Showing posts with label 4th of july. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4th of july. Show all posts

Monday, July 05, 2010

Star-Spangled Salad


Some of you patriots probably need a healthy pick-me-up after all of yesterday's rowdy revelry.   I know I certainly did and this was the perfect breakfast.  This simple recipe is packed with flavor and antioxidants to make you fit as a fiddle. When I spied the beautiful mangos at Farmer's Market this weekend Nigella Lawson's fruit salad came to mind.  You need only a few ingredients. 



Antioxidant Fruit Salad
Nigella Lawson

Ingredients
  • 1 mango
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1 pomegranate
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
Directions  
Cut the mango in half around the stone, and then criss-cross the flesh of the mango halves with a knife into 1/2-inch squares. (How to dice a mango on youtube.)
Push the diced mango flesh outwards and then slice off the squares from the skin into a bowl.
Tumble in the blueberries, then halve the pomegranate and bash out the seeds with a wooden spoon over the mango. Finally squeeze over the lime juice and serve.

She says to "bash out" the seeds of the pomegranate, but that's vague.  Hold the halve in your hand and bang a wooden spoon on the skin repeatedly.  The seeds will start to fall into your hand.  If it's still confusing, here's a youtube demo.  It's a cool trick!

Sunday, July 04, 2010

Sparklers By the Sea


Location: Malibu
Culprits: Anonymous

Fireworks & Frosting


Since fireworks are outlawed in Los Angeles, I put some safe and shiny sparklers in my cupcakes.  Fluffy coconut softens the tops.  Just made a special delivery to my neighbors and now I'm off to catch some rays poolside!


Vanilla cupcakes, whipped vanilla icing & shredded sweetened coconut.  Sur La Table baking cups, Crate & Barrel sparkle picks.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Lucy In the Sky with Sparklers

My childhood nickname was Lucy Johnson.

Back to sparklers in a sec.
Here I am w/ @jrummerfield 4th of July 2007.


Waiting for the sun to go down for fireworks.

We didn't have sparklers that year.
Below is why I simply must have them this time around.

All Flickr finds.

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