A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here’s Week 26:
188/365 Friday=WINE TIME!
Episode #8 is live!!!
Hey! This week on the Joy the Baker Podcast over at Homefries, me & Joy are at it again!
This week we are talking about:
- making ice cream with just bananas. It’s bananas!
- our favorite things! I do my impression of Oprah. Sorry, Oprah!
- bikinis….and how to try them on without feeling bad.
- our conference! YES. It’s ON.
You won’t want to miss it! Come check it out!
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Apple Fennel Melon Juice
I know what you’re thinking. You want to say, “That’s a whole lot of stuff in a juice and I’m not really sure how I feel about juicing fennel.” I understand it sounds weird, but you totally need to get over it. I too was skeptical when I first juiced fennel, but somehow it works! In fact, IT TOTALLY WORKS. It adds depth to a juice and makes it snazzy. Plus the apple and the cantaloupe are sweet enough to mellow it out.
Listen up! I really want you to experience my new favorite juice. Just do it. It’s amazing.
Little Summer Berry Puddings
When the weather reaches almost 100 degrees at my house, the last thing I want to do is turn on a HOT oven. During the summer months, I crave recipes that require very few ingredients and effort. Because when it’s hotter than heck, even putting an apron on can feel like too much work.
Raspberries+ Sugar+ Milk= Dessert Alchemy. This recipe requires such little effort for a really big payoff. Toss juicy red raspberries in sugar and let them sit. Slightly soak rounds of bread in milk. One berry layer, one milky bread layer, smoosh & repeat. A small stint in the fridge… Invert, add a dollop of whipped cream followed by berries on top and then what do you get? Cold juicy summer berry studded puddings that are light, decadent, dark red & delicious. If you need me, I’ll be huddled over my A/C vent eating one of these.
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Cucumber Infused Vodka
It’s INFUSION TIME! Have you made the Strawberry Infused Vodka yet? If you haven’t, you should! For those of you who’ve made some, isn’t it crazy good? Don’t you feel proud of yourself for making your own jazzed up vodka? It’s kind of addictive, no? So here’s the latest addition to my booze repertoire–Cucumber Infused Vodka! I have no doubt that you’re gonna want to get in on this action.
Cucumber Infused Vodka is delicate, slightly sweet, and uber-refreshing. It’s like fancy spa water gone wild! The best part is that it’s SOO dang easy to make. All you have to do is peel & cut 1 English cucumber, put it in a jar of vodka and wait for 3 days. Amazing, right? I should also note that cucumbers don’t soak up as much booze like the strawberries in the Strawberry Infused Vodka, so the vodka yield is HIGH. Winning!
So, what to do with this vodka? Drink it ICE cold on it’s own; it’s really fantastic by itself. Since I generally like to mix booze with other stuff, I added some to a cold glass of watermelon juice with a twist of lime and it was KILLER. I think I’d like to try it with pineapple juice, sparkly water & mint. Oh dear…I’m salivating now.
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365- Week 25
A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here’s Week 25:
181/365 Cheeseburger & Fries with Pinot Noir. Lunch.
Honey Rosemary Lemonade
This Honey Rosemary Lemonade is dedicated to all of my pregnant friends who are desperately craving a cocktail this summer. I was pregnant during the summer and boy was it tough! There are definitely times when booze would help a tough pregnant situation. Like…when you can’t sleep at night because it takes you over an hour to find the right position, a hot toddy would help. If someone asks you if you’re carrying twins and you’re NOT, Jack Daniels would come to your rescue! When you’re at a party & your husband is getting tipsy and you overhear him bragging about how awesome it is to have a BUILT-IN DESIGNATED DRIVER, booze would help. You would no longer have to drive his drunk butt home! Let me be clear that booze would not help if you have heartburn. Booze would not help with the getting up every hour to pee situation. Booze does not help when you are gestating. That’s a fact.
So this is where this Honey Rosemary Lemonade enters the picture. It’s slightly herbal, fancy and super tasty. It will make any pregnant woman feel normal again. It’s like non-alcoholic beer, but better. But you really don’t have to be pregnant to enjoy this…you can be a thirsty person looking for something refreshing to sip on! If you’re not pregnant and want to be naughty, add some Strawberry Infused Vodka or gin up in. Just do what I do and dedicate a shot to your pregnant friends; it shows them that you care.
