Chocolate milkshake sans ice cream
Looking for a healthier alternative to an ice cream shake, or just plain out of ice cream? Living on a hilltop in the country I can't run to the corner store when I am short on something so I improvise. A frozen banana and chocolate milk make a delicious chocolate shake and my daughter Storm is none the wiser that it contains no ice cream whatsoever (and I feel great aboout sneaking fruit into her diet - and my husband's - whenever I can)! If you don't have chocolate milk, white milk and chocolate powder/syrup might do it, even plain white milk and a frozen banana for a banana shake might be worth a try, frozen strawberries and white milk sounds pretty yummy too! I used to just throw over-ripe bananas in the compost, now they go straight into the freezer but I've learned the most efficient way is to peel them first and freeze them in a freezer bag.
The View from my Hilltop
Our Wild Neighbours - Jan 13, 2010
We share our hilltop with some wild neighbours - black bears, raccoons, bats, skunks, deer and a variety of birds. I photographed this barred owl the other morning as he was being harrassed by feeding blue jays. He was back today - the jays and chickadees ignoring him for the most part.
It is wonderful having nature so close but with two dogs and three cats we've had a few encounters I'd sooner forget (a blog topic for another day!).
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