Pineapple Berry Banana Smoothie

(Serves 2)

Ingredients

2 medium bananas
1 1/2 cup chopped pineapple
1 cup blackberries OR blueberries
1 cup V8 açaí mixed berry juice

Directions

1. Chop larger fruits up into smaller pieces.
2. Put all the ingredients in the blender.
3. Blend until smooth.

Tips

You can buy pre-frozen berries, but I find it pretty easy to freeze my own. I spread a piece of wax paper across a cookie sheet, then spread the berries across it and pop the sheet in the freezer for at least 4 hours. Then I just toss all the berries in a Ziploc bag to store them in the freezer.

Amish's Chilled Coffee

Ingredients

12 cup pot of brewed coffee
1 quart whole milk
1 cup of sugar

Directions

1. First, brew the coffee (your regular coffee pot works just fine for this, you don't need anything fancy). 
2. Put the sugar in a pitcher (plastic works fine, something that seals completely is best), then add the brewed coffee and stir. The brewed coffee should be hot or at least warm enough to dissolve the sugar when you add it.
3. Next, add the milk (you can add more until you're happy with the color of the coffee mix). Mix everything well (if you have a well sealed pitcher, you can just shake it). 
4. Put it in the refrigerator overnight to chill and enjoy!

Tips

Regular coffee works well for this, but so do flavored coffees.

Strawberry Sangria

Ingredients

2 bottles (750 ml each) Pinot Grigio or Chablis Blanc
1 cup strawberry schnapps
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups sliced strawberries

Directions

1. Mix white wine, schnapps, and sugar until sugar dissolves/dissipates.
2. Add in fruit.
3. Cover (using a pitcher with a lid works best) and let sit in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
4. Serve cold.

Peach Sangria

Ingredients

2 bottles (750 ml each) Pinot Grigio or Chablis Blanc
1 cup peach schnapps
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups diced peaches

Directions

1. Mix white wine, schnapps, and sugar until sugar dissolves/dissipates.
2. Add in fruit.
3. Cover (using a pitcher with a lid works best) and let sit in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
4. Serve cold.