Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, 2008

July 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[La Enchiladita]

Strawberry Sundae - serves 4

Preparation - 10 minutes, Cooking time - 5 minutes

3/4 cup carton heavy cream
1 tbsp powdered sugar
2 tbsp orange liqueur
8 scoops vanilla ice cream

For the strawberry syrup:
3 cups fresh strawberries
juice of 1/2 lime
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp arrowroot

Begin by making the syrup: save 8 of the best strawberries, then halve the remainder and place in a small pan with the lime juice and sugar. Cook for a few minutes until softened and pulpy.

Push through a fine sieve and return to the pan. Dissolve the arrowroot in a little water and stir the paste into the strawberry mixture. Gently bring to a boil, stirring until slightly thickened then remove from the heat and allow to cool.

Whisk together the heavy cream, powdered sugar and liqueur until it forms soft peaks.

Cut the reserved strawberries into halves or quarters. Place 2 scoops of ice cream in 4 sundae glasses and swirl over the cream, scattering in the strawberries as you go. Drizzle over the cooled syrup and serve for a classic.

Grab spoons and dig in, everyone!

[La Enchiladita]

I need me one of those, {{{MEG}}}.

[jaycee]

Mmmmmmmm~~~ya’ll are killing me tonight over strawberries. That sounds like a delicious sundae!

[yorkie]

Strawberry Moose (with whipped cream)

[jaycee]

[La Enchiladita]

Yah, but it’s not REAL whipped cream...

Anyway, funny.

[MEG33]

Oh my..I want one of those sundaes!..
I am running out of strawberries..Tomorrow it will be an emergency! I seem to enjoy them most in the summer.

I think we could all use help from this kitty...LOL

(I left and did a bit of cleanup..came back and saw I had not hit post on this message..)

[La Enchiladita]

The closest thing I have around here right now is the strawberry ice cream in my Neapolitan.

We are starting to get some good peaches and I am enjoying them.

[JustAmy]

It was so hot today. When we got home, I took a nap. The heat exhausts me.

Than Marissa wanted to swim for awhile. Then time for dinner, a bath and now bed.

She really enjoyed the VBS today.

Hope it stays cooler where you are.

[JustAmy]

Thank you .... I enjoyed the words of wisdom but the pictures .... they were very colorful.

Hope you are had a wonderful day.

[JustAmy]

LOL

I would hate to see one of those things in Marissa’s swimming pool. The weather must be horrid wherever he is.

:)

[La Enchiladita]

The weather people keep saying it’s going to get hotter, but hasn’t happened yet. We still get the effect of the marine layer.

For your area and other inland areas, it’s a different story: devilish hot.

[JustAmy]

Cardhu, thank you for these presentations.

I always look forward to watching them after things slow down in the evenings.

[JustAmy]

I think I will start with one bottle cap of the vinegar.

Thanks for this suggestion.

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Meg.

That looks cool and inviting. Perfect for a hot summer evening. It is 9:30 here and 97degrees. Doubt that it will cool much tonight.

[JustAmy]

Great to see you, Jaycee. We missed you.

I hope to spend more time here tomorrow but will miss some of Wednesday.

After VBS, we have to go to the PO and the bank. Then a little paper work. I need to get some FR thank you’s addressed and mailed tomorrow.

[JustAmy]

Oh Man .... I’m getting hungry. Guess I should have eaten when Marissa did. Now I’m going to raid the pantry. ;)

[JustAmy]

LOL

Can’t have too many chocolate mooses.

[JustAmy]

Ahhh .... that is sooo cute.

Thanks, Meg.

[MEG33]

OH my..That’s too hot, Amy! We are predicted to reach 97 Wednesday but it will cool down at night!..It’s 79 here at 11:30...That’s cool for a Texas summer late night.