Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Yarn Along and summer popsicles

Joining Ginny again for Yarn Along this week, and my knitting for this week is a blanket that I've been slowly working on for several weeks now. I'm about 80% done now and ready to be finished! The yarn is Knit Picks Simply Cotton, a relatively inexpensive organic cotton yarn, in both Prussian Heather and Basalt Heather. I chose to do a basket weave pattern of 10 knit/10 purl for 10 rows, then reverse the stitching for the next 10 rows then switch colors and repeat. I think this will make a nice lightweight blanket for the end of Philip's bed, and likely to be a birthday present.


The book I've been reading the most over the last week is probably Ice Pop Joy, a birthday present from Paul, and oh, have we been enjoying this book!


We started out trying the Blackberry Swirl recipe, which was quite delicious, but I got no photos of those pops because the kids were so eager to eat them that they didn't wait until the popsicles were fully frozen thus requiring them to spoon the slushy pops from the mold.


The second recipe we tried was Peach Party, the fan favorite so far. I've even overheard the kids talking about them at random times, "remember the Peach Party, now those were some tasty popsicles!"


We also tried the Breakfast Pops, which were a 50/50 score. I subbed blueberries for the walnuts since my kids aren't crazy about nuts in their food.


I thought they were pretty good, and they definitely got eaten so I'm sure we'll make them again.


I think the second most popular pop we tried was the Peace Pop.


Laden with carrots and strawberries, these were quite delicious, and despite the kids opinions, I think I like them better than Peach Party.


Next on our list to try are the Citrus Cooler and the Classic Vanilla Tofu. Elizabeth is suspicious about the tofu, but since her favorite popsicle as a toddler was cocoa powder, tofu, almond milk and honey, I think she'll be fine.


We even discovered that our overflow ingredients could go into an ice cube tray with some toothpicks for snack-sized pops.


Liquid sunshine on a stick!



Posted by Joy at 8:34 PM
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17 comments:

  1. StephanieJuly 12, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Those Popsicles look delicious! I think I'm going to have to steal this idea, my boys would get so excited about making their own popsicles.

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  2. boatbabyJuly 12, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    wishing i could reach through the screen... mmmmmm. We have been making mango lassi pops which zach is crazy about (basically small yellow magoes and lassi yogurt or any yogurt). i bet your tribe would like them.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    We love fruit pops! Do those recipes have an added sugar?

    Your blanket loves lovely. :) I feel pretty silly that Bettina's birthday doll isn't knit yet and her birthday is only a week away! And here you are almost done with a gigantic project...

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  4. LindaJuly 13, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    I love the blanket you are knitting Joy, I think I might just have to try and make one myself:) Thanks for sharing the book title, it does look amazing.
    xo xo
    Linda

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  5. karenJuly 13, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    The blanket is gorgeous! I love basketweave stitch and the two colors are perfect together. One of your icepops would be lovely here since it is HOT!

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  6. JessJuly 13, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Lovely blankie, and the icepops book sounds amazing!

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  7. Jen @ Wife, "Mom", KnitterJuly 13, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    What a great book! I see it's come in quite handy. ;-)

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  8. house full of jaysJuly 13, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    I love those pop pictures! We recently got that book but so far I've only used it as inspiration to come up with our own random flavour but I must try following a recipe. Yum!
    The blanket is lovely - I love the grey and blue together.

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  9. UnknownJuly 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    I keep seeing this book pop up everywhere, perhaps that means I need to make popsicles!

    Love your knitting too... (:

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  10. KristiJuly 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Yum! I just got those Popsicle molds! I hope they always work well. I need to get that book. Popsicles are just fun!

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  11. ErinJuly 13, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Lovely blanket, and thank you for that book recommendation! We've been making our own too, but they've been pretty generic combos.

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  12. NadjaJuly 13, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Wow, all of those sound great! Nice that they are healthy, too.

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  13. ElisaJuly 13, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Great pictures! They're like popsicle commercials. =) My question is: where do you find bpa free molds?

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  14. ElizabethJuly 13, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Wow! all those pops look delicious. We made peach pie pop just the other day and they were a huge hit. I may have to see if i can find ice pop joy. YOur blanket looks lovely. I really like the pattern and colors.

    Blessings, Elizabeth

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  15. Heather WoolloveJuly 13, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    That's so funny...I just bought this book for my 19 year old twins (who love making popsicles!). Thanks for sharing your favorites. My girls really love the Sour Girl ones made with lemon juice and agave syrup. XXO-

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  16. AngelaJuly 14, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Oh that blanket is cool-love the colors! The pops look delicious. Your children are absolutely gorgeous!
    xo,
    Ang
    PS: I feel their pain on the nuts-food-thing. ;)

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  17. AnonymousJuly 14, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    I have been looking at the book for a year now! lol. I should just get it already, lol.

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