Grapefruit Smoothie

In the 1800’s this is how people made lemonade–you can do it too! It’s not that difficult, and tastes wonderful! Ingredients 5 lemons 1 1/4 cups white sugar 1 1/4 quarts water Directions Peel the rinds from the 5 lemons and cut them into 1/2 inch slices. Set the lemons aside. Place the rinds in…

Be warned that this recipe is for pumpkin lovers only! I use my homemade pumpkin puree that I make each autumn and freeze in 2-cup increments, but canned solid-pack pumpkin should work just fine. If you find the pumpkin flavor too intense, try adding a frozen banana. You can play around with the flavors easily…

A cooling pick-me-up of a coffee-chocolate milkshake. Ingredients 1/2 cup warm water 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules 1 tray ice cubes 1/2 (5 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup milk 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup Directions In a small bowl, stir together the water and instant coffee. In a blender, combine ice cubes, coffee mixture,…

A tart sweet blend of fruit that’s a perfect way to greet the day. Ingredients 2 large nectarines, pitted and quartered 1 banana, cut into pieces and frozen 1 large orange, peeled and quartered 1 cup vanilla yogurt 1 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon honey Directions Place the nectarines, frozen banana chunks, orange, vanilla yogurt,…

Ingredients : 1 3/4 cups white sugar 8 cups water 1 1/2 cups lemon juice Directions : Prep : 30 m Cook : 5 m Ready In : 4 h 35 m In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled. Remove…

Cucumber is the perfect complement to the traditional summer lemonade. Display it in the pitcher with cucumber and/or lemon slices. Ingredients 1 cup water 1/2 cup white sugar 1 cucumber, sliced 6 lemons, juiced Directions Make a simple syrup by stirring the water and sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat; heat until just…