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patriotic marshmallows

21
May

extra large marshmallows dipped in white chocolate

The patriotic holidays always motivate people to create red, white, and blue food creations.  Who hasn’t made a flag atop a cake using strawberries and blueberries?  Watermelon, strawberries, and blueberries can all become elements of the creative process come Memorial Day or the 4th of July.

Me?  Although I have been know to make a red, white, and blue fruit skewer, I am more apt to cut food into star shapes (like in this watermelon salad) or use linens to create the patriotic spirit.

patriotic fruit skewers

But, with Memorial Day so close, I used some red, white, and blue sprinkles as an easy way to add a little patriotic flair to these simple-to-make marshmallow sweets.  Perfect for a post-parade picnic and sure to be a hit with kids of all ages!

patriotic marshmallows

This marshmallow creation came about after receiving a gift of the extra large marshmallows from my mom last year…seems like a strange gift?  Not really.  It was motivated by my love of gourmet s’mores.  I found the marshmallows were too big to create the correct proportions for my ideal s’more.

melted white chocolate and marshmallows

marshmallow on a stick dipped in white chocolate

So, in experimenting with how to use the extra large variety marshmallow in the best way, I came up with marshmallows on a pretzel stick dipped in white chocolate…the white chocolate and extra large marshmallow are the perfect combination!  The extra large marshmallow makes for the perfect proportion of marshmallow to chocolate ratio.  For Memorial Day, I just added a few sprinkles.

patriotic marshmallows

patriotic pretzels on a stick

red,white, and blue sprinkles

Do you have a favorite way to make a picnic food patriotic for Memorial Day?

Memorial Day fruit

Thanks for visiting.

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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spiked milkshakes for memorial day

28
May

bobby flay’s vanilla bean bourbon milkshake

A photo of Bobby Flay’s Vanilla Bean Bourbon Milkshake for Memorial Day.

Here in Connecticut, it is a beautiful weekend, in spite of the weather reports leading up to this glorious Memorial Day. I planned on planting myself in front of the computer all weekend because of the stormy predictions…instead, I don’t want to come in from my backyard!

I did manage to come into the house long enough to make a wonderful Memorial Day treat to celebrate our good fortune with the weather! A spiked milkshake! A vanilla bean bourbon milkshake! Yup…the one Bobby Flay serves at Bobby’s Burger Palace. The same one I fell in love with when my daughter took me to his restaurant on her campus in Philly for the first time.

 

The bourbon I used to make Bobby Flay’s Vanilla Bean Bourbon Milkshake.

I am not going to take much time to post since I have a date ;) with that comfy empty chair sitting on the grass in my backyard , BUT I am just stopping long enough to give you the recipe for Bobby’s shake in case you too would like to add it to your Memorial Day menu!

A photo of the delicious Vanilla Bean Bourbon Milkshake I made for Memorial Day from Bobby Flay’s recipe.

It may not be a complicated recipe, but like everything Bobby Flay creates..it tastes incredibly delicious! There are plenty of other shake recipes in Bobby Flay’s Burger, Fries & Shakes book if you want to pick up a copy.

Bobby Flay’s Vanilla Bean Bourbon Milkshake

yield: one 16-ounce milkshake or two 8-ounce milkshakes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 fresh vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped (reserve pod for another use)
  • 11 ounces premium

    vanilla ice cream (about 1 3/4 packed cups)

  • 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) bourbon

To make:

Combine the milk, bourbon, and vanilla bean seeds in the blender and blend until combined, about 5 seconds. Add the ice cream and blend until smooth, about 10 seconds.

For those of you that may not like or want bourbon, it is equally as yummy without it.

Enjoy your Memorial Day and Bobby Flay’s Vanilla Bean Bourbon Milkshake! Back to my chair…

 

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