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Gadzukes! It Worked!

The white creamy flesh of the zuke, severed as an inexpensive way to add nutrients and bulk, without compromising on flavour or texture. Add to it, that summer squash is 95 percent water (compared to winter squash at 81 percent), and we have a truly cooling dessert.

As always, my ice creams and frozen yums, are dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, soya-free, refined sugar-free, artificial dye-free, and allergy-friendly.

But that's far too long a list, so I just call them ice creams and frozen, yums. Those looking for the how-to, enlarge the last two photos.

Got questions? Ask below or drop me an email.

PS: Tonight we're ordering my new Breville Beauty. OMG!

Zukes

ORGANIC MINT & NEW BANNER

Time for a new banner and a new ice cream. This morning, I worked on organic mint using frozen green veggies, which I'll tell you about once the formula is done. But for now, here's my new banner, and my new frozen treat.

In other news, today I'm cleaning the house, making carrot fried rice (my favorite), and brewing another batch of sun tea in one of our Big Bertha Jars.

It's a banner day, all the way around. Which I need because yesterday, after having a major allergic reaction, I was pooped, rested and still pooped. But today, watch out. I'm gonna get some serious cleaning done.

PS: I realize the ice cream looks like vomit balls.

Made My First Video Today

Oh my gosh, half the video is missing. Well, not missing, it's there but all black screen with the sound of my food processor blitzing about. Then when I thought I was recording, I took still shots and when I thought I wasn't recording, I got my feet. So there ya' go. That was my day at work.

I don't know what I'm doing but I am having fun.

Let's move on to the today's dessert, apple and banana soft serve. Not my top pick in the collection but super smooth and scoopable. Even held shape after the photo shoot.

TOOLS:

Food processor, rubber spatula, scooper (optional), and the ability to wing-it. Allergy-friendly doesn't have to be bland or boring. Have fun with different fruits (and veggies).

INGREDIENTS: (makes 4-5 medium scoops)

1 Organic Banana (sliced and frozen)
  * I used almost ready-to-eat, nanners
2 Organic Apples (w/skins on, chunked and frozen)
  * For this, I used organic POMMES from Chile
100% Pure Maple Syrup (from fridge)
  * For this, I used medium grade amber
Organic Cinnamon, to taste
Organic Nutmeg, to taste

NOTE: If you're adventurous also add ground allspice and cloves, taking care not to over-power the apple. 

ORGANICS: I choose organic non-GMO ingredients. If not using organic apples, please discard the skins, especially for those with compromised immune systems, like me :-)

MAPLE SYRUP: I use local medium amber, or Canadian dark amber. Both 100% pure.

FREEZING FRUIT: Slice and place fruit on an uncovered bake or cookie tray. Freeze overnight or shorter, depending on your freezer, taking care not to over-freeze.

Once properly frozen, allow fruit to defrost slightly so that it easily comes off the pan. From here, the fruit should not clump when stored in freezer safe container or baggie.
 
METHOD:

1) Dump frozen fruit, then the spices in the food processor bowl and hit blitz. Those using 4 cup mini preps, select grind.
2) Once crumbly, open lid, knock back down and taste. Adjust spices, if needed.
3) Blitz again and drizzle 30-60ml (2-4 TB) of maple syrup. The maple will emulsify the frozen fruit, resulting (depending on your machine), in a smooth and scoopable texture.

Over processing will create a mush. Give yourself a few goes to get the texture and taste the way you like.

4) Eat straight away.  

Below is what I thought was being shot on video. It's the smooth texture at the end. If using a small processor or mini prep, you may need to cut this formula in half. 

Thanks for reading & boogie boogie :-)

2 Turds 1 Shoe

If you guessed apple, you win two turds and a shoe. Please enjoy. In other news, it's Friday and pouring rain. Perfect for a day of rest. But come Saturday, I want to party. And when I say party, I mean go buy half-gallon mason jars and hit Barnes.

Thanks for playing and boogie boogie.

PS: This is one of the first ice creams I made a few weeks ago, when I got my taste buds back. Since being able to taste food again, I've been making all kinds of fun things. More on that another day, because right now, I'm headed to put an organic bird in the oven. Simple. Easy. Delish.

Want Some? I Have Extra (not really)

Before I Hit The Slab

This is what my writing day looked like, Monday. I did a few different batches of allergy-friendly ice cream sandwiches. This one below, has 5g of homemade organic cacao powder, but the cookie didn't taste of cacao.

Back to the drawing board.

But not now. Now it's after midnight (again), and it's been a long, good day. Even got some new chocolate and new cacao to play with (more on that later).

Right now, I'm about to hit the slab.

Blueberry Almond Coconut Crunch

What a morning. Back from running around and with a pretty good face rash at that. Not from pollen, from the food store. Right after I touched something, I got a rash on my hand and soon, my face.

I look like a hot mess.

Good thing I know how to make Blueberry Almond & Coconut Crunch, ice cream. Ah ... all better now. Well, not really but at least my purple blueberry tongue, matches my hot pink rash face.

See, always the silver lining.

Pineapple, YUM!

I'm working on homemade ice creams, sherbets, sorbets and soft serve, yums. All free of dairy, eggs and refined sugars.

Special THANKS! to my new friend Elizabeth. My plan was to mush the banana and then freeze. But her experience was freeze, then blitz in the food processor. Brilliant. I'll never eat store-bought ice cream again, there's just no need, this stuff is THAT good.

From there, I've been working on all kinds of combinations. The one below is pineapple, apple and banana with a wee bit of local maple syrup.

Allergies might suck, but the writing sure doesn't.