My eldest and I have been experimenting with fruit smoothies and we have stumbled on a really good combination: Melon and vanilla. I’m growing Aspire melons, which are small 1-2 pound melons with sweet orange flesh. They taste like what I grew up calling cantaloupe. The flesh scoops out of the rind like a dream, and it blends well with our smoothie base.

For two shakes:

• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
• 3 Tbsp Sweetener (sugar, Splenda) or to taste
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• About 1 pound of melon scooped from the rind
• 1 cup crushed ice

Add ingredients in order in a blender, blend until smooth.

This is reminds me of a treat we would have when I was young: a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a cantaloupe half. Nom nom.