This summer, try cooling off with your own home made frozen fruit drinks and smoothies. They are simple and quick to make. The possible combinations are too many to list but here are the basics. To start, in a blender add equal parts of fresh fruit, ice cubes, yogurt. Blend on medium to high speed until smooth. If the mixture doesn’t want to spin, just add some type liquid like water, tea, soda or fruit juice till it gets going. Another option is to use frozen fruit to start and less ice. They can be served as a drink, a dessert or even refreeze as a frozen fruit bar. Some combinations I like are watermelon, Midori and Sprite, blueberry with vanilla yogurt (use Greek yogurt when possible), or a frozen Arnold Palmer, Iced Tea and lemon sorbet. No matter what your combination, it’s a cool way to beat the heat and humidity.
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Frank Corbett • Executive Chef
