Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Fill your blender with the following and process ’til smooth:
1 cup crushed ice
1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt (I use Mountain High)
1/4 cup fat free or low fat milk
1 heaping Tbsp. creamy peanut butter
1 banana
Squeeze of honey
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Wishing you a smooth Tuesday!
Wet your whistle this Summer (or this weekend. or tonight.) with this fun twist on a margarita.
It’s courtesy of my amazing friend, Meghan.
You’ll need:
1 can limeade, defrosted
1 can Sprite, Diet Sprite, Squirt….you get the idea!
1 bottle Corona or any Mexican beer….or any beer for that matter!
1 cup tequila
Fill a large pitcher with tons of ice.
Mix limeade (do not add water!), soda, beer and tequila.
That’s it.
No blender needed!
Super refreshing and a little bubbly from the soda!
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Then there is the “Hop, Skip and Go Naked”.
It’s the same gist…
1 can pink lemonade, defrosted
3 beers of choice (I use some cheap Bud Light…works fine)
1 can (use the lemonade can) full of vodka
Again, fill a large pitcher with ice and mix all 3 ingredients and let chill and dilute for a bit.
It sounds totally random at first, but believe me, you’ll be hooked…even if you think you don’t like beer!
The H,S&GN was our go-to beverage last Summer. I was introduced to it from some local SCV ladies and it’s sure to quench your thirst on the upcoming HOT Summer weekends!
Enjoy responsibly.
XOXO
Venti extra, extra ice americano with 2 Splendas and a splash of half & half!
How do you get through a Monday afternoon?
Today is special for a couple of reasons…
We celebrated Holden’s 3rd birthday.
This is my 100th post.
I’ve been at this blog thing for almost 4 months now and already at 100 entries. Wow! I didn’t think I had that much to say!
I’m having a lot of fun with it and am looking forward to the next 100! If I stay at this rate, we will be at 200 around the first day of Summer. Another reason to celebrate.
Speaking of celebrations, today we had a houseful of astronauts, robots, martians and aliens. Hard to believe my little space cadet is already THREE.
This was Holden when the guests started arriving:
Oops!
It was a BLAST! (pun intended)
Thanks again to all our little astronaut friends for coming to our planet for an afternoon of fun!
Below are a few recipes and links to the extra terrestrial eats:
For the “taco bar” I just browned up a couple packages of ground turkey and chopped onion and added 2 envelopes taco seasoning and a little water. I set out crunchy shells and small flour tortillas with all sorts of toppings lined up ~ shredded lettuce, cheese, sour cream, mango peach salsa, sour cream, jalapeño rings, cilantro lime corn salsa & guacamole. Everyone created their own taco masterpieces ~ super easy!
Battlestar Bean Dip
2 cans Campbell’s Bean soup with bacon
1 pint sour cream
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 pound sharp cheddar cheese, grated
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and then transfer to an oven safe dish. Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with Fritos Scoops or your fave tortilla chips. (Another yummy recipe from Melanie Corona!)
Pineapple Limeade (AKA Solar System Citrus Punch)
Alien/Martian Sugar Cookies
1 package Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix
McCormick NEON food coloring
1 small container (12 oz.) white/vanilla prepared frosting
Gingerbread man cookie cutter
“Red Hots” candies
Prepare cookies as directed on package for “cutout cookies”. Roll out dough, as directed, and cut out with cookie cutter. Place only about 8 cookies at a time on cookie sheet and bake for 7-9 minutes @ 350. Let cool and then frost with lime green frosting.
Lime green frosting:
I used about 25-30 drops of the green in one small (12 oz.) container of frosting. Frost cookies and then add Red Hots candies for the eyes!
Need a light, refreshing cocktail for the holidays?
Try this…
I used Cran-Pomegranate juice (extra antioxidants!) and a Sauvignon Blanc. It was perfect ~ not too sweet.
Thank you for being my guinea pig, Hollie!
Cheers!
Welcome to my blog! I thought it’d be fun to make my first post on Halloween, but it looks like the carriage has already turned into a pumpkin!
My two little sugar-filled monsters are all tucked in and I have an extra hour to rest my weary head on my pillow tonight ~ what a TREAT!
I was inspired by a martini I saw on Food Network’s website for tonight’s ghoulish cocktail. It involved candy corn and vodka so I was immediately intrigued. The recipe called for an egg white which freaked me out so I decided to improvise a bit. I got some Mandarin Mango juice and decided to throw that in a shaker with the vodka, ice and a squeeze of lemon and see how that went. The jury is still out, but I feel the drink needs a little tweaking. Perhaps the Food Network has it all figured out with their egg white and has a higher salmonella threshold than I do. At any rate, I thought the concept was super festive for this fun Orange & Black holiday! I added a halved black licorice vine as a garnish along with the candy corns. At least I have 365 more days to perfect this for next Halloween…below is the link to FN’s version. Enjoy and nighty night!
