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We have a blender on this madcap mixer thing. I’m thinking of making an attempt to find a smoothie or two I like. Smoothies are supposed to be morally superior foodstuffs, right? Put yogurt in them and get part of your daily allowance of milk, all that sort of thing? Now, the problem, I suspect, is that I like sweet foods, and I don’t usually regard fruit as properly sweet. Moreover, I don’t particularly like the ones that *are*, like peaches or nectarines. (Well, cooked peaches are good.) But! I will try! Anybody have any smoothie recipes they swear by? :)
May I ever so delightfully recommend to you? Lots of good people and nice recipies….
add a splash of honey to the smoothie mix. or add some OJ (or other fruit juice that is “sweet enough”). or flavored yogurt (since those often are a little sweeter than plain yogurt).
Hmmm. I remember you as not liking bananas, but if my memories is incorrect, add bananas to your smoothie. Odd, I know, but bananas are one of the sweetest-taste-adding fruits out there.
My name is taken in vain. Or something. Pork chops and apples are so well-matched – yum. If you want to make a dressed up version sometime, might I suggest: http://www.of2minds.org/spice/archives/000543.html
I’m astonished you remember that. :) I don’t like bananas by themselves (I guess it’s a texture thing), but bananas in things are good. I’ll keep that in mind!
Ooh, a berry clever idea. Or a honey clever idea, I guess. :) Thank you!
See what I mean?! *laugh* That looks *gorgeous*.
You’re welcome. And because you asked about specific recipes —
I do smoothies fairly frequently, and my usual haphazard combination (easily altered to taste) is:
Frozen fruit (usually berries, because that’s my pref)
a small container of yogurt (i like vanilla-flavored, because it provides that dash of sweetness. if i use plain, that’s where the honey comes in).
OJ, because you need some liquid to facilitate the blending process often. If I don’t have OJ, then another fruit juice will do. Or milk/soy milk, if necessary, but there’s already plenty of dairy.
and I find that a banana just adds something to the texture, sort of like a binding agent. one banana for two large water glass smoothies (which is what my blender generally makes) doesn’t usually have a significant taste impact, but I can feel the texture difference without it. applesauce might also provide the correct texture (and a sweetened variety might give you the additional sweetness you need)
ah, and I just read this thread after writing that applesauce might be an adequate substitute for bananas… :)
My current favorite uses orange sherbet, but plain yogurt could be substituted I suppose. If you’re being good. Whir it with pineapple and grapefruit juice.
EJ
My current favorite uses orange sherbet, but plain yogurt could be substituted I suppose. If you’re being good. Whir it with crushed pineapple and grapefruit juice.
EJ