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PERSIMMON SMOOTHIE

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

If you’ve never had a persimmon, this beautiful, bright orange smoothie is a wonderful introduction. The recipe calls for Fuyu persimmons, the flatter ones that look like orange tomatoes, rather than the pointed ones.

Choose Fuyu persimmons that are soft to the touch and ripe, rather than too firm. I like choosing persimmons that have the richest orange color.

1 recipe Basic Kreamy Fruit Smoothie (page 34) made with Fuyu persimmons and cashews

1 vanilla bean, or 1 tablespoon alcohol-free vanilla extract

1 cup ice

Place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately.

Will keep for 2 days in the fridge.

MANGO-GOJI-LIME SMOOTHIE

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

A beautifully bright orange smoothie packed with vitamin C and antioxidant-rich mango and goji berries, kissed with a slight tartness of lime. I always prefer using fresh, but frozen mango will work, too.

1 recipe Basic Fruit Smoothie (page 31) made with mango and agave syrup

¼ cup lime juice (from 1 lime)

¼ cup goji berries

Follow the instructions for the Basic Fruit Smoothie, adding the lime juice and goji berries as you blend it. Enjoy.

Will keep for 2 days in the fridge.

STRAWBERRY LIQUADO

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

Here is a light, refreshing, and cool strawberry bliss that’s great on a hot summer day at the beach or by the pool. The blend of strawberries and ice, sweetened with agave, is inspired by Mexican aquas frescas I discovered on visits to Puerto Escondido.

1 recipe Basic Fruit Smoothie (page 31) made with

strawberries and agave syrup

¼ cup lime juice (from 1 lime)

2 cups ice

Follow the directions for Basic Fruit Smoothie recipe, adding the lime juice. Add the ice and blend.

Best if served immediately, but will keep for a day or two in the fridge.

SKIN CARE RECIPE: Smoothie for Your Body

THIS IS A quadruple alpha-beta hydroxy acid body scrub you can apply while relaxing by the pool or ocean. The beta hydroxy acid in strawberries cleans away the dirt layer on skin, while the stronger alpha hydroxy acids of grape, apple, and orange get into the pores to dissolve dead skin cells and exfoliate. This lets all that new, fresh, clean skin you’ve been building come out to the surface. Show it off!

1½ cups strawberries

1 cup grapes

1 apple, cored and quartered

1 orange, peeled, seeded, and quartered

Place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.

Apply to your face and body and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse off in an outdoor shower or the ocean. Enjoy your smooth, clean, fresh skin.

APRICOT ROOIBOS FLURRY

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

Rooibos, a red bush tea from Africa, is the centerpiece of this creamy mylk tea. Rooibos is packed with antioxidants that attack free radicals, limiting their damaging effects and delaying our aging process. It also contains alpha hydroxy acid and zinc, to combat acne and give us healthy, clear, smooth skin.

2 rooibos tea bags

3¼ cups filtered water

1 cup halved, pitted fresh apricots, or ½ cup dried apricots

½ cup cashews

¼ cup pitted dates, packed

1 cup ice

Place the tea bags in a glass jar and add the water; cover. Place the jar in the sun for several hours to brew. If you choose to brew the tea in boiling water, you’ll need to let it cool to room temperature before using.

Combine the brewed tea, apricots, cashews, and dates in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Add the ice and blend to mix well.

Best served immediately, but will keep for a couple of days in the fridge.

The Beauty of Rooibos

ROOIBOS CONTAINS ALPHA hydroxy, a mild acid that dissolves dry skin for exfoliation without the need for scrubbing. Full of antioxidants, it rejuvenates and revitalizes our skin by helping to decrease inflammation, calm stressed-out skin, increase elasticity, increase circulation, and restore the skin’s suppleness.

Apply soaked rooibos tea bags directly to skin irritations such as itches, sunburns, rashes, and acne, and