Summer Food
Last week I hit the strawberry field - two baskets for me, one for an older lady I know. The berries are plentiful and the picking was easy.
I made my usual two batches of jam when I got home.
My little rhubarb plant actually had enough to pick yesterday so I made a rhubarb strawberry crunch dessert and was it good!! I pinned it a few days ago, the original recipe comes from All Recipes - you can see it right here - I didn't make any changes to it, it's delicious.
I bought a new small kitchen appliance that is going to be so great for summer - Yonanas- The Healthy Dessert Maker - have you heard of it? I hadn't until a few weeks ago when Joann wrote about it on her blog - Woman in Real Life, I took the plunge last week and bought one - we tried it out yesterday - it's going to be great and so nice for a hot summer day.
It uses all frozen fruit, the main base is the frozen banana - it makes a fat free dessert, a dairy free dessert and it's all fruit - what could be better! The worst part is waiting for the bananas to get to the cheetah stage - at that point, you freeze them and then wait....
We made banana strawberry - we shared it for lunch - it was just enough and so cool and refreshing.
I bought mine at Walmart, it was $29.94CDN - it was less expensive than when I looked at them in June. I think we'll get our money's worth - peach, raspberry, pineapple, chocolate - I want to try them all!!!
You sure have been a busy bee. Love strawberries!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so great! I'll have to look for one of those. I can't eat sugar but I can eat fruit, as long as I don't eat too much. I think I'll go eat some strawberries NOW! heehee! Hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out Jill! Was Yonanas on sale at Walmart? It was $50 when last I checked. I'm getting one for my dad.
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I need to get some strawberries and make some jam before it's too late! And I also think I need to get one of those or an ice cream maker so we can survive the heat this summer!
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I need to get some strawberries and make some jam before it's too late! And I also think I need to get one of those or an ice cream maker so we can survive the heat this summer!
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I just love strawberries! Yum...your jam looks delicious and so does that rhubarb strawberry crunch! :) What a neat new machine, I might have to look into that, sounds like it will get good use too! xo Holly
ReplyDeleteOoh, I need to get some rhubarb!! Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYummy!
ReplyDeleteThose strawberries are so pretty.
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MMM rhubarb and strawberries, one of my favorite combos. I need to do a U pick em day!
ReplyDeleteOne of Alex's favorite things to have for breakfast is a banana "milkshake". My mom started making them for him when he was a baby. Frozen bananas and milk in the blender. I just may need to pick up one of these!
ReplyDeleteErica
I'm so jealous! I didn't get out to pick strawberries this year. Your basketfuls look delicious!
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ReplyDeleteHomemade jam is soooo delicious!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see everything you make with the new frozen treat gizmo!
The best part of summer is the fresh fruit and berries. I hd never heard of a yonana machine. It sounds like a fun appliance to have. I had never heard of bananas reaching the 'cheeta' stage either.
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