In the Kitchen

We still enjoy spending time together as a family in the kitchen.  Here are some of the things we have made lately...

Ava loves strawberry "milkshakes" (really yogurt smoothies).  Now that it is summer and strawberries are plentiful we have been making more.  It is usually an Ava and daddy thing, but sometimes when daddy is not home I help Ava.

Ava taste testing the milkshake to make sure it is good.

I thought I had half a cantaloupe in the refrigerator, so I decided to make some cantaloupe-coconut ice cream from our Ben & Jerry's recipe book.  The recipe called for coconut creme which I couldn't find anywhere.  After my 3rd grocery store I googled it with my iphone and was directed to the margarita mix section.  There it was in a place I never would of looked without google or my iphone.  When I got home and looked for the cantaloupe in the refrigerator I couldn't find it.  I then remembered I actually cut up the whole cantaloupe and we ate it.  So, back to the store I went for cantaloupe.

This is the final product of all my shopping and searching.  It was good and a big hit with all we shared it with.  Ava loved it and probably would of eaten it all by herself if we let her.  We will definitely make it again.

Stuffed French toast.  I made a cream cheese stuffing and an apricot stuffing.  This was the first time I made French toast with brioche bread, but it won't be the last.  It was delicious.

If they're not helping Rich and Ava are always lurking nearby when I cook to sample the goodies.  Ava is licking the cream cheese stuffing.

Stuffed Cream Cheese and Apricot French Toast

Watermelon-Lemonade Ice Pops

Happy customer!

Homemade Vanilla Marshmallows

Ava did help me make the marshmallows, but her favorite part is always the tasting.  She is always asking, "Can I lick it now?".

Homemade marshmallows for our FHE treat.

Yummy!

Milk Chocolate Chips & Carmel Bites Cookies

I got the recipe for the cookies from this cookbook.  I checked this book out from our library.  Several of the other recipes from this post are from books I checked out at the library too.  It is a great way to try new recipes and see if I like a book before making an investment.  I decided I like this book enough I probably will buy it on Amazon used (yes, you can buy used books on Amazon and get great deals).