The weather is warming-up = time for summer clothes.
Aka clothes that are less forgiving than winter layers. Damn it - time to cut down. Not fun. Who wants to eat like a rabbit when it's uber sunny outside and dreamy ice-cream parlors are calling my name.
But there's no way I can squeeze into my summer wardrobe if I keep eating like it's December (such a glorious month). Argh. There must be something I can do differently. I am a ninja after all.
DING! Light bulb moment.
I dig out my blender, the one that can blend a smartphone. It's THAT powerful, no joke. Next I grab peanut butter, the kind that has nothing but nuts listed in the ingredients. None of that processed crap.
I dig around in the freezer....where is it.....Got it! Frozen bananas. I grab almond milk from the fridge and cocoa powder from the pantry. Time to blend.
I google recipes to get an idea of proportions. Less almond milk if the goal is a stiffer soft-serve ice-cream. I start with a conservative amount of almond milk. I can always add more later.
I throw everything into the blender:
I cover my ears as the blender goes off. The motor is LOUD. I watch as frozen banana chunks pop around like popcorn. I give the mixture a few more blends to get it real smooth, adding almond milk here and there to help the mixture blend more easily.
When it's ready, I scoop it into a small bowl. I give it a taste. Mmmmmmmmm....heaven. Do I have the patience to leave it in the freezer for half an hour for it to stiffen up?
Not a frigging chance.
I down the ice-cream while sitting on the balcony, the sun out in full force.