We were lucky enough during Hurricane Sandy to not lose power.
So many of our friends and relatives were not as lucky and some of them stayed with us for a few days.
So many of our friends and relatives were not as lucky and some of them stayed with us for a few days.
Over the weekend we received a package in the mail...
It was a thank you gift from my husband's aunt and uncle. My husband's aunt and uncle were amongst those who lost power and had stayed with us. While they were here, I must have mentioned that I wanted to start drinking smoothies as a way of getting some more fruits and vegetables into my diet. With my hectic life, a quick and healthy smoothie would be a great pick me up during the day.
I was so excited to try my new gadget out. I went with frozen fruit since most of the fruit I wanted in the smoothie is out of season. I also added kale to the drink (it's supposed to be a super food).
After adding all the ingredients...
I blended it all up.
Delicious! The best part is that I didn't even taste the kale. We spent the weekend testing out different smoothie recipes and they were all super yummy. Thanks Uncle A and Aunt R for the best gift!!
How about you - do you like smoothies?
Any super smoothie recipes you'd like to share?
Have a great day.
-Judy
9 comments:
Your timing was perfect on this post for me! We are looking into a Ninja blender in order to make smoothies and other frozen drinks. Do you have any idea how your immersion blender would compare with another type of blender?
How i love those blueberries!
I just bought a hand held blender too...though not a kitchenaid. What a thoughtful gift they gave!
Mine doesn't do large chunks though, so I imagine it isn't strong enough to do frozen fruit....I bought it to blend gravy and soups...
Nancy
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What a great gift that I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of! I need to drink more smoothies, too ... yours looks delicious! Happy Thanksgiving!
I love my smoothies, too. My DIL has a Ninja blender that is pretty small and easy to use. I still use my big monstrosity one, which I leave out on the counter...
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Smoothies are great...my hubby makes a protein smoothie every morning...We love our immersion blender!
I got one of these for making soups. Made pea soup this weekend stuck that handy dandy in the pot and creamed my peas. Love it !
I don't have a neat gadget like yours; I use the blender to make my smoothies. They are so easy to make and drink while I drive to work. I use vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup Dole juice and 1/2 cup frozen cherries or other frozen fruit. Very delicious. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
I love smoothies. When I was in the throes of Shingles this Fall (still feeling twinges after 2.5 months!!), I survived on smoothies and limeades. Only "foods" that even sounded good to me. I could have used one of these handy little gadgets. I might just pick one up.
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