popsicles and the friends who eat them
Popsicle # 24: Banana Bread
(thawed out, super ripe bananas blended with a few tablespoons of the syrup leftover from making poached pears last week.)
Tasted like banana bread and it wasn’t drippy because this popsicle was mostly banana. The poached pear syrup was full of good spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, etc. My frozen bananas were overtaking the freezer and this proved to be a good way to get things under control.
Popsicle # 23: Lemonade & SNAP
(lemonade with a shot of SNAP!)
A second attempt at popsicle with alcohol. It was better, definitely edible and frozen this time around. However, it wasn’t amazing. I think I’ll stick to my alcoholic drinks liquid and my popsicles dry.
Maybe the alcohol in this popsicle influenced Alison's cheesy smile.
Popsicle # 22: Pineapple Cilantro
(blended pineapple chunks and diced cilantro)
Refreshing!
I used to think I hated cilantro because I was influenced by severe cilantro haters I used to live with (Lydia and Abby.) But my taste buds found their own way and discovered their true love for this herb.
Popsicle #21: Spiced Rice Pudding
(take leftover coconut rice pudding from popsicle # 19 and add raisins, peaches, a lot more sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamon and cloves)
Much better than the first try.
Lindsay (and her Mad Men dress) appreciating the improvements to the rice pudding pop.
Popsicle #20: Blackberry Peach
(blended blackberries, peaches and a smidgeon of maple syrup)
Fruit from Clark Park’s Farmers Market.
A new housemate = new pop molds
Popsicle #19: Coconut Rice Mango Pudding
(coconut milk, cow milk, sushi rice, maple syrup, vanilla, sweetened condensed milk and diced mango)
It was ok but it didn’t taste amazing. I wanted it to taste like mango sticky rice from Vientiane. To thank Mom and Dad for driving up my new dining room table, I fed them these pops.
30 years of marriage and their first rice pudding popsicle
Dad's US Social Forum Shirt Matched the Mango
Popsicle #18: Watermelon Salad
(blended watermelon, diced spearmint and crumbled feta cheese)
Yup. It was disgusting. However, the idea had potential.
Popsicle # 17: Pineapple Basil
(basil infused simple syrup blended with pineapple chunks)
A solid and delicious combination. Pops were eaten before embarking on an epic car trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Popsicle # 16 Dark and Stormy SNAP Style
(ginger beer and SNAP!)
With dreams of popsicle potential in mind, I was super excited to try Art in the Age’s new ginger liquor, SNAP. It is based on a local Pennsylvania Dutch recipe and comes in a pretty bottle.
To keep it simple, I did a basic dark and stormy cocktail combo but the results were too strong to eat in pop form. Most of the popsicles didn’t freeze hard enough to be pulled out of the mold. I have seen popsicle recipes for boozy popsicles before but I must have gotten the proportions wrong.
I have not given up hope for SNAP’s popsicle future since SNAP by itself is quite delicious. Got any suggestions?
Lydia somewhat pretending to eat the popsicle.
Popsicle # 15: Rocky Road Pudding Pop (RRPP)
(make chocolate pudding and add chopped walnuts and marshmallows leftover from last camping trip. pick dirt stuck to marshmallows leftover from said camping trip off before adding to pudding. freeze.)
The popsicle looked unfortunate but it tasted good. This fact was confirmed by the popsicle’s consumers Kate, Lindsay, Lydia and Jane.
