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?
- 1 Banana, chop chop
- 1 Orange, peel it with a knife, chop chop
- ½ 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.
- ½ - 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)
- ¼ 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.
