this water

When we first moved to Bristol, we were staying in a hotel across the street from a Starbucks – so you know where we went for breakfast in the morning!  The kids wanted some juice, and I think by accident Scott grabbed them this water.  It’s basically water, fresh-squeezed juice, and a little sugar.  The kids loved it!  So we decided once we got into our house, we’d make our own…

Squeeze 1 large lemon and 2 small limes into a pitcher.  Fill with water, stir.  Add a few spoonfuls of sugar to sweeten to your liking.  Slice some lime and lemon circles to make it pretty, and serve over ice.  Delicious!

variation:  use sparkling water to make it fancy!

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sunrise smoothie

Now if I can only make this without my kids knowing I’m adding sorbet, because I can’t really leave it out, right?!

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped ripe strawberries (5 large strawberries)
• 1 cup chopped seeded watermelon
• 1 cup chopped fresh peach
• 1 cup raspberry sorbet
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Directions

Place the strawberries, watermelon, peach, sorbet, and orange juice in a blender and puree until smooth and creamy. Add more orange juice if you’d like it a little less thick. Serve immediately in tall glasses with straws.

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from Ina Garten’s kitchen

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lemonberry smoothie

Don’t let the simplicity fool you… this is so good, and so refreshing on a hot summer day!

Blend…

frozen strawberries (I freeze my own during the season, or buy whole frozen berries from Costco)

prepared lemonade (not the powdered stuff!)

sugar to sweeten

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Idea:  Freeze in dixie cups w/ popsicle sticks for a homemade popsicle!

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pineapple crush

Blend & Enjoy!

1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
1/2 frozen very ripe medium banana

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from JulieCooks!

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orange julius

This is probably my favorite smoothie-type drink of all time.  I drank one almost every morning when pregnant with Kylie (in lieu of coffee), and now will add vanilla Carnation powder to make a healthy shake.  But best of all is my kids LOVE orange julius’!

In blender, combine & blend…

Ice (halfway full or so)

1/2 can concentrated orange juice

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

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