Three Ingredient Thursday- Banana Smoothie

I love a good smoothie! Especially for breakfast, and especially in the blazin' hot summertime.

I made a three-ingredient smoothie for this post, but I also wanted to add a few quickies that came stamped on the smoothie glass I purchased at the Dollar Tree.

You gonna' love em!


BANANA SMOOTHIE

1 banana
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Break Banana in half, and place in blender.(With about 3 ice cubes) Pour in milk and vanilla and blend until smooth.

Garnish with a strawberry.


SUNNY CITRUS SMOOTHIE
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 cup cold Orange Juice
3/4 cups pineapple chunks
Splash of lemon or lime juice


VERY BERRY SMOOTHIE
3/4 cup diced fresh strawberries
3/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
1/2 frozen raspberries
1 frozen banana, sliced
Blend with ice



SWEET GREENS SMOOTHIE
1 1/2 cups diced honeydew melon
1 cup lemon-lime gatorade
3/4 cup fresh green grapes pinch of salt

Blend with ice


BLUES BUSTER SMOOTHIE

1 cup Blueberry Yogurt
3/4 cup cold apple juice
2/3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen sliced peaches
Blend with ice

Pour yourself a cold one and sit back and enjoy the rest of the summer while cooling off -Inside out!
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Upper East Side Sloppy Joe's

Okay, you're probably wondering about the name of this sandwich.

Well, I created this recipe and I live on the upper East side of town, and one of the key ingredients in this sandwich is a BarBQ sauce made right here in a Market on the Upper East side of town called EAST MAIN MARKET!



The sweet and tangy Hickory Smoke Flavored BarBQ sauce is extraordinarily good. It will be a new staple when I shop there from now on.

I shop the EAST MAIN MARKET especially for the large selection of delicious freshly cut deli meats, and the owner Trevier Minton, also carries many of the products from THE HILL in St. Louis. (If you ever visit St. Lou and you don't go to THE HILL...well, you've missed out! It is an authentic Italian Village with THE BEST restaurants and little grocers this side of Sicily!

Anyway, this is not an Italian dish, but one I created for my sons when they still lived at home. Big AL and I still enjoy a good sloppy Joe every now and then, and it is a very affordable main dish when you must feed a crowd for an informal gathering.

YOU WILL NEED:

1/2 cup EAST MAIN MARKET KANSAS CITY STYLE BBQ SAUCE
2 T. ketchup
2 T. brown sugar
1 1/2 lb. ground beef or turkey
1/2 cup chopped onion (I used Vidalia, because that's my onion of choice)
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper (you can use more but my fellas aren't lovers of green pepper)

Brown beef with onion and green pepper. Drain any grease. Add rest of ingredients and stir till mixed well and simmer about 20 minutes.

I served these with whole wheat hamburger buns, sprinkled with shredded cheddar and dill pickle slices. Corn on the cob and baked beans on the side.

Enjoy.

*About the sauce: I paid $2.49 for my 21 oz. bottle at the market. I'm sure Trevior would ship a bottle or two if you would like to try it with you covering the shipping and handling ,of course.

His address is:

East Main Market
1006 East Main St.
West Frankfort, Ill. 62896

Phone # is 618-932-2438.

"Tell him Sherri sent ya'!"

FAST AND FURIOUS FRIDAY

A new weekly feature here on Fridays will be my FAST AND FURIOUS menus.

I'll feature a complete meal that can be ready to serve in 30 minutes or less.
Breakfast, lunch or supper menus will be included.

These will be meals that have few ingredients with LOTS of shortcuts for the busy cook, a cook who is just starting out in the kitchen or those who find themselves with a short amount of time to feed some hungry people.

I posted early this week, so I will link yesterday's menu for Bow Tie Pasta with Vodka Sauce and Chicken here.

Click here for a bonus meal Chicken Alfredo with Red Pepper, from my archives.

*I would love for you to share your FAST AND FURIOUS Meals with me as well, and next week, I will add the "MISTER LINKY FEATURE" so everyone can hop on board and we can all see the creativity from other cooks when they're in a hurry.

If you have a quick meal to share this week, feel free to link to the meal in my comment section.

Looking forward to hearing from all of you FAST AND FURIOUS FRIDAY cooks!