Strawberry-Banana Yogurt Energy Drink

I play baseball on a travel team, and I love to eat! I TRY to eat things that are good for me, but it’s not always so easy. Whenever we pass a Smoothie King I always yell for my mom to stop, but she always tells me they’re too expensive. Soooooo, I started trying to make my own; I got pretty good at it too! Then, something terrible happened……….my smoothie maker broke a couple of months ago

So I got a really good blender for Christmas; PLUS my mom bought me a recipe b0ok called SMOOTHIES. It’s fantastic. I’ve been a smoothie-making fool! Here’s one I’ve been making a lot:

Strawberry-Banana Yogurt Energy Drink (adapted from the recipe book, SMOOTHIES)

8-10 frozen strawberries

2 medium bananas

3/4 cup plain yogurt

one scoop frozen vanilla yogurt

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk

one to two cups ice cubes (depends on how thick you like your smoothie)

Place all ingredients in blender or food processor; blend until smooth. *Now, I don’t know about you, but I like toppings! I like to crush an Oreo or two with my Dad’s SlapChop and sprinkle it on top of my smoothie! ** Sometimes I will even add 4 or 5 frozen mango chunks – YUM!

Michael’s Favorite Fudge

I know it’s been awhile, but here I am again! I’ll catch you up on a few things I’ve made over the holidays. First of all, my mom and I made my favorite holiday treat: FUDGE! My mom makes the best fudge you’ll ever want to put in your mouth – and she doesn’t put any nuts in it. I guess if you like nuts – if you’re a nutty kind of person – you can add some in. I just don’t like ‘em in much of anything, and neither does my mom.  So, anyway, we were going to my Nana’s house on Christmas Eve, and we like to take some treats, and we needed some at home, too, so we decided to make my FAVORITE FUDGE! Here it is:

Michael’s Favorite Fudge (adapted from the back of the Kraft Marshmallow Cream jar!)

3 cup sugar

¾ cup butter

a1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces (I use milk chocolate)

1 (7 oz.) jar Kraft marshmallow crème

1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, butter and milk in heavy 2 ½ quart saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue boiling for 5 minutes over medium heat or until candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate pieces until melted. Add marshmallow crème, nuts and vanilla. Beat until well blended; pour into a greased 9×13” pan. Cool at room temperature; cut into squares. *I use peanut butter chips for peanut butter fudge.