Summer love - Smoothies!!!!!

APPLE - BANANA - STRAWBERRY Smoothie

We had an exceptionally hot summer vacation this time with temperature hitting almost 45 degrees. 

Its very important to stay hydrated. Time to make smoothies.

Berries, Apple, Banana, Kiwi, Papaya, Lemon, Watermelon.....endless possibilities to combine them.



Some smothies recipes loved by us are the following, 


Combination 1: 1 Apple, 1 Banana, handfull of strawberries, crushed ice and sugar 


Combination 2: 1 Mango,  1 Banana,  crushed ice and sugar


Combination 3: 1 cup Kiwi, 1 Banana, crushed ice and sugar


Combination 4:  Watermelon with crushed ice


Combination 5:  1 cup Strawberries , 1 banana , milk , crushed ice and sugar

Strawberry Milk Shake

STRAWBERRY MILK SHAKE

Things needed :

Strawberry - 400 gm
Milk - 275 ml
Whipping cream - 100 ml
Sugar -4 tbsp

yield :- 2 cups

Preparation method :
Make a puree of strawberry adding sugar in a blender .
Add milk and whipping cream to it and again blend well.
Will taste divine .You can even decorate with strawberry slices.

Strawberry Jam

Things Needed :Strawberry - 2 kilos
Gelierzucker (Jam sugar or gelling sugar) - 1 kilo

Preparation Method:Get some airtight containers ready for storing the jam.
Wash the strawberries . Cut them into chunks . Puree it in blender without adding water.
The puree will be anyway watery. Don't panic.
Heat a pan. Add the puree and Gelierzucker into this . Mix well .
Keep mixing since we don't want it to stick to the bottom.
Let the mixture boil once . Again cook it further for 5 min. in medium flame .
When it is done , don't let it cool .Transfer into an airtight container immediately .

Strawberry jam Thief.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Things Needed :
strawberry - 800 gm
Banana - 2
Sugar - 4 tbsp
Whipping cream - 50 ml (optional , but great if you add it)
Water - 1/4 cup

Preparation Method:
Cut the strawberries and bananas into chunks and blend well adding sugar, whipping cream and a small quantity of water.
Once it has blend smooth you can add water if required to make your consistency.( I made it really thick , was tasty yummm !!! )

Fresh Strawberry Sorbet

STRAWBERRY SORBET

Things Needed :
strawberry - 600 gm
Sugar - 65 gm
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Preparation Method:
Powder the sugar in the grinder first ( this speeds up the dissolution of sugar ).
Clean the strawberries , cut them into chunks make a puree in the blender adding lemon juice and powder sugar.
Freeze it.
Use a Ice cream maker to make it creamy soft.
In case if you don't have an ice cream maker . Blend it smooth in the blender when it is semi frozen , this helps a lot to make it soft . Again freeze for sometime .
Serve this dessert decorated with some fresh strawberries.

Strawberry Forever !!!

Its summer . We can buy fresh strawberries from fields .The special thing is that the farmers will let us pluck them ourselves ...so it is a lot of fun..

Its been some time I have been wishing to go to strawberry fields , but I never got a chance ..Today I got the big chance ..We were there n I saw a biggg strawberry field lots of bushes with red strawberries some still got flowers .Very fresh air, could breath the soul inside ...it was a different world .Was a big change for us since we live in an appartment n see only appartments out of the window....

It was a hill area ...could clearly see the clouds and was bit windy. Wheat fields & spargel fields are also nearby ..
It was my first experience plucking fruits for myself. I always craved to go to fields when i was india , but there we don't have such opportunities. Next I will go for Apple fields sometime.


We brought a big basket with us to collect strawberries . Husband got tired after few rounds of plucking ..then our son was also awake , so he took care of him...


My son was so comfortable in the hay in the field..he plucked one strawberry n started chewing on it with his 2 small teeths ...it was funny when we came out of the field his mouth n face were all red , he was still chewing one !


Myself was wandering around searching each n every bush for ripe red strawberries..some were unripe , need 3-4 days more to ripe..some still had white flowers with bees around them..


I plucked n plucked, also ate a dozen in meantime n reached almost one end of the field..n it was around 7.5 Kilos which we collected , for 16 Euros it was very cheaper compared to the market price . Also the quality was much much better than those from markets..tasting much sweeter .

Saw also other people coming there with family . Especially the little ones they are enjoying the best there..They are filling their baskets with strawberries & eating as well ..
One little girl was crying while her parents were about to leave , but she don't like to leave the field..

As we had too much of them collected , we gave some to our neighbours.
With the rest I made sorbet , shakes and Jam . All these recipes are very easy!!

Strawberry Torte

STRAWBERRY TORTE ( ERDBEERTORTE )

This is a fast & easy torte with Strawberry . Often served with cream on top.

Things needed :
Strawberry - a dozen
Glaze - 1 pack
Torte Base - finished product or home made

Preparation method :
Clean strawberries. Cut them into halves after removing stem. Place them on the Torte Base.
Some glaze needs cooking , some don't so prepare the Glaze according to the instructions written on the backside. Pour it uniformly on the strawberries.
Refrigerate the torte. Serve with Cream on top.

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Strawberry fruit salad

STRAWBERRY FRUIT SALAD

Things needed :
Strawberries - 12 , cubed
Apple - 1 , Peeled & cubed
Banana - 2 , cubed
Yogurt - 1 cup or less , beaten & smooth
Sugar - 3 tbsp

Preparation method :
Mix well the cut fruits , Yogurt and sugar using spoon. You can add more sugar if you want.
Serve straight away.

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