Pepper 'n Spice

 One for the road...before my evening walk. A refreshing smoothie made from cranberry, blueberry, honey, milk and vanilla extract. Those are the additives. You can make it thin by adding a splash of water. I have been spending my time reading Mark Edwards "Follow you home". The story is about a young English couple who is touring Europe... Daniel and Laura. When they are travelling by train through Romania, their bags, passports and tickets are stolen. The train guards leave them stranded at Breva station in the middle of the night along with another Romanian girl, Alina. From then starts their nightmare when they chance upon an isolated house in the middle of the forest. The couple flees from the house. But it looks like their nightmare is following them even after reaching back in London...

I added some chocolate soya milk to the pureed fruits to get a yumm drink with a rich chocolatey color. Pumpkin and papaya are naturally sweet, so there is no need to add any sweetener. The porcelain figurine in the inset picture is from Royal Copenhagen. It is called the sofa note, part of the musica set designed by Monica Ritterband.  The inspiration for her musica figurnes were her fascination in the different shapes of music notes.  Ingredients of this smoothie are Pumpkin Papaya Turmeric powder - a pinch Water - a splash Chocolate soya milk - 1/2 cup Pulse!

Its raining cats and dogs here. The small streets and pot-holes are filled with muddy water. The weather is gloomy and dull. With so little sunlight, I would rather prefer to sleep in. But my daughter needs to attend online classes. I have cut fruits in my fridge. And lazy me thinks "Smoothie"! The Kokeshi doll is called Hohemi (meaning Smile). Its made from Mizuki wood and handpainted in Japan. She is created by Masai Fujikawa, recepient of the Prime Minister's award. She has plum flowers on her kimono and a red top knot. The head and trunk are made separately, and these dolls have no hands or feet. My husband brought her as a souvenir when he travelled to Tokyo for work. Ingredients for the smoothie are : Papaya - peeled, and diced Apple - peeled, and diced Ginger - 1/2 inch, grated Yogurt - 1/2 cup Blend!

The ingredients are similar to  https://riyasspace.blogspot.com/2020/07/pumpkin-banana-carrot-smoothie.html , except instead of pumpkin, I added papaya. This had a nice orangish-pinkish colour.

Today morning's energy booster is a smoothie with coffee. My hubby is a coffee lover, so I thought why not a coffee smoothie. This one didn't have any fruit. Coffee is supposed to help with long-term memory, so its good to have little coffee everyday.  Ingredients are Dates - 3, pitted and chopped small Cinnamon powder - a pinch Coffee powder - 1 tsp Honey - 1 tsp Coconut cream - 3 Tbsp Milk - 250 ml Blend !