Cooling Frozen Watermelon Smoothies
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30 de Mayo de 2011
Frozen watermelon is amazingly refreshing and healthy too. What a fabulous smoothie for for a get together or just for yourself in hot humid weather. Keep some cut up watermelon in the freezer all summer just in case!Yo he cocinado/probado esta receta
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01 de Junio de 2011I am going to love this, thanks for sharing! Watermelon take the place of water when dehydrated and this is perfect!