingredients in blender and whirl!

Raspberry Delight
3/4 C. lowfat plain yogurt
1/2 C. skim milk
1 C. fresh raspberries, frozen
1 C. raspberry sorbet

Put all ingredients in blender and whirl!

Is it Coffee or Hazelnut? It's Both!
1 C. strong coffee chilled
2 C. lowfat frozen vanilla yogurt
2 fresh bananas frozen
1 Tbsp. hazelnut flavored syrup

Put all ingredients in blender and whirl!

Just like Starbucks!
3/4 C. lowfat chocolate milk
1 Tbsp. instant coffee, dissolved in 1/3 C. water, chilled
2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
1 1/2 C. lowfat frozen coffee yogurt
1 C. fresh raspberries, frozen
1/2 C. cold skim milk

Combine chocolate milk, coffee and chocolate syrup in blender. Add the frozen yogurt and raspberries. Blend until smooth. Pour into 2 glasses. Rinse out blender. Pour cold skim milk into blender and blend on high until frothy. Divide between the two smoothie glasses and garnish with chocolate powder or chocolate curls.