Recipe-rama!

Hello, readers! I'm starting one of the last days of the school-year!

I'm ready to have at the school-work, and I had a refreshing smoothie, too!

I have some recipes, for those who want a healthy, tasty, energy-packed

kick-start to your day!

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Polynesian Power-punch

1/2 cup light coconut milk

1/2 cup guava nectar

1/2 cup strawberry sorbet

1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, frozen

1 cup diced fresh pineapple, frozen

Combine coconut milk, guava nectar, and sorbet in blender.

Add strawberries and pineapple. Blend until smooth.

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Smoothie A La King

3/4 cup nonfat milk

3/4 cup nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

2 fresh bananas, frozen

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth.

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Nectarine Nelly

1 1/4 cups OJ (orange juice)

2 cups diced nectarine mango, frozen

1 cup diced fresh mango, frozen

Place juice in blender. Add fruit. Blend until smooth.

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Big Bold Banana

3/4 cup soy milk

1/2 cup soft silken tofu

4 fresh bananas, frozen

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon carob powder

Combine soy milk and tofu in blender. Add bananas, honey,

vanilla extract, and carob powder. Blend until smooth.

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Banana Shake

1 fresh banana, frozen

juice of 1 orange

1 teaspoon clear honey

1/2 pint full-fat milk

8 ice cubes

pinch of cinnamon

Combine banana, OJ, honey, and milk.

Blend until smooth. Divide ice evenly between glasses

(unless you are only having one serving (all smoothies on here serve 2.))

pour drink, and add cinnamon.

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All smoothies-except the "Banana Shake"-are from

"Pier 1 Imports Smoothies; 50 Recipes for High-Energy Refreshment"

published by Chronicle Books, 1997

Banana shake recipe obtained from

"150 Classic Cocktails"

published first in 2002 by Hamlyn,

a division of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd.

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If you plan to make lots o' smoothies, buy ingredients for the whole week,

and freeze necessary items.

Enjoy the smoothies!-G

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P.S., I'm sorry for the lack of spaces between recipes, etc.

I tried to fix it, but this typing program doesn't always do what

I want.-G