Banana sorbet is wonderful with rum, Grand Marnier, ginger beer or any number of wines. Add a commercial banana liqueur, available at high-end liquor stores, or your own homemade banana liqueur. ...
The whole idea of incorporating a liqueur or spirit into a sorbet is to enhance the fruit flavors and prevent the liquids from freezing into an ice-block. I can't tell you how many gallons of piña coladas I made with Coco Lopez Coconut Cream when I tended bar in St. Thomas, so this was ...
Tomatoes are abundant now and inexpensive especially if purchased in quantity. Unlike hot-house tomatoes that the supermarkets carry in the winter, fresh summer tomatoes are full of flavor that you can smell. They’re a good source of vitamins A and C, and lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Cooked tomatoes actually have more antioxidants than fresh tomatoes, the exact opposite of other antioxidant ...
Batida is Portuguese for shaken or milkshake. de Coco is coconut milk and watermelon with coconut milk is a cool drink on a hot summer’s day. In Tonga they call this ‘Otai (oh-tie). Its low in calories, high in nutrition and can be made with mango, quava, peach, pineapple, papaya, soursop or a combination of ...
About mid-afternoon yesterday I had this incredible craving for something fruity and cool. The only thing in the house was a little bit of frozen cranberries and bananas. With a sense of urgency, I popped a banana, 1/2 cup of frozen cranberries, a drizzle of honey, and a healthy splash of half-n-half into the food ...