Watermelon Wine Spritzer

 

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Cook's Note: I was watching Valerie Bertinell's new show on the Cooking Channel and saw her make watermelon smoothies for her kids & I had the great idea to cruise Pinterest and see how I could make a watermelon drink for adults! I stumbled upon a few different recipes and I decided to combine a few together and make them my own (as I always do!) I love playing around with recipes and this one is a keeper.

 

If you love watermelon, you will LOVE this drink on a hot day (or any day that you need an adult beverage!)

 

What You Will Need:

A good BLENDER (like a Ninja or a Bullet)

6 Cups of Seedless Watermelon Chunks

1 Can of Frozen Limeade (slightly thawed to thawed)

1 cup of Ice

Mint Springs (use as many as you like to throw in! I threw in about 10 or 12)

 

Sparkling Water

White Wine of your Choice (I used Chardonnay. This drink is already sweet, so a sweet wine will make it too sweet, I think!)

Directions:

In your blender, throw in Watermelon chunks, Limeade, Ice and Mint Springs and blend away until the consistency of a smoothie.  

 

Now, get out your glasses that you want to serve this in! Fill each glass half way with a little sparkling water and a little white wine and top the rest off with the Watermelon mixture.

 

Garnish with Mint Springs or Watermelon Chunks or Slices on the side.

 

** YOU AN ALWAYS OMIT THE WINE and just make this a sparkling drink, using only the sparkling water. ***

 

Serves 4-6

 

 

 ENJOY!

 

Frozen Hot Chocolate

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Cook's Note: I wanted to make a yummy beverage for a late afternoon snack and ran across this in Pinterest. This is SO SIMPLE to make and has ingredients that you probably have on hand in your house. Everyone will love this! 

What You Will Need: 

3-4 Packets of Hot Chocolate (depending on how sweet you like it)
1 1/3 cup of Skim Milk
20 Ice Cubes
Whipped Cream of Topping

Directions: 

In a blender: empty hot chocolate packets and add ice and milk. Blend until smooth. Serve in coffee mugs and top with whipped cream.

Drink with a straw and enjoy this tasty treat!

This "Pinspiration" comes from Jen's Favorite Cookies

** SERVES 2

Berry Green Smoothie

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I love nothing more than having a healthy smoothie for breakfast. Its a great way to pack in lots of nutrition quickly. This smoothie is delicious. I want to give a tip on buying KALE. Buy organic because it's part of the "dirty dozen" veggies. It freezes well... so if you buy a big bunch, you can strip it from the stem and place in a freezer bag and freeze beautifully. Both Kale or Spinach will work for this recipe!

Ingredients: 

2 large hand fulls of Kale or Spinach

1 Banana

2 Tbsp Honey

7-8 Strawberries

1 Tbsp Flax Seed Meal

1/3 cup Organic Milk

Directions: 

Blend together all ingredients in a good blender until rich, creamy and smooth. Pour into a nice glass with a fat straw and enjoy all the nutrients that your body is getting! 

Enjoy! 

Flat Belly Diet Vanilla Yogurt and Berry Smoothie

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Cooks Note: Because after 3 kids I am all about flat bellies, I decided to give this one a try. To me it tasted more vanilla yogurty (new word, look it up ;)) than berryish, it was still really good and really healthy. I did not have blueberries on hand so I used blackberries and raspberries, which is why it turned out so gorgeous! This is a great addition to your New Year diet. Enjoy!

Serves: 1

Ingredients:

1 cup skim or soy milk

1 cup fresh berries

6 oz vanilla yogurt

1 cup ice or frozen berries

1 T flaxseed oil

Directions:

Combine milk, yogurt, fresh berries and ice or frozen berries in blender

Blend for 1 minute

Pour into glass and stir in flaxseed oil

This Pinspiration comes from Prevention

SlimFast Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

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Cooks Note: Simple, healthy and festive. This is a great smoothie for breakfast, lunch or a snack. 



Ingredients:
1 Scoop Vanilla SlimFast powder
2 teaspoons Pumpkin Spice Instant Jello Pudding Mix
A Dash of Nutmeg
1 Cup of Milk
6 Ice Cubes

Directions:
Blend together and enjoy!

Victoria Justice Peanut Butter and Banana Power Shake

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Cooks Note: My daughter LOVES Victoria Justice, the Nickelodeon star. So I thought, hey why not try some kid celeb recipes in an effort to make eating better, cool. Well it worked. I made this smoothie, which is really good if you like peanut butter as much as we do, and I let my daughter try it. I didn't tell her what is was, and she said, "It's pretty good, what is it?" I told her it was Victoria Justice's favorite smoothie and she said, "REALLY? WOW, I really like it a lot!"  and proceeded to drink almost the whole thing. Score: Mom-1 Kid-0. 

Ingredients:

8 oz. skim milk
1 sliced banana
1/4 cup ice
2 tbsp. peanut butter

Directions: Toss all ingredients into a blender, puree for 1 minute or until creamy, but not liquidy.

This Pinspirtation comes from Victoria Justice and Seventeen Magazine

Thin Mints & Cream Iced Coffee Drink

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Cook's Note: There is not much to say here except "You're Welcome!" This is just too easy and refreshing - enjoy!
What You Will Need: 
2 Scoops of Light Vanilla Ice Cream
2-3 Tbsp of Coffee Mate Girl Scouts Thin Mints Coffee Creamer
1 cup (8 oz) of Brewed Coffee
4-5 ice cubes
Whipped Cream (optional)

Directions: 
Put all of your ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a nice tall glass over ice and top with Whipped Cream for a real treat.

** Important Note: You can use any flavor of your favorite coffee creamer in this recipe and make a different Iced Coffee Drink every time! This will be very delightful with many of the holiday flavors of coffee creamer!

This "Pinspiration" comes from: Celebrations at Home

Healthy Strawberry Spinach Yogurt Smoothie

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Cooks Note: It is beverage week! So here is a healthy, yummy smoothie to help kick off your day. This is a simple recipe, using mainly what I have in my house. Enjoy!

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 100 Calorie Vanilla Greek yogurt

1 small handful of pre-washed spinach

1 Tablespoon honey

3 Medium sized strawberries (cut in half)

3-4 ice cubes

1/2 Cup of Milk (more if smoothie comes out too thick)

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and blend. Add milk if too thick, add ice if too watery.
 



Dr. Oz's Energy Boost Smoothie

               It's BEVERAGE WEEK at Suburban Epicurean!

This week we will be spotlighting all kinds of different beverages such as smoothies, milkshakes, and just fun yummy drinks for you all to try! We focus on quick and easy so you can make them at home too! Please keep checking back this week!

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Cook's Note: I saw this on the Dr. Oz show and thought it looked yummy and healthy and who doesn't need an Energy Boost?! Well, not only is it EASY to make but it also tastes like a Reese's Cup... I modified the recipe slightly to add Almond Milk - otherwise the recipe was not easy to blend and was way too thick! ENJOY!! Please be sure to visit the Dr Oz website for more yummy and healthy recipes. I personally love Dr. Oz and wish he was my own doctor!

What You Will Need:

2 tbsp.  pure cocoa powder

2 tbsp creamy natural peanut butter (I used Jiff)

1 medium ripe banana

8 oz non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt

1/2 cup Almond Milk

4 to 6 ice cubes

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

Pour peanut butter, cocoa powder, Greek yogurt. Almond Milk and ice cubes into blender and mix at high speed.

Slice banana, add into mixture, and re-blend until smooth and creamy.

Pour smoothie into two cups and serve. You can sprinkle an additional dash of cinnamon on top for extra flavor.

Nutrition Facts

245 calories per serving

16 g protein

This PINSPIRATION comes from Sari Greaves, RD from the Dr. OZ website

Toddler Raspberry Banana Smoothie

 

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Cook's Note: This is my original recipe that I make most mornings for my daughter. She calls it her "Ice Cream Drink" .... I call it getting Milk into her because otherwise she is not a huge milk fan! I hope you will all enjoy this SUPER SIMPLE 3 Minute recipe. And you can really use any berry you like - this recipe works for pretty much any fruit!
 

What You Will Need:

2-3 Ice Cubes

6 Organic Raspberries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 Banana

1/3 Cup Organic Whole Milk

2 Tablespoons of Vanilla Yogurt

 

Directions:

In a Blender mix all ingredients until smooth and pour into your toddler's favorite sippy cup.... trust me. they will love it and this is a great way to get milk and fruit into your toddler!

 

This is an Original Suburban Epicurean "Pinspiration"

SKINNY Oreo Cookies and Cream Shake

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Cooks Note: YUM. Low-fat, low sugar, and scrumptious. Make one, you'll love it. Enjoy!

 

 

Ingredients

1 cup reduced-fat (1%) milk or ½ cup fat-free and ½ cup reduced-fat 2%
2½ reduced-fat Oreo cookies
1 tablespoon instant vanilla pudding (dry mix) or Vanilla Protein Powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 package Splenda or Equal
1½ cups ice cubes

Directions

1. Add all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Add a few more ice cubes if the shake isn’t thick enough.
2. Garnish with Whipped Cream and Oreo crumbles if desired. Serve at once.
Makes 2 (1 cup) servings

for 1 serving
118 calories, 2.5g fat, 3g protein, 20g carbs, 0g fiber, 181mg sodium, 8g sugar


This Pinspiration from My Fitness Pal
 

 

Tastes Like Wendy's FROSTY!

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Cook's Note: There is not much to say here except - OMG!!!, this really does taste JUST LIKE WENDY'S FROSTY!! It's a must have recipe for the whole family, THANKS PINTEREST! I used 2 different milks in this recipe - hey - you use what you have on hand! 

What You Will Need: 

1/2 Cup of Skim Milk
1/2 Cup of Whole Milk
2 Tbsp Instant Jello Pudding Mix
1 tsp Vanilla
2 Tbsp Cool Whip
About 8-10 Ice Cubes

Directions: 

Put all ingredients in the blender and Blend until smooth and pour in a nice glass.
Place in the freezer for about 3-4 minutes to achieve the "frosty" consistency. 
Top with Whipped Cream for a Real Treat!

This "Pinsipiration" comes from Budget Savy Diva