Fruit Juice Lollies

Trying to keep cool in 'heatwave' weather here in the UK, we were pleased to have bought some silicone ice lolly moulds from Sainsbury's.

We decided to make fruit juice lollies.  Sous Chef J decided he'd like orange (but you could make whatever flavour you like and perhaps add bits of fruit too?) So, having placed the moulds in a plastic pot to hold them sort-of-upright, we carefully filled the moulds to the line on the inside.  

Once the moulds were filled, we carefully put the lids on the moulds then placed the lollies in the freezer overnight.

The next day, it was time to try out the lollies and, as you can see from the picture at the top of this blog, they were very successful indeed.  A really simple, cooling treat. The moulds are washable and re-useable which is just as well in this weather!

Summer Dipping Sauce

We have been eating outdoors a lot in the hot weather we've had in the UK over the last week.  This has prompted a seasonal interest in dips and dippers.  Sous Chef J particularly likes such food as it means NO CUTLERY required!

So, having decided to look at our range of dip recipes, we went for a simple version of Marie Rose Sauce.

As ever, few ingredients are involved.  Sous Chef J found all the items we needed - mayonnaise, lemon, tomato puree and Tabasco (pepper sauce).







Placing a couple of tablespoons of mayo in a bowl together with about a heaped teaspoon of tomato puree, a good squeeze of lemon juice was added (the more lemon juice you add, the runnier the 'dip) and mixed well.  Then a healthy dash of Tabasco was added and stirred through.  Et voila.  Dip ready!

Next the dippers were prepared.  This time we had some spicy tortilla chips, chopped up peppers, cucumber, apple, tomatoes and cheese.  If you want you can also use prawns, crabsticks (although we don't these days as they aren't gluten free) and/or crisps.