Mango & Passion Fruit Smoothie

Hello,

How is everyone doing today?

This is by far the most delicious smoothie ever!! It has taken me ages to find some passion fruit. Mango on the other hand is on every counter in the supermarket but passion fruit seems to be a sight for sore eyes in every fruit market and supermarket I have walked into ...

                                                            Ingredients

                                                              mango

                                                             passion fruit

                                                             coconut water

Passion Fruit

Passion Fruit

Mango and Passion Fruit

                                          Instructions

place the mango into the blender and add some coconut water

blend until smooth

pour into a glass cup 

scoop out the passion fruit with a spoon and place on top of the mango mix

Mango and Passion Fruit Smoothie

                                                

                                                                    Enjoy!!

Apple Carrot Orange & Ginger Smoothie

The sun is still shinning in the United Kingdom which makes a great change and another excuse to have a delicious smoothie.

I have a nice mix of summer fruits for you today.

Ingredients

• apple
• carrots
• ginger
• honey(optional)
• water
• oranges

Apples, Oranges, Carrots, Ginger, Honey & Water

Apples, Oranges, Carrots, Ginger, Honey & Water

                                

Delicious with that gingery taste 

Instructions

• peel the skin off your oranges and cut into small pieces,wash your carrots cut them into small pieces
• wash your apples and ginger and cut them into small pieces
• place all your fruits into the blender, add a teaspoon of honey and add water
• blend until smooth
• serve cold

Thick and Tasty

Cheers

Banana & Pineapple Smoothie

This is a really refreshing smoothie for a hot summers evening.

Ingredients

• banana
• pineapple
• coconut water (optional)

Smiley Banana and Pineapple

Instructions

• peel the skin off the pineapple and banana and place into the blender, add a splash of coconut and blend till smooth
• serve cold and garnish with a lemon

Banana and Pineapple Smoothie

Cheers

Canary Melon Smoothie

The Canary melon or winter melon as it's referred to is a large, bright-yellow elongated melon with pale green to white inner flesh. This melon has a distinctively sweet flavour that is slightly tangier than a honey drew melon. The flesh look like that of a pear but is softer and taste a little like cantaloupe.

Ingredients

• Canary melon

Canary Melon

Canary Melon

Instructions

• cut melon into two and remove the seeds and skin
• cut into nice chunks and place melon in the blender
• blend until smooth
• garnish with a lemon or any fruit you have
• serve cold

Creamy rich texture

                                                   Enjoy and have a lovely weekend.

Fruit Quiz #1 - Answers

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a lovely and sunny weekend.

Quick post to give you the answers to the fruit quiz #1 I posted last week.

http://yems-smoothies.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/fruit-quiz-1.html

1 Physalis (Cape gooseberry)	2 Carambola (starfruit)	3 Cherimoya (custard apple)	4 Passion fruit
5 Jackfruit	6 Rambutan	7 Sapodilla or Chikoo	8 Pitaya  (dragon fruit)
9 Eeijoa or Guavasteen	10 Kiwano (horned melon)	11 Mango	12 Durian
13  Chayote  (vegetable pear)	14 Guanabana or Soursop	15  Opuntia ((prickly pear)	16 Mangosteen
17                Pomegrante	18 Papaya	19 Amarilo (tree tomato	20 Lychee

    

Did you get all the answers right ? You must be a fruit expert if you did as I have never heard of some of these fruits before.

Till the next quick ...have a lovely week ahead.

Fruit Quiz #1

Happy Fabulous Friday!!

Once a week I'll upload a quiz, tips relating to food and fruits, something interactive that will get my readers chatting.

So today I have our first fruit quiz.

I know this isn't the easiest fruit quiz as there are some very interesting fruits on here but hopefully it will inspire you to try out some of the wonderful variety of mother nature's produce.

A few days ago one of my little sisters said  " Yems your blog is not Africa friendly, I can not find the fruits you use". I laughed my head off. The exotic fruits you use are too expensive in Africa she said.

I bet when she sees this fruit quiz she will have something to say. haha!!

I will try and and use very simple fruits in my smoothies for those who can not find my exotic fruits in their countries.

Go ahead take part in the quiz by leaving your answers below in the comments box:

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3.
4.

Can you name these fruits?

Have fun and No Cheating!

Sunny Sunday with Baked Sweet Potatoes

Happy Sunny Sunday!! 

I hope everyone's having a lovely Sunday.

You'll be glad to know that this weekend the sun came out for us in the United Kingdom Yay!! The weather was beautiful .Thank You Jesus!! More of this weather please Lord...more :-) 

I hope the sunshine has come to stay!!

I haven't had sweet potatoes in a very long time and instead of the normal roast potatoes on a Sunday I bought some sweet potatoes instead.

Sweet potatoes  have some great benefits which include a high volume  of vitamins B6 and C.

Read more about the benefits of sweet potatoes http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-reasons-to-love-sweet-potatoes.html

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes

clear bag

chicken drumsticks (cleaned & seasoned overnight)

gravy granules

seasonings (salt,sugar and mixed herbs)

mixed vegetables

olive oil

                                                   For the Sweet Potatoes
                               Preheat oven and wipe the foil or baking tray with some olive oil

                               Wash the skin of the sweet potatoes and then peel

                     Cut the sweet potatoes into circular or your desired shape

               Place sweet potatoes into the clear bag, add seasoning, olive oil and shake well

 Place the sweet potatoes shapes unto the tray and allow to bake for 25mins and turn over                                                       once sides are done

Baked Sweet Potatoes

                                                        For the Chicken

                  Clean chicken, add seasoning and place in bowl and season overnight

                                    Preheat oven and oil the foil or baking tray

          Place chicken on the tray & allow to cook for 35-40mins turning over once each                                                                   side is cooked

Ensure your chicken is cooked properly before serving

Grilled Chicken Drumsticks

For the Gravy

Bring water to boil

Add gravy granules to a small saucepan or metallic bowl, add little cold water and mix well till it's a runny paste

Add hot water to gravy mix and stir until it's nice and thick without any lumps

Place in gravy funnel

Gravy

For the Mixed Vegetables

Rinse the vegetables

Bring water to boil and add a pinch of salt

Place vegetables in boiling water allow it to steam for 4-5mins

Drain vegetables

Serve Baked Sweet Potatoes, Chicken, Vegetables with Gravy.

Voila

Enjoy!!
                            

Cucumber Kale Mango & Pear Smoothie

Happy Saturday!!!

I am currently loving the fruits and vegetables smoothie swirl mix. The taste of the vegetables as you take your first sip on the smoothie and before you get to the end the sweet fruit hits your taste buds  hmm-mm bellissimo.

Ingredients

• cucumber
• frozen pears (skin peeled)
• frozen mangoes (tinned)
• kale 
• unsweetened almond milk

Some of my readers have asked me to list alternatives fruits as they might not have the fruits I use in their countries.

 

Blend fruits and vegetables separately

Alternative fruits

• to achieve the green mix : you can use spinach/green salad leaves or any green vegetable will do.
• to achieve the cream mix : you can use mangoes,apples, pineapple or bananas

Green & White Smoothie

Fruits and Vegetables Smoothie

Instructions

• to achieve the swirl you will need to blend the fruits separately
• place frozen mango and pears in the blender, add unsweetened milk and blend until smooth
• place kale and cucumber in the blender, add unsweetened milk and blend until smooth
• pour the mangoes and pear mix in your cup and top it up with the kale and cucumber mix
• serve cold

Enjoy.

Banana and Raspberry Smoothie

Happy Friday Smoothie Lovers,

Yay!! It's Friday!!

I hope everyone had a lovely day and you're all looking forward to the weekend.

I have a very simple recipe for you today.

Ingredients

• frozen banana
• raspberries 
• unsweetened almond milk
• alternative fruits to achieve the pink colour: Strawberries, Blueberries or Blackberries

Some of my readers have asked me to list alternative fruits as they might not have the fruits I use in their countries. If you do not have raspberries, you can use strawberries, blackberries and blueberries to achieve the below rich pink texture.

Remember to blend your fruits separately.

Bananas and Raspberry Mix

Rich Pink and Thick Banana Texture

Instructions

• to achieve the below you will need to blend the fruits separately
• place frozen banana in the blender, add unsweetened milk and blend until smooth
• place raspberries in the blender, add unsweetened milk and blend until smooth
• pour the banana mix in your cup and top it up with the raspberry mix.
• serve cold

Tastes like ice cream

Enjoy and have a lovely weekend.

Fruit Dessert: Ice Cream Swiss Roll & Raspberries

I love a good dessert but I have to control myself from time to time as it goes straight to my hips ha ha!!! So to make myself feel better I tend to have a light Ice cream Swiss roll and add some fruit to it .

Ingredients

• Fresh raspberries
• Ice cream Swiss roll

Swiss Roll With Raspberries

Enjoy :-)

Blackberry & Banana Swirl Smoothie

Happy Sunday !!

I hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday. The weather today has been lovely for a 

change as we had a downpour yesterday. You can't predict our weather as it's moody ha 

ha!  I have a lovely Sunday evening smoothie recipe for you today.

You can make this, snuggle up on the couch and watch a movie. It's a simple and yummy one I promise you.

Right ...Let's Do IT!

Ingredients

• 2 frozen bananas
• a bowl of blackberries
• coconut water
• dry mixed fruit(optional)

Instructions

• to achieve the swirl, blend both fruits separately
• place the frozen banana in the blender, add coconut water and blend until smooth
• place the frozen blackberries in the blender, add coconut water and blend until smooth
• pour banana mix in a glass cup and top up with blackberry mix
• add dry mixed fruit (optional)
• serve cold

Blackberry & Banana Swirl Smoothie

Yummy!! Don't you agree?

Have  a lovely evening!