Berry Breakfast Smoothies

Our youngest is home from college this summer and we've been treating ourselves with smoothies each morning.  Too much work that early in the day?  No worries, just put everything in your blender jar and stash it in the fridge… the only thing you’ll have to do in the morning is walk your groggy self to the blender base and hit the power switch.

This recipe was inspired by Alton Brown.  It's not only delicious, but it contains high vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber so it's nutritious too!  

Start with strawberries, blueberries, peaches, and bananas (amounts given in the recipe below).  You can use fresh or frozen fruit.

If you use frozen fruit, place it in the blender jar and store overnight in fridge (to partially thaw) or on the counter (to fully thaw) before processing.  Makes for quicker morning prep too. 

Add pomegranate juice and milk (or milk substitute).

Blend until smooth.

Gotta love how fast and easy smoothies are to make. 

Breakfast for two - one for me and one for you.

And here's my little tip for cleaning that dirty blender jar.  Fill it with some water and ONE DROP of liquid dish soap.

Cover and blend, blend, blend.

All the junk is dislodged from the jar and lid - just a quick rinse and it's ready for breakfast tomorrow.  

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Berry Breakfast Smoothie

makes 2 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 ounce strawberries

• 4 ounces blueberries

• 4 ounces peaches

• 4 ounces bananas

• 4 ounces pomegranate juice

• 4 ounces milk (or milk substitute)

Directions

1. Weight all ingredients and place in blender or food processor; blend until smooth.

adapted from Alton Brown

Oven Roasted Turkey Bacon

There's been a lot going on in the ButterYum kitchen lately so I've taken a little break from blogging, but I don't want you all to think I've forgotten about you. I'm going through my archives and finding recipes that I've taken how-to photos of, but never got around to posting - some of those should be making an appearance soon.  

In the meantime, here's a quick little technique for cooking turkey bacon in the oven, leaving your cooktop and hands free to cook other things like:

• Vanilla Cinnamon French Toast

• Crazy Mixed Up Scrambled Eggs

• Skinny Buttermilk Pancakes

• Breakfast Burritos

• Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

• Steak and Eggs

• Perfect Easy-Peel Hard-Cooked Eggs

Dig in!

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Oven Roasted Turkey Bacon

make as many servings as you like

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• turkey bacon, 3 slices per person

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F and line half sheet pan with parchment paper.

2. Lay slices of turkey bacon on parchment, in a single layer.

3. Place sheet pan in center of oven and cook 10-14 minutes or until turkey reaches desired level of crispness.