Pink Drink Season!

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Fake out Starbux Pink Drink season is upon us, and I’m in my happy place. 🙂

Strawberry Base:
1C Strawberries, fresh, cut into small chunks
2 Tbsp Sugar (if they are ripe and sweet, add up to another 2 Tbsp if they aren’t)

Roll the berries around in the sugar for 20 mins to soften them. Dump them into a blender jar and add the juice from half a lime. Blitz well on high. Pour into a mason jar to store in the fridge.

Pink Drink:
1C Ice
1C White Grape Juice
1/4 Heavy Cream
2-3 Tbsp Strawberry Base
2 Tea Maple Syrup
Drizzle of Heavy Cream (topper)
Few Freeze Dried Strawberries

Blend well in a high speed blender, or shake it up in a tight fitted lid mason jar. Decant into a tall lidded glass, add toppers, and enjoy.

Lush Ramen Noodz

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I love the comforting lushness butter adds to ramen. I used to make it according to the picture above with a basic chicken pack, but I have learned I like it more with less garlic powder and a tablespoon of onion powder. I leave the salt out. The seasoning pack is salty enough. The noodles will end up sitting in a yellow broth made from the egg yolk and the butter knob. Can’t be beat when you are only in the mood for comforting noodles.

 

Pina Colada Smoothie

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Who doesn’t love a nice Pina Colada? I know I do. It’s been a favourite since my aunt made them for us on New Years eve 1980. She made a virgin batch for the kids, and a real batch for my mother and her. It was fun, and tasty, and I felt included and quasi-adult back then. This drink pulls me right back to that night like it happened this year.

Try this one if you’re into Pina Coladas and tell me what you think.

Iced Vanilla Shake

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I really like this smoothie. I come back to it at least once a week. It hits all the right flavours I love to consume, but I try to hold myself back from overindulging. I feel like when I die, this would be the smoothie that is found in my jumbo travel mug at the time.

Try this Iced Vanilla Shake and tell me what you think.