Yellow: The Smoothie

I'm lucky enough to work form home on Tuesdays, which means I sometimes get to eat lunch with Jim, if our work allows.

Jim created this delicious, frothy concoction for our lunch of leftover tortellini bake today. Mmmmm...

Yellow: The Smoothie

Ingredients

• 6 oz. container Pineapple Greek Yogurt (he used Chiobani)
• 1/2 cup fresh Pineapple chunks
• 1 cup Banana/Orange/Pineapple juice
• 1 splash sparkling Limeade
• 2 scoops Vanilla ice cream
• 6 ice cubes

Directions

1. Blend all ingredients well. Serve cold.

Serves 2

MiniMaple's New Year Smoothie

Here is the smoothie our son created for our family's New Year's Eve celebration!

• 2 clementines
• 6 strawberries
• 1 banana
• 1 cup Pineapple-Orange-Banana juice
• 1/8 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups ice cubes

Blend together, then enjoy!

Helen Hosmer's Wassail Recipe

I stumbled across this recipe today and wanted to ensure it didn't get lost as it was passed down through my music fraternity over the years. I was quite honored to sing at this amazing educator's bedside a week before her passing.

was·sail n. 1: an early English toast to someone's health. 2: a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl especially at Christmastime. 3: riotous drinking:revelry.

Wassail Recipe of Helen M. Hosmer

Ingredients and Directions

To each gallon of cider add:

• 3 tsp. Allspice
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• ½ tsp. Nutmeg
• 4 sticks of cinnamon
• 8 oranges, juice of (or 2 cans frozen concentrate)
• 4 lemons, juice of (or 1 can frozen lemonade)
• Up to 2 cups sugar

Let mixture slowly come to a boil and serve hot.
Recipe meant to be improvised.