Popeye's Ice Cream

Do you have a Blendtec blender? Then this is the recipe for you! Although this ice cream contains spinach, I think that if I had been blindfolded and eaten it I would have just thought it was vanilla ice cream. Oh the joyful tastelessness of baby spinach! :)
This recipe is from Blendtec. The changes I made were to use whole milk instead of half and half and sugar instead of agave. My baby loved it so much she was crying when it was gone.
Additionally, if you don't have a Blendtec I think that you could probably prepare it in a traditional ice cream maker by blending the ingredients in your blender--except for the ice. Perhaps use an additional cup of half and half or milk instead. Chill mixture for a couple of hours, then prepare in ice cream maker.
Recipe:
3/4 cup half and half
1/4 cup agave nectar syrup
2/3 c nonfat dry milk
1/2 banana
2 c spinach, lightly packed
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups ice cubes

Put in Blendtec in order listed. Press ice cream button. Serve.

I find it exhilarating that you can be serving spinach-laden ice cream in 2 minutes. What?! This would make such a fun St. Patrick's Day dessert.
Also, you can buy 10-pound bags of pebble ice at Sonic for $1.71.
Enjoy!

Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary

Here are some cute pictures of our cute little people.

In a headband with Mommy

Caught sampling the flour bin

A Sunday morning walk with the littles.

Babysitting

Playing with the button snake after getting all the felts on! (and you can see the aforementioned flour in the background before it was poured in the bucket ;)

Weird

I just realized how much the picture from yesterday's post looks like this pic.

My Valentine

This guy lives at my house.
And he changes diapers.
Jealous?

Joy

I love the Joy of Cooking cookbook. It's not my only favorite. I love Martha Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens, The Perfect Scoop ice cream cookbook. I even love the cookbook that came with our Blendtec. This is one of the sad parts of the Internet becoming so handy--our precious cookbooks are becoming less used and one day they may cease to be produced! I know, I probably sound like an eleventh grade English class essay, but I really do love my little row of cookbooks. I have read them all through and love them like dear friends. Their recipes never seem to fail me!
Okay, so today I made something from the Joy of Cooking. This is my favorite cookbook. I love it's illustrations and helpful descriptions. It is also amazingly thorough in its coverage of the food world. Today I made peanut butter cupcakes with chocolate satin frosting. The cupcakes are studded with mini chocolate chips. The frosting is like a wonderful homemade hot fudge, although surprisingly not over sweet. Yum! Here is a picture. If you want to make them and don't have the book I suggest borrowing your mother's, or grandmother's or elderly neighbors! Viva el cookbook!

Do we look Mississippian yet?

Eating like a lady

Eating like a _______. Isn't that a cute smile?!!!!

It's way more comfy under the mattress

She's sooooo advanced

Can you believe that awesome moustache? One guy told him he loved his cool retro "stache"

Vico had a loch ness monster candle on his birthday cake

I wish Sarah were here to borrow this bonnet

d'Iberville

...or as Sarah lovingly calls it "Diaperville." Vico is working at the Mississippi gulf coast for a few weeks and we have the pleasure of accompanying him. It's really beautiful here. The landscape looks kinda like the pictures you see of an African safari. Minus the animals. The girls and I have been enjoying taking walks in the late afternoon. Something that we have noticed is a lot of plots where houses used to be--that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. When I told that to my visiting teacher she said that Biloxi (which is the city right next to where we're staying) was hit the hardest in Hurricane Katrina. It is truly disheartening to see cement walkways leading up to houses that are no more. Grass has grown up in their place. Oh the poor people! To cheer you up, here are some cute pictures of our family.

Aren't they cute?!!!

Ah, all dry!

And finally...an oldie, but a goodie!