Apparently I love smoothies. This was an attempt at the Frozen Iced Peach, as served at Home Restaurant in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.
Asian Themed Night Part 3: Sushi, Crab and Crunchy Shrimp Roll
Good Morning Beach Breakfast Biscuits
Mango Smoothies
1 Bottle of Charles Shaw Chardonnay
After mixing all of the ingredients, I put it in the fridge to chill and for about 30 minutes, then served with the fruits of Uncle Cray's Hamburger Bliss.
We went through a heat spell here in Los Angeles. And by heat spell, I mean, I was more or less unemployed for a week, and had to endure the high 80's while lounging around figuring out more ways to eat fruit.
I found Mangoes on sale for 3/$1 and got about 6. They all seemed to ripen at the same time, so I tortured my house mates with all you can drink Mango Smoothies. Although, I usually varied the recipe every night, here is an approximation and should be a good base for your own Smoothies.
1 Mango, peeled, de-pitted
Blend until Ice is broken up to an acceptable size. If you overblend, it will become frothy and less desirable in my book. We will save that for when we make Mango Foam.
Life did just that. I had an audition a few weeks ago, at the Director's house. Long story short, he had a lemon tree that was growing grapefruit-sized lemons and an assistant gave one to me. I brought it home and made lemonade.If you don't know of anybody with a lemon tree or don't have a fruit stand nearby, you can get one from craigslist. A Lemon Tree not a lemon.
We had an earthquake awhile back here in Los Angeles. This is an example of what an earthquake can do.
Actually, the reality of it is, this lamp has been tilted for quite some time, luckily no damage occurred in my neighborhood.
I was browsing around trying to figure out what to do with the other half of a Watermelon, left over from the weekend. In the past I made Gazpacho. This time I wanted a frosty drink, or Sorbet type food. I found the term Granita floating around the foodie blogosphere, and had no idea what it was. However, it sounded like something I needed to try. 
Granita, in its simplest form, is a granular, frozen dessert. Here is a link to a Watermelon Granita on The Food Network's site.
The general consensus was to rake or fluff the mixture every hour in the freezer until you feel you can leave it and it won't freeze together. I was doing ten different things, and started raking at 45 minutes, and again at the hour and a half mark. A few more times and it was close to a snowcone consistency. 
The mixture was a little on the sour side. I remedied this by drizzling honey over top, which instantly congealed and created a taffyesque top. I ended up with exactly what I desired, a frozen refreshing treat that utilized the last half of a watermelon. Enjoy!!!
I would also like to extend a congratulations to my food blog friends, Kirby Von Scrumptious, and Liz at Yo Soy!. Their blogs were featured on Leftover Queen's Finest Foodies Friday.
Brunch to me is the laziest meal. You are getting up late, stretching 1 meal out during two meal times, and it seems the rest of the world is going about lazily as well. The sun has only been up for a little bit. The flowers are opening up. The dew on the grass hasn't quite evaporated. Ah, brunch what a wonderful thing.
What a delicious happenstance brunch. I want to thank my neighbor for getting locked out, as we probably wouldn't have decided to make something that elaborate without him. I will definitely be going back to JD's brunch shack soon.
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