RE: A Mega Post Calls for Mega Energy! {Warming Date Shake to Celebrate a Victory}
How are your fingers after shelling all those pecans?
As I asked the question, it did occur to me that it was sugar from sap. I should have engaged my brain! That said, I'm sure there's no reason you couldn't use the whole date(s) in that drink?
Yes, those tomatoes were amazing. Our crop is coming in thick and fast now and we're The Husband is managing to pick them ahead of the guinea fowl's destroying them. As we speak, he's off at the nursery to fill beds that have just been "emptied"....
If I had more space, I might well look at a dehydrator. I've been thinking about zuccini. Somewhere I have a recipe for a salad that includes zucchini that are dry grilled/charred and I was thinking that if they were dehydrated, that might also work. You got me thinking. We have zuccini coming... Oh, and the sweetcorn are tasseling.... :D
#jealous ;)
I still have some shell stuck underneath my fingernails I think. Though I can't complain as they were already cracked, so it was a much easier go than if I had to crack them all first! A tedious venture, but worth it for those deliciously fresh treats inside!
I would totally make this again with whole dates. That's the benefit of having finally invested in a good quality blender--that thing can whiz up just about anything! I always have some of those little beauties on hand, though I probably most often enjoy them as is. Such a wonderful little fruit they are!
I love dates, too. My dad did, also. I remember one year getting him a box for Christmas - still on the stalks and with a little fork in the box. I could eat an entire box, myself, if it weren't for their being just sooo sweet!
Coincidentally, I bought my mom a box this year! She loved the Barhi variety I got last time, and luckily they just harvested their 2019 crop so I ordered one for her this time around. That is probably the good thing about them--I adore them, but they are sweet enough to keep me from overeating, too. ;)
I have a friend who works for a company that exports dates.... Let me just say: I don't see her often enough during harvest :P