I tried it this morning. I started off with my usual, bananas, frozen strawberries, crushed ice and milk… and then added about 1 1/2 tablespoons of jif peanut butter. I thought I had a winner on my hands! The consistency looked amazing. The smell was amazing. The taste… it tasted like wet peanut shells. What did I do wrong?! I almost added chocolate thinking that it would help balance it out the weird taste but I didn’t.

Any suggestions?

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Today’s Tropical Smoothie ingredients include the following:

2 small bananas, 1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks, 1/2 cup canned sliced peaches, 1/3 cup peach yogurt, 1/2 cup skim milk and  about 1/2 cup crushed ice. Makes 2 tall smoothies.

I looooove the taste of freshly cut pineapple. It was on sale for $1.50 at Wal-mart so I knew that it was meant to be brought home with us. I should’ve grabbed like 4 of them! You can actually tell the difference when you use fresh fruit in your smoothies. At least I can. It just tastes a little more flavorful. The consistency was a little on the thin side this time but I blame that on over-blending it on the “liquefy” setting. Delish!

A really easy smoothie recipe. Ingredients include:

1 banana, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, 3/4 cup canned sliced peaches, 1/2 cup canned pineapple tidbits, 1/3 cup pear juice and 1/2 cup crushed ice. Makes 2 medium smoothies.

The peaches were added to make the smoothie a little more sweet tasting and they really helped. The pineapple was a little strong in flavor but I didn’t really mind. Perfect smoothie for when you’re running out the door. I did have to hold on to the bottom of the blender again though. Seems all these smoothies I’ve been making makes for a blender that likes to move all over the place. Not safe! I wonder if the good folks over at Sunbeam know about this little issue.
And we’re out of straws so all I’ve been able to use lately is these cheap ones that I got at Target for $1. It’d be great if they weren’t made for little kids. Little kids sip their drinks through tiny holes. Big kids (me) like to gulp their drinks down with big holed straws.

Right before we head out the door I ask B if he’s going to eat something. 1 minute later as I’m opening the door I hear, “How about a smoothie?” I can’t turn down his requests. Ever. So I made one. And my blender hated me for it. Good thing I didn’t walk away from it while it was “liquefying” because the crazy thing would’ve fallen off the counter! The thing was vibrating and shaking so much and I was kinda scared to even put my hand on it to hold it in fear that it might blow off my hand. But surprisingly, the smoothie was amazing. Aren’t blenders suppose to last longer than 3 months?

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Today’s rushed smoothie ingredients included the following:
1 Package Yoplait Triple Berry Smoothie Mix, 1 small banana, 1/3 cup frozen blueberries, 2/3 cup frozen strawberries and 1 1/2 cups 1% milk (gasp! I was out of skim!)

I’m really glad that B asked for a smoothie because I really liked it! Even gck-1 kept calling it yummy and was asking for more and more on her way to daycare. It was a little on the thick side again. Not the thickest I’ve made but it wasn’t as easy to just suck down like it normally is. That’s ok. I enjoyed it the entire commute to work. I love that the yogurt is already added in the mix because it tastes less yogurt-y to me.

In other news, my strawberry candy day lilies have decided to bloom again. I thought that something had eaten them at first because I couldn’t find them. Hard to miss flowers right!? Well they had fallen over because they were so heavy. I had to kinda lean them against the previous blooms’ stem to keep them somewhat upright. I hope they get a little stronger!

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Today’s smoothie ingredients include: 2 medium bananas, 1/2 can of pineapple slices (no juice), 1 cup frozen strawberries, 3/4 cup Berry Twist Koolaid and about 1/2 cup crushed ice.

Koolaid? In your smoothie? Yes my loves… it was either that or cranberry juice and since I was filling up gck-1′s sippy cup for lunch, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try! I looooved this smoothie. The consistency was spot on. The taste was perfect. The smell was even perfect. It smelled like pineapple strawberry banana. And none of the ingredients overpowered the others. And the koolaid, you couldn’t even taste it.

In other news…

That’s me.

And that’s my hard drive.

I’ve been incredibly busy and accomplished lots of organizing today. But I’m nowhere near being through, hence the long face. That’s okay though. Organization is key! And even though I may not look like I’m having a great time… I am… trust me on this one. I love organizing things!