Donuts vs Birthday Cake

Donuts win here. Big time.

I love desserts. Carrot cake is a family favorite. In fact, I think I’ve made a carrot cake for every birthday and special holiday so far this year. Now I’m tired of carrot cake. I realized last celebration that maybe my little guy is too. I could get a few bites from him, tops. A few bites…of CAKE. Now, a doughnut is another story. He was recently introduced to them and I think they like each other! So I gave him something he wanted to celebrate the big “4.” And gave the adults an excuse to eat ‘Hot Donuts Now.’ (I had to warm them up again a little to get the sprinkles to stick.) Birthday success!

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Food Hug: Slurpees

All summer long I’ve been gazing longingly into gas station windows as I’m pumping gas, hoping for a glimpse of a slurpee machine.

Listen, I’ve got two little kids in tow. I’m not unbuckling those jokers and having an argument about why they can’t have that candy or that toy by the register only to get inside and find out that they don’t even sell slurpees. Or worse: they don’t have a flavor I like. I don’t want BLUE, thank you.

You can imagine my joy when I stumbled across my own little concoction one afternoon. This is so simple, I almost feel silly writing about it. But I’m so happy! Really, all you need is a rrrrrrreally bubbly soda (it can’t be something that loses its fizz soon after being poured over ice) and some ice. If you blend it long enough, the consistency will be the same as from a slurpee machine.

You need:
- ½ can of your favorite soda
- about ½ cup of ice
(I didn’t just want lemonade flavor I added maraschino cherries and a bit of their juice. A lovely color, right?)

Combine and blend. Keep an eye on the mix- the longer you blend the better your consistency. But if you blend too long you’re just playing with your food.

Because the fizz is an important part of MY slurpee, after I blended and poured into my glass, I swirled in another glug of soda with my straw before drinking. And voila: Home Slurpees. Wait, can I call these Slurp Homies? Hmmmm...it has a better ring to it...but...something seems off about it...

So, has the world been doing this all along and I’m just the last to know? Better late than never!

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