It's Summer! That means it's time for . . .

SLURPEES!

We finally have 7-11 in our city. So excited. We get Slurpees a couple of times a week. The family favorite is Banana--but I am thinking that Grape is going to be pretty awesome. Can't wait to try it. 

When I saw this post on making your own slurpees, I was pretty excited. The recipe looks pretty straight forward. They not only look good, but also save you $$$$.

Click here, to get the home version Slurpee.

Picture and recipe from myworldmadebyhand.blogspot.com

Smoothies!

I have been struggling to find a way for my kids to eat more fruit. I buy fresh fruit and they might eat a piece and then I have eat all this fruit (which I have to either eat or it goes bad.) Kind of defeats the purpose of me buying it. I have tried peanut butter on apples, various dips, frozen grapes, etc. The girls just never really got into fruit.

That is--until now. I have discovered smoothies. We have banana, frozen strawberries, and frozen blueberries that we have made into smoothies. The girls just love them. I know this may sound silly but I never really knew how to make a smoothie. Who knew that some vanilla yogurt, fruit and a little juice or milk in a blender would make such a yummy drink.

I think I am going to freeze various juices into cubes to use instead of ice and what about flavored yogurts. HMMMMM, the possibilities are endless. I think I just might become a smoothie diva.

I have been looking at Smoothie Web. They have some wonderful smoothie recipes. I can't wait to try the Rain Forest Fusion Smoothie.

TTFN