All you need for this naturally sweet grilled treat is a grill and a fresh pineapple! Love these kind of recipes!!

So, you will need to prepare the grill for a low fire.
Lop off the top and the bottomof the pineapple.
Slice down the side and remove the peel and eyes.
Cut the pineapple into quarters and remove the core.
Cut the quarters into 1/2 inch thick slices.
Place the pineapple slices on the grill rack. You can use skewers if you have them. If you are using bamboo skewers,make sure you soak them in water for at least 30 minutes before you grill. Ya might want to spray the skewers lightly with cooking spray so the pineapples will slide off easily!
Grill the slices for 15 minutes, turning once or until they are a little brown.

Should make about 4 servings

The outsides of the pineapple slices may be a little dry, but the insides will

be very juicy.  When grilling pineapple y’all don’t have to add any type

of sweetener: the natural juices will make them sweet and yummy!!

Enjoy!

Roonie

Have you ever had folks stop by on a lazy Saturday afternoon and you had nothing to feed them?? You really want to be a good host, but let’s face it….it’s a lazy Saturday afternoon!! Well, here is something I do a lot for my guests….an easy fruity tray! (now, this is a snack, NOT a meal, Girlfriend’s gotta eat!)

Summer fruit like strawberries, melon, kiwi banana, cantaloupe, pears, etc can be cut up into bite sizes pieces and used for dipping into a fruity sauce. This fruity sauce is really easy!(Is this a sauce or a dip?? Don’t know but it’s GOOD!!)

½ cup sour cream (lite or fat-free if you are watching your waistline)
¼ cup strawberry preserves, jam or jelly (again, lite if your concerned about that waistline)
[You can also use different jellies for different flavors, like apricot if you like apricots or orange marmalade or something like that, I don't think grape would go over too well, but hey! Who knows?!?]
1 ½ cups thawed whipped topping (did anyone say lite??)

Mix the sour cream with the jelly and then fold (y’all know what fold is? Fold in is like folding clothes, you scoop and fold and scoop and fold, gently, not mixing) in the whipped cream and chill until you are ready to dig in!! Great fruit dipping sauce!

If you happen to cut up some peaches, apples, bananas or pears, you can dip them in lemon juice to keep them from browning. Brown fruit is definitely not on the menu!

This is my favorite smoothie to make for me and the kids. They love it and so do I!! I have one of the greatest inventions ever made….a VitaMix blender. (Kinda sounds like a vite-meata-vege-min from my fav red head Lucy!) This smoothie maker is so cool, you don’t even have to lop the tops off of strawberries, you just throw them in there! That’s getting pretty healthy for me!!

One thing for sure……take the rind off of the oranges! Leave the white part (the pith), but remove the rind, that’s what you clean furniture with!!

You can see a Vita Mix here. They ROCK!!!

Pineapple Mango Orange Juice Smoothie

2 Oranges

1 Mango

½ Fresh Pineapple or 20 oz canned pineapple

Honey or another sweetener

Ice

Cut the peel off of the oranges (keep the white part on, it’s supposed to be good for you!). Cut them in half and put them in the blender. Peel the mango and cut it away from the pit. I use a mango pitter, it’s much easier!!

Peel the pineapple and slice off about half of it and put the mango and pineapple in the blender with the oranges. You can also use canned pineapple if you want. Add the ice to the top of blender and blend! If you like it thinner, add a little water. If you like it slushier, add some more ice! YUM!!

To sweeten up your smoothie add a little honey (or another sweetener) to taste. I like mine straight up!

P.S. This will make enough for the whole family! About 32-40 oz.