Smoothies

I found these recipes on my niece's blog - Zuka Juice smoothies, the real McCoy. - Enjoy


Raspberry Refresher:
12 oz raspberry juice
2 scoops raspberry sherbet
1 cup raspberries
2/3 cup bananas
Ice

Cranberry Splash:
12 oz cranberry juice
2 scoops raspberry sherbet
1/2 cup strawberries
1 cup raspberries
Ice

Pineapple Squeeze:
12 oz pineapple juice
1 scoop pineapple sherbet
1 scoop nonfat frozen yogurt
1 cup bananas
Ice

Ocean Sunrise:
12 oz raspberry juice
2 scoops orange sherbet
1 cup strawberries
2/3 cup bananas
Ice

Mango Mango:
12 oz passion fruit juice
2 scoops pineapple sherbet
1 1/2 cups mango
Ice

Just Peachy:
12 oz peach juice
2 scoops nonfat frozen yogurt
1 1/2 cups peaches
Ice

Strawbanna:
12 oz apple juice
2 scoops nonfat frozen yogurt
1 cup strawberries
1/2 cup bananas
Ice

Orchard Oasis:
12 oz peach juice
2 scoops pineapple sherbet
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup blueberries
Ice

Caribbean Passion:
12 oz passion fruit juice
2 scoops orange sherbet
1 cup strawberries
1/2 cup peaches
Ice

Lowfat Strawberry Sr. Cream Pie

1 pt. strawberries - sliced
1 small pkg. vanilla instant pudding - sugar-free
1 cup light sour cream
1/4 cup skim milk
2 tsp. orange or lemon zest
3 1/2 cup thawed lite cool whip
1 prepared 9" graham cracker pie crust.

Hull berries rinse, slice and set aside, reserving a few for garnish. Combine pie filling, sour cream, milk, zest, 2 cups cool whip in a bowl. Mix with whisk until well blended, about 1 min. Spoon 1/2 into crust. Add strawberries and gently push into the cream. Top with remaining filling. Freeze 1 hour or chill 3 hours before serving. Garnish with the rest of the cool whip and additional strawberries.

Michele's Frozen strawberry sour cream pie

2 c. strawberries, hulled and chunked up
3 Tblsp sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
3 1/2 cup cool whip

Mix together and put in a graham cracker crust. Freeze.

Black Bean/corn Salad

I get recipes from the Food Network on my homepage, this one I gave a try. It was tasty! I had to tweak it a little, to use what I had on hand. They called it a Salad, but we found it most enjoyable eaten with tortilla chips.

Ingredients

• 2 cans black beans, drained, about 30 ounces
• 1 (15-ounce) can corn, drained
• 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 1/4 cup diced green onions
• 1/4 cup diced pineapple
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
• 4 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• Pinch ground cumin

Refridgerate for one hour before serving.

• I changed it up a little by using Apple Cider Vinegar (what I had).
• I added the juice of the whole lime
• I didnt have a jalapeno, but I think it would be tasty with a little fire.
• I added extra cilantro, because again, i like it.
• I omitted the green onion, and just used a tiny bit of yellow onion instead of the red. (what i had)
• I only used one tomato (steve's not such a fan)
• I only used a little bit of pepper, green and red.
• I used one can of black beans, and one of kidney. This was an accident, i didnt read the label, but it was tasty all the same.

So you can see, you can tweak this to your own liking. :)