Super drinks!

Even those who do lots of cooking have to occasionally clean out their fridge. L.  I found half a pineapple and some lemon juice that I had squeezed for something else.  On the bench was a grapefruit and in the fruit bowl was an orange – an almost instant juice was waiting.

Super juice

Peel the pineapple, and chop into bite size chunks.

Peel the orange and the grapefruit and the orange and break them into segments. 

Place the fruit and the lemon juice (about half a cup) into a blender or food processor and process until well combined.  Strain through a sieve. 

Now, the fun part – serve your juice in a tall glass by itself, over ice, with soda water or something stronger.  I didn't, but adding a sprig of mint would be very elegant.

Since I was in the drink making mood, I made a smoothie from orange juice and some raspberries.

Orange and raspberry smoothie

The recipe depends on how many smoothies you are making, so the proportions are what matter.

Use equal quantities of natural yoghurt and freshly squeezed orange juice (chill it before making the smoothie) and twice this quantity of raspberries (chilled fresh are better than frozen).  Blend the raspberries and yoghurt until they are smooth, add the orange juice and process for about 30 seconds until the smoothie is as you like it.  Serve immediately.