eating

Today I had one of the best breakfasts ever!! Ricotta and honey toast.

Ricotta is the ingredient we often forget about, but it is so yummy and can be used for almost anything sweet or savory at any time of the day breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack:) I love re-discovering the things we forget about and realizing how delicious they could be! Here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

2 thick slices of wholemeal fruit bread
½ cup fresh ricotta
1 large banana, thickly sliced
2 tablespoons honey
warm cinnamon and honey milk, to serve
METHOD
Toast fruit bread in the toaster until crisp and golden.
Spread half of the fresh ricotta over each piece of toast.Top with sliced banana and drizzle over honey.
Serve immediately with warm cinnamon and honey milk drink.

ice cream

Ice cream cools on a hot summer day, takes tears away in times of sorrow, makes children laugh and adults smile.

Did you know although the origins of ice cream go back as far as the 4th century B.C., when the Roman emperor Nero asked for ice topped with fruit, it was in Italy where ice cream, as we know it, finally took shape. After Italian scientists realized that adding salt to ice would decrease its temperature, freezing trials subsequently yielded our beloved ice cream.

From garlic ice cream to black pepper ice cream served with strawberries, there seems to be no stopping the creativity people are applying to this once-simple creation. Some unique pairings are blue cheese and caramelized shallot, strawberry candied jalapeño, balsamic caramel, and pistachio bacon.

Depending on where in the world you are, ice cream can be as normal as apple pie and as strange and bizarre as eating bugs. Japanese curry ice cream combines heavy cream, milk, coconut milk, egg yolks, brown sugar, curry powder, a squirt of lemon or lime, and shredded carrots.

My favorite ice-cream flavor is grape! What's yours?