We've had a couple of very warm days here and so have been doing our best to keep ourselves cool. Hanging out in various stages of undress seems to work pretty well for Silas. I decided that the rest of us could use something cool for dessert and so set to experimenting. Happily, my efforts were successful. This is about the easiest thing ever, it's cold, and it tastes good too. What's not to like?
From the Recipe Box
Peach Granita
canned peaches in syrup (I used a quart jar and it filled a 13x9 pan - you could put in more, but it will take longer to freeze)
a blender/food processor/immersion blender
a 13 x 9 pan
a fork
a freezer
Dump the peaches and their syrup in the blender and blend until smooth. Pour the puree in the pan and put it in the freezer. After an hour, check it and use a fork to scrape up the ice crystals all along the sides and bottom and incorporate them back into the puree. Do this again every 20 minutes, until it is uniformly slushy/frozen to your liking. I imagine that it would keep for at least a couple of days, covered in the freezer, but I couldn't say for sure . . . I think it might also be nice as the base for an margarita/daiquiri, just add some tequila/rum and maybe a little lime juice to counter the sweetness.
Whoops - I forgot to put this in the original post
Ahhh, baby's first kiddie pool! What an exciting development. Peach granita sounds divine; we'll bookmark it for future warm days. In the gray, cool meantime, I tried out smitten kitchen's raspberry macaroon recipe. Very easy, and it is receiving RAVE reviews at our house! (Pairs nicely with this lemon pudding recipe, plus they use up each other's discarded egg parts perfectly: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/saras-secrets/my-favorite-lemon-pudding-recipe/index.html) Thanks for sharing the site!
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