Bloody Gladiator #SmoothieWorld

The Bloody Gladiator is simply called Gladiator by my friends and is a slight variation of the Bloody Mary. It replaces the tomato juice of the Mary with clamato juice (clam and tomato juice) for a twist. The clamato does make this a drink that not everyone will like as it is more of an acquired taste, but for those who can get beyond that, it makes a great brunch cocktail and another that should help alleviate hangover pains.


Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 4 ounces clamato juice
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• Dash of Tabasco sauce
• Lime wedge
• Pepper to taste
• Celery salt
• Celery stalk for garnish

Procedures:

1. Rim a highball glass with the juice from the lime wedge and a combination of celery salt and salt.

2. Add the vodka and clamato juice.

3. Season with pepper, Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces to taste.

4. Stir well.

5. Garnish with a celery stick.

6. Yield: 1 Cocktail

Red Devil's Eye Cocktail #SmoothieWorld

Any beer can be used in this drink, although I would advice using a lighter one that is inexpensive. You can also dress up the flavor in the same way you would a Bloody Mary, by using hot sauce, pepper, celery salt, etc.

Ingredients:

2 oz tomato juice
14 oz beer
Salt to taste

Procedures:

1. Pour the tomato juice into a beer mug.

2. Fill with beer.

3. Add salt to taste.

Millionaire's Cocktail Drink #SmoothieWorld

A delicious fruity punch recipe with a heavy alcohol content that you will surely love and it can serve many on a limited budget. Pisang Ambon is a very sweet, bright green liqueur from Indonesia and is made from herbs and green bananas. It works well when blended with orange juice or orange flavored liqueur such as Cointreau.


Ingredients:

4 ice cubes, crushed
2 whole ice cubes
1 measures Pisang Ambon
½ measure Brandy
1 measure Gin
4 measures freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tsp Freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 mint sprigs to decorate
an orange, rind to decorate

Procedures:

1.) Place all the ingredients except for the crushed ice into a cocktail shaker.

2.) Shake for 1 minute,or until a frost forms on the outside of the cocktail shaker.

3.) Strain into a tumbler, then add the ice cubes and the mint sprigs with the leaves pointing up.

4.) Decorate with orange rind if you prefer and serve. Serve 1.

Top Tips For Even More Delicious Thick Smoothies #SmoothieWorld

If you want to achieve thicker and creamier smoothies from your home smoothie maker, adding dairy alternatives or dairy milk and yoghourt is a great way to do this. Careful choice of ingredients will ensure that the smoothies are still healthy and low in calories. To ensure healthy bones in young children and to protect from osteoporosis in adulthood, an adequate supply of calcium is needed and both dairy and enriched dairy alternative milks are a good source of this vital mineral.

For those with lactose intolerance or who find dairy milk difficult to digest, the wide range of dairy alternatives available are ideal for adding to smoothies. Careful choice of ingredients will ensure that the smoothies are still healthy and low in calories.

One of the best sources of calcium naturally available in the diet is cow's milk. Children who may benefit from additional calories could have full fat milk, but for the rest of us, it is probably best avoided because it is high in the saturated fats which we should restrict in our diets for the sake of our health. The full benefits of dairy milk are still available in both low fat and skimmed milk.

Cream can be added to smoothies to make it a really special treat. This super-rich creaminess can also be achieved by adding mascarpone or crme fraiche. Whilst cream is very high in saturated fat and therefore high in calories, it is also a great source of vitamin E so is probably ok as a treat now and then.

Yoghourt can be added to your smoothies to make them thick and delicious too. Some yoghourts such as the thick 'Greek' type yoghourts are high in calories so it is best to check before buying and choose one of the lower fat versions of these thick and creamy varieties. To add an extra dimension to smoothies, add fruit yoghourts.

Yoghurt is a good source of calcium and people who are unable to tolerate drinking cow's milk often find that they can digest yoghurt. Probiotic yoghurts, sometimes called 'live' yoghurts are the best sort to look for as these have huge health benefits to both the digestive system and the immune system. High fibre yoghurts which actively lower cholesterol are now widely available and make good additions to smoothies.

A good option if you are watching your calories is to look for one of the non dairy milks now available in supermarkets. Dietary advice is that Polyunsaturated fats are a healthier choice and almost all nut milks (except coconut milk) are high in these. Non-dairy milks enriched with calcium are a good idea if these are regularly drunk instead of dairy milk and most soya milks now have as much calcium as cow's milk.

To add more interest to smoothies or shakes, flavoured rice milk is available. Rice milk is sweet and delicious and is worth adding for this reason although its texture is not as thick as cow's milk. Another type of milk which is great for adding richness and creaminess is oat milk. A wide range of nut milks can now be purchased so it is fun to experiment with different types.

To sum up, there are lots of ways to make your smoothies even more delicious by adding some of the ingredients to make them creamier and the amount of additional calories can be controlled by checking the labels on packaging and choosing the healthier options. I prefer to make my smoothies at home in my smoothie maker for this reason as I know exactly what has gone into the smoothies I drink and it is fun to experiment with different ingredients.

Source: Alison Graham@GoArticles