Drinks

Peaches N Cream Smoothie

I love peach season. They can be a little tricky to grow here in Illinois. Sometimes the winters are just too hard on the trees, or the blossoms get frosted in spring. But oh, when things are just right, so are they. This year seems to be a good year for peaches. None of my…

Cherries Jubilee Smoothie

Yes, I know. I make a lot of smoothies. I’m kind of obsessed with them. Actually, I’m kind of obsessed with Dairy Queen Blizzards, and my homemade smoothies keep my wallet and my waist much safer! I love drinking them for a quick breakfast or a snack on the run. Often I’ll make a…

Kim’s Hot Cacao

Hot cacao? In the middle of July? Oh yes. I guarantee once you get hooked on this stuff you won’t care WHAT month it is, as long as you have some. You see, I gave up coffee last October. Crazy, right? Unfortunately, I’ve become increasingly intolerant of it over the years. I haven’t had soda…

Brownie Batter Smoothies

Let me introduce you to my “favoritest” smoothie in the whole wide world. Anyone who knows me and sees me on a regular basis has seen me toting these around. I love them and would marry them if I could. They helped me break my Dairy Queen addiction, as well as my sugar and coffee…

Brownie Batter Smoothies

Pineapple Mint Smoothies

Introducing, the “other” green smoothie. While I love smoothies full of kale, spinach and other greens, there’s nothing like a smoothie made with handfuls of freshly picked mint. It’s easy to grow, and once you have it, you usually have more than you can handle. This is a very good thing if you’re crazy about…

Watermelon Vodka Coolers

Some days just blow all of your best laid plans out of the water. Like when you come home to find out your hyper, bored, unemployed husband has eaten half the fridge and thrown the other half away. And “fixed” the printer so it doesn’t work any more. And shrunk half your clothes in the…