smoothie recipes

[bea]

hmmm! this hot weather (maybe not today though!!! cloudy and overcast!) has been making think avout cheating with my five a day intake!!!

any good recipes out there? - now that i know that my magimix will crush ice!!!

also! been addicted to the iced coffees that you can get at starbucks and costa coffee! (even though they're caffeniated and i'm b'feeding at the moment!)... any idea how to replicate in the comfort of my own home!? (they're not just cold coffees!!!)

thank you fellow foodies!!!

made a lovely one the other day from a mango, a banana, some yoghurt & a handful of oats. yum.

chopped nuts
wot hoxtonchick put in

have you ever tried pretend coffee - could put a teaspoon of that int he smoothie

2 peaches, banana, coconut yogurt and pineapple juice - whizz and drink

I buy fruit in bulk, puree it in the blender and freeze in all my left-over-from-weaning ice cube trays. Then I put a mix of them in the blender with some apple juice and fresh fruit/tinned peaches and whizz away. Superb ice cold smoothies. Melon is fab and strawberries work well. Also over-ripe bananas, chopped and frozen (they blend better chopped).

I don't put yoghurt in as I don't like it so my smoothies are juice only. Tinned peaches (in juice) are fab for smoothies.

rats!!! dh has pinched the car today... otherwise it would have been a trip to saisbury's!!! but then again there are the shops down the road with decentish fruit sellers!! suport your local shops and all!!!

keep 'em coming!!! yum!

coffee ideas anyone?

Try Googling "iced coffee" recipe and take your pick!

wot about wheat grass or spirulina (not sure if thats ok for bf though come to think of it)
gives you a zing abit like coffee

tinned peaches, low fat yoghurt and orange juice YUMMY!

Iced Coffee (like Starbucks)
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We're three weeks into Iced Coffee season. Got hooked on those little bottles of Starbucks so I figured how hard can it be to duplicate? Well, I've made them with Haagen Daz Vanilla Ice Cream, I've made them with half and half, but guess what, the best results used good old whole milk.

Fill your blender 1/3 way full with leftover cold coffee (use a REALLY good coffee freshly ground).

Add:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

If you like Mocha this is where you add a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder or you can add a little bit of Vanilla, Kahlua or Amaretto if you want to alter the flavor somewhat.

Add milk until you like the color. I prefer a nice deep tan. Blend on high for a minute or two. Chill well. Serve over ice.

It's nice to not be tossing leftover coffee & it's a super pick me up in the afternoon.

Whatever you do, don't add kiwi fruit. The seeds have some really peppery substance in them that gets in the back of your throat. Horrid!

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Grrrr...

How about this one?

Someone stop me looking for these... This list?

he hee!... now all i've got to do is find the time to experiment in the kitchen!... got a 3 month old who doesn't nap for very long!

recipes for Time anyone!

thanks for the contributions so far!

Oooh yes, Time...

1. Take your PC and locate the modem connection. Pull it out.
2. Pack your children off to nursery/school/the understairs cupboard
3. hide the remote for the TV.

Et voila! extra time guaranteed!!

soupdragon! definitely should pull out modem... just got broadband and it's a nightmare!!!!