Terrific Summer Smoothie

My daughter makes all the smoothies in the house, I cannot take credit for any of them (I only do credit for office furniture, yukyukyuk). I like her strawberry smoothies (yum!) but strawberries can be pretty expensive. Right now, it’s watermelon season! So she tried a watermelon smoothie, and OH MY WORD this is incredible. She never measures, but I asked her to give estimates as best she can. This is what it is:

Add enough chunks of watermelon and process int he blender until your blender is about halfway full.

Add about 3 cups of strawberries (fresh or frozen). Process.

Add one pack of Stevia sweetner (I like it without the sweetener)

If you want a very fresh treat, add crushed ice.

It is SO good. It’s way better than a milkshake, a Coolata, anything. The watermelon makes it very fresh, but it’s mild and just so yummy. Perfect for a hot summer day.

I Did Wonder…

… what my son was doing in the kitchen that was taking him so long… LOL

Is it just in this area, or are you finding fruits and vegetables to be horribly expensive lately? I cannot afford to buy fruit, the prices are terrible! One tiny little cantaloupe slightly larger than a softball is almost $3! Watermelons the size of a basketball are $8! A bag of oranges are almost $8! Yow. I have a garden, but it’s all vegetables. The kids love their fruit… I cannot keep it stocked.

I sure hope my little apple trees start producing mega fruit in the near future. I wanted to get another tree this year, but we’re doing a kitchen renovation and all my cash is tied up in buying drywall and stuff like a ceiling fan, etc. The kitchen is turning out to be GORGEOUS, by the way!! I can’t wait to actually cook in it! I’ll be posting a lot of new stuff here, believe me!

If you’re interested in knowing about our progress on the renovation, see my home blog, New York Renovator.com.