Linny's Kitchen: The Coolest Popsicle Molds! from Growing your Baby

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Coolest Popsicle Molds! from Growing your Baby

It is August and with it comes all of the summer heat and humidity. Often I turn to the freezer to find something to cool me off however, most of the frozen treats in there are loaded with sugar and not all to healthy for you. While I was coming home from Ogunquit, Maine a quick stop was made at the Stonewall Kitchen Store/ Mecca to stock up on sauces, jams, jellies, salsa and oh so much more! I also found some popsicle molds and have now been going popsicle crazy making all different kinds of frozen treats. Some of them are just with juice others have fruit added, I have even been using some Stonyfield yogurt in them too!
They have been a great way for me to use up some fruit before it goes to waste or that last bit of yogurt or milk left in the bottle. There are six molds to the tray that I have and I often will make six different pops for myself. Of course it takes me less than six days to go through them all but, they are such a great treat after a long walk in this summer heat!

The Coolest Popsicle Molds! : Growing Your Baby

1 comment:

UnknownOctober 10, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Hi Linny! Thanks for the popsicle tips, bought a set of the number 3 ones and have been going bananas with them. Saveur Magazine had a bunch of mexican ice pop recipes with tamarind, pineapple, and other great flavors. for example, mango -chile:
http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Mango-Chile-Ice-Pops-Paletas-de-mango-con-chile

and rice pudding ice pops:

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Rice-Pudding-Ice-Pops-Paletas-de-Arroz-con-Leche
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Linny's Tip - Cooking and Storing Potatoes

Potatoes should be kept in a cool, dark place with good ventilation. The ideal storage temperature is 45 to 50ºF. At these temperatures, potatoes will keep for several
weeks. But don't store potatoes in the refrigerator! When kept below 40ºF, potatoes develop a sweet taste, due to the conversion of starch to sugar. This increased sugar causes potatoes to darken when cooked. If you store potatoes at room temperature, try to use them within a week or so.

Keep potatoes away from prolonged exposure to light, which causes them to turn green. This greening causes a bitter flavor. If potatoes develop green areas or start to sprout, just trim off these areas before using.

Always add potatoes to cold water to boil. This ensures that potatoes will cook evenly throughout.

Linny's Tip: Tomatoes

Did you know tomatoes are second in consumption to potatoes!

However, there is one important thing everyone should know about tomatoes and that is how to store them. Tomatoes do not like the cold at all. In fact when you keep them in the refrigerator they will become mealy and loose their robust flavor.

Instead store them in a cool dark place with their stem side down for ripe tomatoes. For those tomatoes that a not quite ripe leave them on a sunny window sill and soon they will turn bright red and juicy ready to honor any salad or BLT!