I have just bought a smoothie maker and fruit juice maker? What recipes do you have?

How do i make strawberry smoothies, etc etc. Fruit juices, etc etc. Website would be good. Thanxs
- ?PurePoison?

Smoothies and Frozen Drinks – Secrets to Making the Perfect Frosty Summer Drink

What’s more refreshing than a frozen drink?  If you’re looking for a delicious, healthy snack your kids will love, then a smoothie is a great choice.  Or if you want to serve cooling refreshments to your summer guests, then a frozen drink is a real party pleaser.  But there’s more to it than just tossing ingredients into a blender.  Follow these secrets to making the perfect fruit smoothie or frozen drink and you’ll become an expert!

1. Freeze the fruit ahead of time.  It doesn’t matter whether your smoothie recipe tells you to do this or not, this little trick will make for a thicker smoothie.  Wash your fruit, cut in bite size pieces (slice bananas), spread out on a baking sheet in a single layer and freeze.  When your fruit is frozen, you can pack it together in a storage bag or container in the freezer. For best results, use within 2 weeks.

2. Use fresh ripe fruit for the best flavor.

3. When the recipe calls for ice, crushed ice is best.  If you don’t have crushed ice, you can always place ice cubes in a sealable plastic bag on a cutting board and “crush” the cubes with a hammer, rolling pin, frying pan, etc.

4. The blending order is important.  First add the cold liquid, then the fruit, and last add the frozen yogurt (or ice cream) or the ice.

5. Considering using a Smoothie Maker.  They really work!  Unless you have a powerful blender, it will labor when pulverizing ice. 

How to Fix a Less Than Perfect Recipe

Making smoothies and frozen drinks is not an exact science.  You can start with a recipe and always change and improve it. Here are some basic tips to adapt any smoothie recipe to your own tastes and requirements.

To make it thicker:  Add more ice, frozen fruit (especially a banana), frozen yogurt, ice cream or sherbet

If it’s too thick:  Add milk, water, or juice and blend again.  Be careful when adding a lot of juice, because it will change the flavor of the frozen drink.

To make it creamier:  Use ice cream, frozen yogurt or vanilla yogurt instead of the ice.

To reduce calories:  Replace whole milk with skim milk.  Use frozen yogurt or sorbet instead of ice cream.  Add fresh fruit instead of sweetened frozen fruit.  Use a sugar substitute. Choose nonfat yogurt over regular yogurt.

To make it sweeter:  Add honey, maple syrup, a little sugar (superfine or confectioner’s sugar blends best) or Splenda.

If it’s too sweet: add a little lemon juice or even lemonade.

To make it healthier: Add protein power or brewer’s yeast available from the health food or vitamin store (and some supermarkets). 

To add fiber: Add ground flax seed, wheat bran, wheat germ, and leave the skin on the fruit.

To make a frozen drink with alcohol: Substitute rum, vodka, or a fruit liqueur  for an equal part of the juice or other liquid called for in the recipe.  Pour into a margarita or hurricane glass and garnish with fresh fruit.  However, if a frozen drink calls for alcohol and you prefer a non-acoholic beverage, simply substitute juice, milk or water for the spirits.

To add extra flavor: Use very ripe, quality fresh fruit.  A little cocoa powder gives it a chocolatey flavor.  Try a few drops of almond extract or some of the other fruit extracts sold in the baking section of the supermarket.  Add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg.

Recipes to get you started:

(Blend each of these as directed above)

Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

8 oz. vanilla or strawberry yogurt

1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, frozen

1 whole banana

1 tablespoon honey

Orange Creamsicle Smoothie

1 cup orange juice

1/4 cup milk

2 cups orange sherbet

3/4 cup vanilla frozen yogurt

Peach Smoothie

2 cups peach nectar (juice)

1 cup peach yogurt

1/2 banana

1 1/2 cups frozen peach slices

1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt

Cantaloupe Smoothie

1 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups cantaloupe, cut in chunks, frozen

heaping tablespoon of vanilla yogurt

ice cubes to thicken

Cappuccino Smoothie

1 cup brewed coffee

1 cup milk

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 cup vanilla ice cream

2 cups crushed ice or ice cubes

Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon

- Linda Kling

Food Processors 3

Food Processors and Food. 7 More Useful Tips

The following article contains 7 tips about food.

There is a lot of information about food and food processors online, so we thought that it would make sense to give you just a few tips to give you an idea of what is out there.

I’m sure that you will be pleased with what we’ve found out about food.

Tip #1

Modern food processors are made in 3 sizes. These are full, compact, and mini. Although the size varies, the basic operation is the same. Each has a motor, a bowl with a fitted lid, a tube to feed items, and some attachments. Different size bowls may be included with some models that fit onto the same base.

Tip #2

A food processor is a kitchen appliance that can perform a number of functions, including blending, shredding, grinding and chopping. This saves the user a considerable amount of time compared to carrying out these tasks by hand. Food processors come in two types – electric (motor driven) models, and manual devices.

Tip #3

Another thing that you may want to keep in mind when selecting your food processor is the amount of power it has. Any one you find should have sufficient power to perform routine tasks but if you need it for more demanding food processing there are professional models that have over 600 watts of power, which should get the job done.

Tip #4

The first thing to consider when looking at purchasing a food processor is how often you will use it, and what ingredients you will be putting in it. If you plan to simply make a fruit smoothie every now and then, then a basic, low-power model would do the job fine for you. In fact, you may even be better off purchasing a smoothie maker or blender.

Tip #5

For those of us that are great food lovers, a food processor makes our prep work in the kitchen so easy. My personal preference for a food processor is a Cuisinart, because of the superior performance. If you are not familiar with this brand, then do yourself a favor and check it out.

Tip #6

We all have many small appliances in our kitchens. Nearly every kitchen counter has a coffee maker and a toaster sitting on it. Included in this line up should be a great food processor. Preferably a Cuisinart. Cuisinart has the power to process and knead heavy bread dough and cookie doughs. Any of your favorite recipes can be easily adapted to a food processor. You can easily cut your food preparation time down a lot. Sometimes, the food prep time is what keeps a lot of us from cooking.

Tip #7

A food processor makes the work that goes in preparing to cook dishes, simpler, be it for the main course, or dessert or even soup. Food processors come with different attachments as well, which make it useful for other things as well like kneading the dough, making juices, soups etc. They also save lot of time and energy used in cutting, chopping, slicing etc of fruits, vegetables etc.

That’s it for the tips, I hope that you liked them.

Even though I have only shared 7 food and food processors tips with you, feel free to share this article with anyone who you may feel will benefit.

- Coran Levision

Which is the best Smoothie Maker at the moment?

I am confused by all the Smoothie makers on the market at the moment all claiming to be the “best”. I want one that will take whole fruit with skin on, vegetables (both fresh and frozen), don’t want to have to peel or de-seed anything and not so bothered about the juicing part.
- Northern Lass

Jeromeo – Master Smoothie Maker

Jeromeo has a Hawaiian smoothie named after him. He details the ups and downs of his smoothie making jobs and states that he likes to make the “sexy types of drinks. Check him in action.
- kldragon1

What is the different between a “smoothie maker” and a normal blender?

Can’t I just put the stuff I would put into a smoothie maker into a normal blender?
- JAFOOLY™

What’s the difference between a smoothie maker & a blender?

Couldn’t you just make smoothies the same way in a blender, what’s different about a ‘smoothie maker’? Thanks!
- violindiva72

Can you recommend a good Smoothie maker?

I’m thinking of buying a smoothie maker, but I want one thats not too expensive, and is easy to use and clean!

Thanks!
- Peaches

Do blenders and smoothie makers do the same thing?

Can I use a smoothie maker for food mixes and blender for making smoothies?
- CandiiB3ar

Need help with Smoothie and Juice ideas – Something a bit different?

We have brought a Smoothie maker and wanted to know a website that has recipe ideas that aren’t just the standard banana and apple etc.
Also if you have your own recipe please feel free to share.
I will award 10 points to best answer.
- Alex B

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