Cooking Notes: Seasonal Blender Recipes

During the festive season most of us like to eat and drink a bit lot more than usual; 
and may even be inclined to try whipping up something a little different.

This year I decided to try making some of my food and drink 
in the new state of the art blender I received!

There are an endless number of recipes that you can use but I have selected a few for 
you to pick from. So get out your blender and have some festive fun.

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A Red & Green Smoothie. Smoothies are always popular with both adults and children. 

In the case of children they love the fun colors that you can produce when you’re 
whipping one up.It’s a great way of enticing a child to have the 
fruit and vegetables that should be part of their diet.

This feat is not easily achieved otherwise and Christmas is all about children as 
they wait for Santa to bring their presents. Combining the nutrition of the 
concoction and its decor-like Christmas feel in an extra special treat. 

A green and red layered smoothie is certain to put a smile on anyone’s face 
(but mainly mine), and the traditional seasonal colors evoke a natural sense of fun.

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Delicious raw almond butter for a different Holiday taste.
You may not have tasted raw almond butter before, but the Holiday Season 
often involves trying new things, especially when they’re a nutritious substitute. 

If you want to treat the family to breakfast in bed while you’re all home together then this tasty treat makes an excellent addition to a breakfast tray. The ingredients are very simple:

That’s all you need; the process is just as simple as the ingredients. 
Place all of the ingredients in to the blender and blend. 

Although it should be noted that you do have to keep a watchful eye that the mixture 
does not get stuck to the side or bottom of the blender, and you may have to stop t
he blending to scrape the down into the base if this happens. 

Preparation and blending of this mixture should take between 15 and 20 minutes, 
depending on what type of blender you are using. 
As soon as the mixture has a creamy consistency you can stop.

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Make a blended egg nog. You can’t think about the Holiday Season without thinking about egg nog, but I doubt many of you have made a homemade batch in your blender. 

To make egg nog you need eggs, egg yolks, sugar, milk, rum, bourbon and heavy cream.

The first thing you need to do is blend the eggs and egg yolks on the lowest sped 
until they are broken down, at which point you can add the sugar. 

After about thirty seconds you should gradually add the rum, milk and bourbon and blend for about one minute, at which point the mixture should be completely combined.

The last ingredient to add is the heavy cream. You then need to again blend for about 
one minute, until the mixture is frothy. The mixture then needs to be refrigerated 
for between one and four hours, before you then briefly blend again and serve. 

The drink should be poured over ice and topped with nutmeg, or when for adults, add your favorite spirit in there for a bit of something extra. Tis the season no!?

Try making any of these festive blender recipes that will appeal 
to any of your guests from age five to fifty.