mango – Holly's Gluten Free Home

We had a busy weekend, but after the mango smoothies and peeling, dicing and freezing mangos… One of my daughters had a playdate… And they asked to make mango ice cream!

One… It’s fun to work in the kitchen with kids… Two… What a great way to end the weekend!

Mango Ice Cream

3/4 cup mango

1/2 cup sugar… Blend until smooth and then place in freezer

Whisk 2 eggs until light and fluffy

Add 3/4 cup sugar a little at a time

Add 1 1/2 c whole milk

Add 1 1/2 c heavy cream

Whisk in Mango purée

Pour into ice cream maker & Voilà… Summer in the tropics!

the picture belies the deliciousness of mango ice cream made with your BFF

Have a great Monday! (You can do it!)

❤️

Mango Smoothie Madness

By GlutenFreeHolly

On May 31, 2015

In Gluten Free Dining

Summertime in Miami is marked by these sticky sweet smell of mangos. They are everywhere… Front yards, back yards, sold on the street corners and in huge crates at publix 2 for $1.

I have beautiful tree in my front yard and it’s loaded with fruit… And the yard is covered… And the cars… And the sidewalks and driveway.

Today I gathered them up and gloved up for the prep! And while at it, I made the family mango smoothie. Mango is super healthy and rich with fiber, vitamins and nutrients.

mangos, mangos everywhere

Mango Smoothie (makes 4)

2 cups milk

1/2 cup orange juice

1 T agave syrup

3 cups ice

1T chia seeds

2 cups mangos

Blend until smooth

blend it up!

drink up! healthy & delicious!

Have a great day!

❤️

Mango Mint Madness – you’re going to love this summer salad!

By GlutenFreeHolly

On May 3, 2015

In Gluten Free Dining

Mango Mint Salad! get your summer on!

I’m allergic to mango. I have the most beautiful, fertile, productive mango tree in my front yard. Mangos hang over the sidewalk and fall over the cars. They are delicious, big, sweet and juicy and I have no idea of the name of the variety. In the summer, I give away mangos by the bag full, make mango bread, mango ice cream, mango salsa, mango margaritas and chop and freeze bags full of mango for friends. I can’t eat it, but these do not go to waste!

Its the first weekend of May, and after a nasty storm, the yard was littered with mangos, and suprisingly, they are ripe! The kids have polished off a few, but tonight I’m making them their favorite dinner… Tacos… And also, a side of Mango Mint Salad!

You need:

Juice from 1 lime

2 mangos, chopped

1 t red onion chopped in fine slices

2T mint, chopped

To chop a mango- quarter the peel, pull back the peel one quarter at a time, if it’s not ripe enough, use a sharp knife to peel it. Once the peel is off, cut from top to bottom just in front and in back of pit, then each side, chop fruit.