It’s Friday (in a couple of hours) and it’s supposed to be 100+ in Portland. What to do? Why, make a frozen drink on a stick, of course. Last year, as I was wandering around Fred Meyer or Target or someplace like that, I saw this plastic popsicle mold and thought it might be fun (you can get nicer ones at Williams-Sonoma and Cooking.com and places like that, although, I really like the little plastic drip tray on mine). Anyway, all you do is pour the liquid in, freeze it and you have a melony treat.
Add some liqueur and vodka and what more could you want? Besides — the color alone is awesome.
Midori-Melon Popsicles
Recipe from Gourmet magazzine).
1 peeled ripe honeydew melon, cut into cubes
5 tbsp Midori (melon liqueur)
3 tbsp vodka
1 1/2 tbsp superfine granulated sugar
Special equipment: 6 (1/3-cup) ice pop molds
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Pour purée into a sieve or colander lined with a double thickness of cheesecloth, set over a bowl. Let the mixture drain, undisturbed, for 30 minutes.
Discard the foamy solids in sieve. Pour liquid into molds and freeze at least 24 hours. If you have separate wooden sticks for your mold, insert those after about an hour of freezing time.
Now, I only had a four-popsicle mold (instead of six), so I had a little leftover melon mixture. If this happens to you, don’t be afraid to pour it over some ice and kick back with a melon drop. I was going to use this for my SHF post but then I came across a recipe for Nutella Gelatto. Yeahhhhh. That should be up next week…
Speaking of Next Week
I know today was supposed to be either the garden or the Greek chicken pie. Well, it’s too hot to sit in the garden or turn on the oven, so I don’t really feel like posting about either thing. Both of those posts will be coming soon, when we should be back to a more reasonable 80-ish outside.
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In other news, jwa and I tried the Hawthorne Fish House (same owners — same menu) tonight. Not bad. I forgot my camera, so no full review. The calamari was good (very lightly coated and not rubbery at all). The best calamari I’ve ever had, though, was at Pacific Way Cafe when they had it for an appetizer special. It had this cumin-dusted batter and a spicy dipping sauce. It was crunchy and spicy and….
Okay, I lost my train of thought there. Sorry. jwa had the spicy catfish last night, which was really tasty and I had the perch. I liked it (reminded me of the Midwest and everything) but after I tried his, I wish I had gotten that. I wasn’t crazy about the wasabi-buttermilk slaw but that could just be because I’m not a huge cole slaw fan. I would definitely go again for the catfish and calamari alone (along with an ice cold Alaskan Amber) — and the jalapeno tartar sauce, which was a great accompaniment.
Wow, yeah, right the color is awesome.
The Hawthorne Fish House sounds good. Spicy catfish yum.
I found popsicle things like that for cheap at Cost Plus World Market this year. I looked around everywhere and that was the only place I could find them.
PS: I think Halibut’s is much better than Hawthorne/Corbett Fish House.
Yum! Ask JW if he remembers the juice pops I used to make for him when he was little. Your Blog is gorgeous; I’ve already stolen recipes. Yum Yum! Edie
extramsg: you know, I think it might have been Cost Plus where I got my mold too! It was last year so I am a little foggy on the details, but that might be it. Also, hmmm, Halibut’s you say? jwa works in the NE now and I have a couple of weeks off soon while I am between jobs — we might just have to try there for lunch!
Edie: I will indeed ask jwa about these juice pops. And thank you! 🙂
Have a nice weekend. I made some water melon ice today, so we are pratically all set to face the super hot weekend. I looooved the color of the popsicle, thank you for the recipe
Archana
That looks really fabulous. I have been wanting to expirment with popsicles. This is a great way to start