The Summer of Smoothies ends with an elegant and delicious treat. The So Long, Sweet Summer smoothie blends the simplicity of fresh summer melon with the sophistication of elderflower and blackcurrant essences. I found these from Bug Hill Farm in Ashfield, Massachusetts, where Kate Kerivan and her team produce organic fruit and flower elixirs sweetened with local honey.
Cantaloupe has a great reputation as a beauty superfood; it’s loaded with vitamins A and C. Elderflower is said to be …
August can be a hard month: while cramming in as much vacation and beach time as we can muster, we’re also getting ready for all the things we’re planning for fall. But with that full-on, steamy summer heat still going strong, juggling the demands of the two seasons seems almost impossible.
The Watermelon Chiller is perfect for those days when it’s really too hot to do anything, but we’re going to do it anyway. This light, replenishing smoothie is intensely …
Fruity drinks and the beach are made for each other. After a full day of sun, sand, and salt water, there’s nothing like having a sweet, smooth, and cold drink – maybe with a little rum in it. The All-Tropical Vacation Smoothie is here to be your go-to when things get too hot. And there’s more than just flavor going on here. The pineapple is rich in both vitamin C and enzymes, while the coconut milk adds its electrolytes and …
With the Nectarine Sunshine Smoothie, I could go on about nutrition, how nectarines are a balanced source of vitamins and minerals, low in fat, yada yada. But you know the score. It’s a hot August day at the farmer’s market. They were there. Their sun ripened perfume caught my nose and drew me over. I felt their cool, smooth skins, their slight give of perfect ripeness. I tasted the slightly tart sweetness of the samples…and I overbought.
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The Raspberry Cordial smoothie is just what it sounds like: a healthy version of a favorite chocolate treat. This one is a little more intense on the raspberry front: raspberries are so good! Here, they’re sweetened with a little banana and honey, and smoothed out with Greek-style yogurt, which adds calcium to the berries’ antioxidant surge. The cacao’s depth balances out the berries’ tartness while adding its own superfood powers.
This smoothie is an intensely flavored summer treat …
Summer is a strange time to be starting a beauty blog. Anyone reading it really wants to be somewhere else: outside enjoying the weather, inside avoiding the heat, and either way having a cool drink nearby. So while yes, I will be offering beauty tips this summer, I thought I’d do something else: something different and fun for me, and hopefully for you, too!
Every week until Labor Day I will be posting a new smoothie recipe, tried and verified …
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