Coconut Lime Pops

 Hot days call for cold treats. Everybody knows this. But I've been so distracted with summer that I have been forgetting to make popsicles that I planned on so many months ago when it was still wintry in PDX. Recently I followed through, though, with Coconut Lime popsicles:

Proof of popsicles!

Thanks to Casey I have some visual proof of the, what I'll call, Almond Ginger Cream popsicles I made the other day. They separated slightly in freezing, but as it turns out, the color variation looked nice. And, well, clearly I'm having a good time.



I am very excited for summer to come now because, among other obvious reasons, I will make so many popsicles to enjoy with friends!


Upcoming food stuff: Roasted Hazelnuts! My housemate had some of the shelled nuts laying around. I found a brick outside my apartment and used a very solid rock I picked up back in my Geo-days to crack them all open. I'm off to find a fresh Rosemary sprig. Oh unemployment, you treat me so well... kind of.

Winter popsicle experiement

I recently acquired (found for free in the lobby of my apartment) a cute plastic Popsicle tray. How fun, right?! It is very cute and colorful and I'd love to make seasonal frozen treats with fruit and maybe veggies. Some ideas I had:

-Watermelon Basil (or mint, or lime)
-Tangerine Lime
-Cucumber Lime Chili
-Raspberry Lemon
-Strawberry Coconut


(Note: The dinosaur returns to the blog! He's had a bath since we last saw him.)


I pretty much want these all in my mouth! Unfortunately it is winter and these fruits aren't locally available unless they are shipped from distant lands and handled by many people. So I got to thinking about what I have in my home that I can use: chocolate, lime, peanut butter, almond butter, ginger, avocado (questionable for my abilities), soy milk. Well creamy chocolate ginger sounds awesome. Ginger lime is a good combo, too. Chocolate peanut/almond butter? Sure!

Let's see what happens!