Confetti Smoothie

What's a girl to do but improvise when confronted with these results? Instead of posting about my new green smoothie, I called it confetti to account for the little specks of green and red floating throughout. A VitaMix is at the top of my wish list. Meanwhile, I make do with an old Krups workhorse of a blender. It does have some difficulty getting the last bits of green completely disintegrated, or the red, for that matter. But that doesn't affect the taste!

6 oz pomegranate juice

1 Gala apple, cored and quartered

1 Bartlett pear, cored and quartered

1 frozen banana, broken into pieces

1 head of Romaine, chopped before adding.

The result is a subtly sweet, light green, rich smoothie, with the delicate pear flavor dominating.

Using a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables offers a wider selection of nutrients for our bodies to use in maintaining our health. Branch out, be adventurous, have some fun!

Till next time . . . to eat well; eat raw!

BOOK NOOK

Looking for a good book? These entertained me last month.

Edna Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . Love Kills

Art Corriveau . . . . . . . . Housewrights

Patricia Volk . . . . . . . . . To My Dearest Friends

Maeve Binchy . . . . . . . . Scarlet Feathers

Michael Palmer . . . . . . . . The Fifth Vial

Jacqueline Mitchard . . . . . . . Still Summer

Laura Lippman . . . . . . . . Baltimore Blues

Faye Kellerman . . . . . . . . Burnt House

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