What I do when no one’s lookin’ for dinner and dessert on a hot summer night.

Dinner…well, yes—when it’s hot, salad is my favorite summer meal. I had no intention of photographing this…I was just hungry. The one nice surprise was how the goat cheese came out in nice shapes…but they went into the mix. I did try to keep them in place once I saw how nice they came out…but when it’s this warm…no can do. It’s one shot and you’re done with goat cheese. I started eating it before I realized how yummy it looked…so, I did take a picture. Anyway…it tasted great.

Romaine, watercress, red peppers, carrots, goat cheese, Bragg’s apple cider vinaigrette, S&P, and a few roasted chicken shred pieces. Just a few…

Next, I think I was sleep walking. Not really, but I did feel compelled. I don’t even eat dessert, or very rarely. But, there I was…in the kitchen with nothing sweet. Ahh, but maybe…so the next thing I know, I’m pulling out graham crackers, vanilla wafers, almonds, chocolate, frozen banana. First, I took the vanilla wafers and ground them up in my wire mesh colander by hand. Easier than a box grater, and no appliance needed.

Then, I melted the chocolate adding honey, milk, smidge of light brown sugar, butter. I laid it all out on a lined sheet pan. First the vanilla wafer crumbs, then drizzled the chocolate all over. Then I tossed on the almonds, more vanilla wafer crumble and popped it in the freezer.

Once it was firm, I took my trusty turner spatula and placed a small amount of the mix on to the graham cracker, topped with two slices of frozen banana and a tiny sprinkle of vanilla wafers.

It’s a nice summer snack for both kids and adults. Enjoy.

It’s a new twist of fresh from the freezer.

PS. I don’t really style these shots…they are true as true can be for the real thing.
The love is in the relationship I have with food as art. Kiss, Kiss.

I’m not a cookie person but when my sister lived here before her passing she liked
sweets. You never know when you might want a vanilla wafer…so thank you Kate.