Happy Tuesday!  This is my 2nd Taste of Tuesday week and I am sharing with you all a healthy smo-ake [smoothie shake] I made the other night for dinner.  We had a Sunday Funday and I had a mimosa and Bang Bang shrimp tacos for lunch so for dinner a smo-ake was plenty.

You won’t seeing me drink a glass of white milk UNLESS there is an oreo at the bottom and several others for dunking.  I use milk in cereal and other recipes, but a glass of it grosses me out.  Lately, this almond milk fellow has intrigued me.  I came across it in several smoothie recipes and the commercial is kinda catchy.  I grabbed a carton of the Silk light version to try it out.

I will be honest, it is a bit weird – it literally tastes like liquid almonds.  However, I found it to be very nice in the smo-ake.  It made it perfectly creamy, slightly sweet and a nuttiness to it.  Will you find me drinking this by the cup full?  No way.  I will be using it instead of cow milk in my smo-akes, however.  Try it out and let me know what you think!  And don’t forget to check out Jessica & Ashley’s blogs!

Banana Pear Smoothie-Shake

1 pear
1 banana
1 cup light Almond milk
squeeze of 1/2 a lemon
2-3 ice cubes

Use a blender to puree all ingredients and serve chilled.

enjoy.