Key Lime Slush

I made Key Lime Pound cake with Key Lime curd for my Valentines party today. I really wanted more of the key lime flavor so I though something I can drink. I didnt want it to be a full on milk shake though.

I would have used all key lime juice if I had enough but after adding all that was left of the bottle I had it still needed a little more citrus flavor.

Make sure you use real key lime juice, regular lime is not the same thing. Though it would still be good, it wouldn't be as good.

2/3 c. Key Lime juice
1 1/2 c. white sugar
1/3 c. lemon juice
10 ice cubes
1 c. water
1 c. vanilla ice cream

Blend all until smooth. Enjoy

Valentines Candy Roses

- 1 bag candy - Hershey kisses and rolos work great
- Red, pink, or purple cellophane
- Stiff wire, not super thin or they will be hard to wrap, clipped coat hangers work great
- Artificial leaves
- Green florist tape

Cut cellophane in 12 (5 inch) squares. Put 1 Hershey kiss and 1 rolo so the flat sides are touching. Place top of the hershey kiss in the middle of the cellophane square and twist around the bottom. Take a wire and put it tight up against the candy, there should be about 1 inch where the wire and the cellophane overlap. Wrap tightly with florist tape, add leaves if you want and continue wrapping with tape until the entire wire is covered.

A couple tips: make sure the squares or cellophane at pretty big and leave a large tail so you really have something to attach to the stem and make sure when you wrap with the florist tape you pull it really tight


This close up picture gives you a better idea what I am talking about and what they are supposed to look like

Though I think I personally would rather have these:

Pina Coladas and Saag

I have gotten hooked on saag. I have a friend that made me some and it was wonderful (Thank you Cheryl for introducing me to this wonderful dish!) Saag is an Indian spiced spinach curry that you can puree and eat with naan, or in my case soft fluffy pitas. But I only had a little spinach so I could only make a half batch, leaving me with a half can of coconut milk.


So I made pina coladas.


It needed more coconut milk though so I still have a half a can of coconut milk leftover. It's just a different half can than I had with the saag.

I'll post pictures as soon as my computer and cell phone figure out how to bluetooth again.

Pina Coladas
1 (20 oz) can pineapple, undrained
1 can coconut milk
20 ice cubes
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. coconut extract
1 - 2 Tbsp. agave

Put all in a blender and blend until ice is crushed and drink is mixed throughout.
Since it was 10 in the morning and I don't drink this is (obviously) a virgin pina colada


Saag
Splash Olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 - 6 cloves garlic
3 inch piece of ginger
1 1/4 c. water, divided
1 Tbsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. turmeric
1 lb. spinach
1 can coconut milk
1 tsp. vegetable bouillon (I used Superior Touch Better Than Bouillon Vegetable Base)

Peel and chop the ginger a bit. Blend the ginger and 1/4 c. water until chopped pretty fine. Set aside.

Heat the olive oil in a pretty large skillet. Add the onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook just until fragrant. Add the ginger water and simmer until most of the liquid is gone.

Add the spinach, seasonings, remaining water and vegetable soup base. Let that simmer, stirring, until the spinach cooks down and is dark.

Pour into a blender and puree until smooth and, then add the coconut milk and puree until combined. Taste and season with salt to taste.

A family member had cooked turkey over rice and poured this on top. All the while commenting on the radioactive green color.