curiouser and curiouser… I had a dream filled with celery this week after seeing two falling stars and the tucking in of the orange slice of waxing moon behind the west mesa. It was fresh and chartreuse and refreshing. I woke up, hopped in a car to Santa Fe (even though the best way to travel [...]

For a while now I’ve been wet dreaming about having The Better Than Sex Dessert Party. Boulder has so many wonderful delicious products and confections that it seems sinful to not indulge in such chocolate covered decadence with friends.
So, while this soiree is still in the infancy of planning stages, here’s where I’m at so far [...]

Friday’s flavor of the day was mildly incredible:
Salted Chocolate – Cacao Crunch – Ginger Chunk Coconut Icy Creamy
2 cans full fat coconut milk
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup cacao powder
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup coconut oil
2 tsp sea salt
1/8 – 1/4 cup cacao nibs
1/2 – 3/4 cup candied ginger – chopped
1. mix all but the canded ginger [...]

Armed with my cuisinart, sorbet comes in a close second when I need to create something edibly amazing. Here are two flavors that are like ambrosia to the palattes of those you share them with.
Apricot-Honey-Ginger-Cinnamon Sorbet
15 apricots
1/2 cup honey
juice of 1 lime
pinch of salt
dash or two of cinnamon
small chunk of ginger.
1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
1 [...]

Chocolate-Cacao-Doublemint-Coconut ice cream

1/2 cup coconut flakes
2 cans full fat coconut milk
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 – 3/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves
1/4 – 1/2 cup chocolate powder
1/4 – 1/2 cup honey
pinch of salt
1/4 cup (or less) of cacao nibs
1. blend all ingredients in the blender until smooth
2. pour into frozen ice cream maker tub
3. turn on [...]

Rose Petal Coconut Ice Cream
A rose by any other spoonful would be just as sweet…
2 cans full fat coconut milk
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/4 – 1/2 cup honey
pinch of salt
1 – 1 1/2 cup (packed) rinsed fresh, smelly rose petals
1/4 cup rose water
1. blend all ingredients in the blender until smooth
2. pour into frozen [...]

I love that scene in The Muppet Movie where Fozzie Bear goes to get ice cream cones at the fair, and he orders one honey and “one dragonfly ripple for the frog.”
Back in my undergrad days, the pastor at the ecumenical center on campus always seemed to know the Flavor of the Day at Culver’s and [...]