Thick Juicy Pear and Sweet Strawberry Smoothie

From reading my blog you all know I love pears:)
So I wanted to use it in my smoothie.I began thinking, what can I add to it to make it a really delicious smoothie?
For me pears have a mild sweetness, I don't want to loss the flavor of pears.
I needed to add a fruit that was going to have a burst of sweetness.
My first thought strawberries, they have a great sweet flavor, so you don't have to add
a sweetener.
The combo is really amazing, you can really taste the separate flavors of pears
and strawberries. That was what I wanted, to taste the juicy pears:)
The smoothie has a thick consistency!
This one is my favorite;)


Thick Pear and Sweet Strawberry Smoothie
makes 3 cups


4 pears
4 Tablespoons of yogurt (vegan)
1/2 cup milk (I used almond milk)

Wash fruit, and cut pears, strawberries into chunks, blend all ingredients until
smooth!!
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Juicy Sauteed Peach with Cookie Crumble!!! 100% vegan

I love peaches, they very well may be my favorite fruit, I love the juiciness of a ripe peach!
You know when it is ripe and juicy when the juice runs down your arm:)
When buying peaches it can be tricky, do you buy them hard, then wait with
bated breath to see if they ripen? Or do you buy them when they are ripe,
but when you get home they are moldy inside:(
I have discovered over the years, I only buy them when they have a sweet smell
of peach, and are slightly soft to touch. I prefer to pick my own, rather buy in
a package. When I bring them home I put them on a plate in a sunny window,
I check them quite often. If you have peaches that ripen really fast and you don't
need them that second, just put in the refrigerator and it will stop the ripening
process. It will give you only a few days though, so use them quickly!
This recipe is sooooooooooooo delicious, it is simple to make for a large
group, or even a party!
The peach remains juicy, even when sauteed!
I used store bought gluten free cookies, but you can use whatever cookies
you want!!!


Juicy Sauteed Peach with Cookie Crumble
serves 1

1 ripe peach
2 gluten free cookie ( I used a chocolate one)
1 teaspoons butter (vegan)

Wash peach, and cut in half and remove stone from  the middle.
Put the cookies in a plastic bag, and crumble up.
In a small saute pan melt butter, the put peach flesh side down and saute
for 2-3 minutes until light brown, turn over and saute a 2-3 minutes more.
If peach seems to be breaking down to fast remove from heat.
Then add crumbled cookies where the stone used to be.
The cookies will melt into the warm peach sooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!
serve immediately:)
You will so love this recipe, and every one else will as well:)
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