Sunday, August 3, 2008

Mama's smooth!

Here's a new smoothie recipe you need to try. Check it out.

Go Get 'Em Smoothie

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007
Show: Nigella Express
Episode: Get Up and Go

This is truly a weekday special: a breakfast that combines food and drink for people who don't feel they've even got time to sit down in the morning. If the person-in-a-hurry is miniature in stature, and not progressed to caffeine intake, then replace the Camp coffee with a tablespoonful of peanut butter. Extra protein and ultra delicious. I keep overripe bananas, peeled and cut into 4, in bags in the freezer which help give ice-creamy bulk to the smoothie and dispense with the need for ice.

1 peeled banana, cut into 4, from the freezer
2/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon honey
4 teaspoons malted chocolate drink powder
(recommended: Ovaltine, but Mama used Nestle’s Quick.)
1 teaspoon strong coffee or 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
(Mama used 1 tsp O’Poppy coffee. It’s way stronger than he.)

Put all ingredients into a blender and whiz (that’s not Pee!) to mix.

Pour into a tall glass and drink before dashing out of the door.

6 comments:

Gretchen said...

I forgot to mention that I think you could do without the honey.. it's sweet enough....Maybe Oliver would like this too, with the peanut butter substitution.

Katie said...

I was going to ask if they turned out well ... must be if it's blog-worthy! I want one!

Chris said...

Thanks to the egg incident Oliver will not be eating Peanut Butter or Honey until he's three. Sucks to be him.

Gretchen said...

Oh, did the doctor tell you to avoid those food too?

Katie said...

No Nutty Bars for him ... that sucks!!

Gretchen said...

Well, at least he won't miss the peanuts on the airplanes!