My mom and sister arrived this morning and so far we’ve eaten a bunch of frozen fruit and made roasted ginger ale chicken on the barbecue for dinner.
I tried making these frozen banana bites and they are terrific.I just made the basic style (frozen bananas dipped in chocolate – no fancy additions) and I also froze some cherries – some with with the chocolate and some au natural. They make an excellent dessert – like frozen bonbons – even without the chocolate. I’m going to make them again and again. I think they are probably best frozen between 2-3 hours – they are not too frozen to chomp right into, but are still icy cold all the way through.
Man, can you tell it’s hot right now? I’ve written an entire essay on frozen fruit. Also, we have watermelon chilling in the fridge right now. HELP ME! I can’t stop! Along this same vein, we have a family cookbook project we’re going to embark on. It actually sounds a bit like more of documentation of some family meals from when my mom and her family were growing up. COOL.
Meanwhile, C@thy is resting her knee due to a little strain on the soccer field…
And the kitties are laying as flat as they possibly can on the floor because I guess it’s cooler down there?
I should try that.
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Yeah I think I ate at least 8 freezies today and two bowls of ice cold fruit salad that I made last night. Thank god for the cloud cover that’s made it’s way in tonight. Hoping tomorrow is less repressive heat-wise.
A family cook-book…what an awesome idea!! Thanks for the link to the banana bites – wonderful photos and easy peasy recipes! Enjoy your vacation with your Mom & Sister!!
lesson learned yesterday … packing an apartment in 37c humidex is not an enjoyable experience … i ate a dozen freezies and had ice cream for supper! we’re supposed to have fog and rain for the next couple of days … but still warm … which means life in halifax will basically be like living in a bowl of lukewarm fish soup. aaah, summer!
Woot!! You guys are going to have a fab week!! And how did the gingerale chicken work? I’m curious if you could taste a gingery taste? I’ve heard you can make them with cherry cola and other soda flavours too. We were thinking of trying a can of orange juice next….!
and a family cookbook- what a great idea!!
Good for you! Frozen fruit. Good Idea.
I never even thought of making myself a milkshake with the last of last year’s frozen blueberries. I just sulked my way through the heat.