I said I was not going to make smoothies because of the cold weather.I lied.These ripe Hachiya persimmons were calling out to me asking me to use them in another fun way. Blend me! Puree me! Sqeeze me! ---Yes, my fruit calls out to me. :-)I am very low on my persimmons and I have to use them before I leave on vacation. Well, I might freeze the freeze the rest for a special occasion.Fun … [Read more...]
Persimmon Ginger Crumb Coffee Cake
I am so sad to see this weekend fly away so fast! Luckily I finished more than half our Christmas cards and placed thm in the mail! When I started looking at our calandar I realized that I barely have much time before I head to Texas to visit my family. The next 10 days are filled with recitals and concerts for the holiday season. This not only means being busy but it also means being away from … [Read more...]
Persimmon Margaritas
After a SUPER long day shopping, walking and people watching we came to a warm dish of tortilla soup and cocktails.Yes, Ryan and I went out at 6am and really took out time shopping. We are all about bargain shopping but we had mostly done ours online already. I almost felt like we went out more for tradition EVEN though we did find a few things. We got home about 4:30pm and took a long nap, which … [Read more...]
Tropical Persimmon Muffins with Coconut Spice Creme
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As everyone has started traveling, we have stayed put this year due to the little time off we have but Christmas will be here before we know it!Since Ryan and I celebrated our Thanksgiving with the graduate students on Sunday we decided to dwell with leftovers. The original plan was for me to preapre a new meal for Ryan for his birthday on Thanksgiving instead on … [Read more...]
