Blueberry and Raspberry Tofu Smoothie

Let's go back to healthy drink, this time high protein and low in fat using tofu and soy milk. Another simple way to quench your thirst! I didn't add much honey since the raspberries are already sweet.

1 cup silk tofu (Japanese tofu)

1 cup soy milk (I used no sugar)

1 cup fresh blueberries

1 cup fresh raspberrie

3 tablespoon honey (or more)

1 cup ice cubes.

In a blender, combine tofu, soya milk, and raspberries. Blend until smooth, add the raspberries, honey, and ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serv at once.

Enjoy the refreshing Blueberry and Raspberry Tofu Smoothie. You can also use sugar instead of honey.

Coffee Jelly

One of the famous desserts in Japanese Sushi Bar here in Taiwan is Coffee Jelly. It's not that sweet and coffee creamier is added to it. In Christie Lee's Cookbook, there's a recipe on how to make Coffee Jelly but it's not clear if the "1/2 cup instant coffee" is mix with water or just simply 1/2cup of instant coffee powder. For me, if it's powder for 2 1/2 cups water, that's too strong. What I did, I just added 4 tablespoon of coffee. I also used agar-agar replacing gelatin powder.

1/2 cup instant coffee (I used 4 tablespoon)
2 tablespoon gelatin powder (I used 1 small packet of  agar-agar)
2 1/2 cups water
whipped cream (optional)
chocolate syrup (optional)
coffee creamier (optional)
fresh milk (optional)

Combine instant coffee, gelatin powder, sugar and water in a saucepan. Let boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally until completely dissolved. Transfer mixture into cups or small dessert bowls. Chill for 1-2 hours. Top jelly with some whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce just before serving.

I just added coffee creamier like this photo below, and I cut some into cubes and added to cold fresh milk.

Apple and Carrot Shake

Spring is here...meaning no more thick jacket/coat to cover my body. To start with, I would like to start using my blender... and I'm planning to have fresh juice at least, instead of buying the commercial one from the store.

Today, I made this "apple and carrot shake". I used the following: 1 apple, 1 carrot, 1/2 lemon, and a drop of honey. Rinse apple and cut into cubes, pared carrot and cut also into cube. Put them in the blender to mix; add honey, and  squeese lemon. Optional, 3-4 ice cubes can be added.

The taste is good! Maybe next time, I'll just add 1/2 apple or just use a small one..

Papaya and Grapefruit Shake

How about papaya and grapefruit mix with yogurt. It's good for constipated like me...
Ingredients:

1/2 grapefruit

1/4 slice of papaya

1 cup yogurt (unsweetened)

Preparation:

Squeeze grapefuit, pare and cube papaya. Put all all the ingredients into the blender, mix well. I didn't add honey, the papaya is already sweet.

Tomato and Celery Shake

Today is 1 big tomato, 2 stalks of celery, and 1 tablespoon of honey. I like it better than yesterday, because it's more juicy. I guess I just love tomato.