That's Sweet: Mango Lime Sorbet

August is a time in south Florida where the buy one get one sale on mangoes is a bad deal - more than likely someone near you has a tree with a thousand tri-colored fruit dangling from it. My next door neighbor brought me two enormous mangoes - and since we were already set for fruit snacks this week, I made it into sorbet - Mango Lime Sorbet!


This couldn't get any easier:

Mango Lime Sorbet

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
2 limes
2 enormous ripe mangoes
a pinch of salt

Make a simple syrup with the water, sugar and zest of one of the limes. Set aside to cool. Juice the other two limes and dice the mangoes (not quite like any other fruit, for a lesson see here). Put all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree. Chill the puree before pouring it into your ice cream maker and process according to your ice cream maker's instructions. Stick the prepared sorbet into the freezer to firm up, thusly:My lovely ice cream storage container is actually a box that came with our Wing-it meant for tossing fried chicken wings in hot sauce. Since you can do that in a bowl, I like re-purposing it as an ice cream box! I think an hour or so in the freezer improves the texture, but if you let it freeze solid, you will need to set it out for a little while before you can scoop it.

In Season: Grapefruit

When I was a kid, I just did not know what was good - I wouldn't touch beans, stuffed peppers, or Chinese food...and of course I didn't like grapefruits - what can I say, I was crazy. Grapefruits are in season about half the year, but they have been on sale only recently in our Publix - about fifty cents per pound if you buy a 5lb bag, which I have been happy to do!

Some nutritional facts about grapefruits - they are high in vitamins A and C and are also a source of calcium, folate, and fiber. Nutritiondata.com lists cornflakes as one of the best foods to pair grapefruit with to get a complete protein...and come to think of it, that sounds pretty good!

Personally, grapefruit has such a unique tangy taste that I found myself questioning, should I be eating this while pregnant? And a little searching online revealed that not only is it fine to eat while you're pregnant, a lot of women crave it while they are pregnant.

In Season: Blueberries

But not for much longer...it's almost August and you know what that means!!! KING OF THE WEST HONEYDEW MELONS!!! Yummy!!!