Thursday night smackdown » The Snozzberries Taste Like Snozzberries! Tiny martini glasses: cute presentation, or painfully twee?
* A few weeks ago, The Kitchn highlighted an old Bon Appetit recipe for wine-marinated grapes. Because while fruit is tasty on its own, it is almost always improved by being soaked in booze. I was immediately drawn to this recipe – if you can call it that, it’s so simple I don’t know if it rises to the level of “recipe” – because frozen grapes have always been one of my favorite summer snacks. And if I love frozen grapes, and soaking grapes in booze will make them better, then Newton’s 5th Transitive Rule of Snacks dictates that wine-soaked, frozen grapes should be fan-fucking-tastic. *Even though I took these photos, I’m going to have to go with “twee.” It seems odd to marinate a grape, doesn’t it?
Bon Appetit had to add some auxiliary ingredients to the grapes, because they know they can’t pass off a “recipe” for wine-marinated grapes that literally contains only wine and grapes. These grapes are WASTED. The tiny glasses! Wednesday Baking-Ice Cream Crunch Cake. This is yet another no-bake recipe for you to use when it’s just too hot to turn on your oven.
I found this recipe years ago when I signed up for a Recipe-A-Day email list. It’s not the most frugal recipe ever (brownies or some other baked good will usually be cheaper), but it’s a lot cheaper than a prepared ice cream cake is, especially if you manage to find ice cream on a good sale. This makes a fairly large cake so if you have a small family, you might want to cut the recipe in half. You’ll end up with a shorter cake, but it still tastes just as good. The recipe calls for a springform pan, which is what I use, but if you don’t have one, you could just use a 9×13 pan and cut the cake into squares instead of wedges. 6 cups Rice Krispies 12 oz. package chocolate chips 2/3 cup peanut butter 1 gallon of ice cream, whatever flavor you like, so long as it goes with peanut butter and chocolate. Gastronomer's Guide: Watermelon and Mint Ice Cubes.
For an interesting twist to serving iced tea, add these watermelon and mint ice cubes.
I've adapted a recipe from Relish magazine, an excellent new food magazine that can be found as a supplement in your Sunday paper. The ice cubes go well with any drink you want to liven up, not just tea: add it to punch, lemonade, mixed drinks, and so on. This recipe also works well for making freezer pops and granita.Watermelon and Mint Ice Cubes 2-1/2 cups watermelon, cubed1 to 2 tablespoon honey1 tablespoon sugarjuice of 1/2 lemon24 mint leaves Into a medium bowl, press the watermelon cubes through a fine mesh strainer. Margarita Ice Pops. How To Make Creamy Ice Cream with Just One Ingredient! Yes, that's right; you heard us.
Creamy, soft-serve style ice cream with just one ingredient — and no ice cream maker needed! What is this one magic ingredient that can be whipped into perfectly rich and silky ice cream, with no additional dairy, sweeteners, or ingredients needed whatsoever? If you guessed BANANA, congratulations! You're right! What? "That's the sort of thing you discover," she sighed, "when all your friends are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-allergic, and you're on a sugar-free diet. " It turns out that frozen bananas are good for more than just dipping in chocolate. Some bananas, depending on their ripeness, have a bit of that green aftertaste.
Have you ever tried frozen-banana ice cream? Want more detailed instructions and step-by-step photos? → Step-by-Step Instructions for One-Ingredient Ice Cream Now try more flavors... → Magic One-Ingredient Ice Cream 5 Ways: Peanut Butter, Nutella, and More (Images: Faith Durand)