Fruit of the Gods! Summer Recipes and Ideas....

winding down....the school year...

gearing up on summer fruits!

Banana Kiwi Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 ½ frozen bananas
1 kiwi
½ cup vanilla yogurt
Splash of milk
Drizzle of honey
How to make it:

Blend and serve.
Garnish with a clementine  or orange slice.

there's one idea!    I love fruit. I shop in Asian markets. I try new things.
have you sampled Dragon Fruit yet? it's colorful and delicious.

sort of like a kiwi with bits of teeny edible seeds. I'm big on smoothies too.
I can make them for an on the go breakfast, lunch or dinner.
with the nice weather here - check out what's available near you - local markets, Amish markets have some cool things - if you have an Asian market they can have fantastic buys ( limes 10 for $1, Fuji apples .69/lb )

layer it up

serve it up

dish it up

pottery barn ideas....

partee on!

Strawberry Fields Forever!

STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRIS

This popular drink was created , as the story goes, by a group of American miners in 1905 in a bar located in Santiago, Cuba, which is close to a beach that shares the name of the mine "Daiquiri". Originally served in a tall glass, this pungent drink remained in Cuba until around 1909. The drink spread it's wings when a US Naval Officer had a taste and whisked it back to the states with him. He took the recipe to the Army and Navy clubs where it grew in popularity. In the 1940's alcohol like whiskey and vodka were rationed by the military but the Good Neighbor Policy of Roosevelt allowed for easy aquisition of rum with free trade to Cuba.

The Basic Daiquiri

Juice of 2 Limes

3 oz. of light rum

1 teaspoon of sugar

glass of ice

Place ice in a tall glass, pour sugar over ice, add lime juice, add rum, stir.

FROZEN

1 cup of light rum

2 cups of frozen whole strawberries

1/3 cup of sugar

3/4 cup lime juice

place rum and lime juice in your blender, dissolve sugar in the rum and juice, add a few strawberries to the blender, pulsing to break them up and then add more. Pour into chilled or frozen glasses.

TROPICAL SUNSET FROZEN DAIQUIRI

1 1/2 cup frozen lemon concentrate

3/4 cup frozen lime concentrate

2 cups fresh strawberries

1 1/2 cups light rum

Sprite

Puree the fresh strawberries in your blender, add concentrate and rum and blend, freeze. Serve with a 1/4 cup of Sprite.

Oh Yeah!

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER!