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!!

Mango Kale Smoothie

Hello Smoothie Lovers,

I'm back once again with some lovely smoothies for you to try.

I can honestly say it was only a few weeks ago I said " Happy July" and in the twinkling of an eye August is here.

Smoothies are great but it is always nice to have it all in moderation so I had a nice break away from the smoothies and now I am back with the green smoothie attack ha-ha!!

Ingredients

• cucumber
• kale or spinach
• water
• frozen mango or pineapple

Kale, Mango, Cucumber & Water

Instructions

• to achieve the swirl blend both fruits separately
• place the kale and cucumber in the blender and blend until smooth
• place the frozen mango in the blender and blend until smooth
• pour the mango mix in your glass cup and top it up with the kale mix

Scoop this delicious smoothie with a spoon

Delicious blend of Fruits & Veggies

Delicious blend of Fruits & Veggies

As you sip on the green mix, the delicious mango mix creeps up and hits your taste buds...yummy!!!

Banana Mango & Pineapple Sunday Smoothie

Happy Sunday!!

Ingredients

• frozen mango
• frozen pineapple (tinned)
• frozen banana
• water from the tinned pineapple

Instructions

• place frozen fruits into the blender and blend till smooth
• serve cold and garnish with any fruit of your choice

frozen pineapple, banana & mango

Banana, Mango and Pineapple Smoothie

                                   

Ready to blend

                                 

Fancy Smoothie 

Have a lovely Sunday!

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

Fruit Tips #2

Here's the  #2 fruit tip sheet for this week.

Banana Facts

The Benefits Of Fruit

Anti Cancer Super Fruits

Apple Health Benefits and Tips

Nutritional Fruit Guide

Lemon and Grapefruit for glowing skin

Top water rich fruits

Feeling bloated, have a pineapple

Credit: Images sourced from all over the web

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.

Kitchen Tips #1:- 36 Genius Kitchen Tips That Nobody Told You About

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

Today I have 36 genius tips that no one told you about from " All day Chic" . 

Check out All Day Chic's blog  http://alldaychic.com/  which has lots of  brilliant tips on anything and everything.

Some of the tips are simply genius. 

Check them out here : http://alldaychic.com/36-kitchen-tips-that-will-make-your-life-easier/

 http://alldaychic.com/36-kitchen-tips-that-will-make-your-life-easier/

Here are some of my favourite tips

Leftover sauce can be frozen and reused.

Easy way to make yoghurt pops for the summer.

 Best way to cut watermelon.

 Chill wine with frozen grapes.

My favourite is the yoghurt popsicle tip.

Blog and picture credit : http://alldaychic.com/

Where to buy foreign fruits and vegetables in Nigeria (Lagos) by Dobby's Signature

Greetings,

From time to time on the blog and on my BBM channel I get questions like where can I get kiwis from in Nigeria? Where can I get plums from in Nigeria? Where can I get papaya from in Nigeria?

It's often difficult to answer these questions as I do not live in Nigeria but I try to answer as much as I can by directing them to the popular shopping malls in Lagos such as Shoprite, which is perhaps the only shopping mall I know of Lol! 

I even had one of my many little sisters say " Sis your blog is not africa friendly as we can not get the fruits you use on your blog"  Lol! Now we can't have that I said to myself and this pushed me to do some research on where the foreign fruits are been sold in Nigeria. Now I know they exist but they come at exorbitant prices.

Whilst doing my research I came across a few details here and there but finally I hit jackpot when I came across Dobby's Signature blog http://www.dobbyssignature.com

Dobby's signature is a Nigerian Food Blog focused on Showcasing Nigerian dishes,exploring traditional food recipes .

Dobby is  a culinary enthusiast with a flair for local cuisines in Nigeria and around the globe. Dobby confesses not to be a professional chef but my goodness I beg to differ and I am sure you will when you have  look at her posts.  Each time I visit her blog she has my tastebuds tingling and my tongue wagging. She is amazing!!

In her words, cooking is one of my major hobbies and I do it well (I concur).
Dobby is also a graphics designer and an illustrator and if you look at her blog you can tell as her passions are displayed across her blog.

Now back to the juicy contents on Dobby's blog which caught my eye for my readers.
Dobby had a post titled " Where to buy foreign fruits  and vegetables in Nigeria( Lagos) and this is the blogspot http://www.dobbyssignature.com/2014/03/where-to-buy-foreign-fruits-and.html?m=0

Here are some pictures from  Dobby's blog on the fruits and vegetables sold from the below traders

Stall Owners :Alhaji Sanni & Alhaji Ibrahim

Courgette & Aubergine 

 Blackberries,Grapes,Beetroot & Broccoli

Lady B - Stall Owner

Click on the link to find out the location of the above traders and to view more pictures of the  other fruits sold  http://www.dobbyssignature.com/2014/03/where-to-buy-foreign-fruits-and.html?m=0

A big thank you to Dobby for letting me share this information with my readers.
Make sure you check out her blog for her different cuisines across the globe and lots more.

I hope you have found this post helpful.


BlogPost  & Photo Credit :http://www.dobbyssignature.com/

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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2.
3.
4.

Can you name these fruits?

Have fun and No Cheating!

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.