Paskoja vihanneksia

Pineapple-nectarine smoothie

For 2:

1 ripe pineapple (the one I used weighed 1,3kg whole) 2 nectarines ice

Note: I'm not sure if this meets the English-speaking world's - and particularly America's - definition of apple pie, but it does for a Finn like myself. Looks a little colourless but tastes great.

2 Green apples 50g butter or margarine 1 dl(1/2 cup) Sugar 2 1/2 dl (~1-1 1/2 cups) flour 1 tsp vanilla sugar 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1 dl (1/2 cup) water

Cut the apples into slices and lay the slices along the bottom of a deep baking tray or a pie pan. Sprinkle some sugar and cinnamon on top of the apples if you like.

Melt the butter or margarine and mix in the other ingredients until smooth. Spread the batter over apples and sprinkle some cinnamon on top.

This is a really nice, light smoothie.

2 servings

1 banana 1 dl (1/2 cup) of raspberry juice concentrate 1 1/5 dl (≈ 1 cup) frozen raspberries 2 tbsp lemon juice ice 2 dl (1 cup) water (optional) a handful of red grapes

Today I conducted an experiment and mixed two things I like: ginger beer and oolong tea.

The ginger beer I used was from a home-made batch. Here's the recipe:

-5 dl (2 1/2 cups) of water

-1 dl (1/2 cup) fresh ginger, chopped.

-1 tbsp ginger paste

-1 2/3 dl (roughly 1 cup) sweetener (sugar is fine, I used a lighter artificial sweetener)

- a bit of lemon juice

Boiled for something like 40 minutes, then strained the bits of ginger out and cooled the liquid. Mixed with carbonated water.