Category: Recept

It all started with Jane Fonda years ago. Y e a r s  a g o.
I think I read a recipe on smoothies from her book and from there on smoothies have been a staple in my life. I started out doing it from a recipe. Nowadays I just do it with whatever I have at home and whatever I fancy. Yes, I did the workout outlined in the book too. Yes, I wore the tights (but the only thing I’ve stuck to is the smoothies!).

My second inspiration is the cayenne cooler that I discovered at Spa Samui in Koh Samui, Thailand. Lime, ginger and cayenne mixed with (water?). Delice!
Originally I used to take vitamins every morning (liquid) and it tasted awful so I mixed it in the smoothie. That gave the smoothie that slightly spicy taste that I missed once I stopped taking my multivitamins. Hence the swop to cayenne powder.

I don’t know where I got the idea of using soy milk instead of regular milk. Maybe because when travelling in Asia you hardly ever get in contact with milk and I found that my stomach thanks me for that. Mind you, while at home, I cannot resist milk products so when I vacation, so does my system. It’s a holiday-state-of-body.

My Slightly Spicy Smoothie (for 2 persons)

• 1 Banana, chop chop
• 1 Orange, peel it with a knife, chop chop
• 1/2 cup frozen (or fresh if available) berries of some kind (I like raspberries). You can use any kind of fruit, berry you name it. I use the frozen ones since it helps the smoothie to be cold – and I will not be dependent on season to have my smoothies.
• 1/2 – 1 tblsp grated Ginger (the more, the merrier), rish rash
• 4-6 ice cubes (or crushed ice if you have that handy)
• 1-2 tblsp Psyllium Seeds (will keep you full longer)
• 1/4 tsp Cayenne Powder, or to taste
• 1 cup Soy Milk (or how much, or how little, you prefer)

Mix in a blender until…well, until you have a smoothie of the thickness you desire. Mind you, you can always add any other fruits as well. Just make sure to use banana as the basis of it all (and orange and berries). Then you can add a kiwi, a persimon, pineapple, mango, whatever suits your palate. Remember to adjust the liquid accordingly.

And if you’d like a sandwich to go with this you might want to have some Danish Rye Bread, toast it, and smear it with organic unsalted peanut butter. And then sprinkle som Maldoon Sea Salt over it. Yum!

OK it might not be the healthiest breakfast ever. But I’ve been known to have stranger combinations. But you know, there are the fruit/berries (vitamins), ginger (antioxidants) and peanut butter (protein). Pretty much what you need in a meal, no? OK, maybe not, but it ain’t that bad is it?

It is time to give a shout out for a delicious Thai beverage. No, it’s not beer.
It’s Thai ice tea with milk (Chai Yen in Thai). You find mobile beverage trolleys almost everywhere in Bangkok where the tea is being brewed. We’re talking very strong tea here. We’re talking about brewing tea for hours sort of.

When you order the Chai Yen, they begin by pouring in condensed milk in a glass or cup. They add a couple of teaspoons of sugar (not necessary if you ask me – but then again noone asks me) and a teaspoon or two of (here’s the funny one) Coffee Creamer. I know, I know it sounds weird, but I have found the Chai Yen’s containing coffee creamer taste the best. These ingredients is combined in a small glass, add a little hot tea and stir. Add some more tea, the amount they need. Now the only thing missing is ice.

Then, they fill a glass (paper- or plastic cup), or a plastic bag with crushed ice. Lots of ice. Then they pour the liquid from the small glass in to the large glass / cardboard cups / plastic cup or plastic bag (and then, naturally, some of the ice melts).

This delicious beverage is then topped off with ”sprinkles” of milk from a can, or well, not really sprinkles – a few tablespoons rather. The can has three holes. Almost everyone who serves it this way has three holes in the can of milk. Strange!

And if they’re really good to you, they’ll give you a sleeve so you can carry the drink without freezing your fingers off!

My Goodness this is so delice!

På svenska/In Swedish:

Det är dags att slå ett slag för god Thailändsk dryck. Nej, det är inte öl.
Det är Thai ice tea with milk (Chai Yen på thailändska). Det står vagnar uppställda lite varstans där de kokar sitt thailändska te. Jättestarkt. Vi talar alltså om brygga te i timmar typ.

När man beställer sitt Chai Yen börjar de med att ta ett glas där de häller i kondenserad mjölk. I med en tesked socker (skulle man nog kunna skippa egentligen) och en tesked (here’s the funny one) Coffee Creamer. I know, I know it sounds weird, but I have found these taste the best. Det här rör de ihop i ett litet glas. Alldeles hett.

Sedan tar de och fyller ett glas (papp- eller plastmugg) eller en plastpåse med krossad is. Hela glaset/koppen/plastmuggen/plastpåsen. Fullt med is. Häller sedan upp hopkoket från det lilla glaset i det stora glaset/pappmuggen/plastmuggen eller plastpåsen (och då smälter självfallet en del av isen). Detta underverk dekoreras sedan med sprinkles av mjölk från en burk, eller ja, inte riktigt sprinkles – några matskedar snarare kanske. Burken har tre hål. Nästan alla som serverar detta har typ tre hål i sin mjölkburk. Märkligt!

Är de riktigt snälla mot dig ger de dig en s k sleeve så att du kan bära drycken utan att frysa om fingrarna!

My Goodness vad gott det här är!