Orange Vanilla Smoothie

February 10, 2014

As a kid, I loved Haagen-Dazs popsicles that combined creamy vanilla ice-cream with what tasted like frozen orange juice.

I re-created this flavor combination into a perfect kids treat! It’s an eye-opening blend of orange juice, vanilla and banana and it works as a perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack. It’s packed with vitamin C to boot!

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Valentina's passion is food, and she loves spending time in her "kitchen retreat," as she refers to that room in her house. Valentina develops recipes for creative and comforting food that works perfectly for casual entertaining. Both her recipes and food photography have been featured many times on popular food websites and in print. Valentina shares her beautiful photographs as well as new and interesting recipes almost daily on her blog, Cooking on the Weekends.

Outside the worlds of food and photography, Valentina's other passion is her family (including her two young boys, her husband and her puppy, Maple.)

To learn more about Valentina and where her work has been featured, visit her About page at Cooking On The Weekends.