Put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em both up...... Oh yes - it's that time of year when the sun is finally coming out and we all think that it's summer! This recipe is quick to whip up and only takes 4 ingredients. The hardest part is being patient while it freezes but you could be supping on Pimms and gobbling burgers straight off the BBQ during this time. Ingredients 2 Limes (the picture below shows 3 but I found it was very limey so 2 will do just fine. Unless you like limes then crack on!) 120g caster sugar 400ml carton of coconut milk 300ml carton of double cream
Method to the madness Grate your limes so you have lots of lovely smelling zest
Put all the ingredients into a pan and heat (yes I know - bloody mental!) for a couple of minutes until all the sugar is disolved. Allow to cool.
Once the mixture is cool pour it into a decent sized tupperware or old icecream tub (the mixture will expand as it freezes) and pop in the freezer. Remove from the freezer after an hour and mix it all together using a whisk. When it’s fairly smooth, return to the freezer for a further hour, whisk and then for a final time you need to put it back in the fridge for an hour. After that 3rd hour is up your icecream will be ready. I left mine in overnight just to make sure it was set but there really was no need!
Serve with some lime wedges to make you look like you know something about presentation.
You know how the saying goes....when life gives you lemons! This simple, very tasty lemonade recipe is so super quick to make and perfect for this weather that we've been having! We took some to the picnic we had today :) Ingredients 3 unwaxed lemons 140g caster sugar 1 litre of water
Method to the madness Roughly chop up the lemons and de-seed.
Chuck the lemons, sugar and half the water in a food processor. Whizzy whiz whiz for about 5mins.
Pour the mixture through a sieve into a bowl and press through as much juice as you can with a spoon. Repeat a couple of times just to make sure all the pulp is removed from the juice. Top up with the remaining water and serve.
Hi there everyone! It’s time for my February Favourites!
Woo!
Isn’t it crazy that February is over with, time goes so very
quickly when you are having fun. Without further ado let’s jump right in!
Website
My website of the month is the incredibly humbling www.52-lives.org. The aim of
the website is to help somebody once a week for a year. You can nominate
somebody to get picked for the week and the site then appeal for volunteers to
help out. It is so very heart-warming and the kind of idea that I love.
Music
As always it is hard to pick a favourite song of the month
but I have listened to this new track by Sam Smith non-stop since I first heard
it so I think it deserves a mention:
Another favourite of mine is Dance with Me by LE YOUTH which
includes a brilliant sample of No Scrubs by TLC
Book
I have finally got round to reading this book, it’s always
so hard to read my own stuff when I’m swatting up on all my nineteenth century
literature but I managed to grab a weekend and devoured this book. The twists
and turns are brilliant and you change sides throughout. A must read.
Food/Drink I may have mentioned before but I don’t really like hot
drink. I HATE COFFEE. Tea is ok and I only really like Hot Chocolate if whipped
cream is involved. BUT I have found my drink! We went to Leigh’s parents over
the weekend and his mother didn't like this so I gave it a try and I love it. Chai Tea Latte! All the froth without the coffee. It’s spiced yumminess that
perhaps is better in the winter months but I might just drink it all year
round.
Fashion
I've made a few fashion purchases this month (when don’t I?)
but not enough for a haul so instead they are being dropped in here, because I
just love clothes.
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! If you don’t know what I am talking
about then you haven’t seen The Lego Movie, and if you haven’t seen The Lego Movie
you are wasting vital time by not going to see it. Leigh wanted to go and I
went along to keep him company but I thought it was hilarious and laughed more
than the children in the cinema. Surprisingly the cinema consisted of about 30%
kids and 70% adults!
We might have also bought The Lego Movie game to play,
because EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
Random
My random favourite of the month are these 2 cookbooks which
I bought from Amazon. It does say for students, but in my mind that just means
cheap good food. There’s tons of recipes including one for cheese and ham puff bites and another
delicious sounding one for Coconut and Lime Icecream. I got the Vegetarian one and the Standard as
I’m always on the look out for new recipes.
I hope you have enjoyed my February Favourites, let me know what your favourites are this month in the comments below. The light is
hanging around in the evening and it’s starting to get a bit warmer so dare I
say it spring is on its way!
