Flo's smoothies

Mango, banana, orange and grapefruit smoothie

2009-10-27T13:38:00.005Z

Mixed together the juice of a freshly squeezed pink grapefruit and orange with a small banana and a large mango to get two glasses of a very nice mango with a slight banana flavour.

Mark: 8.5/10 ( I just love mangoes...:-))

Orange, banana, pear and strawberries smoothie

2009-10-26T13:52:00.001Z

Mixed together the juice of three freshly squeezed oranges with an 8th of pinapple, a pear and a handful of strawberries to get an extremely tasty, smooth and light smoothie.

Mark: 9.8/10 ( I did absolutley adore it, and just resisted giving it a 10!!! I know so good...)

As a small comment all the fruits were ripe.

orange, pinapple and dates smoothie

2009-10-25T13:58:00.000Z

Mixed together the juice of 2 oranges, with a quarter of pinapple and a handful of dates... Just Fab!!

Mark: 9/10 ( great for all people who do not like or are allergic to bananas as it light, smooth and tasty)

Orange, pineapple, banana and strawberry smoothie

2009-10-17T09:51:00.004Z

What can I say, when you have a winner you have a winner....:-)

So today I mixed the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges with one banana, a quarter of a pineapple, and 2 handfuls of strawberries to get two full glasses of the type shown below. Even though it might not seem much there is really a difference between today's and yesterday's smoothie. Today's one was definitely sweeter... Some will prefer it somw won't...

Mark: 9/10

Pineapple, grapefruit, strawberry and banana smoothie

2009-10-17T09:22:00.003Z

I mixed the juice of two freshly squeezed pink grapefruits with a banana, a quarter of a pineapple, and 2 handsfull of strawberries to obtain a nicely fully flavoured smoothie, greatly appreciated by the friend I shared it with this morning..

Mark: 9/10

Orange, pineapple, banana and strawberry smoothie

2009-10-14T19:28:00.002Z

Today I mixed 3 freshly squeezed oranges withan 8th of a pinapple, a banana and 5/6 large strawberries to get a very nice, well balanced smoothie. Well 2 glasses of the size shown below.

Mark: 9/10

Melon, Pear, Orange and banana smoothie

2009-10-12T09:04:00.003Z

Well today I had a very nice smoothie, which can even be better I think if only using half a banana.

I mixed 2 freshly squeezed oranges with half a melon, one large pear and one banana to obtain a smooth and tasty smoothie with a slight overflavour of banana.

Mark: 8.5/10

Yellow Grapefruit, Pear, Banana and raisins smoothie

2009-10-11T16:24:00.003Z

Today I went for a strange mixture, and I was pleasantly surprised by the results... since depending on the swallow you could taste more the grapefruit, the banana, the pear or something sweet... Slightly more difficult to taste the raisins...

With 2 yellow grapefruits, one large pear, a banana and a dozen of organic raisins, I got 1 glass and 2/3 of smoothie in the glass pictured below.

Mark: 8/10 since I prefer thicker and sweeter smoothie

Oranges, pineapple and mango smoothie

2007-11-27T10:43:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges with half a large pineapple and a very bug mango to obtain two pints of a succulent smoothie in which both the flavour of the pineapple and the mango can be tasted to utter delight.

Mark: 10/10 Too perfect for any another mark :-)

Oranges, pineapple, banana and dates

2007-11-26T11:20:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 3 freshly squeezed oranges with a third of a very long pineapple, a banana and a couple of dates to obtain 2 pints of a deliciously tasty smoothie.

Mark: 9/10 as I would prefer the taste of banana to be even more subtle.

Grapefruit, pineapple, pear and dates smoothie

2007-11-25T11:28:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of a freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, with a sixth of a very long pineapple, a pear and a couple of dates to obtain a pint of a succulent smoothie.

Mark: 10/10

Banana and coconut smoothie

2007-11-24T11:28:00.000Z

Blend together a third of a coconut milk can with 3 bananas to obtain a pint of a delicious banana smoothie.

Mark: 8.5/10 as not necessarily an healthy option.. :-)

Oranges, pineapple, pears and dates

2007-11-20T20:12:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges with a quarter of a very long pineapple with two peeled and cut pears, and a handful of dates to obtain over a pint of a very nice sweet and tasty smoothie. All fruits with the exception of the oranges can be tasted

Mark: 10/10

Melon, banana, mint and dates

2007-11-19T20:14:00.000Z

Blend together a small green melon with a banana, some fresh mints leaves cut in small pieces and a few dates ( around 5) to obtain over a pint of a refreshing and summery smoothie.

Mark: 9/10

coconut and banana smoothie

2007-11-18T20:15:00.000Z

In a blender pour a quarter of a can of coconut milk, 3 bananas, add some water if you don't have enough liquid to obtain a pint of a very nice smoothie with a light coconut milk. Add more coconut milk if you want a stronger taste. I had added almost as much water as coconut milk.

Mark: 8/10 ( as I would have prefer to taste more the coconut)

Oranges, pineapple and pears smoothie

2007-11-17T11:35:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges, with a quarter of a very big pineapple and two peeled and cut pears to obtain a very refreshing and tasty smoothie.

Mark: 8/10

Apples, carrots and celery cleansing juice

2007-11-15T11:34:00.000Z

Juice together 3 organic apples, with 7 or so small/medium organic carrots and two branches of organic celery, to obtain a very refreshing and cleansing drink.

Mark 8/10

Red exotic winter delice

2007-11-14T09:24:00.000Z

I liked so much the smoothie I prepared on Monday, that I thought I will do it again today with a very small addition: some pomegranates.

Hence, blend together the juice of one freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, half a pineapple, a mango, a papaya , and some pomegranates to obtain two pints of an excellent orange/red smoothie, in which pretty much all flavours except the grapefruit can be tasted.

Mark:9.5/10

banana, pomegranate and coconut milk smoothie

2007-11-13T14:28:00.000Z

Blend together 3 small bananas with some coconut milk and some pomegranates to obtain a small pint of nice but nothing more smoothie.

Mark: 6/10

Exotic winter delice

2007-11-12T11:38:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of one freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, half a pineapple, a mango, and a papaya to obtain two pints of an excellent smoothie, in which pretty much all flavours except the grapefruit can be tasted.

Mark: 9.5/10

Grapefruit, mango and pineapple sweet tooth booster

2007-11-10T11:11:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of a freshly squeezed grapefruit with a medium mango cut and peeled and half a pineapple to obtain over a pint of a tasty and sweet smoothie, in which both pineapple and mango can be fully recognised.

Mark: 9/10

Grapefruit, papaya, pinapple

2007-11-09T10:20:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of a freshly squeezed grapefruit, with a papaya and half a pineapple to obtain over a pint of a sweet smoothie

Mark: 9/10

Apple, pear and mango delice

2007-11-08T23:42:00.000Z

Juice 4 organic pears and 3 organic apples to obtain a nice and sweet juice that you blend with two medium mangoes to obtain over a pint of a delicious and smooth smoothie. As usual the taste of the pear is dominant, the texture of the smoothie consistent with pear and mango.

Mark: 9.5/10

Melon, mango, banana and date smoothie

2007-11-07T22:21:00.000Z

Blend together a small melon, a medium mango, half a banana and 4 or 5 dates to obtain a pint of a nice and sweet refreshing smoothie. Please note that in this combination the taste of the melon is not overcoming as it can sometimes be.

Mark:9/10

The usual delice

2007-11-06T21:37:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of a freshly squeezed grapefruit with half a pineapple and a medium mango to obtain a pint of a delicious sweet and tasty smoothie.

Mark: 10/10

Skip this one

2007-11-05T21:29:00.000Z

Blend together a melon, a medium mango, a handful of wolfberries, and some dates to obtain a pint of an extremely sweet and weird smoothie.

Hence mark: 3/10

Pineapple, mango, pears and grapefruits smoothie

2007-11-04T20:39:00.001Z

Blend together 3 peeled cut pears, half a pineapple, a medium peeled and cut mango with the juice of 2 freshly squeezed pink grapefruit to obtain two pints of a lovely, sweet, tasty and smooth ( yes I meant it) smoothie.

Mark: 9/10

Melon, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, banana and dates

2007-11-03T11:38:00.000Z

Blend together a small peeled and cut melon, with a small banana, a couple ( 5ish) dates, and some raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries to obtain a pint and a half of a very red melony smoothie. As the melon is unfortunately predominant. Which is kind of strange since the red colour, will not let you guess such a taste. I will need to try it with less melon as a bit overpowering for me. Dates and raspberries could be tasted as well on a few occasions.

Mark: 5/10 mainly due to the over melony taste

Pear, pineapple, date and banana smoothie

2007-11-02T17:46:00.000Z

Juice 4 pears and half a pineapple, then blend the juice with a small banana and a handful of dates to obtain a pint of nice and sweet smoothie. Unfortunately, the taste of the pears and pineapple were a bit lost under the banana and dates ones.

Mark: 8/10

Pinapple, mango, date and grapefruit

2007-11-01T22:26:00.001Z

Today's smoothie was made by blended together the juice of two freshly squeezed pink grapefruits, half a pineapple, a medium peeled and cut mango and a few dates. This gave a pint of a nice and sweet smoothie.

Mark: 8/10

Banana light milkshake

2007-06-05T07:29:00.001Z

Blend together rice milk with three bananas to obtain one pint of a light and smooth banana milkshake.

Mark: 8/10

Mango, passion fruits, strawberries, dates, pinapple and oranges

2007-06-04T06:39:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 3 freshly squeezed oranges with half a pinapple, 1 large mango, the contents of 4 passion fruits, a handful of strawberries and a few dates to obtain 2 pints of a perfect smoothie, sweet, mouthful, tasty with a bit of consistence.

Mark: 10+/10

Mango, pineapple, passion fruits, oranges and dates

2007-06-03T06:49:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 3 freshly squeezed oranges with half a pineapple, 1 medium mango, the contents of 3 passion fruits and a few dates to obtain 2 pints of a perfect smoothie, sweet, mouthful, tasty with a bit of consistence.

Mark: 10/10

Oranges, Mango and pinapple

2007-05-21T10:49:00.000Z

Having now been back home a few days and having settled down again, I started making my smoothies again as well.

Today, I blended together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges with half a medium pinapple and a mango. I obtained over a pint of a perfectly smooth drink :-) And a very tasty one, full of summer promises... quite needed on today's grey sky in London..

Mark: 9/10

An exquisite banana milkshake

2007-05-20T10:52:00.000Z

Mix together a large banana, with a handful of dates (circa 8), some maple syrup and some rice milk to obtain a pint of sweet, delightful banana milkshake..

Not necessarily small in calories, I still truly recommend this little delight..:-)

Mark: 9/10

Perfect summer

2007-04-06T12:15:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges, with half a melon, 2 medium mangoes, a banana, mint leaves and 6 dates to obtain 2 pints of a very resfreshing, perfectly sweet and tasty smoothie.

Mark: 10/10

Perfect spring/summer welcoming taste

2007-04-04T08:53:00.000Z

Blend together half a melon with a handful of strawberries, a medium banana and some mint leaves to obtain a pint of perfect smoothie, refreshing, subtle with taste of all ingredients.

Mark:10/10

melon, mango and pears

2007-04-03T09:52:00.000Z

Blend together half a melon with a medium mango and 3 peeled and cut pears, to get 2 pints of a very freshing smoothie were the taste of melon was predominant.

Mark 6/10 as becaus eof the melon predominance it seems a bit tasteless

Banana, oranges,strawberries and mint

2007-04-03T07:01:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges, with a large banana, some strawberries ans some fresh mint leaves to obtain a large pint of a fresh (banana based smoothie in terms of consistent) drink.

Mark: 8/10

Sweet colourful summer

2007-03-31T19:55:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 3 freshly squeezed oranges with a peeled and cut medium mango, 6-8 strawberries, 5-6 dates and some mint to obtain one pint of a very nice, sweet and refreshing smoothie. Full of flavours and savours.

Mark: 10/10

Orange dated pears

2007-03-30T23:52:00.000Z

I just could not resist the play on words...:-)

Blend together the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges with 2 cut and peeled pears, a small/medium mango, and 5 or 6 dates to obtain a pint of a very nice sweet on different layers smoothie.

Mark: 10/10

Perfect Red

2007-03-28T11:24:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges, with a handful of strawberries, a peeled and cut medium mangoes and 6/7 dates, to obtain 1 pint of smooth, consistent, succultent and melting on the tongue drink.

Mark: 10/10

Smoothies are in the air

2007-03-27T09:23:00.001Z

More and more people talk or write about smoothies.

Here is one of those articles, which, while remaining very superficial, still highlights some interesting facts.

Tangerines, stawberries and nectarines

2007-03-27T08:25:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 3 freshly squeezed tangerines with a handful of strawberries and 2/3 nectarines to obtain a pint of a very liquid and bittersweet smoothie.

Mark: 7/10 ( as it felt to me like something was missing)

Variant of mango delight

2007-03-25T10:18:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges, and one freshly squeezed pink grapefruit with 2 peeled and sliced medium mango to obtain 2 large glasses of a liquid mango smoothie. My preference remains with the blissfl mango delight, which puree-like consistence was more of my taste.

Nevertheless, a good smoothie, hence a mark of 8/10.

Blissful Mango Delight

2007-03-23T12:11:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges with 2 peeled and cut medium mangoes, to obtain what can only be described as a blissful or even heavenly mango delight. Makes over a pint.

Mark: 10/10 ( it should almost in fact be 100/10 :-) as it is so good)

Orange, banana, mango, strawberrry and kiwi smoothie

2007-03-22T09:09:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 3 freshly squezzed oranges with a medium cut and peeled mango, a medium cut and peeled banana, a few strawbeeries, and one cut and peeled kiwi, to obtain a full pint of a refreshing smotthie.

Mark: 7/10 ( as even though you can identify all fruits, I was expecting better, someting is slighlty odd is this combination)

Oranges, pinapple, mango and strawberries

2007-03-20T14:21:00.000Z

Blend together the uice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges, with half a medium pinapple (peeled and cut), one medium Mango ( peeled and cut) and a handful of strawberries ( peeled and cut) to obtain 2 pints of a perfect smoothie. Tasty, refreshing, colourful, and melting on the tongue.

mark 10/10

Pink grapefruit, pears and mangoes

2007-03-19T08:25:00.000Z

I so enjoyed the last smoothie on satruday morning, that I decided to make another one very similar to it.

Blend together the juice of two freshly squeezed pink grapefruit with 3 peeled and cut pears and two peeled small mangoes to obtain a perfectly balance and succulent smoothie. Makes two pints.

Mark: 10/10 (I am biased to pears and mangoes :-))

The only drawback is that the taste of pears goes slightly over the mangoes. So you might want to try it with fewer pears.

Orange, pears and mango

2007-03-17T11:30:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges with 3 peeled and cut pears and one peeled medium mango to obtain a perfectly balance and succulent smoothie. Makes two pints.

Mark: 10/10 (I am biased to pears and mangoes :-))

Limes, lemons, bananas and kiwis disaster

2007-03-16T12:00:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed lemons and 2 freshly squeezed limes, with 2 small bananas and 2 peeled kiwis to obtain one large glass of a very disgusting drink. The limes and the kiwis did not seem to blend well together.

Mark: 2/10

Oranges, pinapple, kiwis and banana smoothie

2007-03-15T10:22:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges with half a pinapple, 2 kiwis, and 2 small bananas to obtain 1.5 pints of a very tasty smoothie, i.e. the flavour of all the fruits, except oranges, can be tasted.

Mark: 8/10 mainly due to the fact I am not such a great fan of kiwi...

Oranges, pinapple and strawberries

2007-03-14T10:20:00.000Z

Blend together the jucie of 2 freshly squeezed oranges with half a pinapple, and 7/8 strawberries to obtain 1.5 pints of a nice and tasty smoothie.

Mark: 9/10

Banana and avocado smoothie

2007-03-12T10:39:00.000Z

Blend together 2 smallish bananas and one avocado, with a bit of water.

And you get a large glass of a very thick smoothie.

Once I am no longer on detox, I would need to try this with honey, or even a bit of milk such as oatmilk or almond milk to see how this impacts the taste.

Mark: 8/10

Oranges, Mangoes and Strawberries

2007-03-11T18:23:00.000Z

Blend together the freshly squeezed juice of 2 oranges with a medium mango and 5/6 strawberries, to obtain over a pint of simple refreshing smoothie.

Mark: 8/10

Oranges, Nectarines, banana, kiwi and mango

2007-03-10T18:26:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges with 2 peeled and cut nectarines, one small banana, 2 kiwis and a medium mango to obtain 2 pints of a nice but disappointing smoothie, as the nectarines and mango taste is completely absent while the banana and kiwis' flavour is predominant.

mark: 5/10

Pink grapefruit, nectarines, strawberries and mango

2007-03-08T11:38:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed pink grapefruits, with 3 nectarines, 6 or 7 strawberries, and a medium mango to get 2 pints of a nice but slightly disappointed smoothie.

As the taste of the nectarines was completely absent, and the grapefruits slightly too present.

Hence a mark of 5/10.

Pink Grapefruit, Nectarines, pears, and banana

2007-03-05T11:43:00.000Z

Today, I blended together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed pink grapefruits with 2 pears, 2 nectarines and a banana. It gave me a pint of a fine light smoothie, in which you could identify all fruits. Very refreshing with a hint of early summer :-)

Mark 10/10

Pink Grapefruit, Mangoes and Pinapple (and dates)

2006-11-21T15:59:00.000Z

Blend together the juice of 2 freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, with 2 medium mangoes and 2/3 of a large pinapple to get 3 pints of a very refreshing smoothie.

You might want to add dates as well if you prefer an ever sweeter taste.

Mark: 9/10

As always the longer you blend the smoother and more liquid the smoothie is.

Mango, Pomogranates, banana and samosas

2006-11-20T13:06:00.000Z

Blend first the pomogranates ( Half one) until you obtain a smooth liquid then add the juice of two freshly squeezed samosas, then blend with a medium Mango and a small banana. very tasty smoothie (1.5 pints) you will obtain.

Mark 8.5/10

Mango Delight

2006-11-19T13:00:00.000Z

Blend the juice of a freshly squeezed pink grapefruit with 2 medium mangoes to obtain very nice mango smoothie. Makes over one pint.

Mark: 9 if not 10/10 but I really like Mangoes :-)

Pinapple, dates, pears and samosas

2006-11-17T14:33:00.000Z

Blend together half a pinapple, 4 dates, 2 pears and the juice of two samosas, to get 1.5 pints of a succulent smoothie.

Mark: 9/10

As usual, i recommend to blend it long enough to have a very smooth and slightly liquid smoothie. Let it rest a few minutes for the savour to sink in.

Mango, Pinapple and pink grapefruit

2006-11-16T16:53:00.000Z

Blend together half a medium pinapple, a medium mango and the juice of one freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, to obtain 1.5 pints of a very savoury smoothie.

Blend until you get a soft consistence, and let it rest a few minutes afterwards to ensure you can taste all fruits.

Mark: 9/10

Pinapple, Pomogranate, samosas

2006-11-15T09:59:00.000Z

Cut the pomogranate in 4 and get them out. Blend them.

Then blend this with half a medium pinapple and the juice of 2 freshly squeezed samosas, until you get a very smooth smoothie.

Makes 1.5 pints of a very nice, smooth, refreshing ans tasty smoothie. Mark: 9/10

Pinapple, Mango and figs

2006-11-14T14:17:00.000Z

Juice a quarter of a large pinapple. Blend the juice obtained with a medium mango and 3 figs. Enjoy a very smooth and tasty smoothie. Makes a pint.

Mark 8.5/10

Samosas, pinapple, kiwis, figs, mint

2006-11-13T16:29:00.000Z

Blend a quarter of a large pinapple with 3 kiwis, 3 figs, the juice of 2 freshly squeezed samosas and 4 mintleaves; will give you 1.5 pints of a liquid kiwi mint smoothie.

Unfortunately, the taste of the figs and the pinapple were kind of lost in this smoothie's savour. What a shame!! hence a mark of 5/10.

Samosas, Pinapple and dates

2006-11-12T14:45:00.000Z

Blend together half a large pinapple, with 7 dates and the juice of 2 freshly squeezed samosas to get 1.5 pints of a very refreshing and tasty smoothie (assuming you like both pinapple and dates).

Mark: 9/10

Mango, samosas and pears.

2006-11-11T15:20:00.000Z

Blend together the juice from 2 samosas, with a medium mango and 2 peeled pears.

Make 1 tall glass of a perfect puree-like smoothie.

Mark : 9/10

Pomogranates, dates, banana and lime.

2006-11-10T13:05:00.000Z

Blend the pomogranates until you have smotth liquid, blend it with 4 dates, one small banana and the juice of 2 limes.

You will get half a pint of a very sweet and thick smoothie.

Mark:9/10.

you might want to try this one when adding the juice of an orange or a grapefruit.

Grapefruit, pomogranate, Mango

2006-11-09T13:00:00.000Z

Cut the pomogranate in two horizontally. Then squeeze each half in your hand, then finish up with a knife or spoon, to take all of them out of the self. Blend them to ensure all the seeds have blended as well, then add the juice of a freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, and a medium Mango.

Makes 1 pint of a very fresh smoothie.

mark 9/10.

Mango, Pears and samosas

2006-11-08T17:21:00.000Z

Blend together a medium size mango, with two pears, and the juice of two freshly squeezed samosas to get 1.5 pints of a very nice smooth pear puree. The flavour of mango once againw as barely noticeable if at all.

Mark 8.5/10

Mango, kiwi and banana

2006-11-07T16:06:00.000Z

Blend together a small mango, 2 kiwis and a small banana to make 1.5 pints of a very nice smoothie. Too bad the taste of the mango was barely noticable.

Mark: 8/10

Pinapple, dates and grapefruit

2006-11-06T16:03:00.000Z

Blend half a pinapple with the juice of one freshly squeezed yellow grapefruit, and 5 dates to obtain a think and sweet smoothie. These quantities make 1.5 pints of smoothie.

Mark: 9/10

Pinapple, nectarines and yellow grapefruit

2006-10-28T14:07:00.000Z

Blend together half a medium pinapple, with 3 nectarines and the juice of a freshly squeezed yellow grapefruit to provide you with 1.5 pints of a delicious juicy pinapple puree.

Mark 9/10.

Nectarines, Mint, Banana and Oranges

2006-10-27T14:23:00.000Z

Blend 4 peeled nectarines, with a small banana, 3 mint leaves ( cut in small pieces) and the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges. This give you a very refreshing, liquid and tasy drink.

Mark 8.5/10

Pinapple, strawberries and mango

2006-10-26T16:11:00.000Z

Juice half a medium/large pinapple, and a box of strawberries, and then blend the juice with a large peeled mango.

Makes 1.5 pints of a liquid and very tasty smoothie.

Mark: 9.5/10

Pinapple, Grapefruit, Dates and Mango

2006-10-25T16:08:00.000Z

Blend together half a medium/large pinapple, 6 to 8 dates, one large mango and the juice of two freshly squeezed yellow grapefruits.

It makes 2 pints of a succulent thick and sweet smoothie.

Mark 9/10

Lime, banana and strawberries

2006-10-24T16:04:00.000Z

Make a pint of juicy smoothie out of the juice of three limes blended with a small banana and half a large box of strawberries.

In all honesty, too juicy for me and too bitter as well. Hence a mark of 5/10. Maybe next time I will use a larger banana or an additional small one, and less lime ( One might be sufficient)

A bit of an explanation

2006-10-24T16:00:00.000Z

When you no longer have internet connection at home or when you are on the road, it becomes quite difficult to update your blog... especially when it is about the smoothies you make everyday...:-) And I clearly felt in that trap over the last few months.

I will nevertheless do my best over the next few weeks to update it daily.

Mango, nectarines, orange and banana

2006-10-24T10:07:00.000Z

Blend the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges with a small banana, a very large mango, and 3 nectarines, to get a prefect smoothie in terms of consistence, and a very nice one in terms of taste (8/10).

I got two large pints out of the above ingredients.

Grapefruit, nectarines and banana

2006-10-02T09:15:00.000Z

Squeeze 2 yellow grapefruits. Mix in a blender the juice of the grapefruit with 3 peeled nectarines and a small banana, and you get a pint of very light, refreshing and summery smoothie.

Mark of 8/10

Mango, nectarines and oranges

2006-09-30T08:18:00.000Z

Blend together a large Mango, 3 nectarines and the juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges. And you get a very smooth, and tasty drink.

Makes 1.5 pints of smoothie.

And a mark of 8/10

Soya Milk, bananas and maple syrup

2006-09-29T08:24:00.000Z

This is cvlearly not the most healthy of all smoothies... I was just craving for it yesterday. Blend together 15 cl of soya milk, 3 small bananas and a large spoon of maple syrup, and you get a very syrupy milkshake :-)

Makes 1 pint of drink, and I guess a mark of 7/10.

Oatly, bananas and strawberries

2006-09-23T10:12:00.000Z

Today's smoothie was made of 150 ml of Oatly with 2 large and one small bananas, and a good handul of strawberries.

It was definitely very light and yummy. Hence a mark of 8/10

You will get a pint of smoothie with the above quantities.

Oatly, pinapple, banana and strawberries

2006-09-22T09:05:00.000Z

Today, I decided to give another go at a smoothie based on Oatly. Hence I used 100ml of Oatly with half a small pinapple, 3 small bananas and a good handful of strawberries. I got 1.5 pints of a liquid, fresh, and tasty smoothie out of those.

Mark 7.5/10.

Pinapple, nectarines, banana and lime

2006-09-21T15:37:00.000Z

Still playing with yesterday ingredients since I do not have any oranges, I decided to blend together half a small pinapple, 3 nectarines, 1 small banana and 3 freshly squeezed lime. The result was a smoothie on the thick side. Nevertheless, a tasty one. Hence a mark of 6.5/10.

The quantities mentioned above helped to make over a pint of smoothie.

Pinapple, nectarines, lime and lemon

2006-09-20T16:43:00.000Z

Today first smoothie was made of a small pinapple, 3 nectarines and the juice of 2 lemons and three limes. The smoothie obtained was very tasty, all fruits recognisable but was a bit of a zinger. So I would suggest the same fruits but a smaller quantity of lime and lemons.

I will give a mark of 7/10, as the taste was good even if slightly bitter

We then added a small banana, which helped to get rid of the bitterness, but the taste changed slightly. I will only give 6/10 to this one.

Oatly and bananas

2006-09-19T16:48:00.000Z

If like me you come back from the market with a few fruits crushed you might end up having to make a smoothie with the damaged fruits, in my case bananas.

Since I had a brick of oatly open in the fridge, I thought about making a variant to banana milkshake. This turned out to be a very good idea. It was just smooth, sweet and nice on the tongue, while remaining very healthy. Highly recommended.

Mark of 8/10.

We got two pints of smoothie out of 6 bananas and 250ml of Oatly drink.

Pinapple, longan and oranges

2006-09-16T17:03:00.000Z

Made of half a large pinapple, 15 longan (thai lychees), and 3 freshly squeeze oranges.

Very nice taste. These quantities made two pints of smoothies.

Mark of 8.5/10

Pinapple, Nectarines and oranges

2006-09-14T17:35:00.000Z

Made of half a large pinapple, 3 nectarines and 3 freshly squeezed oranges, this smoothie got a mark of 10/10 from the judge of the day :-)

Hence highly recommended, as very tasty, fresh and summery.

Repeat: Melon, banana, mint and soya milk

2006-08-27T11:27:00.000Z

Having slightly too many honeydew melon and bananas and some left over of soya mlik, I thought I will give it another go, while changing slightly the quantities of each.

Hence I made two pints of smoothie, using 1 melon, 2.5 bananas, 8 mints leaves, and approximately 10cl of soya milk. The mint leaves are cut in small pieces then added to the other ingredients before blending all of them together.

I like the smoothie, but thought, the taste of bananas was far more pronounced than yesterday. I prefer yesterday in terms of balance of flavours. The second judge today thought this was a bit sweet. Hence the mark for today is only 6 out of 10.

Melon, banana, mint and soya milk

2006-08-26T17:37:00.000Z

I tried this smoothie again and I really like it. It is simple and very refreshing. Not to say fully of season.

Made a pint, with half a (green) melon, a banana, some mint and some soya milk.

Mark of 8/10

Perfect summer smoothie

2006-08-23T08:26:00.000Z

Made of half a (green) melon, 2 small mangoes, 2 nectarines, and half a banana.

I got two pints out of it, and a taste of 7 out of 10. You could taste all fruits at different time which I absolutely adored.

Minty summer (?) smoothie

2006-08-21T12:06:00.000Z

I only wrote the (?) based on the rainy weather we have had to cope here in London over the last few days, hence the fact I am wondering whether we could still consider being in summer.

Today, I made a pint ( 660ml) of the following smoothie: half a melon, a small banana, 3 fresh mint leaves, and a bit of soya milk.

I was pleasantlys urprised with the result which was very light and refreshing. Highly recommended. Hence a mark of 8 out of 10.

Minty taste

2006-08-20T18:08:00.000Z

Today's smoothie was made of a half of melon, a banana, 2 sweet tamarind, a freshly squeeze pink grapefruit and 3 leaves of mint.

It was nice and refreshing but had a bit of a bitter aftertaste. Hence, a mark of only 5 out of ten. These quantities made just a pint.

Simple return smoothie

2006-08-17T10:19:00.000Z

Back home after a few weeks away, I had the pleasure to make my own smoothie this morning, and I decided to make a simple one.

Half a pinapple, 2 small mangoes and a freshly squeezed pink grapefruit was all I needed to make a pint of a half of a smooth and aromatic drink. Mark 7 out of 10.

Such a pleasure to be back home!!! :-)

Mango bliss with a twist

2006-07-12T11:04:00.000Z

Made of 2 freshly squeezed oranges, 1 lime and 4 small mangoes.

The lime adds a bit of a bitter flavour at the taste finish. I might prefer the smoothi without the lime.

Makes 2 pints. And a mark of 7or 8/10

A tasty regular - Pinapple, mango and strawberries

2006-07-11T11:52:00.000Z

Made of half a pinapple, 2 small mangoes and 300g strawberries.

A few tips:
- Easier to start the blender with the mangoes and strawberries.
- To get a cold/ refreshing smoothie, do not use ice but put your fruits in the fridge before making the smoothie. This way no dilution, just pure taste or did I mean pure bliss :-)

This makes 2 pints of smoothie. And Today's mark 9 or 10/10.

Coconut Milk, Mangoes, Figs

2006-07-10T18:33:00.000Z

This smoothie, or dare I say thick milkshake based on its consistence was made of half a can of coconut milk, 2 small mangoes, 2 bananas and 6/7 fresh figs.

If we exclude the strange consistence, the taste was not that bad. I have to start recognising though that I am not a fan of coconut milk based smoothie, purely based on taste. To each their own taste.

Quantity made with above ingredients: 1.5 pints. Mark 5 out of 10.

Melon, Mango and Figs

2006-07-09T12:17:00.000Z

Half a melon, a large Mango and 7 figs creates a very nice and very sweet smoothie ( we could almost say coulis, based on the consistence and sweetness).

Highly recommended.

This quantity makes over a pint, and a mark of 9 or 10/10