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  • Melbourne Calling + Berry & Almond Ice cream

    Summer = ice cream in my house. We’re eating it pretty much non-stop at the moment, stopping only for meals, which is when my kids say that they’re not hungry and push away their plates.

    I can see this ice cream habit spinning out of control so I’m glad we’re off to Melbourne tomorrow – it’ll give us an enforced break. However, this will be my kids’ first big road trip, so “are we there yet?” will no doubt be repeated hundreds of times before we get there.

    We’re going to Melbourne for my cousin’s wedding on Saturday and I’ve also planned lots of catchups with friends.

    I’ve lived in Melbourne twice now, for three years each time, and it’s a city I love and know well. However, it’s been a good two years since I lived there and I know how quickly things can change.

    This is a problem because in my haste to do everything I needed to do before we hit the road tomorrow I’ve done very little research about where we should be eating in Melbourne. I have had some great suggestions  from CelesteWinston and Ashley but the more options the better.

    So tell me, dear food lovers, where should I eat in Melbourne? Share your favourite Melbourne restaurants, cafes and bars below and I’ll see how many I can get to. And if you haven’t visited Melbourne before, feel free to share your suggestions of how to keep my kids quiet and happy in the car. 

    PS do you like the look of this luscious Berry and Toasted Almond Ice Cream? Head over to Amazing Almonds for the recipe.

  • Strawberry Sorbet

    My children love ice cream. In this hot weather, they’re having it at least once a day, usually twice, and sometimes even before breakfast. (Shhh! Don’t tell grandma!)

    So I was thrilled to discover a great recipe for healthy ice cream by the lovely JJ from 84th & 3rd. JJ made a Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream for our recent Death by Chocolate bloghop, made of only bananas, avocado, chocolate and maple syrup. I made it the other day and was amazed by how good it tasted. It wasn’t exactly ice cream but it was a damn fine substitute and one I’d be happy to eat any day of the week. And I wasn’t alone in liking it either – my kids absolutely loved it.

    So today when I spotted some lovely strawberries at my greengrocer I decided to make a strawberry version. I only had half an avocado in the fridge so it ended up being midway between a sorbet and an ice cream.

    This Strawberry Sorbet is refreshing, delicious and very pretty. It’s healthy, too – it’s literally only fruit with a couple of spoonfuls of jam added. You could even omit the jam if you wanted it to be completely sugar-free.

    Best of all, it’s a cinch to make. So I can give this healthy, homemade snack to my children once or twice a day feeling quietly satisfied with myself rather than guilty.

    Gotta love that.

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