Food & Drink Aug 15, 2010 at 8:18 am

Good Morning! It's Going to be Hot Today. Like, 92° Hot. Here's Something You Can Do Now, to Beat the Heat Later.

Megan Seling
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i have you beat on the easy sorbet front, without all the waiting time

use a bag of frozen mango pieces from trader joes. put about half to two-thirds of it into a cuisinart. add a third of a can of full cream coconut milk, along with sugar to taste. blend. add toasted coconut if you'd like, and then eat it! since the mangoes are frozen already, it comes out as a light sorbet/frozen yogurt texture

but your recipe sounds delicious as well, and i'll have to try it
Cook on August 15, 2010 at 8:35 AM Report this
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Just another tip-because it doesn't freeze, adding a tablespoon or so of vodka or other alcohol before you freeze the sorbet will help the texture and make it a little easier to scoop once it's fully frozen. I'm making raspberry sorbet today!
en on August 15, 2010 at 8:45 AM Report this
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@1 That sounds awesome! I am going to have to try that.
Megan Seling on August 15, 2010 at 9:03 AM Stranger Staff
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"Like 92 hot." You NW types are such pussies.
on August 15, 2010 at 9:19 AM Report this
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I've been trying to justify the purchase of an ice cream maker for a while now. Thank you Megan!!!!
SurlyYurmom on August 15, 2010 at 9:20 AM Report this
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@4

Yup. They are total pussies and also complainers. And it's 92 w/o any humidity by the way...hahahaha. And they're using a/c too... hahahahaha. These people couldn't handle 80 degrees w/humidity if they tried. Stay in the NW people because your soft asses couldn't handle any other part of the country or the planet.
Confluence on August 15, 2010 at 9:31 AM Report this
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I so look forward to Dan complaining!
Vince on August 15, 2010 at 9:38 AM Report this
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Use agave syrup instead of sugar. You can use less (its sweeter) & it won't spike your insulin levels.
Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on August 15, 2010 at 9:44 AM Report this
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I thought yesterday was lovely: 97 degrees, 60% humidity, no AC. Today may be the same, and that is okay, it is summer. And, my "soft ass" is happy here, just like it was happy in AZ and in FL. Happy is a choice.

Happy Sunday to all.
kim in portland on August 15, 2010 at 9:49 AM Report this
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@6 It's hard to have no humidity when you live on the water.

Also, almost nowhere has AC in Seattle, we just don't need it often enough.
JonnyH on August 15, 2010 at 9:53 AM Report this
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@3: here's the legit recipe if you want it. i replace pineapple with mango because i think it tastes better, and i don't toast my own coconut flakes because the main point of this recipe is that it's quick and easy. hopefully it turns out well when you make it!

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/1…
Cook on August 15, 2010 at 10:00 AM Report this
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Megan, the idea of honeydew sorbet is driving the taste center of my brain wild. Must have.
JonnyH on August 15, 2010 at 10:19 AM Report this
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@8 http://www.westonaprice.org/modern-foods…
impossibleprincess on August 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM Report this
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This has got to be one of the best SLOG posts, and responses, EVER.
been there and back again on August 15, 2010 at 11:04 AM Report this
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It's a ghetto treat but: get a big bag of very juicy green grapes. Toss them in the freezer till rock hard. Pull off a handful or two into a bowl; rinse off 2-3 times with cold water, drain -- but let the remaining water freeze around the grapes. Suck on them till the outsides are soft then chomp away. The ice will keep them cold, and the combined mix of sugary slush and frozen grape juice is divine on a hot day. I eat frozen grapes all summer.
Joe Szilagyi on August 15, 2010 at 11:09 AM Report this
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@16: Yeah, it's a little déclassé, but I'm a frozen blueberry girl myself. Goes back to my childhood when we'd pick blueberries in Renton and then freeze 'em for the rest of the year. Num!
TVDinner on August 15, 2010 at 11:18 AM Report this
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@4 @6 Thanks for being so hardcore. Truly, the world is inspired.
prompt on August 15, 2010 at 6:53 PM Report this
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It's really easy to talk shit to PNW residents from your cozy A/C workplace that you go to in your A/C car from your A/C apartment. Must be rough to live in the South.
JesseJB on August 15, 2010 at 7:13 PM Report this
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Sounds delicious. Another way to beat the heat is by going swimming in a mountain lake. It was really cold, but it felt fantastic.

Roma on August 15, 2010 at 9:40 PM Report this
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the weather is a cool mid 70's to low 80's in NYC today... NYC for the weather win!
ianbnyc on August 16, 2010 at 6:31 AM Report this
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@20 yeah, what was all that bragging about how great the weather is compared to NYC?
TheFang on August 16, 2010 at 2:33 PM Report this
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Have to go to a seminar in Vegas tomorrow :(. But I battle the burn with Dry Soda cucumber, Rose's lime juice, and gin (preferably Hendricks which has a cuke taste or a citrus one like Tanquery Rangpoor). Over ice. In a frozen glass. Like a Gordon's cup but way easier!
s2kreno on August 16, 2010 at 9:01 PM Report this

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