I guess this could be considered a milkshake recipe, or even a smoothie recipe, but calling it a frappe just sounds so sophisticated. Peach and banana are a perfect combination, and this is a great use for bananas that are turning brown. Just peel them, cut into a few chunks, and freeze in a ziploc bag until you’re ready to make this. You can also make it without freezing the banana.
Happy Thanksgiving! Eric and I will be celebrating with my family, but from ages 18-25 I was single and on my own for Thanksgiving. Sometimes I’d go to a restaurant with another single friend. Sometimes I’d be invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with a friend and her husband. A couple times I cooked a Thanksgiving dinner for a few other single friends. One thing everyone seemed to agree on was that there’s no point in cooking the HUGE Thanksgiving recipes for just 1-4 people. It’s too much food, time, and expense. So I thought I’d share a collection of recent recipes I’ve posted that are perfectly sized for a newlywed (or retired) couple, a few single friends, or cooking for yourself. They’re also EXTREMELY affordable. The entire meal you see below is under $5 a serving!
I am a big fan of pumpkin pie, it’s on of the few food items I think is great for any meal. I especially love making it with fresh pumpkin puree because there’s just something so right about knowing I really made it all from scratch. (Wanna know how to cook a whole pumpkin and make your own puree?) I thought about sharing a pumpkin pie recipe for the holidays, but really, they’re everywhere. So I decided to change it up with something everyone loves…ICE CREAM YOU SCREAM WE ALL SCREAM FOR PUMPKIN PIE ICE CREAM! Whew! Got that out of my system. This is a great dessert option for someone who isn’t confident in pie making.
Homemade Banana Ice Cream, the healthiest ice cream recipe ever!
If you haven’t yet heard of frozen banana ice cream, you are going to be so stoked. This is a recipe that can change your life. The only sugar is the natural sugar in the bananas. It’s simply bananas and milk, that’s right, the healthiest ice cream recipe in the world! It can even be made without milk if you want vegan ice cream. When I was taking care of my brother last week, he would get “fun time” with me if he finished his chores and responsibilities with a good attitude. I’d offer all sorts of things like seeing a movie, going to the park, playing a sport, but he always chose to cook or bake with me in the kitchen.
Alright, yesterday was my first day back at work after vacation, I feel like I’m back in the real world again. Not so fun, but necessary. Two things that can help you get through vacation rebound? Reliving your time off through photos, and refreshingly tropical treats. I’ll have some posts over the next couple weeks about our vacation interspersed with regular recipes. To kick off the post vacation posts, I’ve got some photos from Foodportunity, a neat idea of freezing tropical fruit puree that I got from Kiran (Help, I saw this idea on someone’s blog who commented here recently but didn’t bookmark it you made popscicles and called them lollies, let me know so I can link to you!), and the amazing and incredible vegan smoothie I made with the fruity ice cubes.
