You know my parents taught me when I was young, you can make a quick smoothy by popping a carrot and a glass of water in the blender. It tastes delicious. Not at all what you'd suspect. Then heat that up, and you have a soup. About an ⅛ of a cup of half and half makes it cream of carrot soup. Or, we used to pop a banana into the blender with milk for a milk shake. Or we wanted to make our own Orange Julius. Like they used to sell in malls. So we hit upon adding a tablespoon of orange juice concentrate to a glass of milk in a blender. I don't think they make orange juice concentrate anymore though. A really old book on helpful household hints said use left over vegetables. Cooked vegetables to make cream soups. Or mashed potato can be a thickener for cream and other soups, because it has starch. Also, I don't know if you know. But for cream soups, you need any broth. They can be all milk as the base. Milk does tend to burn and boil over though.
The Tricky Smoothie for Picky Kids: ---------------------------------------------------- 1 1/2 Cup diced Strawberries 2 Whole Banana 1 Julienned Carrot 1 Cup baby spinach (Stems removed) 1 Cup Unsweetened Oat Milk. 2 Teaspoons Matcha Green Tea Powder. Blend until smooth, and serve cold. OPTIOINAL: Garnish with Strawberry slice & Mint Sprig.
