TITLE:

Summer Smoothies
(Prima Publishing, 2002) ISBN 0-7615-3732-5

THEME:

These 130 cool and refreshing drinks range from healthy fruit and dairy smoothies to decadent cocktail and dessert concoctions. (Smoothies are cool nutritious drinks for health-concious individuals.)

SAMPLE RECIPES:

The Berry Thought of You. My Cherry Amour. Lime Dancing. Peached Blond. Melon-choly Baby. Stand by Your Mango.

NOTABLE ELEMENTS:

Includes recipes for garnishes, instructions on selecting, preparing and storing fruit, and advice on techniques and equipment.

STYLE:

Each one-page, one-serving recipe begins with a tip or description, and ends with a chart of nutritive values.

VISUALS:

No photos, except on the cover.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Health Benefits of Smoothies
• About Fruit—Noteworthy Ingredients
• Getting Started—Making a Summer Smoothie
• Simple Pleasures
• Moootown Smoothies
• Smoothie Power
• Dazzling Dessert Smoothies
• Cocktail Hour
• Glorious Garnishes
• Index
• International Conversion Chart

AUTHOR:

Donna Pliner Rodnitzky

CLAIM TO FAME:

Rodnitzky is a caterer with a passion for cooking and author of several cookbooks.

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