Welcome Summer, Watermelon Fresca

This is my first summer in Cincy & it has started EARLY! All week it has been >80F/25C! And they say its only going to get hotter & more humid. I feel like we moved to Florida! The air condition has been pumpin'.

Okay so I am a huge watermelon fanatic. Jumped the gun & bought a watermelon a few weeks back that wasn't so sweet & juicy on the inside. Cut it up & put in the fridge....it was just okay; but the next day it tasted like watermelon flavored potatoes. I couldn't throw it away, oh how I missed this fruit. Googled a few recipes to make a refreshing smoothie and put this together. It was GREAT!!!

serves about 6

6 cups seedless watermelon chunks

4 tablespoons frozen limeade/lemonade concentrate

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 1/2 cups crushed ice (or 1c. water)

blend all ingredients together and voila all done!

(I used frozen lemonade concentrate from Trader Joe's that does not contain high fructose corn syrup, just plain ol' sugar.)

disclaimer: I grabbed the photo off Google Images, I cheated, I know....didn't have time to take a pic!

Prepare to be Amazed Green Smoothie

I follow a raw food website/blog: learnrawfood.com by Jennifer Cornbleet
 and they were featuring this smoothie made with spinach. I eat a spinach salad almost every day and like to get another dose of all the jam-packed nutrients through a smoothie....why not if you are willing to experiement? There were no pictures, so I was picturing a green smoothie in my head, but was pleasantly surprised that it came out a lovely purple, because of the blueberries...duh! But here is the great part: you cannot even taste the spinach....if you did not see the pictures your tastebuds would be fooled as well!

Here is the recipe:

1/4c. water

1 sm. ripe banana

1c. frozen blueberries

1/2 orange, peeled & sectioned
1/2c. spinach leaves

Blend & Enjoy....its that simple!