Grapefruit Lemonade

Just before preparing my brunch I make one full round in the kitchen and saw some grapefruit and mangos on the counter. An idea came to mind. But first I needed to know if we had lemons... Yes!! I just had to make a toast to the sun after a long week of rain, so here's how this frosty drink came about - - -

 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
Juice from 2 grapefruit
Juice from 1 lemon (or half)
Sugar, add and adjust to your liking
Kosher salt, just a pinch
Mango cubes, ripe and yellow/orange (slice one side, score lenghtwise and crosswise then spoon out the cubes)
1 tsp of Torani raspberry flavoring syrup

WHAT TO DO:
In a blender add in a cup to 1.5 cups of ice, pour in all the juice and pulse to crush the ice till you can then use the blend or puree setting. Pour into a glass, add in the sugar and salt, stir and taste. Add in the mango cubes and drizzle with raspberry syrup. The ice will rise to the top and give it a nice frosty look! I am literally finishing up my drink while typing up this blog and OMG the sweet mango offers a delicious contrast to the palette in the sour citrus sea of freshness, it's amazing!

ENJOY!!

Cereal in your Fruit Smoothie anyone??

It was one of those days where I felt like trying something different with my breakfast smoothie and it actually worked, using cereal was a delightful substitute to instant oats in my current smoothie recipes for the morning!

what you'll need:

1/2 a banana, sliced crosswise
3-4 Large strawberries (3/4 cup) cut into quarters
3/4 cup cereal, I used Honey Bunches of Oats in this video
3/4 -1 cup milk, you can use less or more to your liking


BLEND... BLEND... BLEND...Pour into a glass and Enjoy!!

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