Here's something I learned not too long ago - you can freeze bananas. I mean, it's not that I thought you couldn't freeze a banana, it just never occurred to me to do it. At first I made the mistake of freezing them with the peel on - of course, I didn't realize it was a mistake until it came time to take the peels off. It wasn't so much that they were difficult to remove, the big problem was that I almost got frostbite on my fingers trying to do so.

Now, you may also remember from Jam Season 2008 that I bought a metric shit ton of blueberries, and after making a metric shit ton of jam, I still had about half a flat of berries left over. You can use frozen berries just as easily as fresh in something like lemon blueberry muffins, so I measured them into cups, tossed them in freezer bags, and froze those too.

So where am I going with this? Banana-Blueberry Smoothies, of course! I found the recipe in this month's, or maybe last month's, VT and have been making them a couple mornings a week for breakfast and they are just fantastic, so I thought I'd share. Super easy. I don't have a blender, so I just toss it all in the food processor and whiz...

For 2 smoothies:
2 frozen bananas cut into 1" chunks
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 cup granola
1 TBSP honey
1/2 cup to 1 cup water

Place all the ingredients except the water in a food processor or blender and process til smooth. The mixture is pretty thick so I then add 1/2 cup of water and process again. Use up to a cup for a thinner smoothie.

Enjoy!

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I was going to tell you about a new Alice Waters frozen food line, but it turned out to be an April Fool's joke. Then there was the manned misson to Mars, but that turned out to be a joke too. Can I just say I'm glad it's April 2nd?

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