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The Tastes of summer

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I love summer eating. All the best fresh fruits and vegetables. When I visited the farmers market this weekend, I found that the berries are at their peak.  That means they are at their freshest, best tasting and  the best price.  Of course I bought strawberries, raspberries, blueberries- couldn't  resist.  But what do with all of them?  After eating many of them fresh, I froze some of them so I could make this simple but delicious summer dessert.   

                                             


To freeze the berries,  I just spread them out on a cookie sheet and put them in the freezer.  Once frozen, I put them in a bag and then I used many of them to make this great dessert. 
 
It is so simple. Combine frozen fruit and fruit juice in a blender and puree until well blended-it comes out like a soft sorbet. In fact I'm calling it - Simply Sorbet.  So refreshing and yummy!  Your friends  will be saying wow! and did I mention -so healthy too!  
For about 4-6 servings you need 3 cups of frozen fruit and 1cup fruit juice.
Here are 2 possible combinations: 
2 cups frozen strawberries, 1 cup frozen sliced peaches and 1 cup mango juice or 
2 cups frozen raspberries, 1 cup frozen bananas (be sure to slice them before freezing) and 1 cup Acai berry juice. 
These are a couple of ideas, but I'm sure you can come up with your own creative combinations of fruit and juices.  
Enjoy!

A Cool Summer Dessert- Literally!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

 

We discovered a really simple and refreshing, but impressive dessert to serve to our friends.  On a recent trip, we were served this elegant dessert in a restaurant and we thought – hey we can do that.  So here it is if you want to give it try.   It’s just lemon sorbet and some real lemons.   

Cut a lemon in two- making one part larger than the other.  The one side is just the “hat” for the dessert. 

Scoop out and discard the lemon to make a lemon cup.  Fill the cup with lemon sorbet, top with the hat and place them in the freezer.  Allow them to freeze until firm.  They’re ready to serve.  If you want to get creative, add a few berries and sprig of mint on the side or maybe a cookie or maybe a chocolate. Yumm!

 

So if you’re a first time cook or just looking for a simple recipe, try this idea of your next dinner party.

Stay cool!

 

 

 

 


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