My wonderful wife gave me a hand blender as one of my xmas gifts which prompted me to explore the world of smoothies. No longer do I need to drag the big blender out of its hiding place and deal with its eccentricities. The hand blender is a perfect tool.

My first smoothies have involved chunking up a banana and throwing it into a large yoghurt pot along with some frozen berries, then adding some orange juice and/or milk and/or yoghurt then finishing it off with an extra bit of sweetness with some honey or maple syrup. Whizz it all up with the whizzy hand blender and I have the perfect breakfast drink; tasty, filling and healthy.

I plan to experiment with other smoothie ingredients such as different fruits, coconut milk, chocolate, egg nog, and alcohol.