less than smooth smoothie

Smoothies are meant to be an easy thing to throw together, but I always find I never quite make them right. But I finally figured it out and wanted to capture it for all posterity.

All Fruit Smoothie

1 banana
1 peach
10-12 raspberries
1 cup blueberries
1 cup half and half (or more depending on how thick you want it)
1 tbsp honey

Blend everything together. Drink!

tropical pancakes

This came together when I was craving pancakes and couldn't figure out what to do with a banana that only had a day or two left before it went bad.

Coconut Flour Pancakes with Fried Bananas

2 eggs
1/4 cup of coconut flour
1/2 tbsp half and half
1/4 tsp maple syrup
bacon fat
1 banana

Mix eggs, coconut flour, half and half and maple syrup. Heat pan to medium-high and melt bacon fat. Pour out 3-4 pancakes and spread out with the back of the spoon/fork. Cook until brown and the top is slightly dried, about 2 minutes, and flip. Cook another 2 minutes and remove to plate.

Add more bacon fat to the pan and add sliced bananas. Cook bananas until slightly browned. Top pancakes with bananas and drizzle with small amount of maple syrup.

ricotta dessert-fest

We haven't tried any of these but we love all of the ingredients so we can't see how they won't be good. They're definitely on the list to be done soon, but since we were driving away from the grocery store when we came up with the recipes, we don't have all the ingredients at hand just yet.

Chocolate Pallina

ricotta
honey
banana (optional)
70% (Guanaja) Valrhona chocolate feves

In a bowl, mix the ricotta with honey and (optionally) mashed banana until thoroughly combined. Wet hands. Take a tablespoon of the mixture and roll it in your hands like a meatball. Freeze the ricotta balls at least an hour. Melt the chocolate slowly over low heat. Do not bring to a boil. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Using a spoon, quickly dip each ball into the chocolate and place on wax paper. (Alternately, spread a thin coating of chocolate on the wax paper, place all of the ricotta balls on the chocolate layer and then drizzle chocolate over the balls to coat.) Refrigerate or freeze until the chocolate hardens.


Bocca Sesso con Pesche

ricotta
honey
fresh peaches
butter
70% (Guanaja) Valrhona chocolate feves

Melt butter in a frying pan. Heat sliced peaches in the butter until slightly softened and warmed through. Melt the chocolate slowly over low heat. Do not bring to a boil. Divide peaches into dessert bowls. Add a scoop of ricotta. Drizzle with honey. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Serve. Die of the deliciousness.