If you’ve been around here for a little while, you may know that I love checking out cookbooks from the library. And if you’ve been around the Midwest recently, you know that the heat has been just shy of oppressive. I’m not a regular smoothie drinker, but after returning from a sweltering run one afternoon last weekend, a smoothie was the only reasonable option for a snack. And let me tell you, it hit the spot. If you can’t bring yourself to cook in this heat, don’t. Just blend.
orange cream smoothie
yield: 2 large or 4 small servings
recipe notes: While I’ve only ever enjoyed a smoothie right after blending, I’ve read about a couple ways they can be frozen & taken for a snack at work. I really like the idea of using a freezer pop mold to pack a smoothie with lunch, or freezing a batch of smoothies in mason jars & defrosting overnight in the fridge for a quick breakfast.
2 cups orange juice
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 cup ice
1 frozen banana
1. Combine all ingredients in a blender & blend until smooth.
source: How to Cook Everything The Basics by Mark Bittman
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